ICE agent arrested after Kansas TV anchor goes to police

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing federal charges after a Wichita television news anchor told local police that he was sending her sensitive law enforcement material and text messages that were sexual in nature, newly released court documents show. KAKE-TV Anchor Deb Farris was interviewed by the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News, Sexual Abuse

Andrew Pleviak

January 24, 2018

DA seeks to bar parents from contacting 13 kids kept captive

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents accused of torturing 12 of their children and keeping them chained to beds for months and so malnourished their growth was stunted will appear in court Wednesday as prosecutors ask a judge to bar them from contacting their kids. The court proceeding is the latest step as authorities seek... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

David Allen Turpin, Louise Anna Turpin

January 24, 2018

‘Enjoy hell:’ Doctor’s sentence next for assaulting gymnasts

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — After listening to the riveting pleas of more than 150 victims, a judge is set to sentence a Michigan doctor who parlayed his reputation and personal charm into years of sexual abuse by molesting Olympic gymnasts and other young female athletes instead of solving their sports injuries. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina will... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

January 23, 2018

China faces protests after investment scheme collapses

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are struggling to quell protests following the collapse of an investment scheme police say took as much as $4.7 billion from millions of depositors. The implosion of Qianbao.com adds to a string of failures of Chinese financial ventures blamed on fraud or mismanagement that have prompted protests and complaints of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Finance, International Justice Watch, News

China, Qianbao.com

January 23, 2018

Oregon college safety officer pleads guilty to killing woman

BEND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing a woman during his shift as a campus safety officer at an Oregon community college pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated murder. Edwin Lara accepted a plea deal that spared him a possible death sentence but will keep him in prison for life. Authorities said Lara kidnapped,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Edwin Lara

January 23, 2018

Uber driver in US illegally charged with 4 California rapes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and was charged Monday with raping, assaulting and robbing four victims, California prosecutors said. Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez drove women to their homes, assaulted them, and stole property including cellphones, computers and jewelry,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Technology

Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez, Uber

January 23, 2018

New York man pleads guilty to trying to support terrorism

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who traveled to Turkey in an attempt to join the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Arafat Nagi (NAH’-gee) entered the plea in federal court in Buffalo on Monday. The 47-year-old Lackawanna (lak-ah-WAH’-nah) man faces up to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Arafat Nagi, Terorrism

January 23, 2018

Court to hear appeal from man on death row in police slaying

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear the case of a Virginia man who was sentenced to death for killing a police officer in 2005. Thomas Porter was convicted of capital murder for shooting Norfolk police Officer Stanley Reaves three times in the head. Porter testified he shot Reaves in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Death Row, Thomas Porter

January 23, 2018

Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis apologized for insisting that victims of pedophile priests show “proof” to be believed, saying he realized it was a “slap in the face” to victims that he never intended. But he doubled down on defending a Chilean bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Sexual Abuse

January 23, 2018

Family of man killed after ‘swatting’ call sues Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a Kansas man fatally shot by police at the door of his home after a hoax emergency call has sued the city of Wichita and the unidentified officers involved. The federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of Kansas seeks unspecified damages related to the Dec. 28 death... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Andrew Finch, Tyler Barris

January 23, 2018

Judge: Victims of sports doc are ‘sister survivor warriors’

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The judge overseeing the sentencing of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar said Monday that more than 120 girls and women who had given statements so far at the five-day hearing were “sister survivor warriors.” “I want you to know that your face and the face of all of the sister... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

January 23, 2018

Top gymnastics board members resign in wake of abuse case

Three top board members of USA Gymnastics resigned and the man who coached the 2012 Olympic team was suspended Monday, after calls from angry gymnasts who say the organization did nothing to protect them after they were abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar. Chairman Paul Parilla, vice chair Jay Binder and treasurer Bitsy Kelley... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

January 23, 2018

Jury: Ex-Sheriff Clarke did not violate man’s free speech

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke did not violate a man’s free speech with taunting Facebook posts after detaining him at an airport last year for shaking his head at Clarke while boarding a flight, a federal jury has concluded. In a civil lawsuit against Clarke, Daniel Black argued he received hateful... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

David Clarke, Racism

ICE agent arrested after Kansas TV anchor goes to police

DA seeks to bar parents from contacting 13 kids kept captive

‘Enjoy hell:’ Doctor’s sentence next for assaulting gymnasts

Donovan Richardson Trial Closing Arguments Live Stream

China faces protests after investment scheme collapses

Oregon college safety officer pleads guilty to killing woman

Uber driver in US illegally charged with 4 California rapes

New York man pleads guilty to trying to support terrorism

Court to hear appeal from man on death row in police slaying

Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

Family of man killed after ‘swatting’ call sues Wichita

Judge: Victims of sports doc are ‘sister survivor warriors’

Top gymnastics board members resign in wake of abuse case

Jury: Ex-Sheriff Clarke did not violate man’s free speech

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