Penn State Official Fired Over Jerry Sandusky Child Abuse Investigation

The firing of a Penn State athletics official was connected to the investigation into the child sexual abuse case at the university, said two persons familiar with the situation. Mark Sherburne, an associate athletic director, was fired this week, said the people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to speak publicly about the matter. READ MORE HERE

Anderson, Indiana  – William Everage, 37, and his girlfriend Jessica Tooley, 30, have been jailed after they molested several underage children, including Tooley’s daughter. Everage, a three-time convicted sex offender was jailed in late March after he failed to register as a sex offender after he was released from prison. He then allegedly molested four girls (ages 8 to 12), one of which was his girlfriend’s daughter. READ MORE HERE

Convicted child murderer Marcus Reymond Robinson has his sentence changed to life without parole in a blistering ruling that accuses state prosecutors of systematic discrimination.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — In a landmark ruling, a North Carolina judge on Friday vacated the death penalty of a black man convicted of murder, saying prosecutors across the state had engaged in deliberate and systematic racial discrimination when striking black potential jurors in death penalty cases. READ MORE HERE

SUN VALLEY, CA — Police are investigating a third report in recent weeks of a man exposing himself near a school in Sun Valley. The latest incident happened Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m. near Francis Polytechnic High School. A teenage girl was walking to school when she said a man in a red compact car called out to her and exposed himself. Police believe he may be connected to a string of sexual misconduct cases, including assaults and attempted kidnappings of nearly a dozen young women and girls in the past year.  READ MORE HERE

After weeks of torment, a Colorado third-grader finds himself chastised for taking a stand. Nathan Pemberton, 9, endured weeks of bullying before deciding to fight back Wednesday – an act that got the West Elementary School student suspended. Deborah Pemperton, Nathan’s mother, feels the suspension is a misdirected reprimand, arguing that her son had done nothing wrong. READ MORE HERE

A mother and her daughter were found dead after being brutally attacked. Ignacia Martinez, 38, and her daughter Karla Martinez, 10, were found dead after the mother’s 9-year-old son went to school and informed officials that they were dead at home. According to Fox 5 Vegas, Ignacia and Karla were both beaten and raped to death, Arturo Martinez, the husband and father, was also found in critical condition.  READ MORE HERE

A little girl was not just beaten to death, but she was bitten to death. 2½-year-old Armaney Cotton was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon at St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center after her mother, Brittany Cotton, 19, dropped Armaney off at her boyfriend’s house where the infant was allegedly beaten and bitten to death in what officials are calling a homocide. READ MORE HERE

On April 23, Dreamcatchers Talk Radio host and Executive Director Patricia “Tricia” McKnight will sit down one-on-one with the author of “Stolen Innonce” and “Living for Today,” Erin Merryn. Erin is well known for her crusade to get “Erin’s Law” passed. This law is intended to prevent child sexual abuse by having schools educating children on sexual abuse in a child friendly manner. Governor Quinn signed “Erin’s Law” on Feburary 14, 2011.  READ MORE HERE

Testimony reveals tumultuous life of Baby Gabriel’s parents

PHOENIX — The woman who wanted to adopt missing baby Gabriel Johnson in the weeks before his disappearance is on trial. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Tammi Smith of Phoenix forged adoption papers, and committed custodial interference in December of 2009. Gabriel Johnson was 9-months-old when his parents split.  Logan McQueary, Gabriel’s father, was the first witness called against Smith at trial.  READ MORE HERE

Online pedophiles are abandoning known grooming practices and striking up highly sexualised conversations with their prey within just two minutes. The internet has become so awash with potential victims that sexual predators are now making an immediate pass at children and simply moving on to the next one if unsuccessful. They are also branching out into gaming platforms, such as Xbox Live, to target youngsters, particularly boys.  READ MORE HERE

Jury hears how 18lb girl, 4, ‘was starved, beaten and drugged to death by her mother’

A four-year-old girl who weighed just 18lbs when authorities found her starved, beaten and drugged body tied to a bed was so emaciated that every rib was visible, a jury has heard. Marchella Brett Pierce was tied to her SpongeBob SquarePants bed with a skipping rope when she died in September 2010, prosecutors in the case against her mother and grandmother said.  READ MORE HERE

A woman remained in jail Wednesday after she said there were snakes and lizards on her 3-month-old baby and then stood on a sea wall holding the boy,  authorities said. On Tuesday, the manager of a Clearwater building called authorities after she found 39-year-old Lydia M. Chako in a flooded apartment. Chako was inside, throwing items around and saying she thought there were lizards and snakes on the baby, Clearwater authorities said.  READ MORE HERE

Tommy Braden’s Facebook Page

Creek County, OK – Tommy Braden, a 24-year-old Oklahoma man has been jailed after he allegedly raped his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter. According to the Creek County Sheriff’s Office, Braden called 911 Friday morning telling police that someone broke into his mobile home and raped his “little girl.” When deputies arrived on the scene, they found the girl covered in blood from the waist down. They also found the family dog dead of apparent stab wounds.  READ MORE HERE

Port Richey, FL – Chekayla Ariel Dampier, an 18-year-old Florida woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly scorched off her baby son’s nipple because he wouldn’t stop crying. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Dampier became frustrated when her 7-week-old son wouldn’t stop crying. In retaliation, Dampier placed the infant into a wash tub and ran scorching hot water over his head and body for several minutes. Forensics experts estimated the water temperature to be approximately 142 degrees.  READ MORE HERE