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Rapist brought from Colorado to face charges here

EVERETT -- U.S. Marshals recently escorted a convicted rapist from a Colorado prison to Snohomish County, where the man faces charges for a 2008 attack on a Lynnwood teen.

Date: 05/30/2012 | Local News


Settlement reached on remaining sex abuse cases in Spokane

SPOKANE -- Parishioners of Catholic churches in Spokane are being asked to contribute another $1.5 million toward a broad legal settlement to help resolve clergy sex abuse claims that have dogged the diocese for a decade.

Date: 05/30/2012 | Northwest


Onetime top football prospect seeks exoneration

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- In the summer of 2002, Brian Banks' future looked bright: He was a 17-year-old high school football star being heavily recruited by a number of colleges. But in a single day that changed with the accusations of kidnapping and rape by a female student.

Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World


Teen attacked on Maple Valley trail

MAPLE VALLEY -- A 15-year-old girl told King County sheriff's deputies she was attacked by two men about 8 p.m. Wednesday while walking on the Lake Wilderness Trail near Maple Valley.

Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest


Sex offender to be released from McNeil Island

WALLA WALLA -- A man who was convicted of molesting a child in Walla Walla County in 1995 and who has been held nearly two years at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island will be released Friday.

Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest


Monsignor: Cardinal wanted accusers kept in dark

PHILADELPHIA -- A Roman Catholic church official conceded that a 1994 list he compiled of 35 priests suspected of sexually abusing children in the Philadelphia archdiocese included some "pretty sick individuals."

Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World


Police report Level 3 sex offender living near Startup

SULTAN -- Police are warning neighbors about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the Sultan area.

Date: 05/21/2012 | Local News


DNA helps convict man in 1998 rape of teacher

EVERETT -- From the moment she heard his voice, her life would never be the same. She learned to be afraid.Walking into empty rooms, sudden sounds, being alone or in crowds and encountering any unfamiliar men filled her with fear.

Date: 05/21/2012 | Local News


Man gets 17 years in 1986 Spokane slaying

SPOKANE -- A 63-year-old man is now serving a prison sentence after his DNA was linked, years later, to a 1986 rape and murder of a Spokane woman.Spokane County Superior Court Judge Kathleen O'Connor sentenced Gary Trimble to just over 17 years in prison Friday.

Date: 05/19/2012 | Northwest


Feds: Prisons to step up anti-rape efforts

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued mandatory screening, enforcement and prevention regulations designed to reduce the number of inmates who suffer sexual victimization at the hands of other...

Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World


Steve Powell's legal troubles may not be over

OLYMPIA -- The voyeurism conviction of a missing Utah woman’s father-in-law may not be the last of his legal troubles, as an attorney said Thursday she is working on a lawsuit that could keep pressure on Steve Powell.

Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest


Testimony ends in Steve Powell's voyeurism trial

TACOMA -- Testimony in Steve Powell's voyeurism trial came to an abrupt end Monday as prosecutors rested their case and defense attorneys declined to call their own witnesses.

Date: 05/14/2012 | Northwest


Defense: Steve Powell not expected to testify

TACOMA -- The voyeurism trial of a missing Utah woman’s father-in-law took on the tenor of a creepy slideshow Wednesday, as jurors saw images of young neighbor girls he is accused of filming — and then heard testimony from the girls themselves.

Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest


Former Oregon Boy Scouts allege decades-old abuse

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Boy Scouts of America failed to protect four Oregon youths from a Scouting leader even though the organization knew of sex abuse allegations against him in California, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest


U.K. convicts 9 for participating in child-sex ring

LONDON -- Nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent were convicted Tuesday of luring girls as young as 13 into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs, in a case that has heightened racial tensions in Britain and stirred protests among the far right.

Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World


Judge tosses child porn count against Steve Powell

TACOMA -- A judge dismissed a child pornography charge against Steve Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, as his trial began with jury selection Monday.

Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest


Mayors urge online escort service to check ages

SEATTLE -- Mayors of nearly 50 cities across the country are urging Village Voice Media to require identification for people posting escort ads on Backpage.com — its online ad service that has come under scrutiny from authorities for allegations that it’s used to promote child...

Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest


State-based soldier investigated for luring girls

SEATTLE -- The Washington State Patrol is investigating allegations that a Joint Base Lewis McChord soldier lured underage girls through Facebook and blackmailed them into giving up nude pictures.The state Patrol said the 24-year-old soldier is currently stationed overseas.

Date: 05/04/2012 | Northwest


State to pay $2.9M to sex abuse victim

TACOMA -- Washington state has agreed to pay nearly $2.9 million to a woman who said she was sexually abused by her father following an inadequate investigation into her case by social workers.

Date: 05/04/2012 | Northwest


Guilty plea in child rape case

Snohomish man may never see freedom

Date: 05/02/2012 | Local News


2 sex offenders to live in Lynnwood, police say

LYNNWOOD -- Police plan a public meeting for people to learn about two convicted sex offenders who will be living in Lynnwood.

Date: 05/01/2012 | Local News


Salem mom sentenced for allowing daughter to strip

SALEM, Ore. -- A Salem woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for allowing her 17-year-old daughter to work as a stripper.

Date: 04/26/2012 | Northwest


Judge blocks move to suppress key Powell evidence

TACOMA -- A state judge on Tuesday cleared the way for the voyeurism trial of missing Utah mother Susan Powell's father-in-law, dismissing his request to suppress key evidence in the case.

Date: 04/24/2012 | Northwest


Powell attorney: Key search warrant was illegal

OLYMPIA -- An attorney for Steve Powell said Monday that investigators frustrated by their unsuccessful quest to find his missing daughter-in-law pursued an “illegal” warrant that eventually led to voyeurism charges.

Date: 04/23/2012 | Northwest


On campus, debate over civil rights and rape

For months after Kristina Ponischil was raped at a party in her off-campus apartment, her life at Western Washington University was hell.

Date: 04/22/2012 | Northwest


Student sex offender arraigned on rape charge

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A 19-year-old registered sex offender with a long history of violations has pleaded not guilty to raping a 14-year-old high school classmate in Vancouver.

Date: 04/21/2012 | Northwest


'I lost my daughter'

Everett mother shares her loss to fight sex trafficking

Date: 04/18/2012 | Local News


Judge: Seattle man not guilty in 50-year-old rape

SYCAMORE, Ill. -- A judge on Thursday found a Seattle man not guilty of raping an Illinois teenager 50 years ago, setting the stage for what could be an even tougher challenge for prosecutors: proving the man abducted and murdered a 7-year-old girl five years earlier in the same small...

Date: 04/12/2012 | Northwest


Accuser testifies against Seattle man in 50-year-old rape

SYCAMORE, Ill. -- A woman who accused a Seattle man of raping her 50 years ago in a small Illinois town claims he also let two other men rape her.

Date: 04/10/2012 | Northwest


Indiana man charged with child sexual exploitation

INDIANAPOLIS -- Investigators are trying to identify hundreds of potential victims whose images were found on the computer of an Indiana man charged with coercing two teenage boys into performing online sex acts for him by threatening to post on gay porn sites compromising videos he secretly made...

Date: 04/09/2012 | Nation & World


Jury selection to begin in rape case

SYCAMORE, Ill. -- Attorneys in the trial of a Seattle man suspected in the sexual assault of an Illinois teenager 50 years ago say they're ready for trial.

Date: 04/08/2012 | Northwest


Co-worker: Steve Powell spoke of Utah camping trip with son

OLYMPIA -- A co-worker of Steve Powell says the father-in-law of Susan Powell planned to travel to Utah for a camping trip shortly before she disappeared in 2009, according to an attorney.

Date: 04/06/2012 | Northwest


Sex offender moving into Marysville neighborhood

MARYSVILLE -- Police plan a public meeting for people to learn about a convicted sex offender who will be living in Marysville.

Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News


Church leader from Lynnwood charged in teen sex case

LYNNWOOD -- Snohomish County prosecutors say it was against the law for a Lynnwood man to have sex with a 17-year-old girl because he was the teen's youth church leader at the time.

Date: 04/04/2012 | Local News


Gregoire signs bill insisting sex ad sellers check ID

OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill into law Thursday that goes after classified advertising companies that don't demand ID to verify the age of people in sex-related ads published in print or online.

Date: 03/29/2012 | Northwest


Ex-Hoquiam teacher sentenced for sexting girls

MONTESANO -- An ex-Hoquiam High School teacher who sent sexually suggestive messages to two 12-year-old girls pleaded guilty Wednesday to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.

Date: 03/29/2012 | Northwest


Sex offender moving into Arlington neighborhood

ARLINGTON -- Police here are warning neighbors about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the 18800 block of Smokey Point Boulevard.

Date: 03/24/2012 | Local News


Navy sailor on Guam charged in rape of young girl

HAGATNA, Guam — A U.S. Navy sailor on Guam has been charged with rape, molestation and child abuse.

Date: 03/23/2012 | Nation & World


Judge steps aside in Biendl murder case

EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge stepped down Friday from the death penalty case against an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer.

Date: 03/23/2012 | Local News


Ex-Philly priest pleads guilty to sex-abuse charge

PHILADELPHIA -- A defrocked Philadelphia priest pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing an altar boy in a church sacristy, days before he was to go on trial with two other priests in a landmark child sex-abuse case.

Date: 03/22/2012 | Nation & World


Serial rapist expected to plead guilty to 2008 assault

EVERETT -- A convicted serial rapist soon will be moved from his prison cell in Colorado to Snohomish County where he is expected to plead guilty to the 2008 rape of Lynnwood teenager and another rape in Kirkland that same year.

Date: 03/22/2012 | Sirens


7 boys face felony charges in alleged assault on bus

MARYSVILLE -- Police are recommending felony charges against seven middle school boys allegedly involved in a sexually motivated assault of a girl on a Marysville school bus in early March.

Date: 03/21/2012 | Local News


Level 3 sex offender moving to Lynnwood

LYNNWOOD -- Police here are warning neighbors about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the 6200 block of 188th Street SW.Lynnwood police plan a community meeting about him as well.

Date: 03/17/2012 | Local News


SeaTac man gets 15-year term for sex trafficking

SEATTLE -- A 29-year-old SeaTac man was sentenced Friday in Seattle to 15 years in prison for forcing young women to work for him as prostitutes.

Date: 03/16/2012 | Northwest


Raffaele Sollecito has book deal

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amanda Knox's former boyfriend will be the first to tell about the Italian murder case that made them famous worldwide.Raffaele Sollecito has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books for a book scheduled to come out this fall. Knox's memoir is due next year.

Date: 03/15/2012 | Northwest


Suspect answers to charges in 1999 rape of girl, 14

EVERETT -- For years, the cold case simply was known as State of Washington vs. Individual A.Police and prosecutors had the genetic profile of a suspect in the rape of an Everett girl.What they needed was a name to go with his DNA.

Date: 03/15/2012 | Local News


Sex offender arrested 1 week after release

EVERETT -- A convicted child molester who spent more than two decades behind bars is back in custody a week after being released from Washington's Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island.

Date: 03/13/2012 | Local News


4 of 7 boys expelled over alleged sexual incident on bus

MARYSVILLE -- Discipline has been swift for seven Marysville Middle School boys involved in an alleged sexually motivated assault of a 13-year-old girl on a school bus last...

Date: 03/09/2012 | Local News


Lynnwood man arrested after sexual assault of girl

LYNNWOOD -- A Lynnwood man has been jailed for investigation of second-degree assault and child rape.The suspect, 29, is accused of using a toy hairbrush to sexually assault a 7-year-old girl, according to court papers.

Date: 03/08/2012 | Local News


Charges filed in Seattle home invasion

SEATTLE — A convicted rapist accused of breaking into a house in Seattle’s University District and threatening six young women with a knife was charged Wednesday with burglary, two counts of robbery and six counts of kidnapping.

Date: 03/07/2012 | Northwest


Walla Walla sex predator qualifies for release

WALLA WALLA -- A sex predator who was civilly committed after a series of crimes in the 1990s in Walla Walla is being released, with conditions.

Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest


Legislature approves child abuse reporting bill

OLYMPIA -- The Washington state Legislature has approved a bill sparked by the sex abuse scandal at Penn State University.

Date: 03/01/2012 | Northwest


Oregon corrections deputy accused of sex with inmate

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Multnomah County Sheriff's Department says a corrections deputy has been arrested and jailed on charges of having sexual contact with a woman in custody at the county's Inverness Jail.

Date: 02/29/2012 | Northwest


Accused Hoquiam teacher resigns

HOQUIAM -- A Hoquiam High School teacher charged with voyeurism and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes has resigned.KBKW reports Wesley Phillips, 41, tendered his resignation Wednesday at a special school board meeting.

Date: 02/29/2012 | Northwest


Tacoma sex offender accused of kidnap attempt

TACOMA -- Pierce County prosecutors charged a 37-year-old registered sex offender Tuesday with assault and attempted kidnapping for allegedly running down a woman with his pickup truck in Tacoma and trying to carry her away.

Date: 02/28/2012 | Northwest


State House passes bill pressuring sex ad sellers

OLYMPIA -- The Washington state Legislature on Monday approved a bill that goes after classified advertising companies that don't demand ID to ensure sex-related ads posted online don't feature children.

Date: 02/27/2012 | Northwest


Elizabeth Smart marries at Hawaii Mormon temple

SALT LAKE CITY — Elizabeth Smart married her fiance Saturday at a Mormon temple in Hawaii, several months ahead of scheduled plans for the nuptials after news of her engagement last month drew widespread media attention.

Date: 02/18/2012 | Nation & World


Former Ore. nurse arrested on porn charges

WASHOUGAL -- A 43-year-old Washington state man who worked as a pediatric nurse at a Portland, Ore., hospital faces child pornography charges.

Date: 02/18/2012 | Northwest


Former youth volleyball coach charged with attempted child rape

MILL CREEK -- A former youth volleyball coach has been charged with attempted child rape after he allegedly agreed to meet an underage girl for sex.

Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News


Library computer used in Aberdeen sex case

ABERDEEN -- Police say a transient used a library computer for sexually explicit communications with a 13-year-old girl in Aberdeen.Police arrested the 18-year-old last week for investigation of communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

Date: 02/13/2012 | Northwest


State House bill: Defendants can't view child porn alone

OLYMPIA -- The Washington state House has passed a bill that would restrict the ability of criminal defendants to view child pornography pertaining to their cases.

Date: 02/11/2012 | Northwest


Facebook used to lure teens for sex

PITTSBURGH -- A married father used phony Facebook profiles to pose as two different Florida surfers to solicit sexually graphic messages and photos from seven teenage girls in Pennsylvania, and two of the girls eventually agreed to meet for sex with the surfers' middle-aged "friend" -- yet another...

Date: 02/11/2012 | Nation & World


Man convicted of molesting 8 children will be released from prison soon

EVERETT -- A convicted child molester who spent more than two decades behind bars is set to be released on March 5.

Date: 02/10/2012 | Local News


Father-in-law dragged deeper into Powell saga

OLYMPIA -- In a folder on his work computer labeled "Personal Pics," Steve Powell maintained a peculiar collection of photos: 55 depicting his daughter-in-law Susan but few, if any, showing his son.

Date: 02/10/2012 | Northwest


Prosser High School principal suspended 7 days

PROSSER -- Prosser High School Principal Kevin Lusk was suspended seven days without pay for his role in a probation violation by his wife, Linda, a convicted sex offender.

Date: 02/10/2012 | Northwest


Sex offender moving into Lynnwood neighborhood

LYNNWOOD -- Police here are warning neighbors about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the 19200 block of 48th Ave. W.

Date: 02/09/2012 | Local News


Volunteer youth mentor sentenced for sexual assault

EVERETT -- A Lynnwood man was sentenced Monday to more than 12 years in prison after admitting that he sexually assaulted a boy he met through a high-profile youth mentoring organization.

Date: 02/07/2012 | Local News


Man involved in Ore. teen's death to be deported

Associated PressSEATTLE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they are deporting a 27-year-old Mexican national who was involved in drug-fueled orgy that ended with the strangling death of a teenager in Oregon City five years ago.

Date: 02/03/2012 | Northwest


"Teacher Grandpa" sentenced for rape

SPOKANE -- A former Spokane day care worker who was known as "Teacher Grandpa" has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for child rape.

Date: 02/03/2012 | Northwest


Los Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23 kids

LOS ANGELES -- Detectives say the elementary school teacher told the children it was a game. Once inside his third-grade classroom, he blindfolded them, gagged them and set cockroaches crawling on their faces.

Date: 01/31/2012 | Nation & World


Sultan woman charged in child rape and pornography case

EVERETT -- Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Sultan woman with first-degree child molestation and sexual exploitation of a minor in connection with an ongoing child rape and pornography investigation in Snohomish.

Date: 01/31/2012 | Local News


Sultan woman arrested in Snohomish child rape, pornography case

EVERETT -- A Sultan woman who apparently once posted "Stop Abuse On Children" on a social media page has now been jailed as part of an investigation that led police to thousands of photographic images of sexually exploited children.

Date: 01/31/2012 | Local News


Judge scolds lawyers for inmate accused of killing Monroe corrections officer

EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge made clear Friday he wants no delays in a key hearing for the inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer.

Date: 01/28/2012 | Local News


Snohomish man charged with child rape, exploitation; multiple victims identified

EVERETT -- Prosecutors say a suspected child rapist and pornographer prolifically cataloged his crimes, creating tens of thousands of disturbing images of him sexually assaulting and exploiting children, including two young sisters who broke their silence last month.

Date: 01/26/2012 | Local News


Snohomish man accused of assaulting adopted daughter

EVERETT -- A Snohomish man is being accused of sexually assaulting the daughter he and his wife adopted after she was removed from what is described as a "polygamous clan" in Utah.

Date: 01/21/2012 | Local News


Pentagon works on new plan to curb sex assaults

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing a series of new initiatives to try to curb sexual assaults in the military, the defense chief said Wednesday, calling the problem a stain on the honor of the armed forces.

Date: 01/18/2012 | Nation & World


Soldier sentenced for sex with drunk teen in Portland

PORTLAND -- A 27-year-old man who had sex with a 15-year-old girl during a party with Lewis-McChord soldiers at a Portland hotel was sentenced Thursday to 13 months in prison.

Date: 01/13/2012 | Northwest


Federal Way nightclub owner indicted

SEATTLE -- Federal prosecutors say a Korean nightclub in Federal Way was a front for prostitution and money laundering.

Date: 01/13/2012 | Northwest


Police in Arlington still looking for suspect in attempted kidnapping

ARLINGTON -- Police here continue their hunt for a man suspected of trying to snatch a 12-year-old girl and pull her into the woods on Sunday afternoon.

Date: 01/13/2012 | Local News


Arlington police say sex offender no longer a suspect in attack on girl

ARLINGTON -- Police have ruled out a convicted sex offender as the suspect in a recent attempted kidnapping in Arlington.

Date: 01/12/2012 | Local News


U.S. redefines rape to count more people as victims

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI's more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections.

Date: 01/07/2012 | Nation & World


$1 million bail in 'horrific' child pornography case

SNOHOMISH -- Police in Snohomish have seized roughly 30 computers and 60 external hard drives as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation.

Date: 01/06/2012 | Local News


Lynnwood man faces 16-year prison term after guilty plea to child molestation

EVERETT -- A Lynnwood man faces up to 16 years in prison after admitting that he sexually assaulted a boy whom he met through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound.

Date: 01/04/2012 | Local News


1-year sentence for Kennewick woman who pimped minors

KENNEWICK -- A Kennewick woman who forced underage girls to have sex with men was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail -- an exceptionally low sentence for the felony charge.

Date: 12/29/2011 | Northwest


Defense Department: Reports of sexual assault up at 3 academies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The number of reported sexual assaults at the nation's three major military academies rose in the latest academic year from one year earlier, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pentagon.

Date: 12/27/2011 | Nation & World


Middle East business man pleads to lesser charge after rape investigation

EVERETT -- A businessman from the United Arab Emirates who was arrested earlier this month for investigation of rape pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge of patronizing a prostitute.

Date: 12/20/2011 | Local News


Man charged in rape of girl, 12

SEATTLE -- King County prosecutors have charged a 38-year-old Shoreline man in an attack on a 12-year-old girl raped in her home.Jesse R. Gonzales was charged Friday with first-degree rape and first-degree burglary with sexual motivation. He was jailed on $1 million bail.

Date: 12/10/2011 | Northwest


Suspect in Lynnwood rape sentenced to 325 years for Colorado crimes

LYNNWOOD -- The suspect in a 2008 Lynnwood rape case was sentenced Friday to 325 years in prison for sex crimes against women in Colorado.

Date: 12/09/2011 | Local News


Mountlake Terrace police warn of sex offender

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- Police are warning residents about a convicted sex offender who will be living in Mountlake Terrace.

Date: 12/08/2011 | Local News


Marysville police to discuss two sex offenders

MARYSVILLE -- Police plan a public meeting for people to learn about two convicted sex offenders who will be living in Marysville.Both will be living in the 4900 block of 61st Street NE.

Date: 12/08/2011 | Local News


Foreign businessman arrested after masseuse claims forced sex at Lynnwood hotel

LYNNWOOD -- A businessman from the United Arab Emirates was arrested Saturday for investigation of rape after allegedly having sex with a woman who told authorities she only intended to give him a massage.

Date: 12/06/2011 | Local News


Wash. court: Rehabbed sex offender can have guns

SEATTLE -- A man who was convicted as a 13-year-old boy for molesting his younger sisters can possess guns now that he's been rehabilitated, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Date: 12/01/2011 | Northwest


Former sheriff accused of offering meth for sex

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — An ex-Colorado sheriff known for his no-nonsense style and a concern about teenage drug use is facing charges of offering methamphetamine in exchange for sex and was being held Wednesday at a jail named for him.

Date: 11/30/2011 | Nation & World


Pa. cardinal testifies in rape, endangerment case

PHILADELPHIA -- A retired Roman Catholic cardinal who suffers from cancer and dementia testified behind closed doors for about three hours Monday as lawyers prepare for a groundbreaking priest abuse trial.

Date: 11/28/2011 | Nation & World


South Dakota bar owner charged with raping 3 girls

PIERRE, S.D. -- A bar owner already charged with raping three girls, including a 12-year-old, after plying them with drinks last month, faces fresh charges, after police said they found 11 minors at the bar during a weekend compliance check.

Date: 11/28/2011 | Nation & World


Child sex abuse scandal's pain extends deep into 'Penn State country'

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- While most of the media attention in the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal has focused on the state's flagship public university, the impact can be felt in the rural communities 40 miles north of State College, where some of the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky still live.

Date: 11/21/2011 | Nation & World


Convicted sex offender will be living in Sultan area

SULTAN -- Police are warning people in the Sultan area about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the 35800 block of 158th Street SE, east of town.

Date: 11/18/2011 | Local News


Edmonds sex offender helped put children in movies

LOS ANGELES -- A small-town guy from Washington state, Jason James Murphy spent much of the past decade working his way up in the world of Hollywood movie casting. He's helped place actors, including children, on a variety of movies, from small independent films to last summer's science fiction hit...

Date: 11/18/2011 | Northwest


Lynnwood police issue notice on sex offender's arrival

LYNNWOOD -- Police are warning residents about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the 18000 block of 44th Avenue W.

Date: 11/17/2011 | Local News


Pa. police: Grad assistant didn't tell us of abuse

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Neither campus nor city police received reports from a Penn State graduate assistant who testified to a grand jury that he saw a former defensive coordinator raping a boy in the team showers in 2002, the departments said Wednesday.

Date: 11/16/2011 | Nation & World




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