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35 year old Rachel Holt is charge with raping a 13 year old boy 28 times. She was sentenced to a maximum of 25 years for the offense. Holt’s defense attorney complained that the sentence was too long as compared to other such cases. Maybe that’s part of the problem Mr. Defense attorney. If harsher sentences were handed down to teachers that committed these acts maybe it would act as a deterrent.
Holt’s attorney, John S. Malik, said the sentence was much longer than what teachers convicted in similar cases got. He reviewed 40 such cases and found the average was 18 months to two years.
In her brief comments to the court, Holt apologized “to everyone who suffered” as a result of her actions, including the victim and his family.
“I hope you can forgive me,” she said. “I know what I did was wrong.” (FOX News)
Teacher charged with raping student 28 times
(CNN) — A Delaware schoolteacher was charged Tuesday with 28 counts of raping a minor after she allegedly engaged in a weeklong sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student, police said.
Rachel L. Holt, a 34-year-old science teacher at Claymont Elementary School, faces additional charges that she allowed a 12-year-old friend of the victim to watch them have sex at her home, and that she gave both boys beer, New Castle County acting Police Chief Scott McLaren said.
June 17th, 2007 at 03:51pm
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As the search goes on for Madeleine McCann, a witness is guilt ridden for not reporting 
what she had see. At the time the witness just did not realize the importance of what she had seen.
The vital witness, a close friend of Kate and Gerry McCann, was on her way to join Madeleine’s parents for dinner at the tapas bar when she saw a man with a blonde girl wrapped in a blanket.
The scene is eerie. On the night Maddie was snatched, she saw a man with a blonde girl wrapped in a blanket. She was wearing “distinguishable” pink pajamas, the woman has told police. At the time she thought it was odd, but only realized to her horror too late that it was probably Madeleine.
The man is white, 35 to 40 years old, of medium build and 5ft 10in. He has short hair and was wearing a dark jacket, light beige trousers and dark shoes.
The suspect in the Madeleine McCann disappearance, Robert Murat, did according to The Suns front page headlines, have kiddie porn on his computer. More HERE.
Ever since Madeline went missing, child pornography and paedophilia have been the tabloids’ main line of speculation.
No meaningful debate on “every parent’s worst nightmare” has been had in the past two weeks. There have been no calls for a paedophile amnesty, a period of grace in which anyone with child porn on their PC or in their locker can contact the authorities and explain how they came by it without fear of being branded and charged. The police could then trace the material to source and catch the evil profiteers.
What we have is finger-pointing and the news that Robert Murat “visited a string of depraved sites”. And this is Murat who lives “yards” from the holiday flat where Madeleine was snatched. Or Maddie, as the Sun insists on calling her.
Why The McCanns Need To Stay In Portugal
May 28th, 2007 at 03:26pm
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Three year old British toddler, Madeleine McCann, disappeared from the resort that her 
family was staying in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Police have initially speculated that she was abducted by a pedophile. Time is of the essence and the clock is running to save this child from a sexual predator.
Police searching for a British toddler abducted during a family holiday in Portugal, fear she has been taken by a paedophile.
Three year old Madeleine McCann disappeared from a tourist resort in Praia da Luz on Thursday evening, while her parents were dining nearby.
The couple has released new photographs of her to help with the search. (Sky News)
VIDEO of search and story
Pedophile seized British toddler, say Portuguese police
Police searching for a British toddler abducted while on holiday in Portugal fear she has been snatched by a pedophile.
Madeleine vanished between 9pm and 10pm on Thursday night from her room at a holiday complex in Praia da Luz, a fishing village on the Algarve, as she slept between her twin brother and sister, aged two. (Sydney Morning Herald)
(missing 3 year old Madeleine McCann)
Police believe that Madeleine is still alive and being held 2-3 miles from where she was abducted.
Madeleine was taken from the ground-floor apartment at the Mark Warner Ocean Club holiday village between 9:30pm and 10pm. Mrs McCann found that the outside shutter and window to Madeleine’s room had been opened and her daughter was missing shortly before 10pm local time.
Detectives searching for Madeleine have said they are convinced the child is still alive, that they know the “prime suspect” and that she is being held close to the resort. Police also said they had an artist’s impression of the suspect, which they were not releasing for fear of endangering Madeleine’s life. (The Scotsman)
There are numerous media reports of the police drawing heavy criticism for the manner in how this case was initially handled.
UPDATE I: Portuguese police under fire over missing UK girl, 3
But there were recriminations in the Portugese media over the police’s handling of the investigation in the first few hours after Madeleine’s disappearance.
The Portugese daily newspaper, Diario de Noticias, claimed that border police were not told that a child had been kidnapped until about midday on Friday, more than 12 hours after Madeleine was reported missing.
As a member of the EU, Portugal has no border controls with Spain, and motorists can cross from one country to the other unchecked.
The newspaper claimed that proper procedure would have been for Portugal’s Judicial Police – the local equivalent of CID – to have tipped off the country’s Borders and Aliens Service as soon as they knew that a child had been kidnapped.
Another paper, Correio de Manha, said the main border crossing from the Portuguese Algarve to Spain had no special controls in place whatsoever until Saturday afternoon. (NZ Herald)
UPDATE II: UK girl’s parents pray for her return
VIDEO of parents plea for safe return
Gerry and Kate McCann attended church in the Praia da Luz holiday village, where their daughter Madeleine disappeared on Thursday night from the family’s villa apartment.
“Please continue to pray for Madeleine,” Kate McCann said as she and her husband left the church in a statement to reporters waiting outside.
“From today’s service the thing we are going to take from this is strength and courage and hope, we continue to hope for the best possible outcome from this for us and for Madeleine,” her husband added.
UPDATE III: Balding man seen dragging blonde girl towards marina
Portuguese police investigating the abduction of Madeleine McCann are hunting for a balding man who is believed to have been seen dragging a girl to a marina in a town close to where she disappeared.
Detectives have not identified the man but have said that he is a suspect in the kidnapping of Madeleine from a holiday apartment on the Algarve on Thursday night
A police artist’s impression of a balding man who was seen with a blonde girl similar to Madeleine shows just the back of his head. He is described as being white, 5ft 11in and is understood to have been wearing white trousers. The man is believed to have been seen dragging the girl on a road leading to a marina in the town of Lagos, about 5 miles (8km) from Praia da Luz. Another witness is reported to have seen a girl struggling in the back of a car on a road leading from Praia da Luz. (Times on Line)
May 6th, 2007 at 10:01pm
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3 year old Isaiah Vargas from Mesa, AZ has been kidnapped from the parking lot of his apartment complex near McKellips Road and Mesa Drive on Thursday around 9:45 p.m. Three African-American men are believed to be involved in the kidnapping. The suspects got out of a green VW Jetta.
No Amber Alert has been issued by the police as they claim that this case does not meet all the requirements. This is something that we will never understand why children are put at risk and exclusions are put on Ambers. One would think this is about the safety of children. Police are stating that the boy is missing and in danger.
(Isaiah Vargas & Suspect rendering)
The parents of a 3-year-old boy kidnapped from the parking lot of his apartment complex made a tearful plea Friday.
“I just want him to come home, that’s it,” said Tyrece Young, Isaiah Vargas’s father. (KPKO)
VIDEO
Description:
- Isaiah is 3 feet tall
- weighs 29 pounds
- He has brown hair, brown eyes and a slight scar on his right forehead
- He was last seen wearing blue jeans a red jersey with an unknown number on the front and “FUBU” on the back.
Police searching for kidnapped 3-year-old
His father told police a dark green Volkswagon Jetta pulled into the parking lot. Two men got out. They starting hitting one of Isaiah’s family members and then took the boy.
Arizona Police Search for 3-Year-Old Abducted Boy
Isaiah’s father told police that a family acquaintance had just arrived at the complex with his son inside the vehicle when a dark green Volkswagen Jetta pulled up next to it.
The father said two black males assaulted the family acquaintance, grabbed Isaiah and took off n the Jetta, which was driven by a third person. Police said in a press release that the gender and physical description of the driver is unknown. The Jetta drove off in an unknown direction. (Fox News)
Anyone with any information is urged to call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211.
UPDATE I: Mesa boy found dead; father’s fiancée admits role
A 3-year-old boy missing since Thursday night was found dead early today along a north Mesa canal, and his father’s fiancée admitted a role in the murder, Mesa police said.
Isaiah Vargas’ body was found near Stapley and McKellips roads three days after he was reported kidnapped from the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex by his father’s fiancée, Heather Miller.
The cause of death was not released, and police said it does not appear Isaiah’s family was involved. (AZ Central)
March 31st, 2007 at 12:08pm
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AMBER ALERT was issued in Washington State for 2 year old Lars Baugher and 4 year old Remi Baugher. They were taken by their father, John Baugher. Authorities fear for the children’s safety due to the fathers mental health.
(John Baugher, father)
Mental problems had plagued him, and after his divorce, he lost custody.
During his marriage, police say they were called to the Baugher home for domestic problems, but he’d just been granted limited custody by the courts.
Now the family hopes the man they once called a good father will seek help.
“I believe in my heart that if he knew the damage he was doing to their emotional state that he wouldn’t be doing it, but he doesn’t realize that at this point,” said Pierre Remillard, the children’s great uncle and their mother’s uncle. (KNDO)
John Baugher, 34, is 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.
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Name: John Baugher
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DOB: 0000-00-00
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Age: 34
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Race: White
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Gender/Sex: M
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Hair Color: Brown
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Eye Color: Green
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Height: 5′ 7″
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Weight: 140
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Clothing: 03-27-2007 @ 2000 hrs; Believed to be wearing GREEN ARMY COLORED BUTTON UP SHIRT, GRAY SWEATSHIRT TYPE JACKET AND PANTS.
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Other: Has 3-4 days growth of beard, quite heavy and black.
(Lars Baugher)
Lars Baugher, 2, is about 2 feet 7 inches tall and 29 pounds with blond hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown or green jacket, jeans and black Converse shoes.
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Name: Lars Baugher
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DOB: 2004-05-30
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Age: 2
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Race: White
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Gender/Sex: M
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Hair Color: Blonde
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Eye Color: Green
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Height: 2′ 7″
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Weight: 29
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Clothing: Brown or green jacket, blue jeans, black Converse shoes. 03-27-2007 @ 2000 hrs; Believed to be wearing POWDER BLUE SWEATSHIRT JACKET, GREEN & WHITE SHIRT, GRASS GREEN PANTS, AND BLUE TENNIS SHOES
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Other: Hair has been cut shorter and darkened but is still blonde.
(Remi Baugher)
Remi Baugher, 4, is 3 feet 1 inch tall and 37 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a pink jacket with a yellow jacket on top, jeans and Strawberry Shortcake shoes.
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Name: Remi Baugher
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DOB: 2002-05-19
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Age: 4
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Race: white
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Gender/Sex: F
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Hair Color: Blonde
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Eye Color: Hazel
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Height: 3′ 1″
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Weight: 37
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Clothing: Pink jacket w/heavier yellow jacket over the top, blue jeans, Strawberry Shortcake shoes. 03-27-2007 @ 2000 hrs; believed to be wearing SPORTS LOGO JACKET-POSSIBLY REVERSABLE, JEANS, NAVY OR BLACK TENNIS SHOES.
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Other: Hair cut shorter (poorly) and darkened, but still blonde.
The car, a 1978 two-toned brown Volkswagon Transporter Van, was found abandoned. (KOIN)
UPDATE I: Empty van found; children still missing
A van connected to a Washington State Patrol Amber Alert was found in Stevens County on Monday, but authorities were still looking for the two missing children – 2-year-old Lars Baugher and 4-year-old Remi Baugher – and their father, John Baugher.
UPDATE II: Police: Confirmed sighting of missing kids in Missoula, Montana
Investigators announced Tuesday evening that two children and their father, sought as part of an Amber Alert, were spotted in the Missoula, Montana.
Police said the three were seen at a fast food restaurant and that they appear different from photos released when the alert was first issued. (KOMO-TV)
Reports: Father, Missing Kids Seen In Montana
According to tips authorities have received from the public, two young Washington state children who are the subjects of an Amber Alert and their father were reportedly seen in Missoula, Montana, Monday at a fast food restaurant.
KHQ-TV of Spokane reports that the FBI told the Missoula County sheriff’s office that an ATM card belonging to the father, John Baugher, was used at an ATM near the Missoula airport. (KIRO-TV)
UPDATE III: Reports: Father, 2 Missing Kids Reportedly Seen in Montana
According to reports the children appear to have shorter hair than they did when they initially disappeared. An obvious attempt by John Baugher to conceal the children’s identities. The positive sign is that the children are still alive and unharmed.
The children, Remi Baugher, 4, and 2-year-old Lars Baugher, both reportedly had shorter hair than when they disappeared, according to the tips. The man with them had several days’ growth of beard.
Baugher, 34, was charged Monday in Walla Walla County, Wash., Superior Court with two counts of first-degree custodial interference, accused of failing to return his children to their mother, who has custody, after a visit, Walla Walla police said. A warrant was issued for his arrest, with bail set at $100,000. (Fox News)
UPDATE IV: KXLY tip aids in Amber Alert arrest , Family overjoyed Lars and Remi Baugher are safe
SPOKANE — Acting on a tip from a KXLY4 reporter, authorities in Idaho Springs, Colorado have arrested John Baugher, the subject of a regional Amber Alert after he failed to return his two children to his ex-wife over the weekend.
The children, Lars and Remi Baugher, were taken to the local police station in Idaho Springs. Baugher was arrested without incident and taken to the Clear Creek County Jail where he has already been scheduled for his first court appearance Friday morning.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:54pm
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6 year old Christopher Barrios is still missing days after he was reportedly seen in the mobile home of the registered sex offender, George David Enedfield. Over 300 people have been searching for the young boy in hopes that they can find him.
Authorities have searched nonstop since Christopher Michael Barrios Junior was reported missing Thursday about two hours after he was last seen near his home in the Canal Mobile Park Home in the coastal county. Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said he believes the boy was abducted, but so far no clues about what
happened have emerged.
G-B-I spokesman John Bankhead said Levi’s Calls are mostly used for confirmed abductions but “given the scenario, we felt it was best to go ahead and issue one.”
Authorities expanded the investigation over the weekend to include checking Dumpsters, motels, dirt roads, wells and any other site where the boy could be found. Doering said officers have
spoken with family members and friends, but the interviews have turned up little helpful information. via First Coast News
The suspect in the case, George David Enedfield, was taken into custody yesterday after he changed his story on contact with Christopher Barrios Jr. and is being held by Glynn County police.
The sex offender, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested on a violation of probation charge on Friday, the day after Christopher disappeared. Police said unsupervised conduct with Christopher was a violation of the terms of his parole.
“He gave us one story about his involvement and then we checked it out and it turned out not to be truthful,” Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said Tuesday morning. “We brought him back here last night out of jail to help us go where he claimed he had put this young child — wasn’t truthful. It seems every time you talk to him he changes his story.”
Monday night the Glynn County police named him a suspect and searched his home.
Doering said that after suspect’s mother also several conflicting statements — at one time telling police Christopher may have been in the home alive after he was reported missing. Doering said she was arrested on a charge of obstruction of justice. via News 4 Jacksonville
March 13th, 2007 at 01:20pm
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What is Giorgio Armani thinking with this junior ad? The following ad is taking all kinds of fire in Spain. This coming on the foot heals of a previous ad having to be pulled. What is wrong with these people? If you have to ask whether one thinks the ad is inappropriate … the answer is yes.
The advertisement shows a little girl in a bikini. The decision was taken a few days after Dolce & Gabbana was forced to pull an image from Spain showing a woman pinned to the ground by a man as other men looked on.
A Giorgio Armani advertisement showing a little girl in a bikini has drawn the attention of Spanish authorities who are debating whether it depicts a child in an improperly sexual manner.
The Madrid regional government’s child protection chief said on Monday he would ask the advertising industry self-regulator to consider whether the image visible on the Italian fashion house’s Web site (www.armanijunior.com) should be withdrawn.
March 12th, 2007 at 10:32am
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It is paramount that we know the location where sex offenders live in the United States. All too often we let these predators slip through the crack and melt into society, only to offend again. It should be mandatory upon their sentencing and parole that they “must” register. This is and should never be an option. More attention should be given to sexual predators as its only a matter of time before they strike again and escalate the assaults.
Annual registration is required for 10 years for people convicted of kidnapping, luring a child, indecent assault, incest and promotion of a child for prostitution and six similar crimes.
Rape convictions and convictions for eight other types of crime, including those convicted of a sex crime while classified as a sex offender, are sexually violent predators who must report quarterly to state police for life.
Offenders must file a report with state police within 48 hours after changing their address, workplace or school they are attending, or after leaving prison.
Sexual offenders moving into the state or leaving the state must notify state police within 48 hours. (Daily Courier)
Why do we let sex offenders off the hook? Their movement from state to state falls under the radar when they fail to re-register in their new locality. It is obvious that not having an updates registry can lead to tragedy. We need to look no further than the heinous abduction, rape and murder of Jessica Lunsford. We need to know where these people are. It is not about their rights. This is about the rights of innocent and unsuspecting children. Innocent people’s rights should not be trampled by animals.
States don’t know where to find at least 60,000 sexual predators because the offenders fail to report their address to police, a national children’s advocate said.
There is no doubt that sex predators non-compliance in registering should be considered a felony. Non-registration should result in a trip back to prison, no questions asked. A sex predator’s non-registration should be considered intent to commit another act. It is actually shocking the number of states who just seem not to care about protecting children and adults against sex predators. What are these politicians thinking? Are they pandering to the sex predator vote?
Unlike Pennsylvania, where noncompliance is a felony, there are 25 states where it’s a misdemeanor. Allen notes there are about 26,500 offenders in Ohio, 24,000 in New York and 11,000 in New Jersey.
Pennsylvania notifies neighbors when a violent predator moves in or enrolls in a college or university after serving a prison sentence. Some states rely on offenders to do that, Allen said.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children estimate there are a staggering 603,000 registered sex offenders in the US. There is at least another 100,000 that are non-compliant. A new Special Analysis Unit has been created by NCMEC
to search databases, analyze information, and help identify and locate
these fugitives.
The question remains as to why so many states do not take sexual predators serious. Why have they not passed harsher penalties for those that have offended? Especially when they know there is such a high percentage of those that will repeat and in doing so trying to hide from their past actions by not registering. The following state laws are a disappointment, to say the least.
There are 25 states where noncompliance with one or more registration duties may be treated as only a misdemeanor: Alaska, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
- In four states, when a sex offender moves from one state to another state, the responsibility to notify the new state is placed solely on the offender himself: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kansas, and Utah.
- In eight states, the law is ambiguous as to whether the state or the sex offender must notify a new state when the offender moves: California, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee.
- In only seven states, when a sex offender fails to register, it is mandatory for parole to be revoked and the sex offender to be returned to prison: California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, and West Virginia. (NCMEC)
In July of 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and
Safety Act. Politicians, stop dragging your heals. This is about protecting the publics safety and children. This is nothing to politicize. This is problem that needs to be addressed NOW! When dealing with sex predators, you are either with us or against us. There is no middle ground.
March 6th, 2007 at 12:43pm
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An Amber Alert was issued today in Everett, WA after a Hispanic man reportedly abducted a child from the Discovery Elementary School. A 10 year old boy was on his way to school when a man in a blue van reportedly abducted the boy and put him in the van. The incident happened at about 8 AM at 120th Street Southeast and Meridian Avenue South.
Map of Everett, WA
The boy is described as 5 to 7 years old, about 3 feet 6 inches tall, and was last seen wearing a dark-colored knit cap and a dark-colored backpack.
The suspect is a Hispanic man in his early 20s, wearing a dark red raincoat, police said.
The van may be a Mitsubishi model, but witnesses did not report a license plate number. Police do not know what direction the van is heading but have alerted law enforcement and media agencies through Western Washington
Anyone with information should call 9-1-1 or contact the Snohomish County at (425) 407-3970
UPDATE: AMBER ALERT CANCELLED
AMBER Alert cancelled, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has been unable to indentify a victim and has no further information on a possible missing child.
AMBER Alert for boy called off
March 5th, 2007 at 04:41pm
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If its a school story, it must be another teacher-student sexual exploitation case. 23 
year old Allenna Williams Ward is accused of having sex with 5 boys whose ages range from 14 to 15. Ward was busted when an inappropriate note from the teach to one of the victims was found in the garbage.
CLINTON, S.C. (WLTX, AP) — Authorities say a 23-year-old female middle school teacher was arrested Wednesday, accused of having sex with five boys in locations including the school, at a motel, in a park and behind a restaurant.
Clinton Public Safety Director John Thomas says some of the 14- and 15-year-old victims were students at Bell Street Middle School in Laurens School District 56, where Allenna Williams Ward taught. Others went to a different school.
Investigators say there could be more victims.
Warrants show Ward is charged with five counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and six counts of lewd acts on a minor. The incidents occurred between November and continued up through the past few weeks.
Ward has been fired from her job and is under house arrest. I wonder if this was a male teacher whether the bale would have been so low and house arrest deemed appropriate if 5 female 14 and 15 year old girls had been molested?
School district officials say they held an emergency meeting and fired Ward from her job. Thursday morning, bond was set at $110,000: $10,000 for each of the eleven charges. Terms of her bond include no contact with the alleged victims, no cell phone use, and if she posts bond, Ward is under house arrest.
March 2nd, 2007 at 02:12am
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