Bella Thorne opens up about being sexually abused until age 14
Star shines bright
Last month, Bella Thorne revealed she was molested after a follower made a "joke" about her outfit.
Annabella Avery Thorne is an American actress and singer. She played Ruthy Spivey in the television series My Own Worst Enemy, Tancy Henrickson in the fourth season of Big Love, and CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up. Wikipedia
"What did Disney do to this girl?! I think she was molested," the troll wrote. Thorne immediately responded: "Yeah, I was."
She later tweeted that the world can be a "cruel place" before quickly changing the subject.
A month later, Thorne decided to open up about her sexual assault in a sobering Instagram post.
Thorne revealed she was sexually abused every day as a child until she turned 14.
"I was sexually abused and physically growing up from the day I can remember till I was 14..when I finally had the courage to lock my door at night and sit by it. All damn night. Waiting for someone to take advantage of my life again. Over and over I waited for it to stop and finally it did. But some of us aren't as lucky to get out alive. Please today stand up for every soul Mistreated. #timesup"
California Man Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges
On January 5, 2018, the Eureka Police Department opened an investigation into continuous sexual abuse of a child. 35 year old Eureka resident Seng Yang was arrested after thorough interviews with detectives and service of a search warrant at Yang’s home.
Yang was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on numerous felony charges related to continuous sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14.
In order to protect the victim’s privacy, the Eureka Police Department is not disclosing any information concerning his or her identity, age, gender, or relationship to Yang. If anyone has information about this investigation, or about other similar crimes involving Seng Yang, please contact Senior Detective Ron Harpham at (707) 441-4305.
This is an ongoing investigation. Due to the sensitive nature of the case, further details will be released as appropriate.
Connecticut man gets prison for sex abuse of girl
By Phyllis Swebilius
MILFORD — Jose O. Guadarrama, 31, was sent to prison Monday for the sexual abuse of a child who is a relative.
“He took away my childhood,” the victim told Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti.
The abuse was “almost daily,” she told the judge, and “started when I was 5.”
Guadarrama, of West Haven, was sentenced to serve 18 years, suspended after eight years, with five years mandatory minimum, and 20 years of probation. He risks having to serve the full 18 years if he violates the conditions of his probation after his release.
Milford State’s Attorney Kevin D. Lawlor praised the victim’s courage for standing up to the defendant and facing the judicial process. She gets “all the credit in the world for being so intelligent and so brave for going forward,” Lawlor said.
Guadarrama subjected the girl to a multitude of sexual acts and twice took her to the Econo Lodge in West Haven, Lawlor said.
He was arrested in 2017 by West Haven police detectives with the Special Victims Unit, after a four-month investigation, the Register reported at the time. New Haven police initially had alerted West Haven of incidents in both cities, and West Haven detectives got the arrest warrant, the Register reported.
Guadarrama will be labeled a sex offender for the rest of his life, Iannotti said. He entered court Monday with guilty pleas, and with no explanation.
Guadarrama said he sincerely apologizes for the wrong he had done. “No words, no actions” can fix the damage, he told the judge. “I hope and pray she moves forward. I deserve this punishment ... and vow never to repeat this.”
Victim, mother speak
The victim stood at the prosecution table facing the judge. Her mother and the state’s victim advocate were on each side, hugging her. Quietly, slowly, she read from a prepared statement. Guadarrama had told her he was “attracted to smaller children.”
“I’m not the only one,” the girl said.
Her mother told Iannotti that Guadarrama is a monster. “He robbed her of her childhood and he took her innocence.” To Guadarrama, without looking at him, she said, “I cannot forgive you for what you have done and needless to say I cannot forget. You are no longer my (relative.)”
West Haven police charged Guadarrama on Feb. 21, 2017, with two counts of first-degree sexual assault on a child less than 13 years, from incidents in 2014.
She had been abused from age 5 to 12, Lawlor said.
Lawlor had asked Iannotti to impose the maximum, 20 years. Lawlor said he was “kind of dumbstruck” that the defendant would not participate in the pre-sentencing investigation. “The defendant presented no information that could lead to a lesser sentence,” Lawlor told the judge. “This is a person who we now know nothing about.”
Not true - you know he's a pedophile and has been for at least 10 years. What else do you need to know?
Without a pre-sentencing report, Iannotti told Guadarrama, the only “credit” he has earned is the guilty plea, sparing the young woman the “torture” of the trial.
“You’ve got a long way to come back,” Iannotti said. Guadarrama had inflicted “tremendous hurt” on the girl, Iannotti told him. “I hope the young lady can get beyond it. It’s going to affect her forever,” he told Guadarrama. “That’s a choice you made.”
Guadarrama’s attorney, Angelica Papastavros of New Haven, explained his decision concerning the pre-sentencing investigation: He acted on advice of counsel.
“He wanted to save the young lady from testifying at trial. He wanted to spare his family the pain. He’s always acted younger than his years,” she told the judge. As background, she said her client had finished technical school, was working at Yale University, and helping around the house.
“His remorse is beyond what the family actually believes,” Papastavros said. She asked the judge to impose a six-year sentence as her client took responsibility for this actions.
The terms of his probation include: no contact with the victim or the victim’s mother; no contact with minors, including family members; and sex offender treatment.
Guadarrama had been held at Cheshire Correctional Institution since his arrest in lieu of $450,000 bail and listed on the Connecticut VINE, victim information and notification service.
Transient accused of sexually abusing two girls
Posted By: Alice Reid
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says a man is lodged in the Jackson County Jail on sexual abuse charges involving two children in incidents three years apart. Detectives believe there may be more victims who have yet to come forward.
Michael James Rardin, 36, is currently in jail on charges of sexual abuse in the first degree, attempted sexual abuse in the first degree, and private indecency. According to a news release from the Sheriff's Office, the investigation began with a report that Rardin sexually abused a 10-year-old girl in September 2017. Rardin is also accused of trying to abuse another girl in 2014.
The Sheriff's Office says Rardin left the area during the investigation. A judge issued a warrant for Rardin's arrest on November 22, 2017, for charges related to both incidents. Rardin returned and was arrested at Jackson County Circuit Court on January 5, 2018.
The Sheriff's Office says Rardin is transient and is known to have stayed in several different homes in Jackson County, California, and Iowa in recent years. Based on information from the investigation, the Sheriff's Office says detectives are concerned Rardin may have more victims. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Steve Bohn at (541) 774-6168.
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Rush Springs man charged with lewd child molestation
Jessica Lane
A Rush Springs man was arrested on charges of lewd child molestation after he allegedly abused a child under 12.
Eric Anthony Smith was brought in for questioning at the Rush Springs Police Department after authorities received information from the Department of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline, according to an incident report.
Smith allegedly admitted to sexually abusing the child by molestation, penetration and showing them pornography on his cell phone, the report said.
Smith faces charges of child sexual abuse to a child under the age of 12 between June 3, 2016 and Jan. 2, 2018. The felony crime is punishable by imprisonment of not less than 25 years, nor more than life and a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, according to an information report from the Grady County District Attorney's Office.
Wyoming man sentenced for producing child porn,
mother accused of knowing
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) – While a man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for producing pornography of a young girl, the girl's mother is accused of sexual abuse of a minor and of knowing her child was being abused and doing nothing about it.
The Gillette News Record reports Charles Mathisen, (7th story on link) who has been convicted four times of sex crimes in Wyoming, was sentenced last month. The U.S. Attorney's Office says if Mathisen is paroled despite his age and sentence, he would be placed on a lifetime of supervised release.
The woman has been charged with second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, a felony. She also is charged with five counts of child endangerment, all misdemeanors.
An affidavit of probable cause says the child had been placed in foster care.
Child porn conviction lands Illinois man
40 year sentence
URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - A Champaign man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for child pornography.
57-year-old Duane Edwards pleaded guilty. Other charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
Edwards was charged with conduct involving a 7-year-old boy whose mother was a friend of Edwards. The assault happened sometime between November 2012 and February in Edwards' home. In November, additional charges were brought against him involving the 7-year-old's older brother, who was also under the age of 13.
Prosecutors said the sexual abuse was discovered in February 2017 when the younger boy spent the weekend at Edwards' home and told his mother, who lives in Mattoon, what happened to him.
A search warrant for the home was served on March 1. Police found an explicit photo of the 7-year-old in bed with Edwards on Edwards' cell phone.
The plea agreement was reached after the victims' family decided they did not want the children to go through a trial. Police are unsure of just how long the boys were victimized by Edwards.
Edwards had previous convictions for child sexual abuse. He was convicted in 1989 of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
In 2015, he was convicted in Champaign County of being a sex offender in a public park after an Urbana police officer found him in a car with five children under the age of 7 at Crystal Lake Park. Two of those children were the boys listed in the 2017 conviction.
In 2015, prosecutors said none of the children in the car accused Edwards of harming them. He was given two years of probation for that incident.
Edwards was given credit for 314 days served and will have to pay more than $3,000 in fines and costs.
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