One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Student charged after threatening video posted to social media:
According to Department of Public Safety spokesperson Martha Earnhardt, the female student was taken into custody Wednesday evening after a threatening video was posted to Facebook.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Huntsville man accused of paying $20K to molest teen; victim was smuggled to U.S. from Honduras:
The father brought the teen to the U.S. from Honduras in 2010. The father began sexually molesting him when he was 15 years old and they moved to Huntsville, records state. Soon after, the father forced his son to have sexual contact with Edwards, the special agent wrote in the affidavit.
Other evidence includes text messages and pornographic photos, including nude pictures of the teen, records state.
The teen received 13 payments from Edwards, but the boy typically was required to give the money to his father, court records allege. Bank records show the payments between November 20, 2015 and April 10, 2017 total $20,350, according to investigators.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Boy, 13, shoots neighbor after Facebook dispute.
Between three and five juveniles confronted the suspect in a wooded area as a result of a dispute police believe started on Facebook, according to the Taunton Gazette. They allegedly made comments that frightened the 13-year-old.
Police say the suspect then went to his home, unlocked a gun safe and retrieved a rifle. He returned to the scene where he shot the 12-year-old.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Greenville bus driver arrested over texts to 15-year-old.
A Greenville bus driver has been arrested after police say he had “inappropriate text conversations” with a 15-year-old boy who rode on his bus.
Investigators have identified the driver as 29-year-old Leo Bowen. He was taken into custody on Oct. 3.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Montgomery Police investigating department’s first human trafficking case.
A human trafficking suspect was arrested and two victims were recovered in Montgomery Monday night, according to the Montgomery Police Department.
Theon Dontray Smith, 27, of South Carolina, was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree human trafficking.
It is the first human trafficking case that the Montgomery Police Department has investigated since the state law was passed in 2010.
MPD Chief of Staff, Bryan Jurkofsky says the department received a call from out-of-state parents, which is what triggered the investigation.
“They received contact from their daughter, who said she was in Montgomery and asked for a welfare check,” Jurkofsky said. “Patrol units responded and identified two minor females and one adult male.”
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Alabama high school teacher charged with sex with 2 students.
An Opp high school teacher is on leave after she was arrested for having sex with two different students, police said.
Ashley Hall, 33, was booked into the Covington County Jail on May 1, according to jail records. She is charged with two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19.
She was released from the jail the same day after posting $700,000 bond, $350,000 for each count. Hall taught English at Opp High School, according to the school’s website.
Source: AL.com
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Max Credit Union employee accused of sharing customer info on social media.
A social media firestorm involving a River Region credit union is burning after an alleged breach of customer privacy by a credit union employee. Max Credit Union customers are demanding answers after they claim an employee shared a customer’s personal information on Facebook.
The Senior VP of Marketing at Max Credit Union confirmed the credit union was alerted to the alleged incident last Thursday and that there is an investigation underway led by “legal authorities”. The Max employee has been placed on leave.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Trial underway for former Stanhope teacher accused of having sex with student.
The trial for former Stanhope Elmore High School teacher and track coach Jeffrey Stanton began on Wednesday.
“All the state of Alabama has to prove is that he was a teacher at Stanhope Elmore and she was a student and they had sexual intercourse, it specifically says consent is not a defense,” said Assistant District Attorney Mandy Johnson.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Alabama teacher Ashley Parkins Pruitt indicted on charges of having sexual activity, sexting with students.
The grand jury issued the indictments against Pruitt Jan. 29, but the documents were just made available this morning.
She was indicted on five counts: two counts of providing pornography to a minor, two counts of sex act with a student, one count of sex contact with a student. Pruitt was placed on leave from her job at Appalachian High School during the investigation.
Source: AL.com
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Bill would make cyber-bullying criminal act in AL.
An Alabama state senator wants to charge students with a crime if they’re caught cyber-bullying. State Senator Arthur Orr is sponsoring Senate Bill 104. The legislation also requires teachers and other school employees to report any cyber-bullying they’re aware of.
According to SB 104, if you’re caught cyber-bullying, then you could face a Class-C misdemeanor.
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