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January 14, 2021
Tom Olsen
Duluth News Tribute

The Diocese of Duluth has added a former Carlton County priest to its list of clergy deemed “credibly accused” of child sexual abuse.

The Rev. David Tushar had served as a priest in Northeastern Minnesota for nearly 35 years when he was placed on leave in July 2019 pending an investigation into allegations of abuse.

The allegations were related to his earlier service as a Holy Cross Father and Catholic school teacher in Niles, Illinois, from 1978-79.

Deacon Kyle Eller, spokesman for the Diocese of Duluth,

January 20, 2021
Bryan Renbaum
Maryland Reporter

The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Wednesday saw the contentious debate over legislation that would repeal the spousal exemption from prosecution for rape and other sexual offenses.
At the heart of the matter were questions related to how consent is communicated in marriage.
The legislation, SB02050-Criminal Law–Sexual Crimes–Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes) is sponsored by Sens. Susan Lee (D-Montgomery) and Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery). Parallel legislation was introduced in the House of Delegates last week. The legislation was previously introduced during the 2020 session.
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January 19, 2021
Elliot Hughes
JS Online

Two Milwaukee men have been charged with a total of nearly 40 sex crimes against young children, including multiple counts of sexual assault, child exploitation and possession of child pornography.
Antonio Galicia, 36, faces 30 of those felony charges on his own, while Pascual J. Castrejon, 35, of Milwaukee faces eight counts, according to online court records.
The two allegedly sexually assaulted at least four children multiple times since 2015, according to the criminal complaint. The age of one victim was not clear, but the three others ranged

January 13, 2021
Matt Heilman
KWCH

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A 61-year-old Wichita man will spend the rest of his life in prison, a Sedgwick County District Court judge ruled on Tuesday (Jan. 12). Sedgwick County District Court Judge Jeffrey Syrios ordered Nathan C. Brazille to serve nine consecutive life sentences in connection with the crimes involving three underage victims.
“Judge Syrios imposed the statutory life sentence (with parole eligibility after 25 years) on each count and then ran each count consecutive for a controlling sentence of life in prison without parole eligibility for

January 11, 2021
Justice.gov

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Randall Lee Peggs, also known as “Randy Peggs,” 57, of Wheeling, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to produce child pornography. Upon completion of his prison sentence, the defendant will serve a 20 year term of supervised release. Peggs also was ordered to pay $42,900 in restitution to the child victim, which will be joint and several with his codefendant, Elizabeth Haway. Last month, Haway was sentenced to 20 years

January 11, 2021
Paul Cherry
Montreal Gazette

A Lachine man awaiting his sentence in a case where he was convicted of child luring was returned behind bars last week following his arrest on charges alleging he accessed child porn last week and last year while he was out on bail.
Martin Barbeau, 43, is currently detained while he faces the charges filed against him at the Montreal courthouse last week. He was charged with possessing and accessing child pornography on Jan. 6.
He is also charged with having communicated with a child for a sexual