Articles Tagged: Sexual abuse

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Juvell Campbell, 34, was arrested after his DNA was found to match DNA evidence taken after a 2019 sexual assault.

A man who has described himself online as “a husband, father of three, a JH math teacher, a head XC coach and a Distance Track coach and Follower of Christ” faces five felony charges and up to 30 years in prison for allegedly blackmailing two 16-year-old Muscatine girls last year.

The girl described the sexual abuse during an interview at St. Luke’s Child Protection Center.

A 15-year-old girl told investigators Mathurin Petit, 41, sexually assaulted her over the course of three months in 2019. The last time he forced her into his van and sexual abused her, according to criminal complaint.

A mother said she would never forget the moment she learned of the abuse. “Her demeanor, her body language and tone said everything I never thought would happen to my baby girl.”

Judge says former Four Oaks youth counselor who pleaded guilty to sex abuse of 14-year-old isn’t eligible for suspended sentences. She will be allowed to withdraw plea and trial will be reset.

Iowa has joined more than a dozen other states in eliminating the statute of limitations for several child sex abuse crimes.

Damian James Hunter pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two children ages 5 and 6 for over a year.

Seeks criminal charges for sex offenders

Ex-Des Moines Public Schools janitor Jesse McIntosh who sexually abused young child gets prison