Related News: Convicted child abuser gets maximum sentence

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Troy Messenger published an article titled Convicted child abuser gets maximum sentence.

A man who subjected a child to inappropriate contact for two years has been sentenced to 10 years for the crime.

“We were very pleased with the sentence,” said Assistant District Attorney Josh Wilson, prosecutor for the trial and the sentencing. “In fact, that was what the we had asked for.”

A jury found Lawrence Lewis Jr. guilty of sexual abuse last month. Pike County Circuit Judge Thomas Head could have sentenced Lewis to as little as a year and a day for the class c felony.

Source: Troy Messenger

Related News: Huntsville man, Decatur mother and daughter among 4 charged in Internet prostitution detail

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Huntsville man, Decatur mother and daughter among 4 charged in Internet prostitution detail.

Police officers from Huntsville and other jurisdictions have been investigating this operation, which used online tactics to solicit prostitution to individuals and businesses among areas of north Alabama. Dewaun Cartral Stephens, 34, of Huntsville was a particular target for Huntsville police. He is charged with two counts of first-degree human trafficking and is in the Madison County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Also arrested were Tammie Denise Garner, 53, of Oakman and Tiffany Lee Meck, 24, of Decatur. Both are charged with soliciting prostitution. Meck’s mother, 43-year-old Geneva Elaine Meck, is charged with aiding and abetting prostitution for allegedly providing means for her daughter’s solicitation.

Source: AL.com

Related News: 12 NEWS DEFENDERS: Experts warn digital abuse growing

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled 12 NEWS DEFENDERS: Experts warn digital abuse growing.

It’s new. It’s increasing and it can be dangerous.

Experts are warning of a growing form of domestic violence they call “digital abuse”. It’s when one partner uses technology to control and intimidate their significant other. Mental health professionals say it’s such a new problem you could even be in a digitally abusive relationship and not realize it.

The constant calls, the threatening texts, brittny says her ex-boyfriend’s electronic communication was relentless.

“I was always fearful of not answering my phone when he called and not responding to his text messages.”

After months of high-tech harassment, brittny says she realized she was a victim of “digital domestic abuse” a new problem Psychiatrist Gail Saltz says is growing.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Disturbing allegations released in sexual abuse case against suspended Guntersville High soccer coach

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Disturbing allegations released in sexual abuse case against suspended Guntersville High soccer coach.

Prosecutors today released disturbing allegations against the Guntersville High School volunteer soccer coach charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse.

According to court records, David Barrow has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old and two counts of human trafficking. He was originally charged with three counts of sexual abuse and one count of human trafficking when police announced his arrest on May 9.

Court records made public this afternoon outline the specific complaints against Barrow, who has been suspended from his volunteer position at Guntersville High School.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Virginia high school students allegedly took nude pictures of female classmates, shared them online: officials

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. NY Daily News published an article titled Virginia high school students allegedly took nude pictures of female classmates, shared them online: officials.

A group of students at a northern Virginia high school are being investigated for using Dropbox as a makeshift porn site by sharing nude pictures of their female classmates, officials said.

The Fairfax County home of at least one McLean High School student was searched after a tipster alerted authorities that dozens of explicit photos of students — most of whom were underage — had been uploaded to the file hosting site, WTTG-TV reported.

It was not immediately clear if any of the teenaged girls in the pictures were aware that they had been photographed.

Source: NY Daily News

Related News: Man jailed in Bessemer for attempted abduction of 13-year-old girl

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Man jailed in Bessemer for attempted abduction of 13-year-old girl.

A 52-year-old man is in the Bessemer City Jail after authorities say he attempted to abduct a 13-year-old girl and possibly kidnapped another female before leading lawmen on a chase.

The ordeal began about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday outside of the Fourth Avenue Supermarket in Bessemer. The teen girl said the man approached her and asked her if she knew someone, and gave her a specific name. When she told the man no, he offered her $20 to get in the car with him, said Bessemer police Deputy Chief Mike Roper.

Source: AL.com

Related News: eBay buries its own advisory to change passwords following database hack

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Ars Technica published an article titled eBay buries its own advisory to change passwords following database hack.

eBay officials are taking flak for burying news of the password reset issued in response to a hack on the company’s corporate network that exposed sensitive data for millions of users.

More than seven hours after eBay published an advisory that was five clicks removed from end users, the company still made no mention of the breach, said to affect 145 million customers, in e-mails, on its front page, or when users log in to their accounts. The bare-bones post disclosed a breach in February or March that allowed attackers to make off with cryptographically protected passwords. It advised users to change their login credentials. The breach also exposed customers’ names, e-mail addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth in a human readable format.

Source: Ars Technica

Related News: Man faces charges for soliciting, obscene material

Posted on June 3, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Andalusia Star News published an article titled Man faces charges for soliciting, obscene material.

A Rose Hill resident is facing charges in two counts of electronically soliciting a minor and transmitting obscene material after law enforcement officers from Covington and Henry counties arrested him Friday.

Source: Andalusia Star News

Related News: 31-year-old sophomore at E. Texas high school arrested

Posted on May 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled 31-year-old sophomore at E. Texas high school arrested.

A woman is behind bars after allegedly pretending to be an East Texas high school student.

Charity Anne Johnson, 31, was enrolled at New Life Christian School in Longview as a sophomore. Longview police say Johnson was arrested Tuesday at an apartment in the 400 block of S. High Street. Residents told officers they had reason to believe she was lying about her age and wanted assistance in making her leave.

Officer Debra Stiles said Johnson gave officers the name “Charite Stevens” and a birth date of November 24, 1997. This is the information Johnson used to enroll at New Life Christian School.

A spokesperson for the school said Johnson was brought in to enroll with a person who was her guardian. She enrolled in the school, giving a date of birth that indicated she was 15. On Tuesday, staff at the school discovered her identification was fake. She had been a student there since October 2013.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Convicted sex offender caught with his pants down outside Pinson grocery store

Posted on May 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Convicted sex offender caught with his pants down outside Pinson grocery store.

A convicted sex offender is back in jail after authorities say he exposed himself to customers in the parking lot of a Pinson grocery store.

On May 2, Jefferson County sheriff’s officials received reports of a man exposing himself outside of Food Giant on Alabama 75. Three days later, on May 5, the same man was seen inside the grocery store with a small child, said Chief Deputy Randy Christian.

Source: AL.com