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46 year old Ronald Evan Mays was found guilty of sexually molesting and sexually touching an 8 year old girl who was sitting next to him. The abuse took place aboard a South West flight from Tampa, FL to Nashville, TN.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A businessman was convicted Friday in federal court of sexually touching an 8-year-old girl who was sitting next to him on an airplane.
Ronald Evan Mays, 46, was found guilty of abusive sexual contact with a child, assault and obstruction of justice. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
May’s attorney tried to claim that it was another man that was sitting in an unassigned seat that committed the abuse; however, both the 8 year old girl and separate passenger picked Mays out of a line up.
Prosecutors said Mays also used a software program to destroy files on his computer after the government had requested it. Some files were recovered and show scenes of child pornography, prosecutors said.
February 17th, 2007 at 12:41pm
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Maybe this might be one of the top 5 “Most Unbelievable line” ever uttered … “People 
don’t like me for some reason.” (John Couey) Gee, ya think? Funny how most people are adverse to kidnapping, child rapists and murderers.
The trial of John Couey, accused monster who kidnapped, raped and murdered Jessica Lunsford, begins Monday. Jury selection is set to begin and the trial will be held in Miami rather than Citrus County where the crime was committed.
The trial was moved 300 miles to Miami from Citrus County, where the crime occurred, because of intense pretrial media coverage. That coverage has included the passage of tougher sex offender laws in Florida and at least 18 other states and spurred creation of the first-ever coordinated Justice Department effort to track down noncompliant offenders nationwide, such as those who fail to register or aren’t living where they are supposed to.
The trial could be held on the moon, John Couey will not escape the heinous acts that he did. Once again this morning the defence tried to delay the trial from going forward. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Richard Howard denied the motion. Let’s face it Couey … its time to face the justice that you have so rightfully earned.
”The fact of the matter is, this case is going forward,” said Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Richard Howard, who denied a request for a delay by attorneys for defendant John Evander Couey. (Miami Herald)
There is one of the most unbelievable articles in The Tampa Tribune that discusses the victim-hood of John Evander Couey … or Johnny as they refer to him … “Every Way He Turned, Couey Always Landed In Trouble.” Let us never forget what this beast did to a poor innocent young girl. Let us not forget he buried her alive. Let us never forget the innocence of Jessica Lunsford.
Couey later told detectives he knew where she was. For three days, he said, she lived in his closet. For three days, he told detectives in lengthy interviews, he molested her, raped her, then placed her in a pair of trash bags and buried her next to his back steps.
The Tampa Tribune goes on to write a touchy, feely piece on Couey’s trouble filled life and times. Honestly, who cares! Maybe the Tribune may want to spend more ink and paper discussing Jessica Lunsford’s life that will never be. A life cut short in one of the most viscous and heinous ways imaginable.
However, do not worry about John Couey’s troubled life … a Florida jury will see fit to putting him and us out of our misery by handing Couey a guilty sentence and death penalty.
February 12th, 2007 at 11:25am
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U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton restricted some of the wording that was put forth in California’s Proposition 83 that put restrictions of convicted sex offenders. Judge claims that Jessica’s Law not intended to be retroactive.
Voters passed Proposition 83 on a 70.5 percent to 29.5 percent vote in Tuesday’s election. The measure bars registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools and parks, a requirement challenged in a lawsuit by an anonymous plaintiff convicted of a sex offense 15 years ago.
It continues to be an unbelievable concept that Judges wish to continue to protect the rights of sex offenders and pedophiles over the rights of children and victims. This country has a decision to make. It cannot be both ways. It has become obvious that sex offenders rights are protected as they gradually escalate their crimes, ruin children’s and family’s lives until they commit murder. Suddenly there is outrage. Jessica’s Law is intended to protect children in whatever manner possible. It is the judge’s law that interprets it to fit their agenda.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that California’s ban on sex offenders living within 2,000 feet of places where children gather can’t be applied retroactively.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton said there was nothing in the so-called Jessica’s Law that specified its provisions were intended to be applied retroactively. He added that state law requires the statute apply from the date it takes effect.
More than 70 percent of voters approved the measure, Proposition 83, on Nov. 7 and it took effect the next day.
The law prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park, effectively banning paroled sex offenders from many California communities. It also requires lifetime satellite tracking for some paroled sex criminals upon their release from prison.
February 10th, 2007 at 02:20pm
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Michael Devlin, who has already been charged with the kidnappings of Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck, has now been charged with the molestation and sodomy of the two boys. We knew eventually these charges were going to be brought forth and the unpleasant reality of what these two boys went through would come to light after authorities found Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck in Devlin’s apartment.
(Michael Devlin)
Devlin, a 41-year-old pizzeria manager who had previously been charged with two counts of kidnapping, was charged with 69 counts of forcible sodomy, all felonies and each punishable by up to life in prison.
St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCullough said 18 of the counts related to an abduction last month, and the remaining counts were related to an abduction several years ago, apparent references to the Jan. 8 disappearance of 13-year-old Ben Ownby and the 2002 kidnapping of Shawn Hornbeck, now 15.
For the four days he was held, Ben was molested four times a day, prosecutors said. (AP)
Previous posts of Michael Devlin, William “Ben” Ownby and Shawn Devlin
Michael Devlin to Face Additional Charges
Kidnapping suspect Michael Devlin faces 71 new felony charges.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced the charges at a news conference Monday.
The charges include two kidnapping counts; the remainder allege forcible sodomy. Each is a felony that carries a sentence of up to life in prison. (KFVS)
UPDATE: Muliple Counts of Sodomy
February 5th, 2007 at 05:16pm
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Sometimes justice comes from above … Why can’t they all be this simple?
Robert Allen Billings, 58, was awaiting trial for sexual abuse charges against a seven year old girl. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Allen Billings on four counts of first-degree sex abuse.
Robert Allen Billings is no stranger to being a sexual predator. He has two previous convictions for Sex Abuse 1. Billings is registered with the Oregon State Police as a “predatory” sex offender on the Oregon Sexual Predator Registry.
Robert Allen Billings, habitual sex offender was found dead in his cell from an apparent heart attack. I guess we will no longer have to worry about the corrections systems letting this pedophile out and endangering our children. Here’s one way to stop the predators cycle of molesting children and one day escalating it to murder.
Dead is dead and justice is served. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
January 30th, 2007 at 05:09pm
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Carrie McCandless, the former social studies teacher and cheer-leading coach at Brighton Charter High School is accused of contacting her former 17 year old victim whom she had previous sexual contact with and faces possible arrest.
McCandless, 30, is charged with sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. McCandless has been free on $20,000 bail, but an arrest warrant was issued after prosecutors on Thursday filed a motion alleging the former teacher contacted the victim two days after both attended a court hearing Jan. 22. (Fox News)
Carrie McCandless and her attorney are denying the contact charges. In one of the more bizarre scenarios of this case, Carrie McCandless is the wife of Brighton Charter High School Principal Chris McCandless. Not too embarrassing. McCandless was offered a plea deal in her sexual contact case; however, one wonders if this will change that situation.
Alleged assault victim says ex-teacher phoned
Larimer County authorities have issued a new arrest warrant for former Brighton Charter School teacher Carrie McCandless after prosecutors accused her of contacting the alleged victim in her sexual assault case.
Prosecutors asked the judge to revoke McCandless’ bond on Thursday, and an arrest warrant, with a $25,000 bond, was issued for her on Friday.
Documents detailing the latest allegations against McCandless have been sealed.
Trani said the arrest documents allege that the student received a call from a woman he believed to be McCandless. Trani said the teen told authorities the call came from a 415 area code, which is the area code for the San Francisco area.
Trani said McCandless does not have access to any phones with a 415 area code, and he said he believes the publicity surrounding the case may have led a prankster to call the teen. (Denver Post)
January 30th, 2007 at 04:33pm
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Another incident has happened aboard a cruise ship. This time there is a reported rape of a teenager aboard the P&O cruise ship, Pacific Star.
A teenage girl has told police she was raped aboard the P&O cruise ship, Pacific Star after a party on board the ship on Wednesday night. The company says it is fully cooperating with an investigation, but the family of another victim is demanding action to stop it happening again. It has been 4 years since Dianne Brimble’s body was found, lying on a cabin floor of the Pacific Sky and since then, her ex-husband Mark has been fighting for justice and to make cruise ships safe.
These types of incidents just seem to continue over and over. Yes, cruise ships are like floating cities; however, one does not expect to pay for a vacation and be surrounded by a criminal element that would harm, rape or rob them.
Now, a teenage girl has claimed she was raped by an older man, while two of his mates watched after a night of partying and drinking. The young victim tried to jump overboard after the alleged attack. Mr Brimble said: “Incidents like this can and will continue to happen on cruise liners as they continue to sail around the world.” (Yahoo News)
A TEENAGE girl has alleged she was raped onboard a P&O cruise ship, sparking a major police investigation
Six detectives boarded the Pacific Star as it cruised along the Queensland coast on Friday after the girl, 16, claimed she was assaulted in a cabin in front of two other men. Plainclothes officers took a New South Wales man, 23, off the ship in handcuffs when it docked in Brisbane yesterday and charged him with possession of a dangerous drug, believed to be ecstasy. Police would not comment on whether the man was linked to the sex assault allegations. “Police can confirm they have investigated allegations of a sexual assault of a teenage girl on board a P&O Cruise vessel,” a spokesman said. (Adelaide Now)
UPDATE: Cruise rape claim: Queensland police won’t lay charges
Police will lay no charges over an alleged rape of a teenager on P&O’s Pacific Star. “The matter has been thoroughly investigated by detectives and there is no evidence to substantiate any charges being laid in relation to the sexual assault allegation,” a spokesman for Queensland police said. “If further information came up it would be investigated.” (The West Australian)
January 28th, 2007 at 03:17pm
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An Amber Alert has been issued in Arizona. Police are on the hunt for 6-year-old Olivia Alvarez, who was allegedly abducted from her home near Phoenix, Arizona this morning. She is believed to be in the company of George Richard Horner, 26, who was convicted in 2004 of sexual conduct with a minor and is a registered sex offender.
According to Louisiana’s online sex offender registry, Horner was convicted of sexual conduct with a minor in Pinal County in 2004. He listed an address in Maurice, La. Vasquez said Horner was also registered as a sex offender with his office. (Fox News)
UPDATE I: An AMBER ALERT in AZ successfully located a missing 6 year old girl who was abducted earlier this morning by registered sex offender, Richard Horner. However, registered sex offended Richard Horner is still at large.
The suspect, George Richard Horner III, 26, is still on the loose.
Horner is a registered sex offender in Louisiana.
Police say the suspect was driving a 1993 teal green Nissan Pathfinder with Louisiana license plate PKL-399. He is believed to be headed to Lafayette, La.
The little girl is in police custody in the Casa Grande area. Horner reportedly released her in a residential neighborhood after hearing radio reports that police were looking for him. (AZ Family)
There has been some dispute as to the relationship between George Horner and the 6 year old girls mother.
UPDATE: Mom speaks in press conference. It was she who notified the police. She was not aware he was a sex offender, “Or he would not have been within 100 million miles of my house!” Alvarez met Horner through a mutual friend, and said she trusted him because a good friend did. (Digital Journal)
UPDATE III: Arizona Police Seek Suspect in Sexual Assault, Kidnap of 6-Year-old Girl
Officials had initially identified Horner as the mother’s live-in boyfriend, but Lt. Scott Elliott later said Horner had only been staying at the home after being introduced to the mother by a mutual friend. The Associated Press initially identified the girl but is no longer doing so because she is believed to have been sexually assaulted.
Horner was supposed to take the girl to school Friday. But the mother called police after her call to her house from work went unanswered and after being told the girl wasn’t at school.
UPDATE IV: Suspect in Kidnapping (George Horner), Sexual Assault of 6-Year-Old Arizona Girl Arrested
George Richard Horner, registered sex offender, was arrested Saturday morning.
George Richard Horner, 26, was located at about 10:30 a.m. near the town of Coolidge by an investigator who had been searching for him, sheriff’s spokesman Mike Minter said.
Horner was found in the Nissan Pathfinder SUV deputies had been seeking since the incident and was taken into custody without incident, Minter said. He was being questioned by detectives Saturday afternoon. (Fox News)
January 26th, 2007 at 08:41pm
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Its being reported that the man, Joshua Thurber, accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering Jodi Sanderholm had past allegations against him. Allegations that seemed to have gone by the wayside as Thurber was never charged. It does appear that Thurber did have run-ins with the law. When will we ever learn that a criminal element escalates their crimes until all too often it becomes murder.
An Ark City woman claims Joshua Thurber tried to abduct her niece. Loretta Caballero says last April her 11-year-old niece was held by Thurber, against her will.
According to police reports, the young girl was asked by a friend of her mom to help the friend translate a conversation with Thurber. The friend didn’t speak English very well, so the 11-year-old girl tried to help.
The girl says the woman and Thurber started fighting, and Thurber refused to take them home. Instead, he kept them in his car and drove farther away from town. The girl also says Thurber was exposing himself to both of them.
In the end, both girls jumped from the moving car, ran to a nearby home and called police.
Police showed the girl a photo lineup and she immediately picked out Thurber’s picture. (KAKE)
It always seems the case that when predators get away with lesser crimes, they are destined to do it again and escalate the violence until they get caught. We are still trying to understand how the “lewd and lascivious” behavior was allowed to go without incident.
The police reports called the case criminal restraint, endangering a child and lewd and lascivious behavior. But days and weeks went by without an arrest. To this day Thurber has never been charged with these crimes.
Cowley County Attorney Chris Smith says the case was eventually turned over to his office but there wasn’t enough evidence to file charges. It would be Mariela’s word against Thurber’s and Mariela admitted she got in his car willingly.
January 23rd, 2007 at 11:01pm
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In an effort to help in the world wide battle for missing & exploited children, First Lady Laura Bush has taken up the cause.
The missing and sexually exploited children of the world are the most vulnerable among us. There are so many countries that have little to no laws protecting child. Child pornography and trafficking have become an epidemic. It is about time that this problem is taken seriously in other countries.
Read the full story at Scared Monkeys.com
January 18th, 2007 at 05:21pm
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