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Less abuse, but not all follow church audit

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS An annual report, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says an independent audit and study found 2012 had the biggest drop in allegations of sexual abuse by priests in a decade. Continue Reading

Mitchell man pleads guilty to sex abuse charge

May 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic

30-year-old Terace Castaway pleaded guilty Monday to the charge. Continue Reading

Long prison stays ahead for those who pay for sex with minors

January 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) A recent federal appeals court decision has cleared the way for prosecutors to seek lengthy prison terms for people who try to pay for sex with minors.
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Escapee faces another charge

September 26, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Additional victims found of man who escaped van near Spencer.

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SD, tribe team up on sex offender registry

August 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) The state of South Dakota and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe are teaming up to improve the state’s sex offender registry.
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Vast international child-porn network uncovered

August 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic

BOSTON The men came from different walks of life on two continents: a children’s puppeteer in Florida, a hotel manager in Massachusetts, an emergency medical technician in Kansas, a daycare worker in the Netherlands. In all, 43 men have been arrested over the past two years in a horrific, far-flung child porn network that unraveled like a sweater with a single loose thread. Continue Reading

Ex-Penn St. assistant Sandusky convicted of 45 counts of abuse

June 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State’s beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno. Continue Reading

8 more claim abuse by late Boston Red Sox clubhouse chief

March 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The men, including two former Baltimore Orioles bat boys, are in addition to two former Red Sox clubhouse attendants who said in December to say they were abused by Donald Fitzpatrick, who died in 2005. Continue Reading

UPDATE: Penn State pledges $1.5 million for sex-crimes advocacy

December 1, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Penn State University officials on today said they will donate $1.5 million in bowl proceeds to a pair of sex-crime advocacy organizations in the wake of shocking sex-abuse allegations levied against a once-revered assistant football coach. Continue Reading

Penn State fires Paterno, university president over sex abuse scandal

November 10, 2011 in The Daily Republic

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
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