Washington AG investigating clergy abuse says Seattle Archdiocese won't cooperate (www.aol.com)
SEATTLE — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday he’s seeking a court order to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over files on priests accused of sexual abuse and make its archbishop answer questions under oath as part of a sweeping probe into how the state’s three Catholic dioceses handled...
A Catholic deacon preyed on a boy. Now in prison, the victim files in church’s bankruptcy. (www.baltimoresun.com)
Broderick Miller has spent about half of his life behind bars, but the 45-year-old wants it known there’s an explanation....
Georgia deacon charged with many counts of child sexual abuse • Biblical Recorder (www.brnow.org)
SYLVESTER, Ga. (BP) – Jerry Dan Heflin was arrested May 7 and charged with more than 60 felony counts, including child molestation, aggravated sodomy, sexual battery against a child and incest....
Colorado Church Volunteer Angela Klickner Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Multiple Children at Her Church (www.ibtimes.sg)
A Colorado woman is accused of sexually assaulting children while serving as a volunteer at her local church....
2 off-duty NYPD officers accused of sexually assaulting woman; What prosecutors say happened (www.cbsnews.com)
NEW YORK – Two NYPD officers are accused of sexually assaulting a woman while they were off-duty last year....
Assistant principal groped student, showed her explicit videos in his office, NYPD says (www.miamiherald.com)
An assistant principal accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student was arrested at the Queens high school where he works, the New York Police Department told news outlets....
Bethlehem, Pa. school resource officer accused of sexually assaulting student (6abc.com)
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) – A school resource officer who was employed by Bethlehem police is facing multiple charges all relating to alleged sexual offenses against two young girls....
Pastor Ronnie Killingsworth takes the stand to deny child sexual abuse allegations (www.aol.com)
A Wichita Falls pastor accused of sexually abusing three underaged girls denied the allegations against him Monday....
Hesperia pastor is arrested, accused of sexually abusing foster children (au.news.yahoo.com)
A Hesperia pastor is in police custody following an investigation into allegations he sexually abused two minors under his care as a foster parent....
Former gymnastics coach charged with child sexual abuse (www.wsaz.com)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A former coach at a local gymnastics center has been charged with 16 counts of child sexual abuse....
Former Delaware County Emergency Management Director charged with assault, harassment (www.fox29.com)
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania’s Attorney General’s Office brought charges against former Delaware County Emergency Management Director Tim Boyce, who was recently fired amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment....
Norwich hospital worker accused of rape and sex attacks (www.edp24.co.uk)
A Norwich man has appeared in court accused of rape and multiple sexual assaults on four female victims....
Bradenton martial arts instructor sexually abused student he met at studio, police say (www.bradenton.com)
A Bradenton martial arts instructor is facing criminal charges after detectives say he sexually abused a 14-year-old student he met at the facility....
Longtime teacher, coach at Bloom Trail High School accused of grooming, sexually assaulting student (abc7chicago.com)
STEGER, Ill. (WLS) – A longtime teacher and coach at Bloom Trail High School in Steger is being accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a student in the early 2000s....
Former Lancaster police officer charged in series of sexual assaults from late 1990s (www.wgal.com)
A former Lancaster City police officer who worked there nearly three decades ago is under arrest....
Anne Arundel Co. elementary school teacher charged with sex abuse of multiple students - WTOP News (wtop.com)
A third grade teacher in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is under arrest and being held without bond on dozens of sex abuse charges....
Former Central Georgia Teacher Charged with Distributing, Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (www.shorenewsnetwork.com)
Christian Baumgarth, 27, of Atlanta and formerly of Macon, is charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. If convicted, Baumgarth faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison up to a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each count of distribution of...
NYC assistant principal arrested at school on student sex abuse charge (www.nbcnewyork.com)
A 52-year-old assistant high school principal in Queens has been arrested on sexual abuse and child endangerment charges in connection with two encounters with a 15-year-old student this week, according to the NYPD....
Utah Church Missionary Arrested on Charges of Raping Girl, Fired by Church (www.ibtimes.sg)
DNA match leads to arrest of minister two decades after murders of 2 Alabama teens (abcnews.go.com)
Church pastor in The Woodlands accused of distributing child porn (abc13.com)
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) – A pastor in The Woodlands stands accused of disturbing crimes involving kids....
Georgia pastor, business owner, and Trump supporter Jerry Heflin (lemmy.world)
The Worth County Sheriff’s Office has charged business owner Jerry Dan Heflin with 66 felony counts, including child molestation, aggravated sodomy and incest.
Ex-Kentucky police officer indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting homeless person (www.kentucky.com)
A former Kentucky police officer has been indicted on charges related to a sex crime, according to Kentucky State Police. Aleph Zavala, 35, of Owensboro, is facing charges of first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree sodomy and first-degree strangulation, according to court records. KSP said Zavala is a former Owensboro police...
Dallas priest allegedly fondled 10-year-old while family was outside, affidavit says (www.aol.com)
DALLAS - Police records show a Dallas priest charged with indecency with a child is accused of touching young girls under the age of 14....