Father Shot, Killed His Family After Finding Out They Were Leaving Him

Katherina Allen, 42, and her two daughters, Kerri and Kayla were celebrating Kerri’s 10th birthday at a crowded Cracker Barrel restaurant in Ohio Thursday night when her estranged husband shot her and the birthday girl dead while leaving Kayla in critical condition before being fatally shot by police. According to the Washington Post, Katherina left her husband just two days earlier and fled with her daughters after an incident on Easter that made her too scared to go home for her belongings. READ MORE HERE

Lufkin — Vanessa Clark trembled Wednesday as she heard an Angelina County jury’s guilty verdict against her in connection with the July 2010 death of her 4-month-old son. She now faces up to two years in state jail on the child endangerment charge of which she was found guilty. READ MORE HERE

A woman has been jailed for the systematic sexual abuse of her own children, including broadcasting live pictures of them to an international internet pedophile ring. The 31-year-old was sentenced to a maximum 18 years in jail with a non-parole period of 13 years. She, along with her 51-year-old husband and another man, was arrested in November 2010 and admitted to a series of charges relating to the sustained sexual abuse of the couple’s son and daughter, aged 12 and 11.  READ MORE HERE

A convicted sex offender is caught allegedly writing letters to at least a dozen fourth grade students in Houston. As it turns out, investigators say, the children’s teacher is the one who initiated the whole thing. Now that teacher is out of a job and the school’s principal is being punished. Rickey Rowlett was in the Comal County Jail on a child molestation charge during the time investigators say he exchanged letters with elementary school students in Houston.  READ MORE HERE

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ROCHESTER, N.Y.  — A mother who was rescued from a house fire that killed four of her children was charged Friday with setting the fire, but authorities would say little about how or why. Bobbie Kugler, 31, was scheduled to be arraigned in Rochester City Court Saturday on four counts of manslaughter and arson, Fire Chief John Caufield said at a news conference. Kugler is the mother of 14-year-old Gage Reavey, 13-year-old Greg Kugler, 12-year-old Kandee Kugler and 6-year-old Kaiden Kugler. All died in the Feb. 18 fire in their two-story Rochester home. READ MORE HERE

Daniel Trey Horne (24) of Clarkton, NC, was arrested twice recently and charged with impersonating an Emergency Medical Services employee, and, taking indecent liberties with a minor.  Those two separate incidents involving Horne caught the attention of the Bladen County Sherriff’s Office in North Carolina – although Horne is currently free on bond. READ MORE HERE

Couple on the run after being charged with murdering 9-month-old baby who died of heroin and cocaine overdose

A couple have gone on the run after being charged with the murder of their 9-month-old nephew who died after a cocaine and heroin overdose. Oscar Rivera, 34, and Viameri Santana-Berrious, 27, both from Philadelphia, have been charged with the death of Milton Galarza-Rojas. Last July 29 medics were called to a home in Philadelphia with reports of a child having difficulty breathing.  READ MORE HERE

A man charged with possessing child pornography allegedly told police he started collecting the images of children as young as six after watching an episode of America’s Most Wanted.  Nathan J. Zielske, 48, was allegedly caught with 2,000 images and 113 videos showing young children being raped and abused. Police said Zielske even replaced an assailant’s face with his own picture and one victim’s face with that of another child from a school portrait using photo editing software.  READ MORE HERE

Oxford child sex trafficking probe widens as number of ‘victims’ doubles to 50 girls, some as young as 11

A suspected sex trafficking ring in which girls as young as 11 were allegedly targeted was far larger than previously feared, according to police. As many as 50 young girls have come forward claiming to have been sold for sex in Oxford, detective confirmed today. It was originally thought that 24 girls, aged between 11 and 16 years, were the only victims but more youngsters have since contacted the police alleging they were also victims.  READ MORE HERE

Federal agents have searched the campus office of former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine as part of the investigation of child molestation allegations against him, according to a law enforcement official. Fine’s office at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center was searched early Tuesday morning, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because it’s an ongoing investigation.  READ MORE HERE

Fresno, CA – Megan Denman, a 29-year-old teacher at Hoover High School in Fresno has been jailed after she allegedly had sex with a student. According to Fresno police, Denman performed oral sex on and slept with a student under the age of 18.  READ MORE HERE

Man sentenced to life for child rape
72-year-old was already convicted sex offender

FALL RIVER, Mass. – A 72-year-old sex offender was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, after he was convicted of raping a Fall River boy. The Bristol County District Attorney’s office said Palermo Alicea was also found guilty of child rape as a habitual offender.  READ MORE HERE

ATLANTA — A Cobb County principal and counselor have been fired for failing to report an incident of suspected child sexual abuse to authorities within a 24-hour time frame. The school board on Wednesday fired principal Jerry Dority and counselor Yatta Collins of Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs. School system records say a student told Collins in January she tried to hang herself in her closet. The girl had marks on her neck, but would not explain herself to Collins. READ MORE HERE

Boy’s biological father reported suspected abuse FIVE MONTHS earlier

A one-year-old was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend after the boy’s father made frantic calls to child protection services months before begging them to protect his son. Jayden Noel died on January 18 after repeated blunt force trauma to the head, according to the county coroner, who ruled his death a homicide. READ MORE HERE