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February

WOMAN CONFRONTS SUSPECT IN CHILDHOOD RAPE (Police Tape Conversation, Arrest Man)

APBnews.com/Scott A. Pignone

Richard Harris, 39, was arrested earlier this week after a woman came forward and reported asexual assault that occurred more than 16 years ago when she was 12. Harris, accused of a 1980’srape, may lead police to countless other victims in two states. The woman called the Orange CountySheriff’s Office and told them she was raped when she was 12, she said she didn’t come forward atthat point because her attacker, who used to live in her neighborhood, moved away. Harris movedback into the neighborhood, so the victim

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February

NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN GETS 124 YEARS IN SLAYING

Dorthia Bynum, 18, was sentenced Monday to at least 124 years in prison for the kidnapping, sodomy and beating death of 10 year old Tiffany Long.  Two boys, one 15 and the other 17, face trial in Tiffany’s slaying.  Tiffany knew the boys and Bynam.  She was abducted and killed in

October 1998.  According to the Associated Press, her body was discovered behind a vacant house where all three teens had once lived.  Tiffany was held down and raped, then beaten with a bed rail.  Bynum agreed to testify against

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February

WOMAN CHARGED IN NET SEDUCTION OF BOYS

Joyce Smith, a 39 year old mother of three was arrested Thursday after she surrendered to San Diego police for wooing teenage boys over the Internet and having sex with them at her home.  According to APB, someone phoned an anonymous tip to a county child abuse hotline and the investigation began.  Smith’s computer equipment and evidence that tied the victims to the scene were seized after police served a search warrant on February 2nd.  She allegedly talked to the boys on the Internet and invited them to her house

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February

COURT OVERTURNS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION OF ST. LOUIS MAN  

Associated Press

Robert McKelvey, pleaded guilty in November 1998 to a single count of possession of childpornography.  McKelvey, 28 years old at the time, was a second year student at DartmouthMedical School in 1994 when the investigation began.  He had been studying to be apediatrician.  The college eventually expelled him after someone reported seeing him with a 9year old boy in a locker room in the College gym in March 1994.  While he worked as avolunteer in a big brother-little brother program, he made child pornography of a young boy.

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February

COURT OVERTURNS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION OF ST. LOUIS MAN

rnAssociated Pressrnrn Robert McKelvey, pleaded guilty in November 1998 to a single count of possession of childrnpornography.  McKelvey, 28 years old at the time, was a second year student at DartmouthrnMedical School in 1994 when the investigation began.  He had been studying to be arnpediatrician.  The college eventually expelled him after someone reported seeing him with a 9rnyear old boy in a locker room in the College gym in March 1994.  While he worked as arnvolunteer in a big brother-little brother program, he made child pornography of a young boy.rn

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February

COPS: NEWSCASTER PLIED BOYS WITH DRUGS FOR SEX

Michael Longman, 43, a local television newscaster is wanted for molesting a boy in a drugs-for-sex scandal, police said.  An arrest warrant was issued for Longman in connection with his relationship with a 15 year old boy he allegedly gave cocaine to for sex while watching pornographic movies.  The warrant charges Longman with an aggravated crime against nature, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, pornography involving a juvenile, cruelty of a juvenile and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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