Cops: Child porn found on Des Plaines man’s computers
A 49-year-old Des Plaines man has been charged with nine counts of aggravated child pornography after the images were discovered on his computers during a sexual abuse investigation involving his relatives. Last summer, Des Plaines detectives investigated an alleged aggravated criminal sexual abuse case involving James Brewer, of the 100 block of Village Court, and [...]
Another Des Plaines man charged with child porn possession
A 45-year-old Des Plaines man will appear in Skokie court April 16 after being charged with 20 felony counts of aggravated possession of child pornography and possession of child pornography, authorities said. This is the second arrest on child pornography in Des Plaines this week. Bruce Liedke, of the 1300 block of Rand Road, allegedly [...]
Kidnapper and Child Rapist: Ward Weaver
Ward Francis Weaver III is a convicted felon. He is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for sexual assault, rape, attempted murder, and the murders of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis in Oregon City, Oregon. In August 1997, Weaver began an affair with a woman he met at work. They eventually moved into [...]
Portland police officer arrested for alleged online corruption of a child, luring a minor
PORTLAND, Ore. – A 22-year veteran of the Portland police force who used to register sex offenders now finds himself accused of sex crimes. Officer Scott Elliott, 50, made his first court appearance Friday afternoon since his arrest Thursday. According to a charging document filed Friday, Elliott was caught by one of his own: another [...]
Court hears graphic account of 40-year-old gym teacher’s ‘affair with student, 15′
Graphic details about the steamy two-year sexual affair between a high school student and his gym teacher were revealed as the case continues a decade after their many dalliances. The student, whose name has not been released because he was 15 at the time of the affair, said how the teacher brought grape soda along [...]
Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading captain and ex-teacher indicted for having sex with student – months after she was accused of sleeping with players
The Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading captain may have to trade her pom poms for handcuffs after she was slapped with charges of sex abuse of a former student. Sarah Jones, an ex-teacher and current member of the Ben-Gals cheerleading squad was charged today with sex abuse for allegedly bedding a student. Jones, 26, was charged with [...]
Engaged teacher charged with kidnapping and sexual assault after ‘fleeing state with female student and having sex with her’
An engaged teacher is accused of the kidnapping and sexual assault of a former female student after she allegedly fled the state with her. Laureth ‘Laurie’ May, 29, reportedly took her three young sons and the 17-year-old girl when she disappeared from her Illinois home on February 16 after an argument with her fiance. Police [...]
Married couple ‘strangled teacher, doused her naked body in bleach and dumped it in river after luring her out of her home
A couple accused of murdering Vermont school teacher Melissa Jenkins lured her from her home by claiming that their vehicle had broken down, court documents revealed today. Allen Prue, 30, and his wife Patricia Prue, 33, allegedly called the 33-year-old mother out to help them on Sunday night before they strangled and beat her to [...]
Former Baptist school teacher, 25, ‘had sex with male student, 15, in her apartment at least 20 times’
A teacher has been charged with rape after she allegedly had an affair with a 15-year-old boy she met at her devoutly religious school. Nicole Jacques, 25, was facing 20 counts of statutory rape, 20 of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, ten counts of unlawful contact with a minor and 20 counts of a corruption of [...]
Pictured: Boy, 13, who ‘shot dead his mother, 37, with a hunting rifle after attempting to sexually abuse her’
Police continue to look for a possible motive in the shooting death of Gretchen Crooks, allegedly by her 13-year-old son Noah. Police responding to the Crooks home, in Osage, Iowa, on Saturday night, found the woman shot multiple times after her teenage son – the alleged shooter – called 911. There was no history of [...]
Teacher, 38, admits having sex with her 17-year-old student
A high school teacher has admitted to having sex with her 17-year-old student. Jennifer McCullum, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual battery for having sexual intercourse with a minor while in a position of authority. The mother has been sentenced to five years of probation on top of five days in jail she [...]
You know it’s Whitey: Man Dies In Bizarre Case Of Bestiality
ENUMCLAW, WASHington A very disturbing story as a Seattle man has died following a bizarre case of bestiality. Detectives are investigating the possibility an Enumclaw farm was the base for a ring that abuses animals for sex. And what they’ve done is not illegal in Washington State. In a picture-perfect corner of rural King County, [...]
Missouri family sex case charges dropped
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A prosecutor is dropping all charges against five members of the Mohler family, who were accused of sexually molesting young relatives on a western Missouri farm more than 20 years ago. Prosecutor Kellie Campbell said she doubted she could convince a jury that the bizarre claims were true. Her decision has [...]
Philly priest pleads guilty in sex abuse case
PHILADELPHIA – One of the defendants in the Philadelphia priest sex abuse scandal has pleaded guilty. According to CBS Philly, defrocked priest Edward Avery, who is accused of molesting at least one boy, unexpectedly pleaded guilty to two counts Thursday – one of sexually assaulting a boy under 13 years of age, and one of [...]
Enumclaw pastor faces allegations of 2005 child rape
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — A teenager has accused an assistant pastor at an Enumclaw church of raping her in 2005, when she was 10 years old. The alleged victim went to authorities 11 days ago, saying that the pastor, Malcom Fraser, raped her repeatedly for one year while he and his wife lived with her family, [...]
Man, 29, ‘repeatedly molested girl, 11, and had frequent sex with his dog’
A 29-year-old man, who was arrested for molesting an 11-year-old girl, later told police he frequently had sex with his dog. Matthew Curtner, from Salisbury, near Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested after social workers started looking into allegations that the child was being sexually abused. When they went to Curtner’s home, he admitted to sheriffs [...]