Young girl victim of sex gang

A girl with severe learning disabilities was plied with drugs until she ‘felt dead’ while her teenage pimp passed her around for sex at a party, the Old Bailey heard. The victim, who can only be referred to as A, was one of five under-age girls allegedly abused by  a gang led by Zdeno ‘Skinny’ Mirga, 18, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. She told a court how she was subjected to a string of abuses, including on one occasion being forced to perform sex acts on a dozen boys in a park while Mirga collected £20 a time. READ MORE HERE

A soldier stationed overseas watched in horror as his pregnant wife was stabbed in her home while the two chatted on video. Rachel Poole, 31, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a man who was allegedly hiding in the home stabbed her multiple times in Texas on Wednesday. Poole was nine months pregnant at the time. Police say Corey Bernard Moss stabbed Poole from behind with a stainless steel knife, according to KFOX. READ MORE HERE

(CNN) — Georgia police discovered a badly burned body of a 10-year-old girl Saturday in an apartment complex’s trash can — pointed out by her father, who was standing nearby. The grisly episode began with a 911 call around 3:40 a.m. Saturday by a man who said he wanted to commit suicide, the Gwinnett County Police Department said. While talking to dispatchers, the man indicated there was a dead body with him at the location — his young daughter, he explained, had drank some type of chemical and died. READ MORE HERE

Sarah Adleta sentenced to 54 years for making child porn with husband

ORLANDO, FL  – A judge sentenced Sarah Adleta, a 29-year-old Florida mother, to 54 years in federal prison Monday for sexually abusing her children and producing pornography of the acts, reports the Orlando Sentinel. U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. said the case was among the most “horrific” he has seen, according to the paper. Prosecutors said Sarah Adleta and her former husband, 25-year-old former Marine officer Jonathan Adleta, made having sex with their two children a part of their “parenting plan,” the paper reports. READ MORE HERE

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NC man sentenced to 60 months in prison on child pornography charges

PHILADELPHIA — A North Carolina man was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in federal prison for distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. The sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Elijah Fogle, 22, of Charlotte, N.C., was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release. READ MORE HERE

Kaysville, Utah – Brianne Altice, a 34-year-old teacher at Davis High School, was jailed Monday after she repeatedly had sex with a 15-year-old student. According to police, an investigation was launched when the victim, now 17, came forward to report the relationship. The relationship allegedly began when the student was 15-years-old and continued until he was 16. The victim attended the same school and Altice was reportedly one of his teachers. READ MORE HERE

KENOSHA — 33-year-old Antonio Brown of Kenosha faces multiple felony charges for allegedly dangling a boy from an overpass. He’s also accused of forcing two boys to drink alcohol. Brown faces two counts each of physical abuse of a child and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. According to the criminal complaint, Brown had been out with his girlfriend at a Halloween party and returned to her Kenosha home around 1 a.m. on Sunday, October 27th.  The complaint says Brown, who police say was still wearing clown makeup from the party, told his girlfriend’s 13-year-old and eight-year-old boys that “he wanted to go for a walk on the train tracks.” They had apparently done this in the past — and the boys joined Brown. READ MORE HERE

A murdered schoolgirl who vanished ten years ago was sexually abused by as many as 100 men in the run-up to her death, it emerged yesterday. Charlene Downes, 14, had been a victim of child sex gangs in Blackpool, many of them centered on takeaway restaurants. Yesterday it was claimed that her parents turned a blind eye to the some of the abuse which is alleged to have taken place in the family home. READ MORE HERE

WARREN, MI — A Warren mother stands accused of offering up her 4-year-old daughter on an adult website for money. Jennifer Brys, 26, is accused of posting an ad on Backpage.com, a listing website that contains an area for adult content, and carrying on a conversation with 25-year-old Edward Reardon when he responded. During the course of the conversation, investigators allege that Brys shared with Reardon that she had a young daughter. READ MORE HERE

MACON, GA — A federal prosecutor said Thursday that he is conducting a formal review of facts and evidence in the death of a teenager whose body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat in his high school gym. U.S. Attorney Michael Moore said that if he uncovers sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal or civil rights investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson he will ask the FBI to conduct it. READ MORE HERE

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Surveillance Video Released in Mysterious Death of Kendrick Johnson

Feds to investigate mysterious death of Georgia teen Kendrick 

Video released in mysterious death of Georgia teen Kendrick 

Federal prosecutor will look into Kendrick Johnson case – CNN.com

BARRIE, Ontario — An Orillia, Ont., woman charged with a slew of sex-related charges against children and animals has been placed into protective custody, her lawyer said. Kathryn Thompson, 19, made a brief appearance by video in Barrie court Wednesday. She is charged along with Avery Taylor, 20, of Orillia, and Shayne Lund, 22 of Penetanguishene, Ont. Lund faces 110 counts including counselling and conspiring to kidnap a child, making and selling child pornography, invitation to sexual touching, voyeurism, sexual assault and bestiality. The women are each facing 16 similar charges. Five alleged child victims have been identified between the ages of two and 10. The charges are so disturbing that the Crown attorney has given notice that it will be seeking dangerous offender sentences. READ MORE HERE

A father convicted of keeping his 13-year-old son in a dog cage, torturing him, letting him starve, then burying his body behind the family mobile home claims he’s the only person who ever loved his abused child.  Riley Choate spoke out this week from the Indiana prison where he is serving 80 years for the boy’s 2009 death and claimed he was ‘the fall guy’ for a case for which he claims many people are responsible.  Authorities say the final year of Christian Choate’s life was subhuman. He was subjected to regular beatings, taken out of school, starved and kept locked in a dog cage. READ MORE HERE

A former BBC presenter dubbed a ‘predatory pedophile’ has been jailed for 22 years after being convicted of sexually abusing seven boys over two decades. Ex-BBC Norfolk and Radio Clyde broadcaster Michael Souter was found guilty of 26 offences including indecent assault, indecency with a child, serious sexual offences and seven counts of possessing indecent images of children at a trial which finished earlier this month. He was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court today. READ MORE HERE

Boy found weighing only 30lbs

A Texas couple have been charged with child neglect for allegedly allowing their severely disabled 11-year-old son to nearly starve to death. The alleged abuse happened in May 2012 when Elijah and Susan Johnson’s son, Nathaniel, was discovered in their home weighing only 30lbs. According to police, the family, which have two other children, were living in a cabin without electricity or running water, ABC13 reported.  READ MORE HERE