State Representative Al Cutrona, 59th District, Ohio who’s on the Criminal Justice Committee says he will sponsor legislation to close the loopholes, so in Ohio  it’s not so easy for registered sex offenders to have unrestricted access to vulnerable kids and teens. He understands sex offenders need to be able…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is marching ahead with special measures Location: New York Instead of passing through Manhattan the parade will be a television-only event There will be giant character balloons and floats but no children and no spectators (SOUNDBITE) (English) SUSAN TERCERO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE, SAYING:…

PORT ANGELES — A Forks man was sentenced Tuesday to nine years to life in prison for first-degree child rape and first-degree child molestation following a jury trial in October. A Clallam County Superior Court jury found Miguel Angel Medel Lopez, 39, guilty Oct. 8 following a four-day trial that…

On March 18, 2020 at approximately 7:23 p.m., Decatur County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jordan Phillips received a phone call in reference to a possible child molestation. The phone call led Phillips to discovering the molestation of two juveniles by John Goss at an address on Vada Road. While en route…

A Baldwin County judge recently allowed an accused child sex abuser to have his case considered for adjudication in veterans court, where eligible defendants typically enter a plea, then undergo treatment and monitoring before having their charges dismissed. Baldwin County Veterans Court was created in 2014 by Presiding District Judge…

It will be soon, maybe even next week, when someone will ask: “Wasn’t Tony La Russa in the news recently?” It will seem as distant and remote as if someone had asked, “Wasn’t Jesse Owens in the news recently?” When it comes to what happens in sports, the only thing…

For the first time since she was charged with committing a sex act with a student almost four years ago, former Davie High English teacher Jessica Welch Greene will serve active time. Greene, now 31, first appeared in Davie Superior Court in September 2017, to answer to charges that she…

The famous bowhunting couple will appear in federal court, where they face a laundry list of charges. Josh and Sarah Bowmar are no strangers to the spotlight. The Ohio couple is well-known for their collective bowhunting success, online videos, and physical fitness training programs. But they’re now set to go…

From The Tribune staff reports HUEYTOWN — Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is asking for information leading to the arrest of Warrior man. Jerrell Wayne Kanute Jr., 51, is wanted on a felony warrant charging him with Violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. He is listed as…

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A known sex offender has been arrested for kidnapping and several counts of rape after a teenager was found being kept against her will at the man’s shack in Bellingham. Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called for a welfare check to a residence in the 4700…