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Locked Basement, Trusted Teacher: Former DC Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student Locked Basement, Trusted Teacher: Former DC Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student
Locked Basement, Trusted Teacher: Former DC Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student A former high school teacher at the prestigious Duke Ellington School for the Arts in DC is trading the classroom for a prison cell. Mark Williams, 59, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually abusing one of his students more than a decade ago, federal authorities announced on Friday afternoon. Williams was convicted by a jury in February of multiple sexual abuse charges after preying on his victim while he was her teacher. According to prosecutors, in the spring of 2014, Williams, then 47, began an independent study with his victim, who was 17 years old at the time. The…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Virginia High School: DHS Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Virginia High School: DHS
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Virginia High School: DHS A student accused of groping multiple girls inside a Virginia high school has now been convicted, marking a major development in a case that drew concern from parents and students. Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, 18, was found guilty of nine counts of assault and battery tied to incidents at Fairfax High School, federal officials announced on Friday, April 10. As previously reported by Daily Voice, multiple students came forward earlier this year, saying they were inappropriately touched in school hallways. The incidents happened while Flores-Ortiz was enrolled as a student, officials sai…

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by Zak Failla
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'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say 'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say
'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say Federal authorities have identified Bethany MaGee, 26, as the woman who was set on fire during a violent attack on a Chicago train last week. And the man behind it, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, has an arrest record that would make anyone's head spin, according to federal officials. "It is devastating that a career criminal with 72 PRIOR ARRESTS is now accused of attacking 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on Chicago’s L train, and setting her on fire," US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said. "This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the stree…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia Mom Snatches 12-Year-Old, Flees Country In Wild Abduction Case, Sheriff Says Virginia Mom Snatches 12-Year-Old, Flees Country In Wild Abduction Case, Sheriff Says
Virginia Mom Snatches 12-Year-Old, Flees Country In Wild Abduction Case, Sheriff Says A Virginia mom is accused of abducting her 12-year-old daughter during a visit and fleeing the country, sparking a federal search, officials say. Olivia Santos is wanted for abduction by a parent after allegedly taking her daughter, Aurora Hilton — who has been officially reported missing — according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Sept. 24.  Officials say that earlier this week, the sheriff's office received a report of a missing child. The caller advised that she had full custody of a 12-year-old child from Spotsylvania, but her mother was permitted visitation. …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Convicted Of Raping Minor On Cruise Ship Faces Life In Prison: Prosecutors Maryland Man Convicted Of Raping Minor On Cruise Ship Faces Life In Prison: Prosecutors
Maryland Man Convicted Of Raping Minor On Cruise Ship Faces Life In Prison: Prosecutors A 22-year-old Maryland man is facing a lifetime in prison after being convicted at a two-week trial of sexually assaulting his victim on a cruise. Abingdon resident Jalen Thomas Kelley was indicted last years on charges for an incident on New Year's Day on a Carnival Legend cruise ship that was set to depart out of Baltimore, officials say. On Friday, Dec. 13, federal authorities announced that Kelley was found guilty by a jury of of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and assault within the territorial jurisdiction. According to prosecutors, and evidence presented at trial, while …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds
Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds A 36-year-old Maryland man who used women's' drug dependency to compel them to participate in commercial sex work for him up and down the East Coast is facing prison time, federal authorities announced. William O’Neil Murray III pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 12 to sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion over the course of several months in several states. At least three women were involved. According to court documents, between December 2021 and July 2022, Murray was involved in the multi-state sex trafficking operation, using women he would coerce by using their drug dependency…

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by Zak Failla
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Wig-Wearing Identity Thief Who Trafficked Phony Oxy Pills In DMV Region Gets Time In DC Wig-Wearing Identity Thief Who Trafficked Phony Oxy Pills In DMV Region Gets Time In DC
Wig-Wearing Identity Thief Who Trafficked Phony Oxy Pills In DMV Region Gets Time In DC A Maryland man is heading to prison for his role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy across the DMV region, federal authorities announced. Silver Springs resident Tyronn Waters was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty in July to distributing fentanyl and wire fraud charges as part of an elaborate scheme.  In August 2021, an investigation was launched into a drug trafficking ring running a fentanyl pill pressing operation in both DC and Maryland. According to prosecutors, the drugs included counterfeit Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, produced using…

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by Zak Failla
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Black Man Admits To Using KKK Imagery To Threaten Women: Maryland DOJ Black Man Admits To Using KKK Imagery To Threaten Women: Maryland DOJ
Black Man Admits To Using KKK Imagery To Threaten Women: Maryland DOJ A Baltimore man is facing prison time after admitting to sending a series of threatening texts that included pictures and symbols used by the Ku Klux Klan, federal authorities announced. David Lee Bradby, 29, who is Black, officials noted, pleaded guilty to targeting at least two women, and their families through a series of messages that were sent over the course of more than three months last year. According to his guilty plea, between February 2022 and May 2022 Bradby sent 12 text messages to his first victim from six different numbers to which he subscribed. In the messages, Bradby thr…

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Sex Trafficker Who Terrorized Women In MD Gets Federal Prison Time Sex Trafficker Who Terrorized Women In MD Gets Federal Prison Time
Sex Trafficker Who Terrorized Women In MD Gets Federal Prison Time A sex trafficker in Anne Arundel County will have years to ponder his horrendous mistakes after being sentenced to nearly two decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Benjamin Lawton, 42, of Glen Burnie, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars followed by 25 years of supervised release for using eight women to work for him as part of a prostitution business he was running. According to court documents, beginning in 2020, Lawton recruited, enticed, transported, and advertised several women by force, threats of force, or coercion into working as prostitutes.  During the operation…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Climbed Into 8-Year-Old Neighbor's Bed In MD Admits To Taking Explicit Photos: Feds Man Who Climbed Into 8-Year-Old Neighbor's Bed In MD Admits To Taking Explicit Photos: Feds
Man Who Climbed Into 8-Year-Old Neighbor's Bed In MD Admits To Taking Explicit Photos: Feds Jose Alexander Diaz-Rodriguez is facing prison time after admitting to breaking into his neighbor’s Frederick County home and climbing into bed with an 8-year-old girl. The 23-year-old Thurmont resident pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sexual exploitation of a child after taking explicit photographs with his neighbor’s daughter, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, in July 2021, Diaz-Rodriguez broke into the home and went into a bedroom where two young girls were sleeping. He then got into bed with the 8-year-old, and produced a series of images “intending to create se…

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by Zak Failla