An ex-choirmaster accused of violating a teen boy with a foreign object recently lost a bid to remain in the U.K. and avoid extradition to the U.S. Britain-based Roger Giese, 42, reportedly fled California before his 2007 trial for 19 counts of committing lewd acts on a 13-year-old boy. The alleged incidents occurred between 1998 and …
By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison as the judge declared: “I just signed your death warrant.” The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in which …
“I testified to let the world know that you are a repulsive liar and those ‘treatments’ were pathetically veiled sexual abuse”
A retired teacher was convicted Friday of groping six seventh-grade girls when he substituted as a gym teacher one day in 2015. The Oregonian reported that Norman Scott, 66, was found guilty of third-degree sexual abuse and harassment in connection with the October 5 incident. Prosecutors said Scott groped the girls over the course of …
A Hobart, Indiana, man with a lengthy history of sexually abusing animals will be freed from federal prison without undergoing chemical castration. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that Judge Philip Simon sentenced Michael Bessigano, 46, to time served and ordered him to undergo a year of supervised release. However, Judge Simon’s order didn’t include a chemical castration, something Bessigano …
A Florida school district has been accused of blaming four third-grade girls for being molested by their teacher in 2005. The Sun Sentinel reported that the Palm Beach County School District has recently agreed to pay the four victims, who are now adults, $3.6 million to settle the lawsuit. The girls had accused Coral Sunset Elementary teacher Blake Sinrod …
A Maine high school teacher is accused of having sex with a student who later tried to kill himself. The Press Herald reported that a York County grand jury indicted Jill Lamontagne, 29, on 14 counts stemming from the alleged illicit relationship. The Kennebunk High School teacher allegedly had sex with the student when he was …
A former Maryland teacher’s aide who molested at least 23 children was sentenced Thursday to an additional 100 years behind bars. According to WBAL, Prince George’s County Judge Beverly Woodard handed down the sentence after Deonte Carraway, 24, pleaded guilty to 23 counts of state child sex abuse and pornography charges—one for each child authorities say …
A former girl’s soccer coach who confessed to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in his own bedroom will not spend a day behind bars. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Rebecca L. Noonan, 33, admitted to having sex with the underage teen in his bedroom while his mother wasn’t home. The 33-year-old was sentenced this week to supervised probation for …
A man who won one of New Jersey’s largest Powerball jackpots allegedly sexually assaulted a young girl for at least three years. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes accused Pedro Quezada, 49, of sexually assaulting a girl between the ages of 11 and 13 when he lived in Passaic. NJ.com reports that Quezada is charged with …
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his resignation on Tuesday—mere hours after yet another sex abuse allegation was lodged against him, as reported by The Seattle Times. CNN reports that Murray, 60, stepped down after his cousin accused him of sexual abuse in an interview with a local newspaper. “While the allegations against me are not true, it …
New Mexico police reportedly arrested four members of controversial Christian sect Sunday on more than 100 counts of child abuse. The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Peter Green, Deborah Green, (pictured) Stacey Miller, and Joshua Green, all members of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps. Allegations against the group range from allowing a …
