RIVERSIDE — A 73-year-old former Riverside detective has been arrested Friday for allegedly molesting a 7-year-old. Granville Douglas Kelley, Jr., 73, is suspected of molesting a 7-year-old in 2003. He was arrested at his home on the 10800 block of Endicott Drive in La Sierra, police said.

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Syracuse, NY –The Syracuse man who walked into an elementary school and molested a first-grade teacher in front of her class, pleaded guilty this morning and was promised a sentence of 12-years to life. Garth Hill, 28, of 2100 Bellevue Ave. pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary and first-degree sexual abuse, both felonies.

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UNION COUNTY, NC – The trial begins Thursday morning for a woman accused of leaving her infant baby to die in Union County. Investigators say Erica Denise Kelly dumped her newborn baby girl in Waxhaw near a burn pile. The infant’s umbilical cord was still attached when it was discovered February 2009. Two of the child’s limbs had been severed.

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Girl, 12, Kills Self to Donate Organs to Brother, Father

West Bengal, India (KTLA) — A 12-year-old girl in West Bengal committed suicide so that she could donate her organs to her sick brother and father only to be cremated a day before her wishes were discovered in a suicide note, it was reported Thursday.

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Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart has reportedly been hired by ABC News to serve as a contributor. The 23-year-old will comment on missing persons cases, according to the network. A spokesperson for ABC told CNN that Smart could be on the air within a matter of weeks.

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ORLANDO, FL — Casey Anthony will be released from jail next Wednesday, a court spokeswoman announced Thursday. Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Anthony Thursday to four years in jail — one year for each of her four convictions of lying to authorities — but with credit for time served and good behavior, her release date was set for July 13.

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LOS ANGELES– A suspected serial killer accused in the death of actor Ashton Kutcher’s former girlfriend is now being charged with the 1993 murder of a Chicago teenager. Michael Gargiulo is already being held for a series of other alleged crimes, including the 2001 stabbing of Kutcher’s ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin. Today, prosecutors in the Chicago case charged Gargiulo with first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Tricia Pacaccio.

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Casey Anthony trial verdict has made a majority of those who have been following the trial gasp in shock as Casey was let off from first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter. However, she was convicted for four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement officials.

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SALISBURY — Two juveniles who allege they were sexually abused by a Mardela Springs foster father have filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against him and the private foster care placement agency. The lawsuit, which names Stephen James Merritt and MENTOR Maryland as defendants, asks for more than $200 million in compensatory and punitive damages, according to sources.

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A Century man is behind bars facing felony kidnapping and child abuse charges. Bond for Devonick Dejon Thomas, age 20 of Freedom Road, is set at $125,000. According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, witnesses told deputies that Thomas forced the 17-year old female victim into his car and start slapping her and eventually drove away.

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OKEECHOBEE COUNTY — Two people were arrested last month after Okeechobee County Sheriff’s investigators found two children — one with a broken leg and fractured ribs — in a vehicle with them, a release states. Carla Carolina Camargo, 27, faces charges including aggravated child abuse/neglect (medical), while Dionicio Aguilar Rodriguez, 32, was arrested on charges including aggravated child abuse/neglect (medical), aggravated child abuse (malicious punishment) and driving while license revoked with knowledge.

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http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/jul/05/okeechobee-pair-arrested-after-2-year-old-found/