Sacramento, CA — A rally was held by Republican lawmakers and others on Wednesday in Sacramento, arguing against the planned release of convicted child predator Gregory Lee Vogelsang. He was convicted in 1999 of child molestation charges in Placer County involving five boys, as well as kidnapping. Mother Lode Assemblyman David Tangipa was one of the...Read More
President Donald Trump’s promise to carry out the “largest deportation program in American history” has reshaped federal law enforcement priorities and diminished efforts to fight domestic terrorism — including extremists who target children, according to sources and newly released federal data. Roughly 20% of FBI agents — 2,840 out of around 13,800 — have been...Read More
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. School safety officers on School District of Philadelphia campuses will be issued “personal ballistic protection,” including bulletproof vests and handcuffs, by the beginning of next school year. The Board of Education voted Thursday to approve a $600,000 contract with...Read More
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. This story was published as part of Next City’s Detroit News Hub, a reporting project funded by the Kresge Foundation. The hub includes BridgeDetroit, Planet Detroit, and Chalkbeat Detroit. Detroit youth say they generally feel...Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The FBI is issuing a disturbing warning to parents nationwide as a growing number of violent online networks target children — including one known as “764.” These predator groups are operating across social media, gaming platforms, and mobile apps — and their victims are getting younger. “We are seeing an increase in...Read More
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Every day, children are at risk of being exposed to online predators through social media. However, there are measures parents can take to help prevent their child from being a victim. 7News spoke with one Southwest Louisiana parent whose child was preyed upon by an online predator. “I had a...Read More
Mounting backlash over California’s elderly parole program drew dozens of people to a Sacramento-area hearing Wednesday, where they urged the state to deny release to a man convicted of child sex crimes in the 1990s. The case of Gregory Lee Vogelsang, 57, has drawn heightened scrutiny in recent weeks and followed the board’s decision to...Read More
Sheriff Tony Breeden emphasized the operation’s importance, calling it “a battle of good versus evil.” YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 11 individuals during a multi-agency operation with two separate proactive online child exploitation investigations in August and September. Operation Huntsman involved 20 to 40 officers at any given...Read More
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein described himself as a “Tier One” sexual predator in a videotaped interview with former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon that was released by the Justice Department Friday. The financier, who was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, clarified...Read More
A former school principal described by a judge as “a sexual predator” who abused young boys in their “formative years” has been jailed for four years. Patrick Harte (84) was employed a teacher at Sancta Maria Christian Brothers school on Synge Street, Dublin, from 1967 to 2007, latterly as a principal. This fourth set of...Read More
