October 2007

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October 27, 2007

Repeating Rumor Of Teacher-Boy Affair Got Student Suspended

TAMPA - After being called a gossip-monger and then suspended from school for repeating a rumor, Shatavia Kendricks feels vindicated. The 15-year-old Middleton High School student told a school official about rumors of an affair between a teacher and... ... more

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October 24, 2007

Middleton teacher had sex with student

TAMPA – Police say a special education teacher at a Tampa high school has been arrested and charged with having sex with a ninth grade student. According to investigators, 33-year-old Christina Butler, who teaches at Middleton High School, faces... ... more

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October 19, 2007

Suspected Pedophile Wanted in Global Manhunt Arrested in Thailand

These images made available by Interpol in Paris show an unidentified man after, left, and before the digital manipulation of the image.BANGKOK, Thailand — A Canadian schoolteacher accused of sexually abusing over a dozen boys was arrested Friday in... ... more

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Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To Life In Prison

TAMPA - A 54-year-old convicted sex offender who authorities say tried to persuade another sex offender to help him find a young girl to pose for sexually explicit photographs was sentenced to life in prison this morning in federal court.... ... more

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October 17, 2007

Sitter Gets 20-Year Term

TAMPA - A babysitter who had an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl pleasure her with a sex toy was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison and 10 years of sex offender probation. Last month, Charity Sato, 23, pleaded... ... more

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October 14, 2007

Justice Served in Boot Camp Case

The Tampa Tribune Published: October 13, 2007 It's hard to grasp how a 14-year-old boy can be exercising one minute, then dying during a struggle with adults the next, and yet no one is found criminally responsible. But despite the... ... more

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October 13, 2007

Police Say Woman Molested Boy, 15

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies Friday arrested a 22-year-old woman on felony molestation charges after learning of a relationship between her and a 15-year-old boy, officials said. Christy Ayala, of 7325 Winchester Drive, Tampa, was held on $23,000 bail... ... more

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October 9, 2007

Repairman Tips Police To Child Porn Suspect

Slidell-Area Man Faces 276 Counts SLIDELL, La. -- A computer repair technician tipped police to a child pornography suspect, St. Tammany Parish officials said. Anthony Vincent Ularich III faces 276 counts of pornography involving juveniles. Sheriff Jack Strain said the... ... more

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October 7, 2007

Amber alert: New Orleans girl missing, might be in Fla.

WAKE UP TEENS! WAKE UP PARENTS! NEW ORLEANS -- A 16-year-old girl was missing Saturday and authorities feared she might have left with a sex offender, police said. New Orleans police issued an Amber Alert on Saturday to get... ... more

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HE IS IN CUSTODY! Police Catch Sex Offender

TAMPA - A registered sexual offender who authorities say raped a 15-year-old girl after using the Internet to lure her from home was apprehended Saturday at a Virginia truck stop. William Joe Mitchell, 46, was arrested without incident at the... ... more

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October 6, 2007

Youth Pastor Charged With Sexual Battery

LUTZ - A youth minister is facing allegations he molested a young girl a dozen years ago while babysitting her, authorities say. Justin Ray Peterson, 31, of 1319 Big Sky Drive, Wesley Chapel, ministers to young adults at River... ... more

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Park Ranger Charged With Porn Possession

Thomas Goins is the manager of Lithia Springs, a 160-acre park at 3932 Lithia Springs Road. TAMPA - A Hillsborough County supervisory park ranger was arrested Friday on a charge he possessed child pornography, according to the FBI. Thomas Goins,... ... more

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October 3, 2007

Missing Polk County Teenager Found Safe In Panhandle

Once you have read this article then you can see the reasoning behind the proposed law in the article following this news item. BARTOW- The parents of a missing girl started their day draped in television microphones, pleading with a... ... more

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GET ON BOARD

The following information has been forwarded by Ellen Fullwood, mother of Coralrose Fullwood. The Amanda Brown Foundation supports the proposed legislation. Please visit http://coralrosefullwood.com/new-page-2.htm. The problem: Florida law requires that some child-sex offenders get probation instead of actual time in... ... more

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October 2, 2007

IF YOU SEE HIM...CALL 9-1-1

William J. Mitchell, W/M, 46 years of age, Height 5'10", Weight 158 lbs, Blue eyes is wanted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Florida. He was last seen in a black 2000 Chevrolet Lumina, William Joe Mitchell is a... ... more

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