Jessica Carman
The social media feeds of kids in New York are about to become less “addictive.” On Friday, lawmakers in Albany passed a major bill that will give parents more control over how their kids use social media apps like Instagram and TikTok. Big Tech companies are almost certain to fight the law in court for … Read more
Two women in Kansas have been arrested on charges that they attacked a girl and hurt her badly by throwing something “acidic” right into her face. Both Ye’Kira Hollins and Tayronnia West, who are 18, were arrested on Wednesday and charged with one count of aggravated assault in connection with the terrible attack on Passion … Read more
In New Mexico, a 40-year-old mother was arrested twice in the same week for reportedly abusing her children in a cruel way by spraying them with pepper spray and making them smoke cigarettes until they puked. Law&Crime looked at court records and found that Yvonne Legardy was arrested on Monday and Thursday of this week … Read more
Four girls between the ages of 4 and 13 were sexually abused by a former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officer. The deputy was given 40 years in state prison. On Friday, Sean Essex, 53, pleaded not guilty to three counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and one count of lewd and … Read more
A judge in South Carolina threw out the case against a father and stepmother who were accused of killing their 5-year-old son many years ago. The judge said this was because of several reasons related to the length of time that had passed since the boy’s death. Victor and Megan Turner were officially cleared of … Read more
A man posted child porn in a chat room and was jailed after a Pedo Lives Matter group chat in Texas got out. According to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani, a 35-year-old man from Spring has been found guilty of sending, getting, and having material containing child sexual abuse. On November 30, 2023, Oscar Barrios … Read more
Hays County Criminal District Attorney Kelly Higgins said that on May 30, a man was given a life sentence after being found guilty of sexually abusing a kid younger than 14 years old over and over again. The DA’s office says that Andrew Brown, 38, of Dripping Springs sexually abused a family friend’s 8-year-old child … Read more
Investigators in Kentucky are desperately looking for an 8-month-old girl who hasn’t been seen in weeks. The parents of the girl were caught hiding out in a motel with a large amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Miya Tucker Rudd, from Reynolds Station in Ohio County, was reported missing by Kentucky State Police on Thursday. The … Read more
A Florida woman is being charged with leaving her boyfriend to die in their home while he was zipped up in a bag. The hearing for the case was held on Friday, and the trial will begin in October. A hearing for Sarah Boone was held in Orlando state court on October 7, almost four … Read more
U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman said Wednesday that a 70-year-old man from Andrews, North Carolina was given a 6-month prison term and 12 months of supervised release after prison for assaulting someone on a plane flying from Atlanta to Seattle. In July 2023, Jack Allen Roberson was caught at Sea-Tac Airport. Records in the case … Read more