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Teacher’s Child Porn Collection Largest in Michigan’s History
He had a job where he helped lead young men and women but Michigan police say he was hiding a deep, disturbing secret. 52-year-old David Huntley was arrested earlier this month on child pornography charges. The former substitute teacher in Monroe reportedly admitted his deep, dark, and sick secrets to police last week. On Wednesday, we learned more about the man and how he was arrested. Investigators said on Friday that they discovered between 300,000 and 400,000 pictures of child pornography and that was only the beginning. It’s what lead Lt. Tony Cuevas to call it “one of the largest child pornography collections in Michigan’s history.” READ MORE HERE
Officer Accused of Sexually Abusing 2-YO Child
A police officer for the town of Oakland in west Orange County has been accused of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl at a Lakeland home.Joshua David Smith, 32, was arrested Wednesday evening, hours after admitting to the abuse in online messages with an undercover FBI agent, according to Smith’s arrest report. READ MORE HERE
3-MO Decapitated by Mom
An Ohio mother is accused of decapitating her 3-month-old baby girl with a chef’s knife on Monday, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said at a press conference Tuesday. Deasia Watkins, 20, is charged with aggravated murder for the death of her daughter, Janiyah Watkins. Deters told reporters his office expects to present the case to a grand jury early next week. He added that he doesn’t anticipate seeking a death penalty specification, noting the mother appeared to be suffering from serious mental illness. READ MORE HERE
Ohio Mom Accused of Beheading 3-Month-Old Daughter Spoke of ‘Demons’
Relatives were warned to keep mom away from baby
Deasia Watkins Accused Of Decapitating 3-Month-Old Baby
Mom beheaded 3-month-old, went to sleep, authorities say
Mother Raped Her Own Children
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – A woman accused of raping her children while living in Murfreesboro more than a decade ago was convicted six counts of child rape Friday afternoon. Angela Elizabeth Montgomery was found guilty on six counts of rape of a child. Montgomery was charged with raping her own two children multiple times when she lived in Rutherford County more than a decade ago. Montgomery’s bond was revoked and she was taken into custody. “It’s finally over and I can finally move on with my life,” child rape victim Alan Von Webb said as he left Judge Royce Taylor’s courtroom in tears. READ MORE HERE
16-MO Toddler Severely Scalded
MUSKEGON, Michigan — Raymond Michael Raye of Muskegon has been charged with first-degree child abuse, a potential life felony, for the severe scalding of his baby daughter in 2013. Raye, 25, was arraigned on that charge Monday, March 16. A warrant for his arrest was issued in September 2013, but he left the state and was only located Feb. 25 in Ohio, then extradited, according to Chief Assistant Muskegon County Prosecutor Timothy M. Maat. READ MORE HERE
Mother Discovered Her Husband Was A Pedophile
A mother has revealed her horror after she discovered she married a paedophile – and let him look after her children. Mel Alford, of Exeter, Devon, said she only found out her husband Jonathan’s past when he appeared in court to admit grooming an underage girl for sex. The 37-year-old, who has three children, first met the man she knows as JR, in April 2012 through Facebook as she was friends with his older brother. READ MORE HERE
Kindergarten Teacher Charged With Aggravated Child Abuse
FLORIDA – A kindergarten teacher from Miami has been charged with aggravated child abuse after police say he dug his nails into a girl’s hand and leg just to see her cry. Frederick Mena, 25, was arrested earlier this month in connection to the sickening incident that allegedly took place March 5 at Silver Bluff Elementary School in Coconut Grove. According to an arrest report, Mena was teaching math to a kindergarten class when the victim, a young girl, became stymied by the material. READ MORE HERE
Nurse Who Tortured Two Adoptive Children Sentenced 7-Years to LIFE
Ingrid Brewer, 53, found guilty of horrific abuse of a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy
CALIFORNIA – An assistant nurse at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, who tortured her adoptive children with a hammer in a spate of sickening attacks, has been sentenced to seven years to life in prison. The court heard that Ingrid Brewer, 53, of Palmdale, California, became increasingly sadistic, binding the children’s hands with zip-ties and viciously beating them with electrical cords and a hammer. The seven-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, who were found in the street in freezing temperatures after running away, testified that they were locked into separate bedrooms when Brewer went to work each day, were deprived of food and forced to use wastebaskets for a lavatory. READ MORE HERE
Pedophile Ring Mastermind, Peter Scully, Tries Apologizing for His Actions
Peter Scully was arrested in the Philippines for sexual abuse of 11 children
The Australian businessman accused of masterminding an international pedophile ring has spoken from behind bars to 60 Minutes’ Tara Brown, claiming that he has remorse for crimes that have been labelled by authorities as the most horrific they’ve ever seen. Peter Gerard Scully, 51, was arrested in the Philippines in February on charges of sexually abusing 11 children, the youngest of whom was only 18 months old, and killing another young girl, leading to calls for the reintroduction of the death penalty. ‘He is in every sense of the word a predator. His crimes are like none that the Philippine authorities had ever seen before, acts so depraved and ever escalating,’ Tara Brown told Daily Mail Australia. READ MORE HERE
Sting Leads to 219 Predator Convictions
Las Vegas, NV — Dozens of child predators are off the streets thanks to a major, six-month bust. Operation Protect the Powerless led to the conviction of 219 people, the recovery of 500,000 images of child rape or pornography and more than 2,700 videos, said Daniel Bogden, U.S. Attorney for Nevada. The sting spanned from June to December of last year and involved multiple law enforcement agencies across Southern Nevada. READ MORE HERE
Man Who Raped GF’s Daughter Gets 4-Life Sentences
Cape Town – A man convicted of raping his girlfriend’s daughter was sentenced in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court to four life terms, Western Cape police said on Thursday. Lt-Col Andre Traut said the man was sentenced on Wednesday. He was found guilty on seven counts of raping and sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s daughter, who was only 10 years old when the first offence was committed. He committed the crimes in Fish Hoek during 2006 and 2007. He was further sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for indecent assault and two years for sexual assault. READ MORE HERE
Grandma Gets FOUR Life Sentences for Child Rapes
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – She swore everyone else was lying, but it turns out she was the one who no one believed. It took a jury a little less than six hours to convict Edwina Louis today of several of the most serious charges against her: four counts of rape, three counts of child endangerment, a count of kidnapping and a count of tampering with evidence. Scioto County Common Pleas Judge William T. Marshall immediately sentenced her to four consecutive life terms on the rape charges, added 37 years for good measure on the other counts, and said she would never be eligible for parole. READ MORE HERE
4th Grade Teacher Facing Charges After Allegedly Placing Bag Over Student’s Head
A Los Angeles elementary school teacher who allegedly placed a bag over a student’s head was set to appear in court Friday, two days after he was arrested, authorities said. Thelmo Garcia, who taught fourth grade at Rosewood Elementary School, is accused of child abuse for the alleged bag incident, which occured in class, according a statement from the LA County District Attorney’s Office. READ MORE HERE
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