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'Perversion Files' Didn't Block Boy Scout Abusers

Child molesters re-entered organization more than 125 times

(Newser) - The Boy Scouts of America has long relied on a secret blacklist to keep perverts at bay, but that system hasn't worked too well, the LA Times reports. The paper's review of more than 1,200 files from the 1970s and '80s showed that men suspected of...

Bunny Toy Helps Agents Crack Vast Porn Ring

'Family Matters' episode, water bottle also provide crucial information

(Newser) - A toy bunny, a water bottle, and an episode of Family Matters all helped investigators unravel a child pornography ring that ran around the world. Investigators noticed the bunny in a photo of a half-naked 18-month-old boy that one molester thought he was sending to another—but actually emailed to...

In Jail, Sandusky Faces Taunts, Suicide Watch

Was taunted by fellow prisoners during his last jail stint

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky is back behind bars and again on suicide watch following his conviction Friday of sexually abusing 10 boys. And he's probably not having a great time at the Centre County Correctional Facility, where he also spent a night in December before being released on bail: The Daily...

Sandusky Juror: His Reaction Was 'Confirmation'

Former coach seemed to expect and accept guilty verdicts

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky spent his first night as a prisoner isolated from other inmates and on a precautionary suicide watch, reports CNN . One of the jurors who sent him behind bars , meanwhile, said Sandusky's lack of emotion in court last night spoke volumes. "I looked at him during the...

No Charges for Dad Who Killed Daughter's Molester

Grand jury decides Texas dad used 'authorized deadly force'

(Newser) - A Texas father who beat a man to death when he found him molesting his 5-year-old daughter will not be charged. A grand jury reviewed the evidence and agreed with police that the 23-year-old dad used authorized deadly force to protect his daughter, CNN reports. Jesus Mora Flores, 47, died...

Prosecution Rests Vs. Sandusky, Drops 1 Count

Defense begins calling witnesses; Sandusky could testify

(Newser) - Prosecutors rested their case against Jerry Sandusky this morning, clearing the way for the defense to begin calling witnesses that could include the former Penn State assistant football coach himself. The prosecution earlier dropped one of the 52 counts against Sandusky, citing a timing issue in the encounter, which took...

Jehovah's Witnesses Must Pay $21M in Molestation

Church kept member's history of abuse secret

(Newser) - A California jury says the Jehovah's Witnesses must shoulder part of the blame for the alleged molestation of a girl by one of its members. The jury's verdict orders the religious group to pay a record $21 million in punitive damages to the victim, now 26, reports MSNBC...

Boy Scouts Must Release 'Perversion Files': Court

Documents reveal molestation suspects across 2 decades

(Newser) - The Boy Scouts of America has two decades' worth of documents on 1,200 suspected child molesters in the organization—and the long-secret files are set to go public. A court has ruled that the "perversion files," cited by attorneys in a 2010 lawsuit, are public record. That...

Victim No. 3: 'I Loved' Sandusky

Alleged victim wanted coach to adopt him, he testifies

(Newser) - Another alleged victim, known as Victim 6, testified today during Jerry Sandusky's trial, saying that he went out of his way to introduce himself to Sandusky at a picnic for his Second Mile charity. "I was really excited to meet him," the 25-year-old said. But the man...

Victim: Sandusky Threatened Me to Keep Me Quiet

Victim 10 and Victim 7 testify in Sandusky trial

(Newser) - More heartbreaking testimony from the Jerry Sandusky trial: A 25-year-old man, called Victim 10 by prosecutors, testified today that the former Penn State coach threatened him after sexually assaulting him. Sandusky first performed oral sex on the then-11-year-old, a foster child, before telling him that "if I ever told...

Texas Dad Beats Daughter's Molester to Death: Cops

Father hasn't been arrested

(Newser) - A furious Texas father pulled a man who was molesting his 5-year-old daughter off of the child and beat him to death, he told police. The dad spotted the man on top of the girl behind a barn during an event where several people were grooming and caring for horses...

FBI Targets New Suspect in Patz Case

Othniel Miller reportedly raped his niece before Patz vanished

(Newser) - The FBI has a new suspect in the 33-year-old disappearance of Etan Patz: a wood shop owner who once used the SoHo basement where cops are now digging for Patz's body, the New York Post reports. Othniel Miller, a 75-year-old living in Brooklyn, fell under suspicion after his ex-wife...

4th-Graders Were Pen-Pals ... With Child Molester

Laura Perry accused of letting students write to Rickey R. Rowlett

(Newser) - Today's Terrible Teacher Award goes to Laura Perry, who set her class of fourth-graders up to be pen-pals with … a convicted child molester. Lawsuits have been filed and officials are investigating the situation at Houston's Trinity Lutheran Church and School after finding out students were corresponding with...

Vanessa Williams: I Was Molested as a Child

Actress bares abuse in new memoir

(Newser) - In a new memoir, Vanessa Williams reveals that she was molested at just 10 years old by the daughter of a family friend. She relates the story in a People interview picked up by the Huffington Post and Radar . Williams saw 18-year-old Susan as the "epitome of cool,"...

Old Psych Report Says Sandusky Was 'Likely Pedophile'

Penn State police filed away psychologist's warning

(Newser) - Another fumble in Penn State's handling of the Jerry Sandusky case: Turns out a psychologist warned school police that Sandusky's behavior fit a "likely pedophile's pattern," but the warning was filed away and forgotten, MSNBC reports. “There was very little doubt in my mind...

Former Daughter-in-Law: Sandusky Touched My Son

Jill Thomas fights ruling allowing former coach to see grandkids

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky was given the OK to see most of his grandchildren yesterday, and his former daughter-in-law isn't happy about it. Sandusky "inappropriately touched my son," says Jill Thomas, adding that she thinks he was grooming the child for sex abuse. Sandusky still isn't allowed to...

Why Miramonte Was the Perfect Stalking Ground

Mark Berndt, Martin Springer could have easily preyed on disadvantaged kids

(Newser) - As Martin Springer, one of the teachers charged in a Los Angeles school sex abuse scandal , was released on bail today , USA Today takes a look at Miramonte Elementary and why it may have been the perfect place for an abuser to prey on vulnerable, disadvantaged children. The school's...

1 Accuser Recants Story in Miramonte Sex Abuse Case

Martin Springer's charges revolve around just one Miramonte student now

(Newser) - Two students initially accused Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Bernard Springer of fondling them, but one has since recanted her story, law enforcement sources tell the Los Angeles Times . Springer, one of two teachers accused of sexually abusing Miramonte students, was charged with three counts of committing lewd acts yesterday,...

3rd Miramonte Teacher Escorted Schoolgirls to Molester: Lawyer
3rd Miramonte Teacher Escorted Girls to Molester
says lawyer
Feb 8, 2012 3:55 AM CST

3rd Miramonte Teacher Escorted Girls to Molester

Female teacher allegedly led girls to classroom for abuse

(Newser) - A third teacher has been implicated in the burgeoning child sex scandal at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles. A lawyer said two victims were regularly escorted by a female teacher to the classroom of Mark Berndt, 61, who has been charged with 23 counts of lewd conduct, reports the...

LA School Replacing Entire Staff After Sex Raps

Drastic change needed to restore confidence, officials at Miramonte say

(Newser) - The entire staff of a Los Angeles-area elementary school will be replaced while sexual abuse charges against two teachers are investigated. No one else at Miramonte Elementary School—which has been closed for two days —is suspected of abusing children, but a drastic change was needed in order to...

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