Category Archive for : ‘SEX OFFENDERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF TRUST’

News 12 Long Island
By Jonathon Gordon
1/08/25

Officials: Suffolk County Police Officer Charged with Child Sex Abuse, Suspended Without Pay

Suffolk County Police Officer Sean Mahony has been with the department for 22 years.

Law enforcement officials confirm Suffolk County Police Officer Sean Mahony has been suspended without pay following his arrest last month.

According to court records, Mahony pleaded not guilty on Monday to two counts of child sex abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

According to defense attorney Anthony La Pinta, Mahony is accused of touching a young boy

ABC 7 New York
By Eyewitness News
11/05/24

Bay Shore School District Ordered to Pay $25M in Damages in Sex Abuse Case Against Retired Teacher

A school district on Long Island is being ordered to pay $25 million in damages in a massive school sex abuse scandal.

It stems from accusations against retired teacher Thomas Bernagozzi, 76, who is accused of sexually abusing students for decades.

More than 50 former students now say Bernagozzi abused them more than 20 years ago.

Bernagozzi retired from teaching in 2003. He taught the third grade from 1970 to 2000.

Prosecutors

CBS New York
Story by Jesse Zanger
Oct. 24, 2024

A licensed social worker who works with children has been charged with distributing child pornography, authorities announced Wednesday.

Renee Hoberman, 36, also known as Rina, of Plainview, was arrested Wednesday.

Hoberman worked as a child therapist in Melville and worked professionally with children.

Authorities say Hoberman, posing as a man, posted child porn videos on social media messaging apps from June to October of this year.

“As alleged, Hoberman distributed heinous and disturbing child pornography, including videos showing infants being restrained and raped,” U.S.

Reuters
By Dietrich Knauth
Oct. 16, 2024

Los Angeles Archdiocese Reaches $880 Million Sex Abuse Settlement

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to 1,353 people who alleged that they were sexually abused as children by Catholic priests, in the largest settlement by a U.S. diocese over decades-old abuse claims.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez expressed sorrow for the abuse in announcing the settlement on Wednesday.

“I am sorry for every one of these incidents, from the bottom of my heart,” Gomez said in a statement. “My hope is that this

NBC News
By Claretta Bellamy
Feb.9, 2024

The paper included a decade’s worth of data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention among Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states.

In the U.S., Black adult women are six times more likely to be killed than their white counterparts, troubling new data reveals.

A paper published Thursday in The Lancet medical journal analyzed homicide rates of Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states. The data was collected between 1999 and 2020 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System.

Homicides

USA Today
by Jonathan Limehouse
10/04/25

On the heels of the controversial Netflix true-crime drama about Erik and Lyle Menendez, Los Angeles prosecutors announced they are reviewing new evidence of alleged sexual abuse brought forth by the brothers’ attorneys.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón spoke about the ongoing review concerning the 1989 double homicide during a news conference on Thursday.

“I know this is an area of tremendous interest nationally, especially since the Netflix documentary came out,” Gascón said about the case. “We’re getting a lot of calls.”

The Menendez brothers’ attorneys have filed petitions for