Related News: Andrew Bartels’ child sex abuse trial date pushed back

Posted on December 6, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Andrew Bartels’ child sex abuse trial date pushed back.

The trial date for a Montgomery man accused of child sexual abuse is being pushed back until early next year.

Montgomery Circuit Court judge Charles Price ordered the trial for Andrew Bartels to begin on February 24, 2014. It was supposed to take place in late August of this year.

Bartels, 39, was arrested in October 2012 and later indicted on three counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years of age.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Dothan judge hears arguments in case of officer disciplined for Facebook posts

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Dothan judge hears arguments in case of officer disciplined for Facebook posts.

Before a Dothan judge can determine whether the city’s personnel board acted appropriately in upholding the discipline of a police officer who made controversial Facebook posts, he must first determine the criteria he can consider to make his ruling.

Circuit Judge Butch Binford heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Dothan Police Cpl. Raemonica Carney, who was disciplined by Police Chief Greg Benton earlier this year after he was made aware of Facebook posts she made concerning Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer who is believed to have killed two officers and two others before being pursued to a California cabin where an exchange of gunfire occurred. A fire erupted in the cabin and Dorner died in the fire.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: Man to face trial on child sex abuse charges

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Troy Messenger published an article titled Man to face trial on child sex abuse charges.

A man who pleaded guilty to a sex crime could now be on trail at the next docket after a court appearance Friday afternoon.

Lawrence Lewis, Jr. was accused of and pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual abuse against a female over the age of 12 – a crime that dates back to March 2012.

Source: Troy Messenger

Related News: Sheriff: Man charged in missing Harris County girl’s disappearance

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Sheriff: Man charged in missing Harris County girl’s disappearance.

Wright allegedly met the teen from Harris County in an online chat room. The conversation then went to text messages, where sexually explicit messages were exchanged between Wright and the teen.

Wright allegedly picked up the teen and raped her. Authorities believe Wright dropped the teen back off at home when she walked through the door of a home at 7 a.m. on Monday. Deputies from the Harris County Department met with the girl, who told them she had a sexual encounter with an adult man.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Guilty plea entered by man who tried to entice Huntsville police officer’s children, led police on high-speed chase before fiery crash (updated)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Guilty plea entered by man who tried to entice Huntsville police officer’s children, led police on high-speed chase before fiery crash (updated).

A Hazel Green man charged with attempting to lure two children of a Huntsville police officer into his car entered a guilty plea today on charges of attempted kidnapping and enticing a child for immoral purposes.

Nicholos Kirk Roberts, 42, was arrested in December 2011 after leading police on a high-speed chase after the kids’ father found him. Roberts’ truck ultimately crashed on a Memorial Parkway service road and law enforcement officers had to pull him out of the vehicle before it burst into flames.

Source: AL.com

Related News: BULLY-PROOF

Posted on October 25, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Troy Messenger published an article titled BULLY-PROOF.

Pike County residents were able to learn about the epidemic of bullying this Thursday night in Troy when the university held a town hall meeting followed by a vigil to raise bullying awareness.

The meeting took the form of a panel discussion and question-and-answer section in which Pike County residents were able to ask specific questions about bullying.

The panel was composed of Florence Mitchell, Greg Crosby, Sharon Sullivan, Brenda Lampley, Karena Valkyrie and Greg Price.

Price gave a presentation on cyber-bullying before the panel discussion. Price serves as the head of the Alabama Computer Forensics Institute, a group that aids law enforcement officials in technology related criminal cases. “We work an enormous volume of cases involving cyber-bullying and child predators,” Price said. “It is basically anywhere where technology and bad things intersect.”

Source: Troy Messenger

Related News: Ala. lawmaker lobs bill to castrate sex offenders

Posted on October 16, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Ala. lawmaker lobs bill to castrate sex offenders.

The Florence Times Daily reports Republican Rep. Steve Hurst of Munford is trying again to pass a bill requiring sex offenders over the age of 21 whose victims were 12 or younger to be surgically castrated before being released from prison.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Saraland man accused of sexually abusing child, making child pornography

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Saraland man accused of sexually abusing child, making child pornography.

A 34-year-old man turned himself in to authorities Monday after Saraland police say he had inappropriate contact with a young child and produced child pornography.

Police started looking into William Scott Cunningham, of Saraland, during an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, said Cpl. Arlan Gaines, public information officer for the Saraland Police Department. The program is funded through federal grants and aimed at catching online sex predators.

Source: AL.com

Related News: 4 dead in triple-murder suicide pact linked to child porn probe, police say

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled 4 dead in triple-murder suicide pact linked to child porn probe, police say.

In a mystery straddling two states, three men and a woman were found dead of shotgun blasts in north Alabama after two of them were targeted in a Tennessee child pornography investigation, police say.

It’s being called a triple murder-suicide pact, as it appears the shooter killed his sister, former brother-in-law and friend before turning the 12-gauge on himself.

It’s unclear why they were in Alabama and why two of the four chose to take part in the pact.

Source: CNN

Related News: Eufaula man charged with having sex with minor

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Eufaula man charged with having sex with minor.

The Barbour County Sheriff’s Dept. says it has arrested a suspect and charged him with rape and sodomy for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a child.

Source: WSFA