Category Archive for : ‘SEX OFFENDERS AND OTHERS WHO REOFFEND’

February 16, 2021
S. Brady Calhoun
My panhandle

NICEVILLE, Fla. (WMBB) — A Niceville woman was arrested Tuesday on charges she sexually abused a young child over a seven month period in 2018, Okaloosa Sheriff’s deputies said.

Katrina Puri, 50, is charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than twelve and lewd and lascivious exhibition on a victim less than sixteen, deputies wrote in a news release.

A caretaker noticed redness on the child during bath time and that the child exhibited sexual behaviors, deputies wrote.

The victim told investigators that Puri touched

February 16, 2021
Lenex Web

At the second trial, the defense lawyer did not cast doubts on her credibility and let her off the stand after 12 minutes. The jury returned a guilty verdict in two hours.

Afterward, nine other women came forward and said Mr. Worrell had raped them too.

He was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison; combined with a life sentence he earned later in Maryland, Mr. Worrell, now in his mid-70s, is all but certain to die behind bars.

Ms. Ham said after the trial that the experience had

February 17, 2021
Choe Sang-Hun
NY Times

SEOUL, South Korea — He has lectured in European universities and appeared on the cover of a British magazine. His book was translated into a dozen languages. He was once a guest on CNN.

Jang Jin-sung is one of the most internationally recognized defectors from North Korea. His 2014 memoir, “Dear Leader,” enthralled readers with what he said were firsthand descriptions of a private party held by Kim Jong-il, the former North Korean leader, and claims of what it was like to be one of the few

February 15, 2021
Sydney Basden
WLOS

NEW BERN, Craven County — A registered sex offender has been arrested on child sex crimes charges in eastern North Carolina, officials said Monday.

According to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified by the Jones County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday that a registered sex offender in Craven County was reportedly having an inappropriate relationship with a child.

Following their joint investigation, officials said Gregory Shirazi Sr. of New Bern has been arrested and charged with the following:

• Felony statutory sex offense with a child under 13,
• Indecent liberties with

February 15, 2021
Lauren Pack
Journal – News

A former Madison Twp. fire chief was arrested Sunday on child sex allegations after a short investigation involving multiple victims, according to officials and court documents.

Ronald E. Miller, 69, of Preble County Line Road in Madison Twp., is charged with two counts of rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition involving three female victims who were between 5 and 14 at the time of the alleged crimes. Some of the charges are connected to crimes allegedly committed several years ago.

Butler County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy

February 17, 2021
Bismarck Tribune

A Bismarck man serving a 30-year sentence for child sex crimes in Burleigh County entered an Alford plea Wednesday to similar charges in Morton County and was sentenced.

Russell Walbert, 65, was ordered to spend 461 days in prison and five years on probation upon his release. South Central District Judge James Hill gave Walbert credit for 461 days served. Hill suspended the rest of a 15-year prison term. One of the two charges against Walbert was dismissed, court documents show. Defense attorney Garrett Ludwig did not immediately