Category: Sex Crimes

The notion of Child abuse is not given front-stage discussion because such societal issues are often associated with the third world and developing countries. It is published knowledge however that large numbers of children in the country are becoming casualties of perpetrators of violence against children. The victimization and enslavement of children usually occur in…

Police Nab Georgia Man on Online Solicitation of a Minor The Aiken Standard reports that an Evans, Ga., man was arrested on charges that he attempted to lure a 14-year-old girl he met on the internet to meet him for sex. According to South Carolina’s attorney general, the man was arrested on February 18, 2010,…

U.S. Attorney Drops Sexual Assault Charges Against David Copperfield The U.S. Attorney announced recently that the sexual assault investigation process against David Copperfield has been dropped. The woman who accused David Copperfield of sexually assaulting her had made a similar claim against another man, and police say there is evidence that she gave false statements…

Atlanta Police Fail to Locate Over 200 Registered Sex Offenders Despite the strict laws intended to monitor registered sex offenders, Georgia has lost track of or absconded, nearly 250 sex offenders from metro Atlanta. In an article by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, many of these missing offenders were convicted of rape, kidnapping, and molestation, as well…

Child Sexual Exploitation Charges Against Peachtree City Golf Pro The growth of the Internet and its many uses is unprecedented; however, many communities are often shocked when someone within a neighborhood is arrested by law enforcement for using the Internet to sexually exploit children by arranging secretive meetings. An article recently reported that a Peachtree…

Associate Professor at Georgia Tech Charged With 15 Counts of Sexual Exploitation According to a report, illicit computer activity impelled Georgia Tech to contact law enforcement regarding an associate professor who became the target of a week-long investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The professor was arrested the night of August 12, 2009, and charged…

Man Held in Rape, Child Molestation, and Pimping of Juvenile A man is being held in Fulton County Jail and has been charged with sex crimes in Georgia including rape, child molestation, and procuring for pimping by the Fulton County police. The underage girl who accused him of rape met the suspect at the West End MARTA…

New York Sex Crime Offender Russell Harding Fights to Stay off Sex Offender List The nydailynews.com reported in a story on February 10, 2009, that Russell Harding, housing czar during Rudy Giuliani’s governor term, is fighting court attempts to place his name and address in a New York statewide registry of sex offenders for life. More than…

Georgia Child Pornography Sweep Nets 23 In a story on March 10, 2009, local, state, and federal agents had conducted a statewide sweep in Georgia which had resulted in the arrest of 27 people and more than 100 computers being confiscated. Two teenagers were among those arrested for possession of child pornography in Georgia. Now forensic technicians will…

New York Sex Crime Conviction of Rabbi Guilty of Molesting Daughter In a story on March 11, 2009, Israel Weingarten, a Hasidic rabbi in New York, was found guilty by a jury in Brooklyn Federal Court of molesting his daughter for more than 7 years. Accompanied into the courtroom by US marshals, the victim sat down…