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81-year-old Keith Holmes
A 12-year-old girl escaped a child predator in California over the weekend, and a persistent mother was able to help police track down the would-be kidnapper.
On Saturday, 81-year-old Keith Holmes asked the girl if she wanted a ride and the girl dismissed him, but he kept following her. A nearby mom took down the man’s license plate after she came to the aid of the girl and helped chase him away.
Michael Yavorski, a Pennsylvania ice cream vendor, is worried his three-month sentence for fondling a 12 year-old girl could ruin his business. In fact, says his lawyer, Scott Wilhelm, the ice cream stand in Lower Nazereth Township could close for good because of the negative spotlight.
Ever said “I’d kill someone who laid a hand on my kid?” A Florida dad has been charged with trying to.
Manuel Vega’s three-year-old told himLuke Petruschke had touched him sexually during a visit to Petruschke’s home. Now police say Vega and a friend went back to Petruschke’s house, forced their way in and beat him up. Continue reading »
You know that horrible thought you’ve never been able to say aloud about pedophiles? Poland just did.
The country’s new law has put the rubber stamp on chemical castration of all pedophiles convicted of raping a child under the age of fifteen. Continue reading »
We’re a nation of terrified parents. Scared of the Philip Garridos of the world, the faceless man who will come to steal our children right out from under our noses. That’s why the New York Times says we don’t let our kids walk to school anymore.
True enough, but there’s another story out here in the wilderness. Parents aren’t afraid their child is going to be touched by a stranger. They’re afraid he’s going to run them over. Continue reading »
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