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CTV News
20 hours ago
- CTV News
A Frenchman charged with commissioning online pedophile crimes in Colombia
View of the deserted Seine river banks along the Palais de Justice courthouse during nationwide confinement measures to counter the Covid-19, in Paris, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Content warning: This story includes mention of child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised. PARIS — A 55-year-old Frenchman suspected of commissioning online pedophile crimes in Colombia has been arrested and charged in France, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Saturday. The suspect was charged this week with complicity in human trafficking involving minors under the age of 15 who had been raped, rape and sexual assault of minors including incestuous acts, as well as acquisition, possession and consultation of pornographic images of minors. He was remanded in custody. The prosecutor's office said it worked with Colombian authorities and that the operation led to the simultaneous arrests of the suspect, local perpetrators and middlemen, the so-called money runners. Several victims were also identified and sheltered. Investigations revealed that the suspect had transferred more than 30,000 euros (US$35,000) to several people in Colombia in exchange for images of young children being sexually abused, the prosecutor's office said. Weapons were also found at the individual's home. Online pedophile crime, also known as livestreaming, involves commissioning sexual assaults and rapes of minors in other countries from one's own country, generally in return for payment from the relatives of the victims, who are directly involved. The perpetrators then watch these videos live. The Associated Press --------------------------- Resources for sexual assault survivors in Canada If you or someone you know is struggling with sexual assault or trauma, the following resources are available to support people in crisis: If you are in immediate danger or fear for your safety, you should call 911. A full list of sexual assault centres in Canada that offer information, advocacy and counselling can be found on the website for the Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres. Helplines, legal services and locations that offer sexual assault kits in Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia can be found here. National Residential School Crisis Line: +1 866 925 4419 24-hour crisis line: 416 597 8808 Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: +1 833 900 1010 Trans Lifeline: +1 877 330 6366 Sexual misconduct support for current or former members of the Armed Forces: +1 844 750 1648 Read about your rights as a victim here.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Dayton father pleads guilty in infant abuse case
Jun. 10—A Dayton man has pleaded guilty as charged after he was accused of hurting his 5-month-old child. Brandon Landsiedel, 24, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to one felony count of endangering children, according to a plea agreement filed Tuesday. The charge could result in fines up to $10,000 and prison terms of nine months to three years. One condition of the agreement is that Landsiedel have no contact with the child. He was charged after an incident Nov. 1, 2024, when police were called to Dayton Children's Hospital for a 5-month-old child with "significant injuries," according to the Montgomery County prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor's office said that Landsiedel was the infant's father and primary caregiver, and was present when the injuries occurred. "The child's injuries are inconsistent with the defendant's explanation," the prosecutor's office said. Landsiedel is scheduled to be sentenced June 26.
ABC News
10-06-2025
- ABC News
Body image, body fluids and body functions: Erin's evidence challenged
Cross examination continued for a third day today, with prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers interrogating Erin Patterson's claims about weight loss surgery and her body functions in the days after the lunch. Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell step through the day's evidence, which ended with a terse exchange between the accused and the prosecutor. If you've got questions about the case that you'd like Rachael and Stocky to answer in future episodes, send them through to mushroomcasedaily@ - It's the case that's captured the attention of the world. Three people died and a fourth survived an induced coma after eating beef wellington at a family lunch, hosted by Erin Patterson. Police allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent. Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Investigative reporter Rachael Brown and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court. From court recaps to behind-the-scenes murder trial explainers, the Mushroom Case Daily podcast is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom. Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.
CNN
07-06-2025
- CNN
An electric scooter is blamed for a violent fire that killed 4 in a French city
Four people were killed in an 'extremely violent' blaze seemingly caused by a battery-powered electric scooter that tore through a 10-story housing block in Reims, the capital of France's Champagne region, authorities said Saturday. A 13-year-old jumped to his death from the 4th floor apartment where the fire started in the early hours of Friday and a burned body found inside is believed to be that of his older brother, aged 15, said Reims prosecutor François Schneider. An 87-year-old woman and her 59-year-old son who lived on the 8th floor suffocated to death in the smoke, he said. Two people were seriously injured, including the dead boys' stepfather who was badly burned, and 26 others were treated in hospital for lighter injuries, he said. Schneider said there is 'no doubt' that the blaze was accidental, spreading quickly from the scooter that caught fire for reasons unknown. Battery fires 'are extremely difficult to extinguish' and fire officers battled the blaze for more than three hours, the prosecutor said.
Associated Press
06-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Jury awards California prosecutor $3 million after she says she was forced out of her position
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — A jury in California on Thursday awarded more than $3 million in damages to a former Orange County prosecutor who alleged the county's district attorney targeted her and forced her out of her position after she tried to protect women in the office from retaliation for accusing a supervisor of sexual harassment. The verdict marks the end of a two-week trial in San Diego in which former district attorney supervisor Tracy Miller accused Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer and former Chief Assistant District Attorney Shawn Nelson of a laundry list of misconduct that she said the county did not reasonably respond to, the Orange County Register reported. 'She was thrilled the jury came back and recognized what happened to her,' said Miller's attorney Bijan Darvish. 'But also reliving everything brings back some of the emotional feelings she was feeling at the time.' The penalties awarded were for the former high-ranking prosecutor's future economic loss and emotional distress. Miller sued the county, Spitzer and Nelson after she said she was essentially forced to leave her position in 2021. Spitzer and Nelson have denied these claims, while their attorney said Miller was not demoted and didn't lose pay or job duties. Spitzer said in a statement that he respects the jury's decision but that when he became district attorney in 2019, he 'inherited an office in chaos' and did the best he could given the many overwhelming issues they were facing. 'I am heartbroken over the fact that any of my actions could have been interpreted as anything other than a good faith effort to clean up the public corruption in the Orange County District Attorney's Office and to create a work ethic that adheres to what Orange County residents demand of its District Attorney,' he said. Miller accused Spitzer and Nelson of humiliating her, using 'gender-based slurs,' disrespecting her and undermining her authority. She said the situation became especially contentious after she cooperated with the investigator looking into sexual harassment allegations against then-district attorney supervisor Gary Logalbo in 2020. She accused Nelson of speaking badly about the women who spoke out. She also said Spitzer attempted to get one of the women written up for accusing Logalbo, who was the best man at Spitzer's wedding. Afterwards, Miller said Spitzer targeted her and criticized her for taking notes during executive meetings, according to the Los Angeles Times. Spitzer and Nelson have denied these claims. Logalbo, who died in 2021, was found to have harassed four female attorneys. The county, Spitzer and Nelson are liable for the $3 million in damages. Miller was also awarded $25,000 in punitive damages, less than the more than $300,000 requested by her attorney. Tracey Kennedy, an attorney for the county, Spitzer and Nelson had argued against punitive damages beyond the $3 million, saying the verdict was enough. 'A public verdict sends the message,' she said in court. When Spitzer became district attorney, federal authorities were investigating allegations that county officials illegally used prisoners to try to get incriminating information from defendants awaiting trial. County authorities have repeatedly denied the existence of such an operation. Miller, who had been a prosecutor for more than 20 years, was overseeing such important assignments as opioid litigation and the Huntington Beach oil spill, according to Spitzer. Darvish said in court on Thursday that Miller had long dreamed of being a prosecutor and in her position had opened the door for future generations of female prosecutors. 'It wasn't an accident, it wasn't negligence, it was intentional,' he said.
