A cop in New Orleans is accused of raping of a Louisiana woman who said she was assaulted after a night of drinking at a house party, authorities said. William Burford, a New Orleans Police Department probationary officer, was arrested on Saturday and charged with third-degree rape after the 20-year-old victim told police she fell … Read more
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A former East Cleveland police officer has pleaded guilty to using a sex toy to sexually abuse two women in February during an illegal traffic stop. Kenneth Bolton Jr., 49, avoided a trial and instead pleaded guilty to felony gross sexual imposition and misdemeanor interfering with civil rights charges Cuyahoga County prosecutors … Read more
Clayton Police Chief Grant Pickard was arrested Wednesday afternoon, September 6, and transferred to the St. Croix County Jail. He awaits the outcome of eight separate charges relating to the sexual assault and abuse of an employee. Pickard made an initial appearance in Polk County Circuit Court two days later wearing a black t-shirt and … Read more
A 36-year-old woman whose body was dumped in a South Side alley this summer had accused a former Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy of sexual assault and was listed as a witness in a separate sexual assault case against the same deputy, court records show. Jessica Ramona Gonzales, who also went by the alias Ramona … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Louisville Metro Police Department officer accused in a criminal rape investigation has been rejected for employment by at least six police departments in Florida. WDRB News obtained a background investigative report centered on LMPD officer Pablo Cano that was completed in June of 2017 by the Miami-Dade Police Department. The report … Read more
A New York judge expressed horror at letters written in support of a retired police officer who admitted to repeatedly raping a teenage girl — but he managed to avoid prison anyway. Adam Mesiti pleaded guilty to third-degree rape of a 16-year-old, but the letters showed his friends and family still believed he was innocent … Read more
CHESTER, Pa. – A Chester police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two women in separate instances while on duty. Officer Albert Ross, 47, of the 1400 block of West 7th Street in Chester, is charged with two counts of official oppression, harassment and indecent assault without the consent of others. Delaware County District … Read more
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals made public Thursday documents in Daniel Ken Holtzclaw’s appeal, revealing a secret hearing in June was closed to the public because of a personnel matter. The hearing, before Oklahoma County District Judge Timothy Henderson, was to “assist the court in determining which materials, if any, were subject to disclosure … Read more
HAMILTON, GA. – Former Harris County sheriff’s deputy Thomas Carl Pierson, reduced to tears and facing the possibility of more than eight decades in prison if a Superior Court judge gives him the maximum sentence, was taken into custody Wednesday by deputies he once served alongside. Just before noon on Wednesday, Pierson was convicted of … Read more
The former security officer that pleaded guilty to raping a Holley High School student was sentenced on Monday. According to the Orleans Hub, Adam Mesiti was sentenced to ten years of probation. He will also have to register as a sex offender. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to having sex with a 16-year-old girl … Read more
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – A Westminster police officer is in custody over allegations of a sexual assault that took place early Wednesday morning, the Broomfield Police Department said. The incident involving on-duty officer Curtis Arganbright and a woman reportedly occurred between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. near West 144th Avenue and Zuni Street. The woman, came … Read more
WILMINGTON — A former law enforcement officer was convicted on multiple sexual assault charges in New Hanover County Superior Court Monday morning. Joseph Adam Silva, 31, was convicted today of four counts of second degree sexual offense, two counts of second degree rape, three counts of sexual servitude of an adult victim, and four counts … Read more