A 7-year-old boy who refused to go home with his mother reportedly told a counselor that his maternal uncle sexually assaulting him. New India Express reports that the child revealed the information during a counseling session after his father took him to a psychologist on December 20. Afterward, the case was transferred to the Marad …
For a second time, a Louisiana attorney was arrested for sex crimes involving children. David Opperman, 58, was booked into jail Tuesday after being charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile. BR Proud reported that in late October, a West Feliciana Parish indicted Opperman for allegedly molesting a child in 2003. The October indictment charged …
A New York man was arrested Sunday after a woman reportedly called 911 saying she had been raped and her attacker was following her while wielding a butcher knife. Police said in a statement that the victim made the 911 call while walking down a street in Auburn. The woman — who was barefoot and …
The mother of Daisy Coleman, the 23-year-old activist who died by suicide earlier this year, has reportedly taken her own life. The Sun and the New York Post report that Melinda Coleman, 58, was found dead on Sunday evening. Authorities have not commented on the cause of death. SafeBAE, the sexual assault prevention group Daisy …
A Long Island man was arrested Friday for allegedly soliciting sexually explicit photos and photographs of feet from minors in exchange for money, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The district attorney’s office and the police department launched in investigation in the activities of Bradley Garyn, 27, when they received a report that he had …
“These helpless children experienced brutal abuse over a sustained period of time,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said
An Idaho man was arrested this week on five counts of raping teenage girls between 2007 and 2014 in several locations, including his home and an RV camper. In addition to the five counts of rape, Trenton Jared Powell, 41, has also been charged with two counts of lewd conduct with a minor. He was …
A Florida man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting his disabled former mother-in-law for more than a year. According to WPLG, authorities became aware of Juan Granda, 57, in late July, after the 80-year-old victim reportedly informed her daughter — Granda’s ex-wife — of the alleged assaults. The victim claimed Granda raped her on …
Late last month, police in Arizona arrested two suspects who allegedly sex-trafficked a 15-year-old girl. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said in a statement that their investigation began in early October, when police spotted the girl working with some prostitutes on a street in Phoenix. An investigation reportedly revealed that the girl was …
Earlier this month, a Texas man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing multiple children for years, starting in 2013. Last month, a relative of one of the victims contacted Montgomery County police regarding George Banta, 48. The relative claimed Banta started abusing the oldest victim in 2013, when she was 12, according to KPRC. Four …
A 75-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with sexually assaulting children as far back as 1975, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office reports. James Fredrick Hammontree was initially arrested last December in Morehead City for sexual battery, prompting a woman to come forward and say that Hammontree, a member of her family, had sexually abused …
Emilie Morris was a bright and talented teen when she joined the cross-country team at Lindbergh High School in St. Louis, Missouri; and quickly became one of the team’s star runners. Her coach, James Bliss Wilder III, took a` special interest in Emilie — an interest that went beyond her athletic ability. Wilder, who was …
