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Indiana Man Charged With 'Sextortion'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:45:00 CDT

The FBI has arrested an Indiana man who allegedly blackmailed 14-year-old boys into uploading sexually explicit images and videos of themselves, MSNBC reports. According to chilling court documents, Richard Leon Finkbiner, 39, befriended the boys online and enticed them into uploading the explicit material. He then threatened to show it...

GOP Sheriff Ran School Plagued by Sex Abuse: Documents

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:34:11 CST

The Arizona sheriff and Congressional candidate recently caught in a scandal over his gay lover once ran a boarding school that was shut down over abuse allegations, KNXV-TV reports. Paul Babeu was headmaster of the DeSisto School in Stockbridge, Mass., from 1999 to 2001—a time when physical and sexual...

Boy Scouts Ordered to Turn Over Sex Abuse Files

Rob Quinn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:29:00 CST

The Boy Scouts of America has been ordered to turn over 20 years of files that allegedly show that the organization covered up sexual abuse and protected pedophiles. A judge overseeing a lawsuit brought by the family of a boy molested by a Scout leader has told the Scouts to...

Former Daughter-in-Law: Sandusky Touched My Son

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:58:05 CST

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 see Thomas' three children,...

LA School Replacing Entire Staff After Sex Raps

Rob Quinn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:21:50 CST

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 restore...

School Closing for 2 Days Over Sex Assault Arrests

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:36:05 CST

Miramonte Elementary School students won't be going to class tomorrow or the next day, after two longtime teachers were arrested last week on suspicion of sexually abusing students as young as six. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy is meeting with parents at a local high school tonight...

Veteran LA Teacher Charged With Molesting 23 Kids

Rob Quinn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:22:07 CST

A veteran Los Angeles third-grade teacher, telling his students they were playing a "tasting game," blindfolded them and spoon-fed them his semen, police say. Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested and charged with 23 counts of committing lewd acts on children after a photo lab worker alerted police to disturbing pictures...

Sandusky Arrested on New Charges

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:06:43 CST

Jerry Sandusky was arrested again today, in light of new sexual assault charges a grand jury has filed against him. The former Penn State assistant coach was brought by police from his home to an arraignment, ABC News reports. The new charges stem from two men who say they were...

DA: We Can't Prosecute Syracuse Sex Abuse Claims

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:05:15 CST

Bernie Fine will not face state charges related to the sexual abuse allegations against him because the statute of limitations has expired, says the county prosecutor in the case. William Fitzpatrick says that while he can't prosecute the case against the former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach on behalf of...