A former youth basketball coach has pleaded no contest to some serious charges. Former coach and organizer for the Rhode Island Hawks Basketball program, Jason Elliot was arrested in 2013. The program sponsors teams for boys in grades 5 through 12. He was sentenced to two years in prison and…
Court documents reveal details in severe Gloversville child abuse case
A Gloversville couple appeared in court on Wednesday after what police called one of the worst child abuse cases they’ve ever seen. Police said 27-year-old Hali Waight let her son go more than 24 hours without medical help after her boyfriend allegedly beat him. Court documents claim 20-year-old Jose Acevedo…
Tulsa police arrest ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive on child abuse, assault, sexual-battery charges
A Broken Arrow man who was named the Tulsa Police Department’s Most Wanted fugitive in November was arrested Tuesday in Tulsa. Nathan Remigio, 33, was booked into Tulsa Jail about 5:50 p.m. on a felony charge of child abuse by injury and a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault and battery…
Former Northern Territory police officer jailed for possessing child abuse material
The former officer, whose name has been suppressed, was last month found guilty of nine counts of possessing child abuse material. The Northern Territory Supreme Court has heard that the former policeman worked in the computer crime unit, analysing if
Judge refuses request from woman convicted of child abuse to withdraw guilty pleas
A Casper judge decided Monday not to allow a woman sentenced to prison in May for aggravated child abuse to withdraw her guilty pleas. Stephanie Shirts claimed her attorney provided ineffective counsel by inaccurately informing her of her appeal rights. Natrona County District Judge Catherine Wilking sided with Shirts’ former…
Suspect in child abuse arrest disaffiliated with MU in July
A Columbia man who was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of abusing a 14-year-old female relative for failing to wear her hijab is a former adjunct instructor at MU. Youssif Omar, 53, was arrested Wednesday evening at the 1700 block of Timber Creek Drive on suspicion of child abuse. Columbia
Bayshore Elementary School teacher charged with child abuse
A Bayshore Elementary School teacher was charged with child abuse without causing great bodily harm in an incident with a family relative on Thanksgiving Day, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Zaneta M. Dotts, 42, was arrested at 2:42 p.m. Thursday in Bradenton, the sheriff’s office said. Bayshore Elementary…
Mizzou teaching assistant arrested for suspicion of felony child abuse
University of Missouri graduate teaching assistant is accused of grabbing a teenage family member by the hair and pulling her out of school because she wasn’t wearing a traditional headscarf worn by some Muslim women. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports 53-year-old Youssif Omar was arrested Wednesday at his home on…
Crime Stoppers: Child abuse suspect may make run for Mexico
Omaha police are hoping to catch a suspected child abuser before he leaves the country. Glauco Manuel Pineda-Pizana, 43, usually goes by Manuel Pineda, according to the Omaha Police Department. He allegedly sexually abused a young teenage girl a number of times, according to a court affidavit. The abuse began…
Child abuse awareness campaign launched
Schools responsible for reporting abuse Dubai Police handled 26 child abuse cases in the first nine months of 2015, an increase from 21 in 2014. Brigadier Mohammad Al Murr, Director of Dubai Police’s Human Rights Department, said that physical and psychological abuse of children is not a phenomenon in the…