Via www.standard.co.uk The wife of a former MP who was found guilty of sexual assaults has announced she is leaving him after 25 years of marriage.Charlie Elphicke, 49, who dubbed himself a "Naughty Tory", is facing jail today after a jury found him guilty of three counts of sexual assault.Elphicke's…
Via www.journalinquirer.com Simon A. Hessler, the former Ellington ambulance official and Manchester hotel owner who is facing 30-year state and federal prison sentences for sex crimes targeting children in what state police described as a sex trafficking scheme that involved a so-called “sex dungeon” in his Vernon office, says he…
Via www.nydailynews.com A Tennessee lawmaker is accused of stealing more than $600,000 in taxpayer money to fund a lavish lifestyle for herself and her family in a scheme that lasted several years and helped her pay for her wedding, honeymoon and even divorce fees, federal authorities said Wednesday.State Sen. Katrina…
Via www.standard.co.uk A man accused of murdering two women whose remains were discovered in a freezer is a sex offender with a "violent" and "controlling" past with young girls, a court has heard.Zahid Younis, 35, is on trial for the murder of Hungarian national Henriett Szucs and mother-of-three Mihrican Mustafa,…
Via www.startribune.com VIRGINIA, Minn. — A man was charged Thursday with killing a woman 34 years ago on Minnesota's Iron Range in a case that was resurrected with the help of genealogy database analysts.Michael Allan Carbo Jr., 52, of Chisholm, was charged with second-degree murder, according to St. Louis County…
Via oklahoman.com An Oklahoma County jail inmate is on the loose and another is back in custody after they broke a 12th floor window and used bed sheets to escape early Friday from the facility.Just before 7 a.m., the Oklahoma City Police Department notified jail staff they detained Jose Balentin…
Via www.arkansasonline.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a historic, unanimous and bipartisan vote Thursday, the Ohio House ousted its Republican speaker as the chamber’s top leader after his indictment in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme.Rep. Larry Householder is the first Ohio House speaker ever removed by the chamber, according to…
Via www.nbcconnecticut.com Connecticut State Police have arrested a man accused in a scheme that stole more than $437,000 from a Tolland woman, according to police.According to the arrest warrant, so-called "romance scams," which often target vulnerable populations like the elderly, are a rising problem internationally. Police believe the suspect, 32-year-old…
We posted a video this morning with this update, but we also collected the news round up of reactions to the sentence handed down today by Andrew Edis, the presiding judge in the case. https://youtu.be/k2hnEa3wVLI Via www.standard.co.uk Three teenagers who dragged PC Andrew Harper to his death in a “wicked”…
Via www.standard.co.uk Grime artist Solo 45 has been jailed for 24 years for raping four women and holding them against their will.The 33-year-old, whose real name is Andy Anokye, was found guilty at Bristol Crown Court of 30 charges relating to a two-year period.These were 21 rapes, five counts of…
