A former Army officer who once blamed his twin brother for a string of sexual assaults on young girls in Colorado has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Aaron Lucas, 32, was sentenced Friday in an El Paso court. He had been assigned to Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs. He said last year his twin was responsible the attacks but in November he changed his mind, dropping the ‘evil twin’ defense and pleading guilty. READ MORE HERE

A convicted pedophile who fled Britain to Cambodia is behind bars again after being deported and flown back to the UK. Former special constable Ian Bower, 48, from Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, fled the UK eight years ago for Cambodia from a probation hostel after serving time for child sex abuse crimes. He was convicted of similar offences in 2012 in Cambodia, including paying young boys in Asia the equivalent of 8p to perform sex acts on him – and was jailed for two years. READ MORE HERE

A high school mariachi director has been suspended from his job after federal agents during raid at his home in Mission. U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents raided the East 20th Street home of Jesus Garza late Thursday morning. It’s not clear why agents raided his home but HSI officials confirm that agents were executing a search warrant. READ MORE HERE

Former coach gets 10 years in child sex case

A middle school football coach, summer camp counselor and school chef was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for trying to sexually entice a minor. Michael J. Barndt, 40, of Sellersville, Pa., was arrested last June after he advertised on craigslist.com for a “Real Teen Fantasy,” sent explicit photos to a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl, arranged to have sex at a Wilmington hotel and agreed to meet at Concord Mall in Brandywine Hundred, authorities said. READ MORE HERE