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Galo Herrera Gave Up a Life-Maximum Child-Rape Count for 18 Years After Mexico Sent Him Back to a Westchester Courtroom
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Februar 26, 2025
Galo Herrera Gave Up a Life-Maximum Child-Rape Count for 18 Years After Mexico Sent Him Back to a Westchester Courtroom
After 17 years in Mexico, Galo Herrera pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in Westchester County. On October 31, 2025, a judge sentenced him to 18 years, 20 years of supervision,…
Arizona Closed Melony Granados’s File When Virginia Lujan Got Guardianship. She Later Died in a Tempe Cage the Examiner Called a Homicide
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Januar 24, 2025
Arizona Closed Melony Granados’s File When Virginia Lujan Got Guardianship. She Later Died in a Tempe Cage the Examiner Called a Homicide
Arizona's child-safety agency closed Melony Granados's case when her grandmother received guardianship in 2021. The disabled 13-year-old died in January 2025 after police found her in a Tempe cage. The…
Visa and Mastercard Kept Settling OnlyFans Charges After a Whistleblower Says They Were Warned About Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Januar 24, 2025
Visa and Mastercard Kept Settling OnlyFans Charges After a Whistleblower Says They Were Warned About Child Sexual Abuse Material
A compliance specialist told FinCEN that Visa and Mastercard kept clearing OnlyFans payments after 2021 warnings about child sexual abuse material. Both companies deny it. Plaintiffs later cited that account…
Polaroids Hidden in an Orangevale Wall Brought Theodore Smith 100 Years and James Smith 23 Years to Life
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Januar 9, 2025
Polaroids Hidden in an Orangevale Wall Brought Theodore Smith 100 Years and James Smith 23 Years to Life
A remodel uncovered Polaroids and tapes in an Orangevale outbuilding. Theodore Smith received 100 years. James Smith received 23 years to life. Abuse before 1988 could not be charged.
Stephen Leedy Remains Detained While the Tampa Bay Doctor’s Federal Child Exploitation Case Moves Through Continuances
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Januar 7, 2025
Stephen Leedy Remains Detained While the Tampa Bay Doctor’s Federal Child Exploitation Case Moves Through Continuances
St. Petersburg physician Stephen Andrew Leedy has pleaded not guilty to federal child exploitation charges. He remains detained, his Florida license was suspended, and the docket shows no conviction.
Tifton’s Scalded 12-Year-Old Still Lives Inside a Sealed Juvenile File While the Word Prank Does the Legal Work
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Januar 5, 2025
Tifton’s Scalded 12-Year-Old Still Lives Inside a Sealed Juvenile File While the Word Prank Does the Legal Work
Three boys poured boiling water on a sleeping 12-year-old in Tifton. The AEGIS Alliance found no public disposition, which is how a juvenile file is built.
Danny St. Louis Took 15 Years While the Long Island Yacht Docket and a $10 Million Custody Suit Stay Open
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Januar 4, 2025
Danny St. Louis Took 15 Years While the Long Island Yacht Docket and a $10 Million Custody Suit Stay Open
Danny St. Louis was sentenced to 15 years on June 23, 2026. The AEGIS Alliance is treating that plea as proof Suffolk County had his name long before the yacht.
David Lane Braff Jr. Is Held Without Bail on 33 Counts and 141 Special Allegations After the Santa Paula Counseling Case Grew to 15 Children
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November 23, 2024
David Lane Braff Jr. Is Held Without Bail on 33 Counts and 141 Special Allegations After the Santa Paula Counseling Case Grew to 15 Children
David Lane Braff Jr., arrested November 22, 2024, is held without bail at Todd Road Jail on 33 felony counts involving 15 children and 141 special allegations. A judge held…
Former WACH Fox 57 Anchor Matthew Turner Vereen Is Serving 30 Months After a Richland County Exploitation Plea
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August 26, 2024
Former WACH Fox 57 Anchor Matthew Turner Vereen Is Serving 30 Months After a Richland County Exploitation Plea
Matthew Turner Vereen pleaded guilty in Richland County on September 9, 2025, to third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Judge Daniel Coble sentenced him to 30 months, registration, and device…
A Sister’s Surname Tied Raymond Ojeda’s 1991 Killer to the Man FBI Agents Shot Dead in Forest Park, Ohio
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August 21, 2024
A Sister’s Surname Tied Raymond Ojeda’s 1991 Killer to the Man FBI Agents Shot Dead in Forest Park, Ohio
Investigator John Cary matched Gerardo Aguilar to Gerardo Mulato of Forest Park, Ohio. DNA confirmed the 1991 Foxdale Loop shooter was the man FBI agents killed in 2007.