CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two more alleged victims testified Wednesday in Kanawha Circuit Court that a Shrewsbury minister sexually molested them when they were teenagers in the 1990s.
Sandy Martin Cook, 49, of Belle, faces multiple charges of third-degree sexual assault and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian for alleged sexual misconduct with several boys [...]
More testify against ex-pastor in sex abuse
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments · News
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Preacher Convicted of Child Molestation - Gaines
February 20th, 2009 · No Comments · News
ROCK PORT, Mo. — After deliberating nearly nine hours, an Atchison County jury on Thursday night convicted Joseph R. Gaines III, 60, of two felony counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of first-degree statutory sodomy.
The jury could not reach a verdict on a second count of statutory sodomy.
The verdicts in the court of [...]
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Testimony Begins In Sex Crime Case
February 19th, 2009 · No Comments · News
Joseph R. Gaines III, 60, faces 2 felony charges
ROCK PORT, Mo. — A jury of two women and 10 men will decide the fate of a Northwest Missouri preacher and part-time police officer charged with sex crimes.
The state charged Joseph R. Gaines III, 60, with two felony counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts [...]
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Hosanna Suspect Booked In Rape
December 5th, 2008 · No Comments · News
LIVINGSTON — Deputies booked one of the seven defendants in the Hosanna Church child molestation case on an unrelated aggravated rape count, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday.
Allen R. Pierson of 27953 Red Oak Road in Livingston was booked in a case involving a juvenile victim, according to the District Attorney’s Office for the [...]
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Former L.A. Priest Pleads Guilty to Molesting a Child 20 Years Ago
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments · News
George Miller, 70, faces up to three years in prison. He also admits to three other cases that he can’t be charged with.
A former Los Angeles priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to molesting a young boy 20 years ago and admitted to three other cases that he cannot be charged with because of a 2003 U.S. [...]
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