Sex offender repeatedly rapes a young girl and his girlfriend ignores it and even covers for him
Child Abuse
Now they are both facing serious jail time
Court
July 6, 2017
Tad Cummins Update: Teen victim’s family prepares for high emotions as former teacher’s trial date nears
The trial for the former Tennessee teacher accused of abducting his teen student and taking her across state lines is less than two weeks away, and the victim’s family is trying to prepare themselves for a “highly emotional” time. “It’s a highly emotional issue,” Anthony Thomas, father of abducted teen, Elizabeth Thomas, told PEOPLE. “[Going to …
Drug Crime
July 6, 2017
Woman’s coke-smuggling plans foiled when airport officials notice her large thighs
Spanish airport customs officers caught a woman smuggling cocaine into the country after noticing her suspiciously large thighs, according to Daily Mail. The unnamed 39-year-old Bolivian national had just arrived at Barcelona’s El Prat airport from São Paulo, Brazil, when officials pulled her aside, after becoming suspicious that she might be a drug mule. “She was …
Politics and Crime
July 6, 2017
Is Hotshot Sherriff Joe Arpaio going down on criminal charges?
The sheriff is accused of ignoring a court order to stop anti-immigration patrols that a judge said were driven by racial profiling
Celebrity Justice
July 6, 2017
Breaking: Bill Cosby to be retried for rape in November
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago is set for November. An order signed Thursday by Judge Steven O’Neill says all parties must report to the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 6. Prosecutors found themselves back to square one …
child endangerment
July 6, 2017
Police: Mom leaves toddler in car for TWO hours in mall parking lot
A toddler is in the hospital after sitting in a hot car for at least two hours in Kennesaw, Georgia, on Wednesday, police said. CBS 46 reports that Dao Truc Le, 22, of Smyrna, is accused of leaving her 1-year-old toddler inside a hot car while she was working at Town Center Mall. The mall’s security …
Consumer
July 6, 2017
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli ordered by judge to shut up
Martin Shkreli, the 34-year-old “pharma bro” who has been called the “face of corporate greed,” was ordered on Wednesday to stop talking about his federal securities-fraud trial. As reported by CNBC, U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto ruled on the prosecution’s gag order request. “All your client has to do is stop talking in the courthouse …
child endangerment
July 6, 2017
‘Dad’ behind bars after 9-month-old baby gets punctured with drug-filled needle
A Philadelphia man is behind bars after an infant was revived with Narcan on Wednesday night after being punctured by a hypodermic needle with drug residue in it. Philly.com reports that around 6:30 p.m on Wednesday, medics and authorities arrived to a Philadelphia home off of Green Lane, where they found a 9-month-old infant girl unresponsive. According …
Violent Crime
July 6, 2017
CAUGHT! Couple who reportedly beat mom and teen girl over food order turn themselves in
Authorities arrested a man and woman on Wednesday, who allegedly beat up a Georgia food stand owner and her teen daughter over the portion size of their plates. Baxley police arrested Nathaniel Eric Smith and Latasha Smith in connection with a June 22 incident that occurred after the suspects accused Qwik Chick food stand owner, Jeanette Norris, of selling …
Politics and Crime
July 6, 2017
Congressman hurt in VA baseball shooting back in intensive care
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington hospital where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is recuperating from a gunshot wound says he has been readmitted to the intensive care unit. MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the Louisiana congressman is back in intensive care because of new concerns for infection. Scalise was in serious condition Wednesday night. Scalise …
Child Abuse
July 5, 2017
Stepfather of emaciated 5-year-old boy found trying to eat cereal scraps from the floor says ‘not my responsibility’: Police
‘I am not his father. I come from a rich and white family.’
Consumer
July 5, 2017
Hobby Lobby smuggled millions in ancient Iraqi artifacts from the Middle East: Prosecutors
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts smuggled from the Middle East that the government alleges were intentionally mislabled. Prosecutors filed a civil complaint in New York on Wednesday in which Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby consented …
