“The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela  The unending news of child rape and defilement is one that continues to send sadness down the spine. The need to wake up to this gory act before it festers beyond total control…

Rockwall County Jail book-in photo of Defendant, Michael Paul Smith. ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) A Rockwall County man and convicted Sex Offender has been sentenced to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) by a Rockwall County District Judge. On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 439th…

Between 1972 and 1976, Robert Berchtold groomed the Broberg family in order to get closer to their 12-year-old daughter Jan — who he eventually abducted and married. NetflixRobert Berchtold had an obsession with his 12-year-old neighbor Jan Broberg, even sleeping in the same bed as her four nights a week….

By Liz ShepherdInkFreeNews Tyler James Sicks WARSAW — A Pierceton man will serve four years in jail after an online group working to expose child predators caught him attempting to meet with a 12-year-old for sex. Tyler James Sicks, 21, 11545 W. 200S-57, Pierceton, was charged with child solicitation, a…

Three men arrested in July in a human-trafficking sting conducted by a multi-agency task force pleaded not guilty to all charges in Huron County 52nd Circuit Court on Monday. Daniel R. Horetski, 45, of Port Austin; Kevin A. Manor, 56, of Sebewaing; and Jeremy J. Susalla, 40, of Ubly were…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival, police said Monday. The total number of suspects is now at four. A 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran was arrested shortly after the June shootings…

TikTok isn’t just facing financial penalties in the US over claimed child privacy breaches. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned TikTok that it might face a £27 million (about $29.2 million) fine after the watchdog determined that the social network may have broken data protection law by “failing…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors said Monday that a 30-year-old man suspected of involvement in the slaying of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has been arrested by authorities in Poland. De Vries, one of the Netherlands’ best-known journalists who also campaigned to solve cold cases, was gunned…

An ongoing TikTok trend shows users joking about their personal FBI agents watching them through their phones and computer screens. Most of the videos portray the TikTokers’ agents viewing them do harmless (albeit embarrassing) things.  What’s troubling about all these videos is that users seem to have thoroughly made peace…

Hamilton police have arrested a man they allege attempted to abduct a young child in the Beasley neighbourhood Thursday afternoon. In a press release, police said a man tried to coax a three-year-old boy away from his mom in the area of Mary Street and Cannon Street East, near the…