Schoolgirls abused by 60 men in child sex ring

ST. LOUIS  – A former human resources director for the city police who later worked as a ranger for the St. Louis Zoo has been charged with child molestation and rape, according to court documents. The circuit attorney’s office charged Larry Brockelsby, 73, of the first block of Walton Court in O’Fallon, Mo., with six counts of sex crimes including rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation and statutory rape. The charges allege that Brockelsby attacked two girls, between the ages of 12 and 14, in 2003 and 2006 when he lived in the 6500 block of Murdoch Avenue in St. Louis. The street is known during the holidays as “Candy Cane Lane” for its extravagant Christmas decorations. READ MORE HERE

Utah couple beat toddler to death

A Utah mom and her boyfriend beat her 2-year-old son to death and smeared his dirty diaper in his face over a potty training accident, police said. Jasmine Bridgeman and Joshua Schoenenberger are in custody and charged with felony child abuse. Little James Sieger Jr. died Monday, two days after the alleged Saturday beating inside his Layton home, police said. READ MORE HERE

The functioning of women and child development ministry’s nodal agency, which handles adoption requests, has come under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court. The apex court has expressed its concern over increasing complaints of overseas child trafficking in the garb of adoption. The court is hearing a PIL by NGOs Advait Foundation and Sakhee seeking a moratorium on foreigners adopting Indian children, alleging that many children who are being illegally taken away to foreign countries faced post-adoption abuse. READ MORE HERE

MOUNT MORRIS, Michigan— A 30-year-old Michigan man who says he got the idea to waterboard a 5-year-old from a movie has been arraigned on child abuse charges. Michael A. Porter appeared in court Monday, and a judge set his bond at $400,000. Porter returns to court May 28. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer. READ MORE HERE

Michigan man in court after ‘waterboarding his girlfriend’s son, 5, by restraining him with belts, covering his face with underwear and dumping water on the boy’ 

One of three men who kidnapped 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver, then buried them alive in an underground bunker, was granted parole after nearly 40 years in prison. James Schoenfeld, 63, applied for parole 20 times before he finally received initial approval on Wednesday. READ MORE HERE

A pedophile priest dubbed a ‘sadist’ by his victims has been jailed for at least nine years for luring schoolboys to his office with video games, cigarettes and alcohol before sexually abusing. Former Catholic cleric David Edward Rapson, 61, was found guilty of sexually abusing six boys at two Victorian boarding schools in the 1970s and 1980s. Rapson was in 2013 jailed for 13 years, but was bailed 12 months later when the Victorian Court of Appeal quashed his rape and sexual assault convictions. He was found guilty in three new trials in February and March this year. In sentencing on Monday, County Court judge James Parrish described Rapson as a sexual predator who took advantage of the trust he had as a teacher and spiritual adviser. READ MORE HERE

Missing 5-year-old brother of ‘dumpster baby’ found drowned in Nebraska river: ARRESTS MADE

The body of a missing five-year-old has been found after his adult brother was arrested for killing him and his mother and dumping their baby brother in a dumpster. Authorities said that Josue Ramirez-Marinero’s body was found stuck in tree branches on the east bank of the Elkhorn River in Omaha, Nebraska on Monday morning. His older brother, Roberto Martinez-Marinero, told cops last week that he’d thrown the boy off a bridge into the water about a mile upstream from where the body was eventually discovered.  At 11:30am on Monday, Omaha Fire Department divers recovered the body. READ MORE HERE

A Mexican couple have been arrested and accused of forcing their own 12-year-old daughter to have sex with a stranger while the mother filmed the rapes. Lorena Isela Cortinas and the girl’s father, Ricardo Navarro Allende, are said to have subsequently attempted to sell the tapes to a pedophile ring in their home town of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. In an attempt to defend their behavior, Cortinas reportedly claimed that she and her husband had allowed the man to rape their daughter because he promised to buy them a new house and van. READ MORE HERE

MINOT, N.D.—The superintendent and high school principal of the Sawyer Public School System in north-central North Dakota has been charged with three felony counts for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy. According to Minot police investigators, Charles Soper, 50, who lives in Minot, began contact with the juvenile using Grindr, a smartphone application designed for gays. READ MORE HERE

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities say the bodies of two adults and two children were found in a trailer in a rural area of Michigan’s northeastern Lower Peninsula. Michigan State Police First Lt. Mike Hahn said the bodies discovered Saturday morning were that of a 24-year-old woman, 39-year-old man, and boys who were 2 and 4 years old. The trailer is in Oscoda County’s Greenwood Township, about 180 miles north-northwest of Detroit. READ MORE HERE

A GoFundMe Account has been set-up for the funeral expenses of these two children and their mother. Click HERE

Police hunt for Michigan sex offender on the run for 5-years

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan – A known sex offender and suspected con man is on the loose. You can help put him behind bars. Michigan State Police Trooper Rick Jones’ office wall is covered with the names and faces of wanted men. Highlighted in yellow, and smack dab in the middle, is his most prized. “He’s one I just cannot find,” Jones said. Michael Rabitaille, 55,  is a tier three sex offender absconder who hasn’t registered in the state’s database in more than five years. He was convicted in 1987 for raping a child in Massachusetts and spent more than 20 years in prison. READ MORE HERE

Babysitter arrested in death of 7-month-old

OREGON CITY, Oregon — A 37-year-old babysitter was arrested Wednesday in the death of a 7-month-old who was in her care earlier this month, Oregon City Police Dept. said. Sarah Elizabeth Martin was arrested around 4:30 p.m. near her mother’s home in Oregon City. She was taken to Clackamas County Jail on first-degree manslaughter charges. She was later released after someone posted the legal minimum of 10% of her $250,000 bail. READ MORE HERE

JERSEY SHORE, Pennsylvania — A man said he was mimicking a professional wrestling move when he inadvertently slammed his girlfriend’s toddler to the floor, causing head injuries that killed the boy, police said. Brandon Hoffman, 20, was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and other offenses in the death of 18-month-old Bryson Shoemaker. READ MORE HERE

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