Albion couple wanted for making child pornography

Federal authorities say they’re looking for an Albion couple accused of making child porn. They say 42-year-old Normann Pittelkow and 35-year-old Nicole Jacob are on the lam, accused of exploiting kids from the Albion area and publishing the pictures on the Internet. Investigators think the pair might be headed to…

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2 west Michigan fugitives added to ICE’s Operation Predator smartphone app to locate accused child sex predators

A west Michigan pair who absconded during a federal child pornography investigation are the latest fugitives to be profiled on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) smartphone app, seeking public tips about at-large and unknown child predator suspects. The suspects are the targets of an investigation by ICE’s Homeland…

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Pentagon watchdog to investigate allegations of Afghan child abuse

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is looking into a spate of recent reports regarding U.S. military commanders’ mishandling of child sexual assault cases in Afghanistan since 2011. According to a memorandum posted online Wednesday, the inspector general’s initial research into the issue is meant to establish certain criteria for “potential future work.” The watchdog’s interest…

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