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Ex-missionary from Ohio charged with sexually abusing 4 children in Haiti

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with four different minors in Haiti over…

John McCarthy December 8, 2025

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Trump’s White House tried to slow-walk a vote on the Epstein files. It failed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House was quietly lobbying senators to slow-walk a vote to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein even as President Donald Trump publicly…

John McCarthy November 19, 2025

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‘DUKES’ OF HAZARD stalked 11-year-old girl in his class, wrote her 60 love letters. He got probation.

BEAUFORT — A South Carolina elementary school teacher who showered an 11-year-old former student with over 60 “love letters,” gifts and unwanted hugs pleaded guilty to harassment — but will…

John McCarthy November 18, 2025

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Dad put infant in stroller, covered it before returning to mom — then she made a horrific discovery

CHICAGO — A 23-year-old man has been arrested months after he was accused of returning his infant son to the child's mother dead in a stroller. Anthony Evans was arrested…

John McCarthy November 14, 2025

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Male babysitter arrested after deadly ‘assault’ on 4-year-old

HUDSON, North Carolina — A 22-year-old babysitter accused of felony child abuse will likely face more serious charges due to the child dying while hospitalized, according to investigators in North…

John McCarthy November 7, 2025

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Man sexually abused baby and took videos. Now he’s been sentenced

AURORA — A 31-year-old man is going to prison for decades after being accused of sexually abusing children, including a baby, and recording the abuse, Colorado officials said. In March…

John McCarthy October 29, 2025

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School teacher calls 911 to report she just killed her child

LAND O' LAKES — A 911 call reporting the death of a boy led to his mother – a public school teacher – being accused of homicide, according to investigators…

John McCarthy October 21, 2025

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FBI arrests man for alleged attempted seduction of minor in Guaynabo

SAN JUAN – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed the arrest of Juan José Rivera Colón, charged under a federal criminal complaint with alleged crimes of coercion and transportation…

John McCarthy October 17, 2025

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New York elementary school teacher allegedly admitted to sexting 13-year-old girl in undercover sting

LONG ISLAND — A New York elementary school teacher is under investigation after he was busted allegedly admitting on camera to sexting a 13-year-old girl and asking for sexually explicit…

John McCarthy October 16, 2025

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Kids charged in 5-year-old girl’s brutal attack, sexual assault, Ohio officials say

Two grade-school children have been charged in what a mother said was a brutal attack on her 5-year-old daughter that left her unrecognizable. On September 13, Antavia Kennibrew dropped her…

John McCarthy October 16, 2025