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August 31, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Evaculations - New Orleans,Louisiana - court system breaks up locations of sex offenders
Hurricane Katrina New Orleans,Louisiana - Mississippi - Alabama - Florida - Sex Offender Registries loosing track of sex offenders/predators: Refugees in Superdome moving onto the Houston Astrodome Sex Offenders Could Be Monitored By GPS While sexual predators are required to... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:55 AM | Comments (0)
August 30, 2005
Man enters guilty plea for rapes
Nearly two decades after he allegedly kidnapped a 17-year-old girl in Catonsville, forced her to don sunglasses and then raped her, a Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to that rape and four others in the Wilkens precinct. Thaddeus Sylvester Clemons,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:46 PM | Comments (0)
Retired Army recruiter charged with sexual abuse of minor
Anchorage, Alaska - A retired Army recruiter is behind bars tonight on charges that he sexually abused a 10-year-old girl. Timothy Jean, 41, is charged with sexual abuse of a minor and with possession of child pornography. The arrest comes... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:40 PM | Comments (0)
Sexual abuser gets 200 years
Man assaulted his daughter, stepson He sexually assaulted his stepson, raped his daughter when she was a grade-schooler and for those two acts, Edward Rodriguez got 200 years in prison Monday. Denver District Court Judge Christina Habas looked at the... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:36 PM | Comments (0)
August 28, 2005
Sex Offender May Have Trail of Victims
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — As if the twisted saga of Joseph Edward Duncan III were not horrific enough, there is a growing fear that the registered sex offender may have additional young victims in multiple states. Police around the country... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:40 PM | Comments (0)
August 27, 2005
Convicted child molester serves four years of 10-year sentence
Linda Dingler, 49, was a teacher at Lincoln High School in 1999 and had at that time been carrying on a sexual relationship with a student who was 13 or 14 years old. In November of that year, she was... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:33 PM | Comments (0)
More abuse allegations stir search for answers: How to prevent this?
More former Boy Scouts are accusing a Peninsula Scout leader of molesting them, authorities said Friday, capping a week of stunning sexual-abuse allegations that has left parents reeling and officials wondering what more could have been done to prevent it.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:23 PM | Comments (0)
Arraignment postponed for PA teacher charged with sex with student
San Mateo County prosecutors on Wednesday postponed until Sept. 9 the arraignment of a longtime Palo Alto middle school teacher and coach accused of molesting a student, saying police are investigating the possibility of other victims. ``We don't want to... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:19 PM | Comments (0)
Molestation suspect enters plea
PHOENIX -- Child molestation suspect Richard Shehann pleaded guilty today to two counts of child molestation, one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor and one count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. The case first surfaced in... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:09 PM | Comments (0)
Ex-cop held in girl's rape
WHITE PLAINS — A former New York City police detective accused of molesting two 11-year-old cousins in a Yonkers hotel now is facing a rape charge alleging that he forced a 13-year-old relative of the girls to have sex with... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:56 PM | Comments (0)
August 24, 2005
Plum man convicted of child sex abuse
It only took a half-hour Tuesday to convict a former Plum man for the sexual abuse he inflicted on his adopted daughter for five years. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel convicted Matthew Alan Mancuso, 47, of 11... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:51 AM | Comments (0)
Menasha boy to reconsider deal
A Menasha boy charged as an adult in two violent, sexually motivated incidents might reconsider a plea agreement after a psychological evaluation indicated he has a mental disorder. Thomas J. Geske, 15, appeared in Winnebago County Circuit Court Tuesday morning... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:43 AM | Comments (0)
Suspect accused in past assaults
The man, who police say has used many methods to get access to kids, avoided sex-offender status in 1998. Aurora - A man accused of assaulting at least 18 children in Colorado has used a variety of tactics to get... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)
Sex Offender Nabbed For Luring Boy Online
MILWAUKEE — A missing boy has been found in Phoenix with a man wanted on a child sex charge. 13-year-old Justin Terlecki apparently took a bus to Arizona from his home in Milwaukee at the urging of a man he... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:25 AM | Comments (0)
August 23, 2005
Palo Alto middle school coach charged with molesting former student
ACCUSED OF SEDUCING VOLLEYBALL PLAYER 14 YEARS AGO Jordan Middle School's longtime coach and athletic director spent Palo Alto's first day back to school in jail facing charges that 14 years ago he forced an eighth-grade member of his volleyball... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:33 PM | Comments (0)
Charlestown man charged with sexual abuse
Timothy Heil, a small business owner, is accused of molesting a young child. A court document graphically outlines the alleged abuse. Heil, 44, already a registered sex offender, is facing felony charges in Kentucky and Indiana. The most serious charges... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:20 PM | Comments (0)
August 22, 2005
Man charged in sex case
GREAT FALLS - A city resident faces seven charges of sexual activity with girls as young as 7. Jimmy Carpenter, 44, who previously lived in Cascade, appeared in Justice Court last week on two counts of rape, three counts of... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:55 PM | Comments (0)
Queens Scoutmaster Charged With Alleged Sexual Abuse
The scoutmaster of a Great Neck Boy Scout troop is being held on charges of sexually abusing and taking sexually explicit photographs of a 13-year-old member of his troop on numerous occasions over the past several years. Ronald E. Occhipinti,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:40 PM | Comments (0)
August 20, 2005
Sexual Predators: Throwing Away the Key
By Carole Moore All too often the criminal justice system in this country strikes a poor balance between fair and equal treatment for the accused and the accuser. Nowhere is this gap more evident than in the handling of violent... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:13 PM | Comments (0)
August 19, 2005
Clackamas man gets 18 years for sex abuse
Steven Craig Bulleit's admission spares three teens from testifying publicly about the molestation. OREGON CITY -- A Clackamas man admitted this week that he sexually abused three Clackamas High School students, including one in his care, and will serve 18... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:10 PM | Comments (0)
August 18, 2005
Stepdad sentenced after years of sexual abuse
BOISE -- Michael Jerome Young of Nampa was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl over a period of many years. The U.S. Attorney's Office says he started molesting his stepdaughter when she... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:44 PM | Comments (0)
Sex Abuse Prevention Teacher Convicted Of Sex Assault
Montgomery County Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Girl Over 5 Years. NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- A Montgomery County man who once taught parents and children how to avoid abduction and sexual abuse has been convicted of sexually assaulting a girl over... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:27 PM | Comments (0)
Hillsboro soccer coordinator nabbed on sex assault charges
HILLSBOROUGH -- The township recreation soccer coordinator was arrested Wednesday on charges he sexually assaulted two girls during sleepovers, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said. A parent of one of the girls called Hillsborough police earlier this summer saying... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:20 PM | Comments (0)
August 17, 2005
Molester's victims kept quiet
A decade ago, two families living in Sicklerville believed life was sweet for their daughters, who were 8, 9 and 10 years old. The three girls had sleepovers with the daughters of another neighbor, played marathon Uno card games, and... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:19 PM | Comments (0)
Baltimore man pleads guilty to five rapes from the 1980s
Nearly 20 years after a series of sexual assaults in the Catonsville and Arbutus areas led police on an unsuccessful search for a man they dubbed the "Sunglass Rapist," a 53-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty yesterday to raping five girls... read more...Posted by Nealus at 01:15 PM | Comments (0)
Getting tough with molesters
PORTSMOUTH - Gov. John Lynch on Monday called for stricter penalties for child molesters, saying he hopes to work with the Legislature to "significantly increase" prison sentences for those convicted of sexually assaulting minors. Lynch has asked the attorney general’s... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:51 PM | Comments (0)
August 15, 2005
Child molester gets 20 years
The once-wealthy Anne Arundel County man who brought boys to Ocean City and molested them agreed to a binding plea bargain on Wednesday that mandates he serve 20 years in prison. “I have nothing to say,” Loren John Williams, 44,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:18 PM | Comments (0)
2 life terms given in ‘despicable’ sex case
Calling Edwin Sevrence’s behavior “despicable,” a Washoe District Court judge sentenced him Thursday to two life prison terms for sexually assaulting and committing a lewd act with an 8-year-old girl. Sevrence, 44, must serve 30 years before he’s eligible for... read more...Posted by Nealus at 03:11 PM | Comments (0)
Mohawk man arrested for having sexual contact with minors
MOHAWK -- New York State Police in Herkimer arrested a 24-year-old Mohawk man Saturday for allegedly having sexual contact with a two-year-old female and a seven-year-old male. Christopher J. Burdick was arrested on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act, first-degree... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:53 PM | Comments (0)
Camp counselor faces sex abuse charge
Police say he molested boy, showed porno. HARDWICK TWP. -- A 24-year-old camp counselor was jailed Saturday on charges he molested a boy and showed a group of campers a pornographic movie, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Authorities said... read more...Posted by Nealus at 02:44 PM | Comments (0)
August 13, 2005
Panel disturbed by sex offender testimony
AUGUSTA - As members of the Legislature's Criminal Justice Committee continue to grapple with ways to protect the public from sex offenders, they were shocked to learn Thursday that as many as 95 percent of sexual offenses nationwide go unreported.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:33 AM | Comments (0)
Edgewood policeman charged with rape
An Edgewood police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile relative for more than a decade, authorities said. Officer Fredrick Livingston, 38, of Monroeville, was arrested Aug. 5 and charged with rape, incest, sexual assault, statutory sexual assault,... read more...Posted by Nealus at 08:22 AM | Comments (0)
August 12, 2005
Tenn. Teacher Pleads No Contest in Sex Case
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. — A former elementary school teacher pleaded no contest to having sex with one of her students, a 13-year-old boy, and has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Pamela Rogers Turner, 28, entered the plea Thursday, allowing... read more...Posted by Nealus at 05:05 PM | Comments (0)
August 11, 2005
Sandra Beth Geisel Blogger: Crime of Irresponsibility
Statement of Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares on the release of the names of victims and witnesses to crimes of sexual assault: Divulging the identities of victims and witnesses to a crime is the highest form of irresponsibility.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:04 PM | Comments (0)
August 10, 2005
PROSECUTOR FILES MORE CHARGES ON HOLT
Additional charges have been filed against a Grady man arrested in Colorado in July in connection with the rape and sexual abuse of a child at Pine Bluff. Meanwhile Doyle Holt Sr., 69, has reportedly refused to return to Pine... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:02 PM | Comments (0)
Abuse Charges Against Explorer Leader
PALO ALTO -- A coordinator with the Palo Alto Fire Department's Explorer program is free on bail after he was charged with having sex with minors. Investigators say 28-year old Antonio Scott Graham of Los Altos molested three girls between... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:52 AM | Comments (0)
Mom aided abuse, son says
Man testifies he was molested at home for more than 10 years. A mother and son sat on opposite sides of a Denver courtroom Tuesday as the now 18-year-old man detailed years of sexual abuse that prosecutors say was facilitated... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:44 AM | Comments (0)
Schuylkill priest gets 23 months in child porn case
A Schuylkill County Catholic priest who admitted owning hundreds of child pornography photos, magazines, videotapes and DVDs, and embezzling more than $23,000 in church money will serve up to 23 months in jail on the theft charge and pay $23,629... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:34 AM | Comments (0)
August 09, 2005
Sexual assault victim testifies in court
CORPUS CHRISTI - A man who confessed to sexually abusing a young girl for a decade had to listen to her testimony in court Monday. When 42-year old Ricardo Zamora appeared in court Monday for the start of his trial... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:20 PM | Comments (1)
Man arrested before alleged child sex trip to Australia
An American man has been arrested in a police sting before flying to Australia to allegedly sexually abuse children. Harold Lynn Winslow, 55, was taken into custody by US customs and immigration officials at Florida's Tampa International Airport on Saturday.... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:15 PM | Comments (0)
‘Gross betrayal of trust’
Ex-Appleton officer gets 30 years for sexual abuse APPLETON — Former Appleton police officer Gerald Polzin’s hands came to his face in a prayerful gesture Monday afternoon as a judge told him he will serve 30 years in prison. Moments... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:17 PM | Comments (0)
August 07, 2005
Palm Springs man arrested in child sex case
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. A Palm Springs man has been arrested for the second time in connection with the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old Oregon boy he met on the Internet. Thirty-nine-year-old Britton Wayne Pitts spent 18 months in prison after... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:30 PM | Comments (0)
Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in Children Takes Special Skills
More than 88,000 children in the United States were confirmed victims of sexual abuse in 2002. Studies have suggested that each year approximately one percent of children experience some form of sexual abuse, resulting in the sexual victimization of 12... read more...Posted by Nealus at 10:51 PM | Comments (0)
Child molesters aren't necessarily strangers
By KATHERINE SNOW SMITH I'd been dreading the required training for close to a year. Though I actually had conflicts every time the three-hour class was offered, I also thought it was a huge waste of time. Why did I... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:04 PM | Comments (0)
August 06, 2005
Jailed sex offender faces molestation charge
A convicted sex offender behind bars for not registering his address was booked on an additional charge Thursday of molesting a 13-year-old girl. The new charge accuses Don Tillier, 49, of Sparks, of sexual assault of a girl who had... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:27 PM | Comments (0)
sex crime committee
CLINTON -- State Rep. Paul Ray is optimistic his recent appointment as chairman of a subcommittee of lawmakers from across the nation will help him decide whether to introduce a bill next year to strengthen sentencing of sexual predators. "An... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:22 PM | Comments (0)
Sex offender registry flawed
Just because you haven't been told that a registered sex offender lives in your neighborhood doesn't mean there isn't one there. That's what Wendy Pata of Brett Road in Irondequoit learned when police came to her door in mid-April. They... read more...Posted by Nealus at 12:10 PM | Comments (0)
Couple charged with sexual abuse of girl, 15
An Orleans County husband and wife have been charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. Albion Police on Tuesday arrested Tanya M. Cook, 22, and Keith C. Cook, 24, both of 222 Chamberlain St. Tanya M. Cook was charged with... read more...Posted by Nealus at 11:57 AM | Comments (0)
August 04, 2005
Jury Reaches Delivers Sentence In Teacher's Sex Trial
Dawn Reiser To Serve Up To 8 Years In Prison A Fort Worth jury Thursday sentenced a Grapevine teacher for having sex with her 13-year-old student. Jurors sentenced former seventh-grade teacher Dawn Reiser, 30, to as many as 8 years... read more...Posted by Nealus at 09:15 PM | Comments (0)
August 03, 2005
Alcohol Cited in N.Y. Teacher Sex Case
The Catholic-school teacher accused of having sex with students is an alcoholic who may have plied teenage boys with liquor on a school trip, according to authorities. Sandra "Beth" Geisel, who was recently hospitalized for alcohol dependency, was also arrested... read more...Posted by Nealus at 04:59 PM | Comments (0)
