Background Check Failures Led to Grooming and Sexual Abuse of Florida 12-Year-Old by Landscaping Employee

The lawsuit claims the defendant, who is a registered sex offender with an extensive violent criminal history, was employed by a landscaping company that worked for the complex, and that the property management company failed to conduct adequate background checks on him, placing him in a position to have access to a young girl.

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South Carolina Worship Musician Facing Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

Fifty-three-year-old Richard Channing Shealy from Lexington County, SC, was arrested and charged with 13 total counts, ranging from second-degree and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

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A CA Police Department Settles Sexual Abuse Claims of Four Women

The City of Whittier has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle claims brought by four women who allege they were sexually abused and groomed by a former police officer while participating in the department’s Explorer program in the 1970s.

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Special Education Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Students

A Nadia Horn, 22, was arrested by the Eau Claire Police Department in WI and charged with the sexual assault of a child by a school staff person, as well as second degree sexual assault of a child.

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California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Rename Cesar Chavez Day Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

The change comes after allegations became public that Chavez had sexually abused girls and women during his days building a major farmworker labor rights movement in the 1960s in California’s agricultural heartland.

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Apple Sued by WV for Alleged Failure to Stop CSAM on iCloud and iOS Devices

West Virginia’s attorney general has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Apple, alleging that it has failed to prevent child sexual abuse materials from being stored and shared via iOS devices and iCloud services, and accused Apple of prioritizing privacy branding and its own business interests over child safety.

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‘Happy (and Safe) Shooting!’: Chatbots Helped Researchers Plot Deadly Attacks

Nearly three-quarters of the time, popular AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks including bombing synagogues and assassinating politicians, with one telling a user posing as a would-be school shooter: “Happy (and safe) shooting!”

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Colorado School Bus Driver Arrested on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child

A 64-year-old school bus driver in the Denver metro area was arrested and now faces a felony charge of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

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