Brothers, Ages 1 and 3, Stabbed to Death in Home Invasion

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Police have arrested a man accused in a gruesome family home invasion that left two young brothers dead. Antonio Cardenas Rico, 28, was arrested by Gwinnett County police early this morning and charged with two counts of murder. He’s accused of stabbing Edward Garcia, 1 and Bradley Garcia, 3 to death.

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BANNING — Three 13-year-old boys have been arrested in the Inland Empire, after police say they admitted to raping a girl in a park playground as she was walking home from school. Police say it happened Monday evening at Roosevelt Williams park in the city of Banning. The attack occurred just blocks from Nicolet Middle School, where the 13-year-old victim and her attackers are all students.

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Man convicted of sex crimes sends cards to child victims

COVINGTON, TN – The Action News 5 Investigators are on the case of a man convicted of sex crimes against children, who just won’t stop contacting those children. He does it through the mailbox. “Happy birthday, I hope you have a wonderful day and following year.  I cannot believe my little tot-tot is already a teenager.  You might be tired of me writing this but I can’t get over how fast you are growing up,” read Donna Turner with the Tipton County Sheriff’s Department. Turner was reading from birthday and Christmas cards sent from by sex offender from jail to his young victims.

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OLYMPIA – Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin was among victims of child sexual abuse urging the Legislature on Wednesday to drop the statute of limitations that they say shields pedophiles from justice. “It took me years to be able to call what happened to me between age 10 and 18 rape,” said McLaughlin , who told members of the House Public Safety Committee about years of sexual abuse by her father. “You shouldn’t lose the ability to bring about justice just because some years have elapsed.”

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http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2011/feb/10/bill-would-end-statute-limitations-rape-child-adult/

PITTSFIELD, Mass.- A Berkshire County Superior Court jury has found former Roman Catholic priest Gary Mercure guilty of raping two boys. According to a news release sent to 22News from the Berkshire District Attorney’s office, the jury deliberated about two hours over a two day period before returning the verdict against 62 year old Mercure.

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LAS VEGAS — A Nevada jury has found a 67-year-old Las Vegas special education teacher guilty of abusing autistic children in her class. Mamie Hubbard-Washington could face up to 30 years in state prison following her conviction Wednesday on five felony child abuse and neglect charges. Clark County District Court Judge Abbi Silver set sentencing for June 16.

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http://www.ktnv.com/story/14000203/special-ed-teacher-guilty-of-student-abuse

New Jersey — A Florham Park CPA is facing more charges of luring and attempted endangering of a child after being arrested for second time after an online sex sting. Stephen V. Bubniak, 56, had been sexually chatting with officers posing as a 14-year-old girl online. He wanted to meet for sex. The same officers chatted with him again, this time as a 13-year-old girl, who he tried to hook up with as well.

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Porter Ranch, CA— A youth counselor at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch has been arrested after allegedly having a six month sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female parishioner. Marcelino Tinajero, 33, has been charged with 30 felony counts of sex crimes against a minor. He had volunteered with the church for almost a year and a half.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — A high school gym teacher is accused of having sex with 5 boys in 5 months. Police say all were members of the Mason High School football team. Authorities began investigating the allegations against Stacy Schuler last month following an anonymous tip. The 32 -year-old has been indicted on 16 counts of sexual battery and three misdemeanor counts of serving alcohol to minors.

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PICO-UNION– A local high school dean is accused of distributing child pornography. 53-year-old Brad Ratcliff, of West Adams Prep High School in Pico-Union, was arrested last week at his home. He was in possession of numerous photos and videos of child porn containing male victims, according to LAPD spokeswoman Officer Norma Eisenman.

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SILVER SPRING, Md.– An elementary school teacher has been charged with kicking, punching, scratching and even choking students in her first grade class, Montgomery County Police said.  Wednesday, she was released on $75,000 bond. Susan Lee Burke, of Laurel, Md., a teacher at Greencastle Elementary School in Silver Spring, is accused of assaulting 9 of the 16 children  in her first grade class.

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