Black widow woman who drugged, raped ten men — The police were shocked that 32-year-old Valeria K., a quiet good-looking woman from the city of Tambov, was the mysterious rapist who abused 10 local men after poisoning them with clonidine, Life.ru reports. Valeria, who has already been nicknamed the Black Widow for her love of spiders, would get acquainted with men and invite them to her place. She gave them drinks with clonidine, which almost immediately sent them to sleep for almost 24 hours. After that, she undressed her victims and raped them, tightening a rope on their male organs to keep them erect.
Domestic violence: Women abusers on the rise — New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics figures show that over the past eight years, the number of women charged with domestic abuse has rocketed by 159 per cent. In 2007, 2,336 women fronted court on domestic violence charges, compared to around 800 in 1999. Preconceived ideas of gender roles have led a lot of people to believe it would be virtually impossible for a women to physically abuse a man. But co-director of Men’s Rights Agency Sue Price says it is exactly this stereotype that leads to battered men hiding in shame, fearful of being ridiculed, or even prosecuted. “I’ve had SAS soldiers in tears because the wife is a black belt karate expert and yet they know that if they even try to restrain her he might be charged with assault and domestic violence,” she said.
Former Boise teacher gets jail time and 10 years of probation in sex case — Michelle Farley apologized to her family, friends and “family of teachers” for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student last year. “I want to apologize to (the teen) and his family for the embarrassment and hurt I caused,” the former Borah High philosophy teacher said. “It hurts me that I have hurt so many people because what I did was so wrong.” Farley left the courtroom in handcuffs Friday, on her way to the Ada County Jail, where she could spend the next six months after pleading guilty to a charge of felony sexual battery of a minor.
Former Rochester woman gets up to 20 years for sexually assaulting minor — Francine Barron, 34, formerly of Logan Street in Rochester, pleaded guilty in Strafford County Superior Court to six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, two counts endangering the welfare of a child and one count of an enhanced simple assault for engaging in sex acts with the boy between March and May of last year. For the sex assaults, she received 8-20 years in state prison. Four years can come off her minimum sentence if she completes the sex offender program at the prison. She was also sentenced to 5-10 years in state prison, all suspended for a period of 10 years consecutive to the eight-to-20-year sentence. Another suspended state prison sentence, for two-to-five years, runs concurrent to the other suspended sentence.
Man arrested in 290 counts of sex abuse — Police say the man, 31, sexually abused a boy once or twice a day for two years from the time the boy was 10 years old until he was 12. The abuse occurred in Lehi between March 2005 and March 2007, according to a Lehi police statement. Police say the man also threatened to harm the boy if he told anyone about the abuse, according to an affidavit filed in 4th District Court. Clifford Quinlan, 31, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Thursday. He was arrested at the Salt Lake City International Airport after returning from a trip to Florida, police said.
Mom seeking justice for child victims — Every so often, she said, her youngster’s mind drifts back to the morning of Oct. 16, 2007 when a 24-year-old city woman — in a fit of supposed rage — forced his tiny hands into a pot of boiling water in the Applewood Drive apartment she shared with her then-boyfriend, Damon’s father. Damon, who was two at the time, sustained serious burns and will require several surgeries, skin grafts and therapy to treat the wounds. After pleading guilty to assault causing bodily harm earlier this year, Magan Muir agreed to an 18-month sentence for the crime.
Pictured: Second woman charged over nursery ‘child porn’ probe — A woman arrested as part of an inquiry into child abuse allegedly committed by a female nursery worker has appeared in court. Angela Allen, 39, is charged with four counts of sexual assault, four counts of taking indecent photographs, four counts of possessing indecent photographs and four counts of distributing indecent photographs. The offences are alleged to have been committed between April 2006 and June 17 this year. There was no application for bail at today’s Nottingham Magistrates’ Court hearing, during which Allen clutched a drinks cup and a tissue.
Teacher faces sex abuse, rape charges — A Silver Falls School District teacher appeared in court Wednesday on accusations that she raped and sexually abused a boy for four years, starting when he was 13. Susan C. Alderson, 46, is a sixth-grade teacher at Robert Frost Elementary School and lives in South Salem. Police said at least one of the alleged acts took place at the school. The victim was not a student, but was known to Alderson, police said. The victim, who is now 21, reported the abuse to Salem Police on May 28, criminal investigations Lt. Steve Birr said. The ensuing investigation and service of a search warrant led to Alderson’s arrest at her home in the 2100 block of Robins Lane SE, Birr said.
Title IX keeps LSU men’s club soccer fighting to stay alive — Despite the recent success and growth of the LSU women’s soccer team, the abundance of men’s talent is left to compete at the club level. On top of that, with the recent addition of the Baton Rouge Capitols, the lack of a college men’s team forces the city’s own pro soccer team to look at other colleges for recruiting purposes. The absence of a men’s soccer team at LSU is mostly due to Title IX, which, ironically, is supposed to be equal opportunity promoting legislation.
Uganda: Education Experts Criticise Affirmative Action for Girls — EDUCATION experts have criticised the affirmative action in favour of girls, saying it has sidelined boys’ access to education. The experts noted that while countries had made tremendous progress to bridge the gender gaps in schools, more boys were performing poorly in class compared to the girls and dropping out of school to look for employment. “For years, we have focused on women. But the worst that can happen is that the global phenomenon might start making policies of affirmative action for the boys,” remarked Dr. Fatiha Serour, the director of youth affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Victims’ accounts of abuse lead to conviction — A former Aiken County youth coach was sentenced to prison this week, convicted on statements from adults he sexually abused as children decades ago. Judge Jack Early sentenced William “Bucky” Hicks Jr., 61, of Graniteville, on Wednesday to 10 years in prison and five years probation after he pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree and one count of a lewd act on a child. Brenda Brisbin, an assistant Aiken County solicitor, said the conviction was based on statements of adults abused by Mr. Hicks many years ago.
