Dennis Barnes caught kissing and fondling the child of a fellow Chicago police officer A Cook County judge opted to clear longtime Chicago police sergeant Dennis Barnes of the molestation and sexual assault of a colleague’s young daughter, convicting him instead on the far-lesser charges of misdemeanor battery. As a …
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The chief judge of D.C.’s federal court announced his retirement on Wednesday. 63-year-old Chief Judge Richard Roberts, serving a lifetime appointment to the bench since chosen by President Clinton in 1998, claimed that health reasons would prevent him from continuing to serve. On the same day, the real reasons for …
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The former Alabama state trooper known for telling a female victim of a car crash, “Fuck me or go to jail,” has been given a light sentence after taking a plea deal. Samuel McHenry, 36, was indicted for rape and oral sodomy after the State Bureau of Investigations concluded there …
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A former sheriff’s deputy in eastern Missouri has been indicted on federal charges and will stand trial for sexually abusing four women, civil rights violations, and enticing a minor into prostitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis announced Friday. Marty Rainey, 52, could be facing life in prison. The …
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Two veteran LAPD officers were arrested by detectives from the same police force on Wednesday and charged with a series of sexual assaults, most of which occurred while they were on duty. The officers are expected in court on Thursday and are now held on more than $3.5 million bail. Prosecutors allege …
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Days after Georgia correctional officers gained national attention as the FBI arrest 46 of them for corruption in the drug trade, three women have gone public with a civil suit against Captain Edgar Daniel Johnson, the former supervisor at a medium-security women’s prison. Captain Johnson has made headlines for allegedly raping the three …
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A Phoenix police officer caught making arrangements to impregnate a minor was sentenced to 60 days in jail, a generous plea deal considering he was facing up to 7 years in prison. Via Raw Story: Justin LaClere, 33, was initially charged on two felony counts — child abuse and sex …
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“Security costs incurred by state troopers who accompanied Gov. Chris Christie out of New Jersey for 261 days last year could be more than $1 million, according to NPR member station WNYC’s analysis, but the governor’s spokesman and the state police are not detailing the total nor who is picking …
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