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Veteran LA Teacher Charged With Molesting 23 Kids

Mark Berndt played disgusting 'game' with youngsters: cops

(Newser) - 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...

Sandusky's Wife Bails Him Out of Jail

She comes through with certified check after new abuse charges

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky has been released on $250,000 bail after spending a night in prison following a new round of child abuse charges . He paid the bail using real estate holdings and a certified check from his wife, the AP reports. The new accusations prompted another 12 counts of sex...

Sandusky Arrested on New Charges

Two new alleged victims come forward

(Newser) - 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...

Sheriff Joe's Office Fell Short on Sex Crimes

More than 400 cases, many involving children, not properly examined

(Newser) - Sheriff Joe Arpaio calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," but apparently his office has not been so tough when it comes to sex crimes. More than 400 such crimes—dozens of them alleged child molestations—were barely investigated or completely uninvestigated after being reported to Arpaio's office...

Penn State to Donate $1.5M to Sex Abuse Charites

Money to come from school's share of Big Ten bowl game

(Newser) - Even as Penn State continues to grapple with its terrible sexual abuse scandal, the university announced yesterday that the school would donate $1.5 million to two groups that aid victims of sexual assault—and that the money would come out of the school's athletics programs' kitty, reports the...

New Accuser: Sandusky Abused Me 100+ Times

'John Doe' files lawsuit

(Newser) - A new accuser has come forward against Jerry Sandusky, claiming in a civil lawsuit that the former Penn State coach sexually abused him more than 100 times between 1992 and 1996. The alleged victim, now 29, was not included in the grand jury report accusing Sandusky of abusing eight other...

Congressman Hit With Child Sex Abuse Allegations

Rep. Dale Kildee denies family members' claims

(Newser) - Rep. Dale Kildee is facing accusations of child sex abuse, but the Michigan Democrat denied the allegations in a statement last night. Relatives claim Kildee abused a male second cousin, who was 12 at the time, when Kildee was in his 30s—more than 50 years ago, according to the...

Military College Apologizes for Not Reporting Sex Abuse

President John Rosa 'profoundly sorry'

(Newser) - The president of South Carolina military college The Citadel acknowledged yesterday that he should have reported the actions of summer camp counselor and alleged child sex abuser Louis "Skip" ReVille to police. "We're profoundly sorry, sorry that we didn't pursue it more . We acted on what...

2nd College Didn't Report Suspected Child Molester

Louis 'Skip' ReVille has admitted to molesting teens

(Newser) - Just days into Penn State's sex abuse scanda l, a South Carolina military college admits it also failed to report a suspected child molester—who has now been arrested and charged with abusing five teens, the Charlotte Observer reports. "We regret that we did not pursue this matter...

Penn State Victim's Mom: He Didn't Want Another Boy Hurt

Something should have been done earlier, says furious parent

(Newser) - Angry mothers of two victims in the Penn State sex abuse scandal are revealing their sons' heartbreaking pain, frustration, and their bravery at pressing charges. "I'm very proud of him," said one mom. “He’s a brave kid. And his major concern was for anybody else....

Molesters Usually Don&#39;t Look Like Molesters
Molesters Usually Don't Look Like Molesters
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Nov 8, 2011 12:47 PM CST

Molesters Usually Don't Look Like Molesters

Ditch those images of trench coats: Bruni

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky has not been convicted of anything yet, but the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State prompts Frank Bruni to note that the stereotypical image of a trench-coated molester hiding in the bushes is almost always wrong. Instead, a predator is more likely to be the compassionate-seeming gent...

Joe Paterno May Be Out at Penn State

He could be gone in days or weeks: 'New York Times'

(Newser) - It looks like Joe Paterno isn't going to survive the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State after all. The New York Times , citing two anonymous sources, reports that he could be done as football coach in a matter of days or weeks, and notes that the school canceled...

Hockey Mom Accused of Sex With Minors on Son's Team

Cops: 44-year-old had sleepover parties

(Newser) - The crime talker of the day: A 44-year-old California woman is accused of having sex and committing "lewd acts" with at least one and possibly three members of her son's youth hockey team, reports the Orange County Register . Kathia Maria Davis, a divorced mother of three, faces charges...

Activists: Vatican Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
Activists: Vatican Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
FOR SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
Sep 13, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Activists: Vatican Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

Pope, 3 officials named as responsible for rampant sex abuse

(Newser) - In the most substantial effort yet to hold the Vatican's feet to the fire for clergy sexual abuse, human rights lawyers will file a complaint today asking the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute Pope Benedict XVI and three top Vatican officials for crimes against humanity. According to...

Vatican Recalls Ireland Envoy Over New Sex Abuse Row

Irish investigative committee says church instructed bishops to ignore abuse

(Newser) - The Vatican recalled its Irish ambassador today amid a firestorm in Dublin over claims that the church refused to report child sex abuse to police as recently as 2009. A Vatican spokesman says Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza will return to Rome to meet with church officials, reports the New York Times ...

Morocco Investigates French Pol's Child Orgy Charges

Luc Ferry says government covered up for pedophile minister

(Newser) - A French minister was caught in the middle of an orgy with young boys in Morocco but it was covered up by France, a former French official has charged. French and Moroccan prosecutors have launched a probe into former education minister Luc Ferry's explosive allegations, presented during a TV...

Pediatrician's Child Rape Trial Over in a Day

Graphic testimony heard at Earl Bradley trial

(Newser) - The trial of former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley, accused of committing monstrous sex crimes against scores of young patients, lasted four hours. Several people fled the courtroom as investigators described how Bradley, 58, had recorded hundreds of hours of video of himself abusing a total of 86 victims, all but...

Mom Offers to Sell Daughter's Virginity for $10K

Boyfriend turns Felicia Rae McClure in as she arranges deal for 13-year-old girl

(Newser) - A Salt Lake City mom has been arrested after investigators say she offered her 13-year-old daughter's virginity to a man for $10,000. Felicia Rae McClure was turned in by her boyfriend, who noticed a series of troubling texts about the pending transaction on her cellphone, say cops. McClure,...

Man Caught Decades After Kidnapping Teen: Cops

Fugitive James Gibson caught in Kentucky, accused of raping relative

(Newser) - A man who allegedly impregnated and kidnapped a teen relative decades ago has been arrested after years on the run. The alleged victim says she was 13 when James David Gibson began sexually abusing her in Arizona in the late '70s. She says he kidnapped her and forced her...

Jesuits Settle Sex-Abuse Suit for $166M

Staggering case involves 470 victims in Pacific Northwest

(Newser) - A Catholic order will pay $166 million to some 470 survivors of sexual abuse and "spiritual incest" in a case of staggering scale that dates back to the 1940s at Jesuit-run schools in the Pacific Northwest. The victims were almost all Native Americans and Native Alaskans, notes the Seattle ...

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