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Baby Vanishes Into Russia: Virginia Woman Convicted Of International Kidnapping, Feds Says Baby Vanishes Into Russia: Virginia Woman Convicted Of International Kidnapping, Feds Says
Baby Vanishes Into Russia: Virginia Woman Convicted Of International Kidnapping, Feds Says A Russian national who lived in Alexandria was convicted by a federal jury of international parental kidnapping after secretly taking her newborn daughter out of the country and arranging for the child to be moved beyond US reach, prosecutors announced. Elena Pendergrass, also known as Elena Stukalkina, 35, was found guilty in US District Court in Alexandria, following a trial in the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Federal prosecutors said Pendergrass was living in Alexandria before giving birth to her daughter on May 21, when a DNA test had already conf…

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‘Deeply Concerning’: Officials Investigate DMV School Over Locker Room Incident ‘Deeply Concerning’: Officials Investigate DMV School Over Locker Room Incident
‘Deeply Concerning’: Officials Investigate DMV School Over Locker Room Incident A locker room controversy in Loudoun County has sparked a full-blown investigation — and now, the school district is pushing back hard. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday, May 6, that the state will investigate Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) after three students reportedly complained about the presence of a biological female in the boys' locker room.  According to the AG's Office, "reports indicate that the female student, who identifies as male, used her cell phone to record the reaction of male students after she entered th…

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Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Maryland: State's Attorney Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Maryland: State's Attorney
Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Maryland: State's Attorney A Montgomery County mother is facing time in prison and will have to give up her adopted children after admitting to abusing them, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Lora Loethen, 55, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and five counts of child neglect after pleading guilty on Thursday following an investigation into dozens of reports and police visits involving her adopted family in Damascus. In March 2023, prosecutors say that one of Loethen's adopted daughters confided in another adult that she had been repeatedly been hit in the face by her "mother."&nbs…

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