Category Archives: Sexual Abuse
Texas father arrested; police suspect baby’s sexual assault
A one-month old Texas child was the victim of life-threatening violence. Police believe they have evidence to show the biological father committed a violent sexual assault. The tiny Titus County girl was taken to Children’s Hospital in Dallas with multiple injuries including trauma and several fractures. Hospital officials notified law enforcement authorities when it… Read More »
Sex abuse of child sends Texas relative to jail for eight years
Child sexual abuse is a crime often perpetrated by someone the victim knows. Abusers can be trusted authority figures like athletic coaches, religious leaders and teachers or even someone in the victim’s own family. A Dallas court recently sentenced a 41-year-old man for the sexual abuse of a young male relative. The victim was… Read More »
Texas boy’s sexual abuser convicted; sentence pending
A 41-year-old north central Texas man may be imprisoned for the rest of his life for hurting a child. The Olney man was accused, tried and quickly convicted of the sexual assault of a boy, the oldest son of his one-time girlfriend. The sexual abuse case began with the confession of the alleged victim… Read More »
Texas not excluded from Boy Scout sex abuse files
It took a court order to force the Texas-headquartered Boy Scouts of America to release files concerning decades of alleged or known sexual misbehavior. The Boy Scouts have been strongly criticized for trying to fight the release of letters, memos and news articles detailing child sexual abuse by youth leaders across the U.S. A… Read More »
High-profile SMU student accused of sex crime
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is expected to forward a Southern Methodist University student’s case to a grand jury. The 19-year-old male sophomore is accused of a sexual assault against another male SMU student. According to police accounts, the alleged victim of the sexual abuse reported two incidents on and near the University… Read More »
Lackland instructor acquitted of sex crime by military court
An instructor at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio was acquitted of unwanted sexual contact after a Texas military jury spent nearly five hours deliberating the case. The staff sergeant could have been sentenced to a prison term of over 40 years, if he had been convicted. The sergeant is not the only… Read More »
Texas soldier, a child porn video maker, gets lifetime sentence
A life sentence was recently handed down in a federal court for a high-ranking Navy officer at Fort Bliss, Texas. The government convicted the 49-year-old command master chief for watching and sharing child pornography and the repeated sexual abuse of a child. Prosecutors said the member of the elite, armed services Joint Task Force… Read More »
Texas sexual abuse investigations ongoing at Lackland air base
Victims of sexual abuse endure many phases of physical and emotional healing. However, those injuries run one step deeper when the assault occurs at the hands of a military superior. Military personnel are trained to take orders without question from their superior officers. Such trust in authority and in one another is what is… Read More »
DNA trail leads authorities to alleged North Dallas Rapist
Over the last decade DNA advances have not only proven the innocence of convicted inmates, but also the guilt of those who previously remained free. Now, after an investigation of more than 20 years, Texas police believe they may have the “North Dallas Rapist.” The accused was allegedly involved in a string of sexual… Read More »
New sex abuse charges at Fort Worth federal care facility
There are many types of sexual offenses. Sometimes abuse can even be consensual. For example, federal law declares that a corrections officer commits an act of sexual abuse, even if an inmate agrees to have sex. Any sexual contact, with or without mutual consent, is illegal between guards and inmates, according to a report… Read More »
