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Lesbian Teacher Could Face Life Sentence for Molesting Two Girls in California

Andrea Michelle Cardosa, 40, was arrested Monday in Riverside County, California, and charged with 16 felony counts after two former students accused her of sexually molesting them. One of the victims, Jamie Carrillo, made headlines last month when she posted a YouTube video of a phone conversation in which she confronted the teacher she said […]

‘A Genius in France,’ IYKWIMAITYD

When the rape case against Roman Polanski made headlines a few years ago, the film director’s defenders commonly made the argument that he shouldn’t be judged by his crime because, after all, he was considered a genius in France. As a euphemistic synonym for “celebrity pervert,” A Genius in France applies equally to Woody Allen: […]

Police: Ex-Teacher Tonya Drueppel, 33, Had Sex With 13-Year-Old ‘Girlfriend’

The headline at the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader: Former Sioux Falls teacher accused of raping female student, 14 The headline is misleading because (a) the girl was 13 when the “relationship” began in 2012, and (b) it was “consensual.” Or, as Whoopi Goldberg might say, “It wasn’t rape-rape.” The quality of news coverage on […]

From Child Abuse to Child Pornography: ‘Our Society Is Quick to Judge’

The quoted phrase is from the mother of former Republican Senate aide Jesse Ryan Loskarn: Ms. Loskarn complained about the “media frenzy” surrounding her son’s arrest in December. “The last month of Jesse Ryan Loskarn’s life was surrounded by a media frenzy, with what appeared to be the goal of destroying his reputation beyond repair,” […]

Prosecutor: Teachers Would Not Help Investigate Predator Who Molested Boy

Matthew LoMaglio, 37, pleaded guilty to molesting an 8-year-old boy who was a student at the elementary school in Rochester, N.Y., where LoMaglio taught gym classes. On Jan. 14, LoMaglio was sentenced to four years in prison, but the prosecutor said many of the criminal’s colleagues did not cooperate with the investigation: Many in the […]

Woman Sold Her Kids for Sex

Natisha Hillard, 25, got paid by Christopher Bour, 39, to have sex with her kids. Scraping the bottom of the barrel of human depravity: A Gary, Ind. woman admitted this week that she sold a baby eight times to a Gary man for sex . . . Natisha Hillard, 25, pleaded guilty in U.S. District […]

Maryland Mall Shooter: Tea Party Extremist? No — Teen Skateboarder

Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, has been named as the gunman who killed two people Saturday at the Columbia mall near Baltimore: Why Darion Marcus Aguilar shot two people to death and then killed himself is still a mystery to police. They’re investigating who the 19-year-old man was and whether he even knew the people he […]

Remember Alicia Gray?

Sure, you remember: She’s the Alabama teacher who got caught boinking a 14-year-old boy and then, through her church, released a YouTube video admitting that, hey, boinking 14-year-olds is wrong. As if being subjected to harsh sarcasm (and also sentenced to jail) weren’t punishment enough, Alicia Gray’s video attracted the attention of Liberty University law […]

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