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Sex Crimes
January 2, 2025

‘Gone Girl’ Kidnapper Charged with 2 Additional Sexual Assaults

A man infamous for the “Gone Girl” kidnapping has been charged with two home invasion sexual assaults from 15 years ago, prosecutors announced Monday. According to Court TV, Matthew Muller, 47, is accused, of breaking into a woman’s home in Mountain View in September 2009. He allegedly assaulted her, tied her up, and forced her …

Sex Crimes
November 24, 2024

Tennessee Man Charged in Missouri with Rape, Incest

A Missouri grand jury on Thursday indicted a Tennessee man on multiple charges, including rape and incest. Jackson County court documents say that Justin L. Brown, 36, now faces charges of rape, statutory rape, incest, and domestic assault for crimes that took place between June 1, 2023, and November 30, 2023, when the victim was …

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November 9, 2024

14-Year-Old Florida Boy Pleads Guilty to Beating, Sexually Battering 91-Year-Old Woman

A 14-year-old Florida boy pleaded guilty this week to beating and raping a 91-year-old woman earlier this year. Jesse Stone initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in August, WKMG reported. He is to be sentenced as an adult on December 19. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the victim woke up around midnight …

Sex Crimes
November 9, 2024

Former Wrestler Pleads Not Guilty to Gymnast’s Shooting Death

A not-guilty plea was entered for a former college wrestler accused of shooting his champion gymnast girlfriend. On Friday, Chad T. Richards, 23, pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting his girlfriend, Kara Welsh, 21, during his arraignment at Walworth County Court. Richards’s attorney, Gibson D. Hatch of Middleton, entered the plea for his client, according …

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October 27, 2024

Victim Foils Rape by Calling 911 to ‘Order a Pizza’

A Florida man was arrested earlier this month after a woman made a 911 call and pretended to “order a pizza” until the dispatcher understood she was about to be raped. The pizza call came in to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at about 3:45 a.m. on October 19. The dispatcher asked further questions to …

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October 15, 2024

Heat of Passion? Dad Kills Man He Found in Car With 14-Year-Old Daughter

An Arkansas man was charged with first-degree murder for fatally shooting a man who was reportedly found with his missing 14-year-old daughter earlier this month. On October 8, Lonoke County police responded to reports of a missing girl. Responding deputies then learned that the girl’s father, Aaron Spencer, discovered her in a vehicle with 67-year-old …

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October 8, 2024

Michigan Man Who Lured Women to His Home to Be Au Pairs and Raped Them Sentenced

A Michigan man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted on multiple federal charges that included kidnapping, coercion and enticemnt, and production of child pornography. Arisknight Winfree, 32, pleaded no content to five counts against him in April, according the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan. Winfree was …

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September 19, 2024

2 Girls Who Vanished From Foster Home Were Being Trafficked, Cops Say

On Thursday, a Florida judge denied bail for two suspects who allegedly trafficked two girls who vanished from a foster home last month. Palm Beach County police reportedly rescued the two girls on Wednesday after one of them was seen leaving the home with a suspected human trafficker. Faith Slayton and Michael Steinmetz were arrested …

Sex Crimes
September 17, 2024

Preschool Teacher & Boyfriend Film Themselves Sexually Abusing Children

A Pennsylvania couple was arrested earlier this month for allegedly filming themselves sexually abusing children. In June, state police were alerted to child pornography in a cloud storage device linked to Jamie Souders, 41. PennLive reported that the incidents occurred at Souders’ home, where he and Morgan Rothenhoefer, 24, abused boys and girls between the …