http://www.mail.com/subjects/4818-crimes-children.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4818-crimes-children.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090460-mom-nm-chases-child-abductor-man-arrested.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday. The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony's Plaza Apartments in Albuquerque's North Valley about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when a gro... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:45:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090460-mom-nm-chases-child-abductor-man-arrested.html 2013-05-17T04:45:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088582-apnewsbreak-deal-reached-catholic-lawsuit.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn by a girl who was 2 years old when Kansas City priest Shawn Ratigan took pornographic photos of her has tentatively been settled for $600,000, a Minnesota attorney representing the girl said Wednesday. Gregg Meyers of the St. Paul, Minn., law firm ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088582-apnewsbreak-deal-reached-catholic-lawsuit.html 2013-05-15T21:53:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087040-scottish-cardinal-to-atone-sexual-misconduct.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing a rare public sanction against a "prince of the church" and the first such punishment meted out by Pope Francis. Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigned as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087040-scottish-cardinal-to-atone-sexual-misconduct.html 2013-05-15T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084976-uk-7-men-convicted-sex-crimes-girls.html LONDON (AP) — Seven men were convicted in London on Tuesday for sexually abusing underage girls, including one who was just 11, by plying them with alcohol and drugs before forcing them to commit sex acts. The guilty verdict followed five months of testimony indicating the pedophile sex ring exploited girls between 2004 and 2012 in the Oxford area, some 6... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:37:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084976-uk-7-men-convicted-sex-crimes-girls.html 2013-05-14T18:37:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082408-records-cleveland-suspect-faced-prior-complaints.html CLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged with holding three women captive for about a decade had been accused of threatening his neighbors, attacking his common-law wife and committing violations during his career as a school bus driver, according to records released Monday. The Cleveland police reports correspond with accounts provided by relatives of suspect Arie... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:56:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082408-records-cleveland-suspect-faced-prior-complaints.html 2013-05-13T23:56:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082926-autopsy-nj-hostage-taker-shot-woman-stabbed.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The woman whose decomposing body was pulled from a New Jersey home following a tense, 37-hour standoff died from stab wounds and blunt force trauma, authorities said Monday. Police identified the woman as Carmelita Stevens on Sunday — the same day officers stormed her South Trenton home to rescue three of her children from a registere... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:29:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082926-autopsy-nj-hostage-taker-shot-woman-stabbed.html 2013-05-13T23:29:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082956-ex-yeshiva-teacher-admits-sex-assault-nj-boy.html TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — With other accusers stepping forward, a former yeshiva teacher changed pleas Monday in the middle of his trial, admitting he sexually abused a boy he met while working as a camp counselor. Rabbi Yoself Kolko, 36, shifted uncomfortably on the stand as he pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, attempted aggravated sex assault, ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:11:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082956-ex-yeshiva-teacher-admits-sex-assault-nj-boy.html 2013-05-13T22:11:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080806-ex-penn-st-head-was-top-paid-public-colleges.html BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a survey released Sunday. The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual ranking of public college p... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:54:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080806-ex-penn-st-head-was-top-paid-public-colleges.html 2013-05-12T23:54:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080134-2-bodies-nj-standoff-suspect-killed.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriend's three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal and recovering the bodies of the captives' mother and another sibling, authorities said. Officers initially went to the home in South Trenton Friday afternoon after ... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:50:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080134-2-bodies-nj-standoff-suspect-killed.html 2013-05-12T23:50:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2075996-ex-yeshiva-teacher-faces-sex-assault-charges-nj.html TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The 12-year-old boy and his rabbi father were driving from the boy's therapist appointment to their Lakewood, N.J., home when the child decided to confide in his father. The boy said he was sexually abused by his former camp counselor, a man he told people was his best friend, the father said. "He said that his counselor, Yosef Kol... Fri, 10 May 2013 13:59:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2075996-ex-yeshiva-teacher-faces-sex-assault-charges-nj.html 2013-05-10T13:59:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074756-makeup-artist-jackson-was-pushed-to-rehearse.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overhead an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer rehearse despite signs of Jackson's declining health. Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for more than 27 years, told jurors she became increasingly concerned about Jackson's health and agreed ... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:25:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074756-makeup-artist-jackson-was-pushed-to-rehearse.html 2013-05-10T00:25:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072992-jackson-defender-singer-abused.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson's successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking permission to file a claim against the singer's estate alleging the pop superstar sexually abused him as a child, court records and an attorney said. Wade Robson was abused by Jackson duri... Thu, 09 May 2013 05:24:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072992-jackson-defender-singer-abused.html 2013-05-09T05:24:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2071680-coach-cleared-charges-longer-msu-mankato.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former head football coach for Minnesota State University, Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges last year but reassigned to an administrative position, is no longer employed at the university, the school said Wednesday. However, a faculty union said Todd Hoffner was fired and that it has filed a grievance over his ter... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:40:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2071680-coach-cleared-charges-longer-msu-mankato.html 2013-05-09T02:40:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069448-flavor-flav-assault-trial-set-sept-vegas.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge has scheduled a September trial for entertainer Flavor Flav on felony charges he chased and threatened his longtime girlfriend's 17-year-old son with a butcher knife. A court spokeswoman says the case is set for Sept. 30 in Clark County District Court for the 54-year-old former rap and reality TV star. His legal name is ... Tue, 07 May 2013 19:56:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069448-flavor-flav-assault-trial-set-sept-vegas.html 2013-05-07T19:56:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068840-discovery-3-women-recalls-abduction-cases.html The discovery of three women in a Cleveland home who all had gone missing separately about a decade ago brings to mind cases of abductions elsewhere. A list of some prominent cases: JAYCEE DUGARD Dugard was abducted in June 1991 on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe, California. Then 11, she was held for 18 years by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. She was r... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:46:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068840-discovery-3-women-recalls-abduction-cases.html 2013-05-07T18:46:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068292-reports-uk-comedian-jimmy-tarbuck-arrested.html LONDON (AP) — British media say comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested and questioned about alleged child abuse — the latest in a long list of British entertainers to face sex crime allegations. The BBC, the Press Association and others say 73-year-old Tarbuck was arrested April 26 and later released on bail. Police in Britain don't usually name suspect... Tue, 07 May 2013 12:55:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068292-reports-uk-comedian-jimmy-tarbuck-arrested.html 2013-05-07T12:55:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064170-pope-encourages-protection-children-abuse.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for courageous defense of children to protect them from abuse. Francis made no mention of the church scandals in many countries in which clergy abused children and hierarchy covered up for them. At a Mass he celebrated Sunday in crowded St. Peter's Square, Francis said abuse victims are in his prayers. ... Sun, 05 May 2013 12:57:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064170-pope-encourages-protection-children-abuse.html 2013-05-05T12:57:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2058630-british-soap-opera-star-denies-child-sex-charges.html LONDON (AP) — A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has vowed to fight charges he raped a 15-year-old girl in 1967. William Roache said in a statement Thursday he is "deeply horrified" by the charges and "strenuously" denies them. The 81-year-old actor has played Ken Barlow on the popular show since it was first broadcast in 1960. The ... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:49:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2058630-british-soap-opera-star-denies-child-sex-charges.html 2013-05-02T15:49:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055364-ohio-executes-man-who-killed-raped-6-month-old.html LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — One family wept loudly and another family cheered Wednesday as a man was executed for killing a 6-month-old as he raped her. Steve Smith, 46, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio for the 1998 killing of his live-in girlfriend's daughter, Autumn Carter, in Mansfield. Smith had recently ... Thu, 02 May 2013 06:34:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055364-ohio-executes-man-who-killed-raped-6-month-old.html 2013-05-02T06:34:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055224-sex-offender-registries-kids-listed.html NEW YORK (AP) — Government authorities should end the practice of placing juveniles' names on publicly accessible sex-offender registries, Human Rights Watch says in a report warning of lasting and unwarranted harm to some youths. Some law enforcement officials and victims' rights advocates agree the current registry system is flawed and support steps to ... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055224-sex-offender-registries-kids-listed.html 2013-05-01T04:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2052826-grand-jury-work-ohio-rape-investigation.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury prepared to start examining evidence and hearing from witnesses in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players after an alcohol-fueled party last summer. The 14-person panel which by law meets secretly is investigating whether other laws were broken in connection with the August attack in Ste... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:37:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2052826-grand-jury-work-ohio-rape-investigation.html 2013-04-30T06:37:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2051562-man-wounded-pulling-gun-utah-police-lobby.html WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A man who told authorities months ago that he wanted to be killed by police entered a suburban Salt Lake City police station Monday and pointed a gun at an officer and a records clerk, prompting another officer to open fire on him, wounding the man in the arm. The shooting at about 8:30 a.m. in the heart of West Valley City c... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:14:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2051562-man-wounded-pulling-gun-utah-police-lobby.html 2013-04-30T03:14:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051496-uk-police-pedophile-probe-finds-widespread-abuse.html LONDON (AP) — A new investigation re-examining decades-old child abuse claims at 18 children's care homes in north Wales has identified 140 possible victims, British police said Monday. The probe collected "significant evidence of systemic and serious sexual and physical abuse of children" at the care homes, police said in a report. The alleged victims, ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:42:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051496-uk-police-pedophile-probe-finds-widespread-abuse.html 2013-04-29T17:42:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047408-daycare-owners-arraigned-calif-swaddling-case.html PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — Two sisters facing charges that they endangered the lives of infants at their Northern California daycare center by binding them too tightly in swaddling blankets didn't intend to hurt the babies and contend they didn't commit child abuse, their attorney said. Timothy Rien spoke Thursday, as Nazila Sharaf and Lida Sharaf were arr... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047408-daycare-owners-arraigned-calif-swaddling-case.html 2013-04-27T00:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047738-ny-da-too-late-to-prosecute-school-abuse-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — A systemic pattern of suspected sexual abuse existed at an elite New York City prep school from the 1970s until the mid-1990s, but the statute of limitations to prosecute them has expired, prosecutors said Friday. The Bronx district attorney's office and the New York Police Department launched an investigation into allegations of abuse at ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:40:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047738-ny-da-too-late-to-prosecute-school-abuse-case.html 2013-04-26T21:40:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047576-mom-4-kids-killed-sc-fire-faces-charges.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The mother of four South Carolina children killed in an accidental mobile home fire was charged Friday in their deaths, authorities said. Hope Hawkins, 21, faces four counts each of homicide by child abuse and unlawful conduct toward a child, Darlington County Sheriff's Capt. Andy Locklair said. State and local authorities found no s... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2047576-mom-4-kids-killed-sc-fire-faces-charges.html 2013-04-26T19:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043502-kidnapping-suspect-us-mexico-arrest.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A phone tip and a Superman tattoo led to the Mexico arrest and return to the U.S. of a fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl. Tobias Summers, 30, a fugitive for nearly a month, was arrested in a Mexican village where he had checked into a drug and alcohol treatment center, authorities sai... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:16:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043502-kidnapping-suspect-us-mexico-arrest.html 2013-04-26T02:16:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042196-suspect-la-girls-abduction-captured-mexico.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fugitive charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was returned to the U.S. Wednesday after being arrested in a Mexican village where he'd checked himself into a rehabilitation facility under a fake name, authorities said. Tobias Summers, 30, was brought to Los Angeles to face 37 felony charges, inc... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:49:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042196-suspect-la-girls-abduction-captured-mexico.html 2013-04-25T03:49:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042110-dad-pleads-guilty-abuse-ariz-girl-who-died.html PHOENIX (AP) — The father of a 10-year-old Arizona girl who authorities say died after another relative padlocked her in a footlocker pleaded guilty Wednesday to an attempted child abuse charge. David Martin Deal, 53, isn't charged in the July 2011 death of his daughter Ame Deal. He admitted in court Wednesday to putting her into the plastic box and throw... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:05:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042110-dad-pleads-guilty-abuse-ariz-girl-who-died.html 2013-04-24T18:05:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040288-child-porn-suspect-captured-5-years.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators say Eric Justin Toth's five-year run as a fugitive began when he was fired from his teaching job at a prestigious private school in Washington after being confronted about images of child pornography taken with a school camera in the man's possession. It ended over the weekend when Nicaraguan authorities, acting on a tip, f... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:13:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040288-child-porn-suspect-captured-5-years.html 2013-04-24T02:13:18Z