SAGINAW, MI (WNEM) –Tonight, children, many of them at-risk and abused, are putting the final touches on routines. They’re getting a special moment at their big dance in Saginaw. They’re Elijah’s Warriors, named in memory of 6-year-old Elijah Dillard. “Never, we never want to hear that story again, we never want to hear any child go near that story,” said Omarr Dillard. In 2014, Elijah was murdered in a brutal case of child abuse by his step father. … The bill would require convicted child abusers to register on the…
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New California Law Cracks Down On Cheating Prosecutors
California prosecutors who deliberately withhold evidence from defense attorneys may face harsher punishment under a new law passed after a wave of misconduct scandals. Full Article
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The battle of one Whitefish man to clear his name as a child molester has landed in the Montana Supreme Court. In a recent court brief, ____ ____ and his lawyers alleged Flathead County District Court abused its discretion multiple times, and requested the high court enter a judgment in favor of ____. Convicted of sexual assault and deviate sexual conduct in 1995, ____ has maintained his innocence for more than 20 years. He served 10 years in prison, but has refused to register as a sexual offender. “I will…
Read MoreNY: Facebook and NY Attorney General Battle Sex Trafficking
Facebook and the New York Attorney General have formed a prolific crime-fighting partnership. The two have teamed up to find missing children and curb illegal gun sales. Now the Batman and Robin of Gotham justice are working on a new plan to battle online sex trafficking. The latest partnership hopes to use Facebook’s mountains of user and ad data to identify human traffickers and child victims of sex trafficking. Full Article
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