Georgia – A Fulton County police officer was fired and may face criminal charges after he was accused of raping a woman in Alpharetta, according to Channel 2 Action News. Bobby Ransom was fired Feb. 16, long after the alleged incident, the station reported. Ransom, 33, forced his way into a woman’s residence last May … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. – A 40-year-old deputy who works at the Lane County Jail faces accusations he raped an 18-year-old girl in Springfield, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. Springfield Police arrested Matthew Hitson on charges of Rape in the First Degree, Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor (under 21), and Delivery of Marijuana to a … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas – A former sergeant with Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Silvia Trevino’s office is under arrest for sex assault. Edward Mata is expected to appear before a judge this afternoon for the first time. He’s accused of raping an acquaintance, according to court documents obtained by Eyewitness News. Investigators said the two began … Read more
Virginia – An Alexandria police officer has been placed on leave without pay after his arrest on domestic violence charges in Prince William County. The department has revoked the police powers of Khurram Chaudhary, 31, of Woodbridge. He’s been with Alexandria Police for nearly four years. Chaudhary is accused of sexually assaulting a 30-year-old woman, … Read more
A man who was being held by police on a misdemeanor charge was sexually assaulted twice by one of his guards while he was at the hospital on Feb 3., prosecutors say. Now Officer Carlyle Calhoun, 46, a 10-year-veteran of the police force, faces multiple charges in the alleged assault. Police were holding an unnamed … Read more
ROSEBUD, Texas – The former police chief of Rosebud was arrested and jailed Wednesday night on a state warrant charging sexual assault. Texas Rangers and Falls County deputies arrested former police Chief Quincy Deon Lee, 39, at his residence in Chilton, Department of Public Safety information officer Sgt. David Roberts said. Lee was booked into … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A former constable has admitted abusing his authority by soliciting sex from at least seven women. George Bottomley Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to promoting prostitution and obstruction of justice. He now faces a potential prison term when he’s sentenced May 25 and also agreed not to seek or hold public office for … Read more
Nebraska State Patrol investigators have gotten a judge’s permission to send a former Lincoln police officer’s cellphone to a forensic software company that has technology to bypass its lock so they can search for evidence. The request came in one of four search warrants filed this week in Lancaster County District Court and approved by … Read more
PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. — A Panola County Sheriff’s deputy has been on leave for several weeks during an investigation after he was accused of rape. He says everything was consensual. Meanwhile, an outside agency has been brought in to look into this case. WREG is not identifying the deputy because he has not been charged. … Read more
NASHVILLE, TN – A former Spring Hill police officer was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to the charge of deprivation of rights under color law, according to a news release. Don Cochran, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, said Christopher Patrick Odom, 27, of Spring Hill, will serve 12 … Read more
For months, Laura Monterrosa, an asylum seeker who is currently detained at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Texas, says she’s been subjected to threats, harassment, and sexual abuse at the hands of officials throughout her detention at the privately-run facility. She hasn’t been silent: In January, Monterrosa told The Outline that she had … Read more
California – A Monterey Park police officer was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting three women during traffic stops, a streak of misconduct in which prosecutors say he forced women to expose themselves and in two cases groped them. Israel Sanchez committed the string of assaults in the summer of 2014 against female drivers who were … Read more