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Pop star Kris Wu detained by Beijing police on suspicion

of sexual assault

Police cite 'relevant information reported on the internet' about the

Chinese-Canadian musician

The Associated Press · 

Posted: Jul 31, 2021 2:11 PM ET

A fashion magazine showing Chinese-Canadian singer Kris Wu, centre, is seen sitting on the display of a Beijing convenience store earlier this month. On Saturday, police in Beijing announced the pop star had been detained on suspicion of rape, following an accusation Wu lured young women into sexual relationships. (Andy Wong/The Associated Press)

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape, police announced Saturday, following an accusation the former member of the Korean boy band EXO lured young women into sexual relationships.

Wu, 30, earlier was accused by a teenager of having sex with her while she was drunk. Wu denied the accusation.

The teenager said seven other women contacted her to say Wu seduced them with promises of jobs and other opportunities. She said some were under 18 but gave no indication whether they were younger than China's age of consent of 14.

Wu has been "criminally detained" on suspicion of rape "in response to relevant information reported on the internet" including that he "repeatedly lured young women to have sexual relations," the police statement said. It gave no other details.

Wu has denied accusations

The pop star had previously denied the accusations. "There was no 'groupie sex'! There was no 'underage'!" Wu wrote last month on his social media account. "If there were this kind of thing, please everyone relax, I would put myself in jail!"

The news was trending as the no. 1 most searched topic on Weibo on Saturday night, and some users online started commenting on Wu's social media account, telling him to "Get out of China!"

Wu is a Canadian citizen, according to the police statement.

The official paper of the Communist Party, the People's Daily, weighed in on the case, saying in a short opinion post online that "Having a foreign nationality is not a protective talisman, and no matter how big the name is, there is no immunity."

Teen's interview published on website

The teenager publicized her accusations on social media and later in an interview with the internet portal NetEase. A day after that interview appeared, at least 10 brands including Porsche and Louis Vuitton broke off endorsement and other deals with Wu.

According to the interview, she thought she was meeting Wu for a career opportunity. Instead, his staff who was present forced her to drink. As someone who did not go to bars, she said her tolerance was low and she was drunk after two drinks. The next day, she woke up in Wu's bed. That morning, he was kind to her and promised to take care of her, she said.

The teenager said that was the beginning of what she had thought was their relationship. This was the case until March, when he stopped returning her messages.

At first, she said she felt sorry for herself. But after she learned that there were other women who had been treated similarly, she said she felt there were others who were worse off.

Police urged to investigate

"I don't believe this is just my own personal matter. You can even say that this is a problem with the atmosphere in China's entertainment circle," she said in the NetEase interview.

Wu said that he had met the young woman on Dec. 5, 2020, but "I didn't force her to drink," and "there was not this sort of 'details' she describes."

"I didn't expect my silence to encourage these rumours, and I couldn't stand it!" Wu previously wrote. "There were a lot of people there that day who can bear witness."

The teenager and Wu both said they had asked authorities to investigate.

Saturday's statement didn't mention that case and gave no information about the status of that investigation.

Former England footballer Adam Johnson, who was jailed for

sexual activity with a child, pictured on family day out with ex-lover

2 Aug, 2021 15:38

Disgraced football star Adam Johnson, who was imprisoned in 2016 for engaging in sexual activity with a minor, has been photographed taking a stroll with his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his newborn child, Stacey Flounders.

The 12-cap England international, who played for clubs including Manchester City and Sunderland, was said to have split from Flounders at around the same time as he was jailed for six years.

During lockdown, though, they were reportedly reunited and spent time together looking after their daughter.

In one snap from the weekend shared by numerous UK tabloids, 31-year-old Flounders pushed a pram which carried their newborn son Arley, while Johnson donned a black t-shirt and grey tracksuit bottoms with white trainers.

Their six-year-old daughter was also at the rendezvous in Hardwick County Park, County Durham, north-east England, where one photo appeared to show Flounders putting her arm around Johnson's waist to embrace him.

The family currently live in a $695,000 detached home in the area but are said to be considering a move abroad.

A friend recently told The Sun that Johnson and Flounders had "been through a lot" as a couple, but said she is now "happier now than ever".

Other sources claimed that Flounders had never hated Johnson or seen him as a pedophile despite his conviction. 

Or, his admission!

Johnson served half of his sentence before being released in 2019. The couple were said to have finished their romance around the time of the verdict being passed down, when Johnson was earning around $83,000-a-week.

A former air hostess, Flounders met Johnson in 2011. The couple moved into a $2.8 million County Durham mansion together in 2012, when he signed for Sunderland, his most recent club. The winger reportedly sold the property during his imprisonment.

Let's hope and pray that he got rid of his sexual tendencies while in prison also, for the sake of Stacey and the kids.

Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Retaliated 

Against Employee: NY Attorney General

BY JACK PHILLIPS 

August 3, 2021 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed several women and retaliated against a former employee, said New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing the Democrat governor of violating laws.

“Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state law,” James said in a news conference on Tuesday, adding that Cuomo fostered a “hostile” and “unsafe” work environment. The governor engaged in “unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging,” as well as making inappropriate remarks, she said.

James’ office concurrently released a 165-page report (pdf) following an investigation, which started in March when several women publicly accused the governor of misconduct. The report, which doesn’t have any criminal consequences, included interviews of 179 witnesses and a review of thousands of documents.

Cuomo, a Democrat, harassed his own staff members, members of the public, and even a state trooper, the report claimed.

The attorney general’s report punctuates the governor’s stunning fall-from-grace after he was largely lauded by the national media—including awards and a book deal—for how he dealt with the COVID-19 epidemic. Cuomo is also accused of misconduct in how his office handled nursing homes amid the pandemic, which may have led to thousands of excess deaths from the virus.

When women began making accusations against the governor, a number of New York Democrat officials urged him to resign. Cuomo has denied the allegations and has refused to step down. Even President Joe Biden said the governor should step down if the allegations against him are confirmed in James’ investigation.

The governor, also according to James’ report, denied the most serious allegations and made blanket statements or had a lack of recollection into certain details when asked.

“I never harassed anyone, I never assaulted anyone, I never abused anyone,” Cuomo said in March. “I’m not going to resign.” He apologized for making some women feel uncomfortable, however.

Somehow, in his mind, making women feel uncomfortable is not harassment or abuse.

Cuomo at the time said that he “never, ever meant to offend anyone or hurt anyone or cause anyone pain” and feels “terrible that these people felt uncomfortable, felt hurt, felt pain from the interactions, and I’m embarrassed by it, and I feel bad from it.”

Former U.S. Attorney Joon Kim and Anne Clark were selected by James to head the investigation. Cuomo, in statements to the press, accused the two officials of being biased against him.

But investigators found that Cuomo’s recollections during interviews “stood in stark contrast to the strength, specificity, and corroboration of the complainants’ recollections, as well as the reports of many other individuals who offered observations and experiences of the governor’s conduct,” the report stated.

“This is a sad day for New York because independent investigators have concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and, in doing so, broke the law,” James, also a Democrat, added in a statement. “I am grateful to all the women who came forward to tell their stories in painstaking detail, enabling investigators to get to the truth. No man—no matter how powerful—can be allowed to harass women or violate our human rights laws, period.”

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New York Governor Cuomo faces potential criminal charges as local prosecutors make inquiries on sexual-harassment claims

4 Aug, 2021 20:40

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is shown during a May 2021 event in Manhattan.

© Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

Already struggling for political survival after a state investigation found that he sexually harassed 11 women, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo now faces criminal probes by district attorneys in at least four local jurisdictions.

Prosecutors in Manhattan, Westchester County and Nassau County issued statements on Wednesday indicating that they had requested materials from a state investigation into the allegations against Cuomo so they can determine whether he committed any crimes in their areas. Albany County District Attorney David Soares, whose jurisdiction includes the state’s capital city, said late Tuesday that his office is conducting its own investigation of Cuomo and welcomes any alleged victim to contact his office.

The latest requests came one day after New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that a probe by her office had concluded that the sexual-harassment claims against the governor were true. Alleged victims include current and former state employees, as well as private citizens.

“We are reviewing the deeply disturbing findings of the attorney general’s report regarding the governor’s alleged conduct,” Nassau County Acting District Attorney Joyce Smith said.

We have requested the attorney general’s records related to any incidents that occurred in Nassau County and will thoroughly and expeditiously investigate any potential crimes.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah made similar statements.

Even a female state trooper was targeted by Cuomo, the state investigation found. The governor kissed the trooper on the cheek in front of a co-worker and asked on another occasion to kiss her again, according to the attorney general’s office. Other alleged incidents with the trooper included running his hand across her stomach, from her navel to her hip, while she held a door open for him and running his finger from the top of her neck down to the middle of her back in an elevator.

Cuomo, who also was found to have retaliated against at least one of his alleged victims, has denied any wrongdoing, saying he “never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances.”

It would appear that Cuomo doesn't know what is appropriate and what is inappropriate.

The attorney general’s probe was civil in nature, and James made no determination as to whether Cuomo had committed any crimes. Anne Clark, one of the lead investigators, told reporters that local and federal prosecutors are free to review all of the allegations included in the state report.

President Joe Biden and other Democratic Party leaders have called on Cuomo to resign. Democrat governors in four nearby states – New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island – issued a joint statement Tuesday night saying they were appalled by the investigative findings and that Cuomo should step down.

A majority of New York state lawmakers support launching impeachment proceedings against the governor if he doesn’t resign, the Associated Press reported. At least 82 members of the 150-seat New York Assembly favor impeachment if Cuomo continues refusing to quit. 

Cuomo said in March, when such party leaders as New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for his resignation, that stepping down because of unproven allegations would be “anti-democratic.” At the time, he told reporters “let’s get the findings” of the attorney general’s investigation and “go from there.”

Ironically, when then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had been accused of sexual harassment and assault in 2018, Cuomo said the state’s chief prosecutor should resign, “for the good of the office.”

2 Old Men, Pastor, Daycare Teacher on Today's USA P&P List

Sexual abuse allegations suspends license at Bright Horizons Daycare at Baldwin Park

by: Daralene Jones 

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Officials with the state of Florida have suspended the license for Bright Horizons Daycare facility in Baldwin Park, Channel 9 investigative reporter Daralene Jones learned.

The license was suspended following allegations a former teacher, Jayrico Hamilton, sexually abused two young children at the facility for months. 

Investigators with the Department of Children and Families said Hamilton sexually abused children in his classroom. 

Eyewitness News has reported that two civil lawsuits have been filed by the families against the day care facility and Hamilton. 

Investigators with DCF determined the facility failed to perform a proper background check on Hamilton and said in the report, "When a licensing counselor inspected the facility during this investigation, they found ‘no employment’ reference checks were performed prior to Mr. Hamilton being hired in 2016. Had a check been done they would have known he was terminated for cause from a Navy facility in Virginia." 

The fact that he is male should have been enough reason to reject him as a child carer.

A child told investigators that Hamilton would kiss him while he used the bathroom. 

Eyewitness News has reached out to Bright Horizons at Baldwin Park for comment and is waiting on a response.

Orlando police told Eyewitness News Wednesday that Hamiton has not been charged with any crime.

Oh! And why is that?

Pastor G’s appeal of child sex abuse convictions

denied by Texas court

BY VERNON FREEMAN JR., 

FORT WORTH, Tx. — The appeal of child molestation convictions by former Richmond pastor Geronimo Aguilar was denied Wednesday by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Aguilar, also known as Pastor G, is severing a 40 year sentence after being convicted in 2015 of seven charges related to sexually abusing multiple minors.

The former pastor and founder of the Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) church, was convicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under fourteen years of age, three counts of sexual assault of a child under seventeen years of age, and two counts of indecency with a child by contact.

A Texas jury found Aguilar guilty of sex crimes against two sisters who he started to abuse when they were 11 and 13 years old. The girls, now women, said they were abused in the 1990s while Aguilar was a pastor at their church in Texas.

Wednesday’s appeal to the 2nd Court of Appeals was Aguilar’s last appeal. Earlier this year his appeal was also denied by a Texas court.

Aguilar must serve 20 years in prison before he’s eligible for parole.

House bill to require mandatory prison for

child sex offenders in Ohio

Trista Thurston, Reporter 

COLUMBUS - Law enforcement sees so many of those convicted of soliciting minors for sex on just probation, able to re-offend as soon as they're released. 

Victims of child sex abuse say the lack of proper penalties for offenders can be just as traumatic as the original abuse. Lawmakers are looking to put mandatory sentences in place to make sure this doesn't happen to children in the future. 

A bill reintroduced in the state House of Representatives Wednesday by Reps. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid) would create mandatory sentences for importuning of at least six months in prison.  

Those convicted of importuning, or soliciting a minor for sex over the internet, can currently see little to no prison time. A vast majority receive a slap on the wrist, Schaffer said. 

And these criminals are often not just soliciting children for sex. Schaffer said that those that start with importuning can evolve to child pornography and human trafficking if left unpunished. Mandatory prison could interrupt that cycle of abuse. 

In many cases, it's law enforcement posing as children online that catch these criminals, leading some to believe this a victimless crime. Smith says that we're "lucky they find law enforcement first."

Smith's experience on the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children task force, based in Cuyahoga County, led him to this work. Schaffer himself has been working to pass this legislation since 2008. 

David Frattare, the commander of the Ohio ICAC task force, said that social media is a virtual playground for these predators and a casual conversation can quickly become dangerous. These are individuals have every intention of meeting a real child in person to abuse. It's the same crime, with new technologies being used every day. 

"We're playing catch-up now," Schaffer said. 

The House of Representatives unanimously passed this same bill, as House Bill 405, last year. Schaffer said much of that time was spent educating colleagues as to what importuning actually is. The bill didn't get enough hearings last time, but he's confident it can pass this time around. 

The bill would require that those with a first offense of importuning with a victim of under 13, a third-degree felony, to see somewhere between nine and 36 months in prison. Sentences for a first offense for those ten years or older than the victim and a victim between 13 and 16 years old, a fifth-degree felony, would start at six months. 

Baltimore Police Chief Mike Tussey was previously the commander of the online predator unit of the Westerville Police Department and said it could be frustrating to see some of these offenders not get the time behind bars he felt was necessary. The justice system, he added, can get too involved in trying to fix the accused versus protecting the victims.

"That's unacceptable," Tussey said. "This is a crime that knows no boundaries. It knows no race. It knows no gender. Any child can be a victim." 

His instinct, he added, was to always err on the side of children. There's a lot we don't agree on in society, Tussey said, but everyone can agree that our primary responsibility is to protect children. 

While with Westerville, Tussey worked with Steve Grubbs, who is now with the Franklin County ICAC task force. He's been working on these types of cases for over 11 years. Right now, predators have no motivation to change their current behavior. Their interpreted reward outweighs the current risk of the crime. 

"The issue is getting some of the judges to sentence what we feel is appropriate," he said. 

With no ramifications, they're likely to re-offend. The reintroduced bill is a start, Grubbs said. In some instances, predators are back online doing the same thing in 48 hours. 

73 y/o man arrested in child sex abuse case

By: WTVQ News Desk 

LONDON, Ky. – An East Bernstadt man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sexually abusing a 12-year old child, according to London Police.

Investigators say the child told them in an interview that they had been subjected to sexual contact this summer by 73-year old Wilkie Smith.

Police say Smith admitted to the crime during questioning.

Investigators say Smith was charged with First Degree Rape, First Degree Sodomy, First Degree Sexual Abuse and other charges.

He was lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center.

Illinois man faces child sexual abuse charges

ROCKFORD — A Rockford man is behind bars today for allegedly sexually abusing a child.

Winnebago County prosecutors on Monday charged Shanan Q. Berry, 28, with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child younger than 13 and one count of battery. Rockford police stated in a release today that detectives began investigating sexual abuse allegations against Berry several months ago.

Police didn’t disclose the time frame or year during which the molestation reportedly occurred.

Police didn’t disclose the age and gender of the child, or state whether Berry knew the child or if the child was a stranger. City spokeswoman Kimberly Bruce declined to comment.

Berry was booked into the jail Tuesday night, jail logs show. Berry is not listed on Illinois’ Sex Offender Registry, Illinois State Police records show.

Berry is scheduled to appear in bond court this afternoon, court records show.

Man freed after new evidence in

child sex case points to pal

By Fox News 

A onetime Texas high school football star, who was sentenced to 25 years behind bars without the possibility of parole for sexually assaulting a child, has been granted bond and released after a judge said his due-process rights were violated during a flawed police investigation.

State District Judge Donna King said police did not corroborate information from the child victim and did not speak to other potential persons of interest.

King also granted bond to Greg Kelley, 22, based on what she ruled was ineffective assistance from his attorney. The judge cited Kelley’s decision to waive his appeal. She wrote: “There can be no sound strategy to waive the appeal of a conviction unsupported by sufficient evidence. Counsel’s advice to waive his appeal was deficient.”

Four years ago, Kelley, then 18, was arrested on a charge of sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy at an in-home daycare center. Two weeks later, a second boy came forward with allegations of assault. Almost a year later, in July 2014, he was convicted and sentenced.

The case was brought back to life in May this year after Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick claimed he had been given “credible” evidence suggesting that Johnathan McCarty, the son of the daycare facility operator, may have been involved in the abuse. This spurred Texas Rangers to reinvestigate the case. McCarty, a friend of Kelley’s, has not been charged, but has been named by Texas Rangers as one of three suspects.

According to the Austin American-Statesman, McCarty remains in the Williamson County Jail on unrelated charges. A third person who authorities say is also a suspect has not been identified.

Fox News reported McCarty’s lawyer vehemently denied allegations against her client, with claims he is being scapegoated in a quest to prove Kelley’s innocence.

Kelley initially was accused of sexual assaulting two young boys in 2013, at the age of 18, at the daycare center run by McCarty’s mother. The guilty verdict was handed out a year later, although at the trial there was no physical evidence and one of the young victims, who testified via closed-circuit TV, denied that Kelley had touched him. The daycare owner also took the stand, professing her belief that Kelley was innocent.

A motion for a new trial, filed soon after the verdict, was denied after a new judge took the case. More than 18 months of state appeals followed from Kelley’s new defense team, with claims they had evidence to prove he was not at the daycare during the time the alleged crimes occurred. The appeals were dismissed.

Williamson Co., TX

Jury returns guilty verdict for Alabama man

accused of sexually abusing a child

BY JESSICA GROTJAHN AND SHEVAUN BRYAN, 

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. – A jury has returned a guilty verdict in the trial of 65-year-old William Wesley Bryant Jr., of Elkmont.

The jury deliberated for less than an hour and found Bryant guilty on all counts, including three counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, and one count of 1st degree sodomy of a child under 12.

The trial began on August 21. The victim was asked to testify as well as several other relatives.

Bryant faces anywhere from 10 to 99 years in prison and a $60,000 fine for first-degree sodomy, and 2 to 20 years and a $30,000 fine for each count of sexual abuse.

He is set to be sentenced in Judge Robert Baker’s courtroom at a later date.