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February 20, 2021
Fox News

DALLAS (AP) – A man who killed his wife and wounded two Dallas officers before taking his own life had been convicted twice of sexual assault, authorities said Friday.

Sergio Sanchez, 57, had “an extensive violent criminal history” and didn’t want to return to prison after he shot and killed his 31-year-old wife, April Lachelle Sanchez, on Thursday, Police Chief Eddie García told reporters.

Sanchez served 12 years of a 25-year prison sentence for the 1983 aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery of a 32-year-old woman.

He was released in

February 24, 2021
Monte Brown, Caitlin Williams
KSWO

JACKSON COUNTY, Okla. (TNN) – A man is in an Oregon jail tonight being held for sodomy, rape and lewd molestation charges in Jackson County.

The 7News team did some digging Tuesday after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office posted about an arrest warrant filed on February 12 for 25-year-old Jacob Stone for a case that was investigated by Altus Police.

Online jail records from Lane County, Oregon show Stone was actually arrested a week ago Tuesday.

We reached out to the Jackson County District Attorney for the affidavit

February 22, 2021
Amy Rogers
Golf Channel

Madelene Sagstrom has been on a journey of healing and self-discovery for the last five years. She took another step down that path on Monday when she shared on social media her first on-camera interview in which she discussed being sexually abused as a child. The video was produced by the LPGA as part of their Drive On initiative.

For 16 years, Sagstrom held the secret. She didn’t tell anyone. And it ate away at her inside.

“I really did not like who I was,” Sagstrom said in

February 25, 2021
Karolina Tagaris, Angeliki Koutantou
US News

ATHENS (REUTERS) – Greece will toughen laws to combat sexual abuse and protect minors, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday following a cascade of recent scandals in culture and sport.

“Greek society underwent a shock when it began to learn about its hidden facades,” Mitsotakis told parliament.

The measures he outlined include stricter penalties for crimes against sexual freedom, changing the statute of limitations for cases of child abuse, creating a registry for professionals who work with children and a website where victims can submit

February 25, 2021
NBC

EATON COUNTY, Mich. / NBC News — Officers found the body of a former United States gymnastics coach, who has ties to disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, hours after he was criminally charged in Michigan.

The coach, John Geddert, committed suicide and was found in Grand Ledge, Michigan, according to Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

The lawyer who represented Geddert could not be immediately reached for comment.

Geddert had agreed to surrender at a sheriff’s office on Thursday before a 2:15 p.m. arraignment but he never showed

February 22, 2021
Mary Schenk
News Gazette

URBANA — A former youth minister at a Champaign church who admitted repeatedly having sex with an underage teen parishioner faces up to 23 years in prison when he is sentenced.

Roger VanRaden, 49, whose last known address was on County Road 2900 North in rural Rantoul, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of criminal sexual assault for having sex with a teenage girl who was in his congregation.

In a plea agreement negotiated by Assistant State’s Attorney Troy Lozar and Urbana attorney Evan Bruno, the state dismissed