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So, Scott Brown, Why'd You Back Jeff Perry?
So, Scott Brown, Why'd You Back Jeff Perry?
OPINION
Feb 20, 2011 4:18 PM CST

So, Scott Brown, Why'd You Back Jeff Perry?

Perry was accused of ignoring child sex assault in 1991

(Newser) - When Scott Brown revealed childhood sexual abuse , fellow victims and their advocates showered him with praise for sending “a powerful message to others who suffered abuse,” writes Joan Vennochi in the Boston Globe . But for Vennochi herself, Brown’s revelation only underscores a darker question that needs to...

Cops: Priest Tried to Hire Hit Man to Kill Teen Accuser

Neighbor offered $5K to kill boy, say investigators

(Newser) - What's more damaging to the Catholic Church's image than a priest accused of sexual assault? How about a priest accused of sexual assault who allegedly tries to hire a hit man to kill his teen accuser? Investigators say 52-year-old Texas priest John Fiala offered a neighbor $5,000 to kill...

Sex-Case Court Orders Friars' Psych Files Bared

Records expected to reveal how much Catholic chiefs knew about abuse

(Newser) - A California court has ruled that the psychiatric and personnel files of six Franciscan friars accused of sexual abuse must be made public. The documents are expected to reveal how much the Catholic Franciscan administration knew about their employees' behavior and when they knew it. The decision could lead to...

Victim Gets Molester to Confess ... on YouTube

Man tracks down alleged attacker 40 years later, questions him on video

(Newser) - A man who was molested 40 years ago not only tracked his alleged attacker down and got him to confess … he got him to confess on YouTube. Ron Tebo, 47, claims he and a younger sister were sexually assaulted in 1970 by a teenage neighbor. He decided to track...

Mom: My Boy Was Molested by Kindergarten Classmates

She's suing NYC schools for bathroom attack

(Newser) - A Queens mother is suing the New York City school district after reporting that her 5-year-old son was sexually assaulted in his school bathroom by four kindergarten classmates. "I couldn't believe this was happening to my son," mom Yenny Valero told the New York Daily News . "I...

Cops: 'How to Molest Kids' Manual Is Legal

But police still want to get their hands on author

(Newser) - A thick manual instructing attackers on how to molest children is legal, say Florida cops—but they'd still like to get their hands on the author of the 170-page book. "I've never seen anything like it. It was pretty amazing because of how detailed it is," an Orange...

Athlete Sues Coach, USA Swimming for Abuse

Swimmer: Sport's governing body didn't protect me

(Newser) - A former swimmer who says her coach sexually abused her for 5 years starting when she was just 15 has filed suit against the coach and USA Swimming. Jancy Thompson says the abuse from coach Norm Havercroft forced her to give up the sport she loved and abandon her dream...

How This Billionaire Escaped Sex Trafficking Charges

Jeffrey Epstein could have done 20 years

(Newser) - Billionaire financial adviser Jeffrey Epstein allegedly flew in teenage girls from all over the world to give him “massages” , was once presented with three 12-year-olds from France as a birthday gift, and brought over a 14-year-old from the Balkans who he called his “Yugoslavian sex slave.” So...

Mom Accused of Sleeping With Teen Daughter's Friends

Girl reportedly walked in on mom, teen boy

(Newser) - A Chicago-area mother of three has been arrested, and accused of having sex with three teenage boys. Cathleen Miller, 40, allegedly bought booze and marijuana for her daughter’s male 14- and 15-year-old friends, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The alleged affairs came spilling into the open when the daughter walked...

Famed 1979 Missing Child Case Reopened

Etan Patz disappeared on way to school bus in downtown Manhattan

(Newser) - Manhattan's district attorney is taking a fresh look at the evidence in one of America's most famous missing child cases. Six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to a Manhattan bus stop in 1979. A huge search was mounted, and Patz became the first missing child ever to be shown...

Brother: I Molested Mo'Nique


 Brother: 
 I Molested 
 Mo'Nique 
CONFESSIONS TO OPRAH
Apr 19, 2010 1:45 PM CDT

Brother: I Molested Mo'Nique

Gerald Imes confesses to Oprah

(Newser) - The "monster" Mo'Nique says she channeled in her Oscar-winning turn as Mary Jones in Precious hits the Oprah Winfrey Show today, reports the AP . The actress' brother Gerald Imes says he molested Mo'Nique when they were kids, beginning when she was about 7 and he was 13. Imes, who...

Vatican on Gay Uproar: 'Cardinal's No Expert'

But comments are 'backed by studies,' officials say

(Newser) - Vatican officials moved clumsily to quell the uproar over a top cardinal's comments blaming homosexuality for the church's sex abuse scandals—by acknowledging that he probably didn't know what he was talking about. Church officials "do not consider it their competence to make general statements on matters that are...

Boy Scouts Found Guilty in Sex Abuse Case

Faces up to $25 million in punitive damages

(Newser) - Jurors today found the Boy Scouts of America negligent and awarded $1.4 million to a man who was abused by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s. The jury also decided the organization was liable for up to $25 million in punitive damages—the exact amount will be decided...

36 USA Swimming Coaches Molested Teen Athletes

Families sue coaching authority for lax oversight

(Newser) - USA Swimming has been rocked by the disclosure that 36 coaches have been banned for life for molesting teen athletes over the last 10 years, according to a suit brought by victims' families. Coaches secretly videotaped, fondled, and were otherwise indecent with their charges, court papers reveal. One coach in...

Man Pleads No Contest in Killing of His Alleged Molester

Victim, 32, was 'pushed to breaking point'

(Newser) - A week before he was to stand trial for the murder of the former Boy Scout leader he says molested him as a child, a California man has reached a deal to plead no contest to voluntary manslaughter, a charge that will bring anywhere from probation to 10 years in...

Pediatrician Indicted on 471 Counts of Sex Abuse

Videotapes show Earl Bradley abusing 103 victims

(Newser) - Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley has been indicted on 471 counts of sexual crimes against 103 children. The indictment is based on video and digital evidence showing all of the victims, all but one of whom were girls, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said. "These were crimes committed against the...

FBI's Just-Opened Jackson Files Reveal Child Sex Cases

Bureau releases records relating to pop star

(Newser) - The FBI today released its files on Michael Jackson under the Freedom of Information Act, and the results are not flattering: Nearly half of the 333 pages of documents relate to child molestation:
  • In 1993, the LAPD asked the FBI if they would be interested in charging Jackson for transporting
...

100-Year-Old Child Molester Freed
 100-Year-Old
Child Molester Freed
Dec 11, 2009 1:20 AM CST

100-Year-Old Child Molester Freed

Pedophile is still a threat to kids, say officials

(Newser) - The oldest sex offender in New York state and possibly the world is on his way to a halfway house. Authorities warn that Theodore Sypnier, 100, is still sprightly enough to pose a serious danger to children. His last arrest was 10 years ago for raping and sodomizing two girls...

Jackson Sex Accuser's Dad Commits Suicide

Jordy Chandler's father found dead in NJ home

(Newser) - The father of a boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Evan Chandler reported Jackson to authorities in 1993, claiming that the singer had abused his son Jordan, then 13. Jordan repeated the accusations to a psychologist, sparking a criminal investigation....

5 Missouri Men Busted on Child Rape Charges

Accused believed to be father, four sons

(Newser) - Five members of the same family were arrested in connection with sex crimes against children in a raid on a Missouri farm yesterday. The men, aged from 47 to 77, are believed to be a father and his four sons, police say. They face multiple felony charges including forcible sodomy,...

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