A Castroville man was recently sentenced to five years in state prison for selling a teen family member for $12,000, Monterey County, prosecutors said. Obdulio Aparicio, 38, was convicted of one count of human trafficking of a minor for commercial sex purposes, a felony offense, one count of child abuse, and one count of misdemeanor … Read more
Benicia Unified School District Superintendent Damon Wright issued a statement Monday to address the recent arrest and indictment of multiple counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor against a former Benicia teacher. “Our school district and community, we share a commitment to excellence and education, and that requires our schools and all who … Read more
New York — When Raúl Torrez, then a young prosecutor in a rural New Mexico, was preparing one of his first child abuse cases, he went to his father for advice. Torrez expected his dad, a career prosecutor, to offer some tips about preparing evidence or addressing the jury. Instead, Presiliano Torrez asked: “Have you … Read more
SAN JOSE – A former San Jose Jr. Sharks coach is being sued over allegations he sexually abused a player, and the lawsuit claims the operator of the youth hockey program is to blame because it did not enforce rules designed to protect participants. Filed on Thursday, the suit alleges Sharks Sports & Entertainment LLC … Read more
Three years after Drake Bell was sentenced in a case related to allegations of sexual contact with an underaged girl he met online, the former Nickelodeon star is opening up in a new docu-series about how he was the victim of alleged sexual abuse, back when he was a child actor working for the network. … Read more
By Lauren Steinbrecher | KSL BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KSL) — A Utah teen is home safe and a man is in jail after police believe the man traveled from California upon meeting the boy online, causing the 14-year-old to send a secret signal for help to his family. That signal, plus some other steps the teen … Read more
A 68-year-old Solano man faces what could be the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty earlier this week in Solano County Superior Court for multiple child sex assaults. After a six-day trial, a jury on Tuesday found Robert Fernandez guilty of two counts of sexual penetration with a child under 10 … Read more
OAKLAND — The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland is losing two of its elementary schools as it goes through bankruptcy proceedings stemming from widespread sex-abuse lawsuits against the church. St. Anthony School, which opened in the late 19th century and provides private K-8 education to a largely Spanish-speaking community in Oakland, said that it … Read more
In September 2020, Richard Shane Hampton called his mother from the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning with a “really, really” important request. Hampton spelled out the name of a fellow inmate — “R-o-s-e-n-d-o E-c-h-e-v-a-r-r-i-a” — and asked her to look up what he was in for. Hampton’s mother said it was child abuse. … Read more
Monday’s episode of “Pod Meets World” took a dour turn as Will Friedle and Rider Strong, the former child stars of “Boy Meets World” who host the reflective podcast, detailed their former friendship with Brian Peck — a Season 5 guest star and convicted child molester. The otherwise lighthearted podcast invited family therapist Kati Morton … Read more