Substitute teacher and tutor Stacy Cabral of Palm Beach, Florida has been arrested after she allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
Cabral, 23, was charged with solicitation of a minor, electronic transmission of harmful material to a minor, authority figure soliciting and engaging in lewd conduct with a minor, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. She was released on $15,000 bond.
In-home nurse Jermaine Cheatham was arrested Monday after he was allegedly found raping a 9-year-old girl.
Cheatham, 45, was charged with sexual battery on a minor and false imprisonment of a child under the age of 13. He is being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The press did not name an attorney for him.
On July 24, the state of Arkansas put an end to civil asset forfeiture in almost all cases in Arkansas. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Bart Hester, received a unanimous vote from the Arkansas Legislature and was signed into law in March earlier this year. Now, it has taken effect.
The new law prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from seizing property unless the property owner is convicted of a criminal offense. This law will help to deal with the injustice often found in cases of Civil Asset Forfeiture.
Palm Beach school employee Timothy Scott has been arrested by police for allegedly storing child pornography on his work computer. Scott, 56, is a facilities manager at Renaissance Learning Academy.
Scott is facing 15 counts of possession of obscene material depicting sexual performance by a child. He was released last Tuesday on $150,000 bond and is not to go near any schools, including the Renaissance Learning Academy. He is also required to avoid anyone under the age of 18. The press did not name an attorney for him.
Church minister Charles Andrews of Englewood, Florida was arrested this week after authorities discovered that he downloaded child pornography on his home computer.
Andrews, 66, was charged with 500 felony counts of child pornography and three counts of failing to meet sex offender requirements. He was ordered held on more than $5 million bond. The press did not name an attorney for him.
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