According to authorities in Louisiana, a man accused of raping an 11-year-old girl was released on $100,000 bond, only to victimize a woman he met through a dating app. As the New York Post reported, 49-year-old Mark Ferguson was arrested most recently on Thursday. Investigators believe he met the victim through Tinder in August and …
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against the use of teething jewelry after an 18-month-old boy reportedly died while using the item. The FDA made the announcement after the beads from the jewelry strangled the toddler while he napped. The federal agency also cited an incident with a 7-month-old who reportedly choked …
A retired Idaho priest who admitted to possessing and distributing child porn was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The Idaho Statesman reported that the Reverend W. Thomas Faucher, 73, received the de facto life sentence following a rambling 17-minute statement where he attempted to explain how he became entangled …
A California man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison. The Los Angeles Times reported that Gualberto Torres-Vargas, 40, pleaded guilty to continuous sexual abuse, sodomy by force of a child under 14 years old, performing a lewd act on a child under 14, and forcible …
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Philip Sasser had a familiar, sinking feeling when he saw the yellow envelope in his mailbox. He figured it was another past-due medical bill, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. “I opened it up and it said these bills had been paid off,” said Sasser, of Milton, Florida. …
The family of slain Florida woman Carla Stefaniak filed a lawsuit against Airbnb and property owners at a Costa Rican village after she was killed at while vacationing there. People reports that according to a lawsuit filed at the Hillsborough County Court on Thursday, bad reviews and comments associated with Villa le Mas, in San Antonio de …
Authorities in Australia say a 40-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a deadly highway crash in a stolen vehicle. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the suspect is accused of causing an auto collision on Saturday morning in Cataby. Police believe she was driving on the wrong side of …
An Indiana mother is speaking out after she was arrested for allegedly leaving her two young children at home unsupervised while she went to work earlier this month. According to WFLA, 25-year-old Taylor Cumings was locked up after leaving her 4- and 7-year-old sons at their Muncie residence for a full day last week. She …
Authorities in Georgia says a woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly attacking her elderly mother with a hammer. According to WSB TV, 56-year-old Sandy Mathis surrendered to police earlier this month following an attack that left 94-year-old Willie D. Monroe seriously injured. Still convalescing from two broken hands, she spoke to local reporters and …
A devastating tsunami struck Indonesia on Saturday, causing death and damage including to a boy band concert in progress. The incident is believed to have been caused by an eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano. According to the New York Post, footage of the Seventeen concert depicts the seconds just before the massive wave hit …
Authorities in Arizona say a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an infant and severely abusing two other young kids identified as the 4-month-old victim’s siblings. According to the Arizona Daily Star, emergency personnel responded to reports of an unresponsive child at an apartment home on East Grant Road on December 16. Upon …
Authorities in New Mexico say a custodian at the Barcelona Elementary School in Albuquerque is facing criminal charges after allegedly chasing a group of kids around campus at gunpoint. According to KRQE, Ray Lopez was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of counts including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon …
