On August 24, 2017, appellant was indicted on two counts of rape in
violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(c) and (B), both felonies of the first degree, and two
counts of sexual battery in violation R.C. 2907.03(A)(2) and (B), both felonies of the
third degree.
{¶ 3} The events from which the charges stem occurred on August 7, 2017.
Appellant was age 77 at the time. He lived ... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

A statement of the facts underlying appellant's criminal convictions is not necessary to our resolution of this appeal. Appellant's criminal convictions arise from sex offenses committed on June 29, 2007 against victims aged 10 and 12. The following procedural history is taken in part from our decision in State v. Teagarden, 5th Dist. Licking No. 14-CA-56, 2015-Ohio-2563 [Teagarden III] and S... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

This is an appeal from an Adams County Common Pleas Court judgment of conviction and sentence. Russell Lewis, defendant below and appellant herein, assigns the following errors for review: FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR: “THE APPELLANT WAS DENIED EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AS IS GUARANTEED BY THE SIXTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES ... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Donald Ray Cowans, a/k/a Donald R. Cowens with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 01/16/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
COWANS, DONALD RAY
Count # 2. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645
Date of Off... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OK)

On March 24, 2016, D.B.—an adult female—was working at a convenience store on Richards Drive in Manhattan. Around 10 p.m., Guerra entered the store and began making flirtatious comments and harassing D.B. This went on for several minutes before Guerra eventually left the store. About an hour and a half later at the end of her shift, D.B. left the convenience store and went to her car.

... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - KS)

The defendant's guilty pleas. On December 20, 2013, the defendant pleaded guilty to indictments charging as follows: one count of rape of a child, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of fourteen, and one count of dissemination of obscene matter to a minor. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of from three years to three years and one day in State prison ... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - MA)

Milwaukee County (“County”) hired Xavier Thicklen in late 2012 to work as a corrections officer in its jail. County has a zero-tolerance policy forbidding corrections officers from having any sexual
contact with inmates. County repeatedly instructed Thicklen not to engage in any such contact and trained him to avoid it. Thicklen gave answers to quizzes indicating he understood the training. Bu... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - WI)

The juvenile was convicted, as a youthful offender (G. L. c. 119, § 54), on two indictments for aggravated rape of a child with force (G. L. c. 265, § 22B [a]), and one indictment each for kidnapping (G. L. c. 265, § 26), indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen (G. L. c. 265, § 13B), intimidation of a witness (G. L. c. 268, § 13B), and assault and battery by means of a dangero... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - MA)

We are called upon once again to determine the scope of persons who the Commonwealth may lawfully seek to commit as sexually dangerous persons under G. L. c. 123A. 2 General Laws c. 123A, § 12 (b), authorizes the Commonwealth to file a petition to civilly commit a "prisoner or youth" deemed likely to be a "sexually dangerous person" (SDP), as that phrase is defined in G. L. c. 123A, § 1. "Pr... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - MA)

} On August 31, 2017, Hernandez was indicted on seven counts of rape and
four counts of kidnapping. On September 14, 2017, Hernandez plead guilty to two
counts of sexual battery, one count of abduction and one count of gross sexual imposition.
Pursuant to the plea agreement, the remaining counts in the indictment were nolled and
the state stipulated that the abduction and g... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

On April 17, 2017, Walker was indicted on one count of rape in violation of
R.C. 2907.02(A)(2) and one count of kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(4) for
offenses he allegedly committed on October 4, 1997. Walker moved to dismiss the
indictment, arguing he was prejudiced by the almost 20-year delay between the alleged
incident giving rise to the charges and the filing... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

On May 24, 2016, appellant was indicted in case No. CR0201601971 on one
count of endangering children in violation of R.C. 2919.22(B)(2), (E)(1), and (E)(2)(d), a
felony of the second degree, one count of endangering children in violation of R.C.
2919.22(B)(1), (E)(1), and (E)(2)(d), a felony of the second degree, one count of
kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(3) and (... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

This is Atkisson's second appeal from decisions denying his motions to depart from Jessica's Law's hard 25 life sentence. The State initially charged Atkisson with two counts of raping a child under 14 years old. The State alleged these crimes occurred between October 31 and November 1, 2013, in Anderson County. While those charges were pending, Atkisson faced related criminal exposure in neighbor... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - KS)

Kurt Powell pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14. At the plea hearing, he admitted inappropriately touching the victim, with intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desires, when she was under 14 years old and he was over 18. The crime occurred between February and November 2013. The district court accepted the plea and found Powell guilty. The conviction c... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - KS)

Boston, MA - Norwood Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin Trafficking

Defendant shot at the front door when officers arrived at his home

A Norwood man was sentenced on September 12, 2018 in federal court in Boston for distributing heroin in the Taunton area.

Oristel Soto-Peguero, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to 22 years in... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - MA)

Boston, MA - Boston Man Sentenced for Distributing Drugs in and Around Public Housing Development

An identified Boston gang member was sentenced on September in federal court in Boston for distributing drugs in and around the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain.

Joe Simmons, a/k/a “Profit,” 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to seven years i... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - MA)

In 2013, allegations arose that Mr. Martucci had sexually abused J.S.-S. and A.S.,
two young girls whose mother was friends with Mr. Martucci’s sister. The incidents were said to
have occurred in the past when the girls were younger and had spent time at the home(s) of Mr.
Martucci’s mother, with whom Mr. Martucci resided at the time. Though the allegations
triggered an inves... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - OH)

On September 12, 2017, the Logan County Grand Jury indicted
Williams on seven counts: Count One of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(a),
a first-degree felony; Count Two of unlawful sexual contact with a minor in
violation of R.C. 2907.04(A), a fourth-degree felony; Count Three of pandering
obscenity involving a minor in violation of R.C. 2907.32(A)(1), a second-degree <... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - OH)

In 1997, Pereira pleaded guilty in New York state court to attempted robbery in the second degree. He was subsequently deported from the United States on three occasions. After reentering the United States a fourth time, he was arrested for, inter alia, felony offenses of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. On October 21, 2015, Pereira was indicted for... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - NY)

Hailey, ID - Jury Convicts Defendant of Committing A Crime Against Nature But Not For Rape

The States of Idaho charged Klaus Nico Gomez-Alas with rape, infamous crime against nature and battery.

The victim testified that she awoke with the Defendant on top of her.... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - ID)

In January 2004, Appellant unlawfully entered the victim’s home and waited for her to arrive. When the victim entered her home, she saw two feet sticking out from behind a kitchen door. Thinking it must be someone she knew, the victim instinctively and momentarily relaxed, before seeing a man covered in a blanket, except for his shoes, standing in her kitchen. The man, Appellant, then forcibly c... More...   $0 (09-07-2018 - FL)

This appeal presents the question whether clearly established law supports the
claim of Plaintiff Joseph Leiser that two jail officials in Coffey County, Kansas, violated
his constitutional rights by disclosing medical information about him that they had
properly obtained. While Plaintiff was incarcerated in an Illinois jail awaiting extradition
to Coffey County, the administrator ... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - KS)

In 2006, Ford was convicted of raping multiple victims over an eight-year span between 1996 and 2004. He was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison for these rapes and other offenses. This court affirmed his convictions in State v. Ford, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga Nos. 88946 and 88947, 2007-Ohio-5722. Ford’s DNA was identified as a match on sexual assault collection kits that were submitted to ... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

Appellant was indicted on 21 counts after his two daughters reported sexual abuse to a Children Services caseworker in September 2015. At the time of the disclosure, Child A was 14 years old (date of birth April 6, 2001), and Child B was 13 years old (date of birth May 2, 2002). Counts 1 through 10 related to Child B. The first five counts alleged rape of a child under 13, with a date range of ... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

Heiney is an orthopedic surgeon who ran his own medical practice, called Cutting Edge Orthopedics. He operated two offices, one in Sylvania, Ohio, and the other in Lambertville, Michigan. In this case, Heiney is alleged to have touched two female patients inappropriately while examining them at his Sylvania office in early 2015. The patients, referred to as “M.S.” and “K.O.,” offered the fo... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)