Category: Sex Crimes

NY Statutory Rape Convicted Teacher Sent Letter From Jail to Teenage Lover In a story on March 14, 2009 that the Nassau County District Attorney reported that Heather Kennedy, 26 had been re-arrested for violating a court order. Kennedy was a math teacher in Long Island who was caught having sex with a 16 year old…

Whitfield County Rape Charges Against Tennessee Man An article on March 13, 2009, that Whitfield County officials in Dalton Georgia will be charging Joshua Bedwell, 26 from Cleveland Tennessee with rape and child molestation of a 15-year-old relative. According to Rick Swiney, Sheriff’s Captain the charges include statutory rape and several counts of Georgia aggravated child molestation. Bedwell…

In a story on January 30, 2009, Cecil (Katie) Suwal, 24 was sentenced to 6 months in prison for assisting her boyfriend, Mark Brener, 63, in laundering illegal money and signing up call girls for the hooker ring Emperors Club VIP. This is the call girl company that ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer was connected to, which led…

Cherokee County Prostitution Ring Ended A report dated November 7, 2008, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Nancy Badertscher stated that in Cherokee County six people were arrested for sex crimes on suspicion of operating an illegal massage parlor. This case involves the internet, sex, and drugs. The operation was being advertised on the popular website Craigslist.com and was operating…

Matthew Gantz, a 41-year-old drama teacher at Cherokee High School in Canton, has been arrested after two students alleged that Gantz had a sexual relationship with them. According to a report, Gantz was arrested after allegations from a former student that he sexually assaulted her beginning in 2007 when the victim was 17. A second person…

Brookwood High Student Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges John Luke Walker, a 17-year-old from Lilburn was indicted this week in the alleged sexual assault charges of a 14-year-old girl he met at a high school party. A Gwinnett grand jury indicted Walker on one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of making false statements. Walker…

Georgia Dentist Accused of Assaulting Sedated Patients Dentist accused of assaulting. A Carrolton dentist is facing a 12-count indictment, including three felonies, alleging that he assaulted patients when they were sedated. According to an article, 55-year-old Dr. Gordon Trent Austin faces nine counts of simple battery, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of first-degree child…

Georgia Sex Offender Registry Can Cripple Careers A recent op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution touches on the devastating effects entry into Georgia “draconian” sex offender registry can have on lives and careers. The article, which follows a local man’s struggle to keep a valued employee – and a registered sex offender – on staff, exposes the many…

$ 1 Million in Legal Fees From a Case of Sexual Misconduct In a cautionary tale about the very serious nature of criminal suits for clients and attorneys alike, a Superior Court judge has ordered a couple and their attorney to pay more than $1 million in legal fees and court costs from a dismissed…

Governor Aide Accused of Sexual Assault on Boy In a disturbing example of child molestation, a high-ranking aide to Governor Deval Patrick’s administration was accused of sexual assault on a boy in the steam room of a Florida resort, according to a report. Carl Stanley McGee, 38, the assistant secretary for policy and planning was arrested…