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California foster dad sentenced to 7 years for abusing child torture victims
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he had assigned to care for in his home, including some who had been previously tortured by their parents. Marcelino Olguin, 65, was handcuffed and led away by...
Mother, boyfriend face more charges after her son's remains found in Wisconsin woods
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — Additional charges have been filed against a woman and her boyfriend in the death of her 3-year-old son whose skeletal remains were found by a hunter last month in a northeastern Wisconsin wooded area. Chronic neglect of a child resulting in death,...
Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday. After the...
What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. The Texas Board of Parole on Wednesday voted 6-0 against recommending clemency for Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to...
In Missouri, Halloween night signs were required at the homes of sex offenders. Until now
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights off. But a Missouri law mandating a sign at the offender's home was...
Today in History: October 14, Billy Mills wins gold in Tokyo
Today is Monday, Oct. 14, the 288th day of 2024. There are 78 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 14, 1964, in one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, American Billy Mills won the 10,000 meter race at the Tokyo Summer Games. Also on...
Appeals court overturns contempt finding, removes judge in Texas foster care lawsuit
A federal appeals court has ordered the removal of a federal judge and overturned her contempt finding and fine against the state of Texas in a lawsuit over the state’s struggling foster care system. In a ruling released late Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S....
Bestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A bestselling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials has been formally indicted on six felony counts. A Rockingham County grand jury returned the indictments against Brendan DuBois,...
Rights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists called on Filipino voters Wednesday to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy in next year’s mid-term elections, citing the criminal allegations they’re facing. Duterte registered...
Federal prosecutors quietly dismiss Chasing Horse's long-dormant sex abuse case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case against Nathan Chasing Horse, though the former “Dances with Wolves" actor still faces criminal charges elsewhere. The federal case was tossed Oct. 1, just as state prosecutors...
