SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An ex-Texas soldier who blamed post-traumatic stress disorder for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old boy has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Former Army Sgt. Wade Allen Perkins acknowledged to authorities that he coerced his girlfriend, also a former soldier, into sex acts with the child. READ MORE HERE     ——————————————————————————————————– PTSD prompted child […]

An investigation has been launched after the body of a baby girl was found on a conveyor belt at a recycling plant, according to reports. The youngster’s corpse was discovered by a worker who was sorting recycled cans and plastic at the site. She was wrapped in a blanket when she was found at Burtec Waste Industries near Los Angeles, Sky News reports. The baby’s age has not yet been confirmed but she is believed to have been a newborn.

A Colombian mother has been caught selling her 12 young daughters’ virginities for just £125 each, police said. Margarita de Jesus Zapata Moreno, 45, was detained in Bogota earlier this week after one of her girls, now 16 and pregnant, contacted police. The teen was angry after her mother ordered her to abort her child, it is claimed. Tito Cornelio Daza, 51, reportedly the biological father of the girl’s baby, was also arrested. Univision reports that Zapata, who has a total of 14 children, would sell their virginities once they turned 12-years-old.

BELMONT, N.H. —The family of a 2-year-old girl who died after falling down a flight of stairs at her Belmont home is seeking answers. The girl fell at her home on Concord Street on Wednesday and died this weekend, officials said. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is involved in the case but would not say if the death is suspicious. Belmont police would not comment about the case this weekend.

There are a growing number of states that have enacted laws restricting the activities of sex offenders on Halloween. The type of restrictions imposed on sex offenders during Halloween hours generally range from “no passing out candy” to “no driving after dark”, among other things. While the laws are primarily meant to protect children from […]

A former Ohio doctor accused of killing a pregnant woman last year by injecting her with heroin after she answered a Craigslist ad pleaded guilty today for her death and that of her nearly full-term unborn child. Ali Salim, 44, entered the pleas in Delaware County Court, north of Columbus, ahead of his trial scheduled for next week. He faces 37 years in prison at a December sentencing.

The words are harrowing and haunting. For the mother of the tormented teenager who wrote them, they must have been unbearable to read. The poem printed here was written by 14-year-old Izzy Dix, who killed herself in September after suffering months of cruel taunts from fellow school pupils and internet trolls. Yesterday her grieving mother Gabbi released the work to the public in the hope that her daughter’s words might make other potential bullies think twice about their behaviour and perhaps prevent further tragedy.

It’s been at least 20 years since the death penalty was sought in a Rhea County, Tenn., court, according to District Attorney Mike Taylor. But, he said, that’s what a number of Rhea County residents want for Jessica Robbins and Bradley Adcox, the couple accused of abusing Robbins’ 5-year-old son Landon, ultimately to his death. “I have received some calls from probably around a dozen people supporting the prosecution, saying ‘We want to see justice done.’ Words to that effect,” Taylor said.

COLLEGE HILL, OH — A College Hill man faces charges after federal agents say they found 70,000 images and videos of suspected kiddie porn on his computer. Agents say the man, identified as 60-year-old Michael Eugene Hendrix, has a previous conviction and served time in the 1980s for child rape. Despite his past Hendrix worked for a dozen years as a college professor in a different state.

BOSTON — A Randolph man convicted of child rape for a second time more than 20 years after his first conviction has been sentenced to life in prison. William “Frank” Andrade, 57, was convicted this week by a Suffolk Superior Court jury of three counts of rape of a child and five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child.

A retired police sergeant who was extradited from Australia and convicted of child sex abuse committed in the UK has been jailed for 18 years. Jeffrey Lake, 78, was arrested at his home in Queensland, Australia, and sent to Britain before he could stand trial for historical offences. Most of the abuse was committed when he was a serving police officer in Accrington, Lancashire, and Liverpool in the 1960s and early 1970s.

A Saudi Arabian air force sergeant faces a minimum mandatory 35 years in state prison after a jury found him guilty of raping a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas Strip hotel last New Year’s Eve. Defendant Mazen Alotaibi (MAH’-zen ah-loh-TAH’-bee) remained seated, clenching his jaw but showing no outward emotion as the verdict was read in Nevada state court Wednesday. Sentencing for the 24-year-old Royal Saudi Air Force mechanic, who had been in the U.S. for military training, is set for Dec. 16. Clark County District Court Judge Stefany Miley could sentence him to prison for life.

COLUMBUS, OH – An investigation is underway after teachers at a Westerville school reported allegations of child abuse at a mosque. Westerville police said the accusations came from children, who are 8, 9, and 10 years old. A normal day of school at Mark Twain Elementary in Westerville took quite the turn, when several students in a class of mostly Somalis learning English, entered a discussion.

A Berthoud police officer is accused by his teenage daughter of force-feeding her hot sauce, beating her with ropes, and tying her hands with plastic zip ties and handcuffs. Loveland police say they arrested 35-year-old Jeremy Yachik Wednesday morning at his home without incident. The allegations by his daughter are outlined in an arrest affidavit.