Related News: WSFA 12 special report: Student-teacher relationships

Posted on May 13, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled WSFA 12 special report: Student-teacher relationships.

Approximately 431 teachers were arrested in the southeast from 2007 to 2011 for sexual misconduct according to a study in the “Journal of Childhood Sexual Abuse”.

Here in Alabama, nearly 70 teachers have been accused of inappropriate actions with a student in the last two years with more than half of those in the last ten months.

Last month, a Selma teacher, LaTangela Wiliams, pleaded guilty to having sex with students. Anthony Ray Staten Jr., a substitute teacher at Alabama Christian Academy, was charged with having sexual contact with a student. Then a Southlawn Middle School teacher was charged with indecent exposure.

The most recent case came Friday when police charged a north Alabama soccer coach, David Jacobs Barrow, with sexual abuse and Human Trafficking.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Sex offenders charged

Posted on May 13, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Troy Messenger published an article titled Sex offenders charged.

Seven local sex offenders are back behind bars after being caught in violation of adult sex offender registration laws.

Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said the sting was the result of joint efforts between his office, Troy Police Department, the Alabama Bureau of Investigations and U.S. Marshals Service.

“The team verified that the registered sex offenders were living in compliance,” said Thomas. “We checked all 89 sex offenders’ residences and got seven warrants issued.”

Source: Troy Messenger

Related News: Florence woman indicted on more than 100 federal charges of producing child pornography; husband indicted on 51 counts

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Florence woman indicted on more than 100 federal charges of producing child pornography; husband indicted on 51 counts.

A Florence couple was indicted last week on more than 100 charges related to exploiting a minor child in their custody to produce child pornography.

The charges against Patricia Allana Ayers, 34, and her husband, Matthew David Ayers, 42, were outlined in a 107-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Birmingham.

Investigators found the couple in possession of 53 pornographic images of the child produced between the summer of 2010 and January 2013.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Child porn suspect wants evidence withheld

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Child porn suspect wants evidence withheld.

A Dothan woman admitted to police that she used the nickname “Lady Woo” in an online web forum in an effort to solicit child pornography.

Dothan Police Cpl. Tim Mullis, the department’s internet crimes against children investigator, said both 31-year-old Samantha Victoria Bryant and her boyfriend Ellison Ray Dooling used nicknames involving the word “Woo” in an online internet forum.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: Facebook unveils anonymous login

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled Facebook unveils anonymous login.

Are you uncomfortable with the information Facebook shares about you with third-party apps and websites? Good news: Facebook has a solution.

Facebook on Wednesday unveiled an anonymous login feature that allows users to sign into apps without sharing their identities. The apps will be forbidden from collecting personal data from people who use the feature.

Source: CNN

Related News: After Fan With A Disability Was Bullied By Shaq, He Reminded Us All To ‘Hug, Don’t Judge’

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Huffington Post published an article titled After Fan With A Disability Was Bullied By Shaq, He Reminded Us All To ‘Hug, Don’t Judge’ .

Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal is facing sharp criticism from fans after posting a photo to his Instagram account making fun of Michigan-native Jahmel Binion, according to MLive.

The 23-year-old lives with ectodermal dysplasias, a rare condition that causes reduced ability to sweat, missing teeth and fine, sparse hair, according to the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias. At least one in 5,000-10,000 babies are born with the condition.

Source: Huffington Post

Related News: Blount Co. DA contacts Instagram over offensive posts

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Blount Co. DA contacts Instagram over offensive posts.

Blount County’s District Attorney is asking Instagram to take down offensive posts which she believes could be cyberbullying.

Someone has been taking young teenage girls photos on the social media website and reposting under offensive headlines such as “WHORESOFBLOUNTCOUNTY” or “SLUTSOFSUSANMOORE.”

Source: WSFA

Related News: Online child porn victims lose at Supreme Court

Posted on April 24, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Ars Technica published an article titled Online child porn victims lose at Supreme Court.

A deeply divided Supreme Court set limits Wednesday to how much monetary compensation child victims of online pornography may reap from those who viewed their images.

The 5-4 decision set aside a $3.4 million judgement awarded to a woman whose pictures of her being raped as a child were widely circulated online.

The court ruled that Doyle Randall Paroline, a Texas man who was prosecuted in the case, does not have to pay that large sum, which is the total amount of damages the victim’s lawyers say she deserved.

Source: Ars Technica

Related News: Central Florida teen charged with attempted murder in stabbing over Facebook post

Posted on April 24, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Click Orlando published an article titled Central Florida teen charged with attempted murder in stabbing over Facebook post.

Witnesses told deputies that a 14-year-old was walking home with friends when he confronted the 16-year-old about a Facebook post, the Sheriff’s Office said.

“He indicated to his father that the 14-year-old tried to approach him at school to confront him regarding the Facebook post,” said Twis Lizasuain of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. “He ignored him the majority of the day, when he was walking home, that’s when the 14-year-old confronted him.”

Source: Click Orlando