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  • Ohio lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would give Ariel Castro's kidnapping victims $25,000 for each year they were held captive.
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missing person, children, crime, murder, sex crimes, sex offender, national/world
  • Kidango in Fremont
  • State authorities confirm that a preschool teacher in Fremont inappropriately touched a child and the state has cited the preschool.
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fremont, children, sex crimes, teachers, crime, east bay news
  • Audrie Pott was a student at Saratoga High School
  • Audrie Pott killed herself after she was cyber bullied following a sexual assault at a house party last fall.
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saratoga, crime, sex crimes, cyberbullying, facebook, websites, internet, smartphones, parenting, social media, audrie pott, katie couric, south bay news
  • A former San Jose catholic school teacher accused of sexual misconduct is suing a group of parents and young girls.
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san jose, lawsuit, religion, sex crimes, south bay news
  • GPS tracker
  • Paroled sex offenders in California who cut off their GPS tracking devices will receive harsher punishments.
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sacramento, jerry brown, crime, sex crimes, sex offender, california news
  • This Tuesday, July 23, 2013, photo shows a poster soliciting information regarding the unidentified body of a girl dubbed Baby Hope near the site where the body was found in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  • NYC police say they have made an arrest in the death of 'Baby Hope' 22 years after her body was discovered inside a picnic cooler.
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new york, cold case, sex crimes, children, crime, violence, national/world
  • Officials say two alleged victims of sexual abuse at a childcare facility in Sunnyvale were of elementary school age at the time.
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sunnyvale, child abuse, sex crimes, sex offender, south bay news
  • A man has been arrested on child sex abuse allegations at a daycare center in Sunnyvale.
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sunnyvale, child abuse, sex crimes, sex offender, south bay news
  • Keith Woodhouse
  • A jury has found a former day care worker guilty of sexually abusing nine children at two facilities in San Jose.
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san jose, children, child abuse, sex crimes, crime, south bay news
  • Kidnap victim Polly Klaas
  • Twenty years after her terrifying abduction in 1993, the Petaluma community remembers Polly Klaas.
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petaluma, child abduction, child death, sex crimes, sex offender, san quentin prison, amber alert, news
  • A Hayward police officer who is a former teacher is facing charges that he sexually abused children in his care.
  • A Hayward police officer who is a former teacher is facing charges that he sexually abused children in his care.
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hayward, livermore, crime, sex crimes, children, east bay news, laura anthony
  • A Hayward police officer who is a former teacher is facing charges that he sexually abused children in his care.
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hayward, livermore, crime, sex crimes, children, news
  • Two women might have been given a "date rape" drug at the Nickel Rose Lounge in San Rafael.
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san rafael, drugs, sex crimes, north bay news
  • A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and photographing female students near Santa Cruz high schools.
  • A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and photographing female students near Santa Cruz high schools.
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crime, sex crimes, santa cruz, south bay news
  • Santa Clara High School teacher Hugo Cortes Guzman
  • A Santa Clara High School teacher was arrested yesterday for allegedly having sex with a minor.
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santa clara, crime, sex crimes, south bay news, matt keller
  • Santa Clara High School teacher Hugo Cortes Guzman
  • A Santa Clara High School teacher was arrested yesterday for allegedly having sex with a minor.
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santa clara, crime, sex crimes, news
  • Rehtaeh Parsons Facebook ad
  • Facebook has apologized for displaying an ad for a dating website that used a picture of a teen girl who died after a suicide attempt.
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facebook, sex crimes, cyberbullying, internet, websites, social media, technology
  • Police have released a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a 
DoubleTree Hotel housekeeper in Rohnert Park on Friday afternoon.
  • Police have released a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a DoubleTree Hotel housekeeper in Rohnert Park on Friday afternoon.
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rohnert park, sex crimes, crime, north bay news
  • Police continue to search for a man accused of assaulting a housekeeper in broad daylight at a Double Tree hotel in Rohnert Park.
  • Police continue to search for a man accused of assaulting a housekeeper at a Doubletree hotel in Rohnert Park on Friday.
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rohnert park, sex crimes, crime, north bay news, lisa amin gulezian
  • Fisherman?s hat connects suspect to string of sex crimes
  • It was a fisherman's hat that helped connect a suspect to a string of sex crimes around the Bay Area.
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mountain view, sex crimes, sex offender, children, union city, san mateo, peninsula news, lilian kim
  • Fisherman?s hat connects suspect to string of sex crimes
  • It was a fisherman's hat that helped connect a suspect to a string of sex crimes around the Bay Area.
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mountain view, union city, san mateo, sex crimes, sex offender, children, news
  • Police continue to search for a man accused of assaulting a housekeeper in broad daylight at a Double Tree hotel in Rohnert Park.
  • Police continue to search for a man accused of assaulting a housekeeper at a Doubletree hotel in Rohnert Park on Friday.
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rohnert park, sex crimes, crime, news
  • Police are searching for a suspect who sexually assaulted a housekeeper at a Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park on Friday afternoon.
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rohnert park, sex crimes, crime, north bay news
  • ICEs Operation Predator app
  • The federal government is launching a new smartphone app to help catch fugitive child molesters.
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apps, smartphones, social media, sex offender, sex crimes, children, homeless, technology, vic lee
  • ICEs Operation Predator app
  • The federal government is launching a new smartphone app to help catch fugitive child molesters.
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apps, smartphones, social media, sex offender, sex crimes, children, homeless, news
  • Child molestation suspect Ruben Cobarruvias
  • Officials say a longtime janitor and bus driver at a Christian school in Live Oak has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation.
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santa cruz county, children, sex crimes, south bay news
  • A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in an elementary school bathroom.
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crime, sex crimes, children, alameda, east bay news
  • San Francisco police officer Richard Hastings, 37, was arrested in Concord for alleged child molestation.
  • No charges will be filed in the case of a San Francisco police officer arrested last week on suspicion of child molestation in Concord.
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sex crimes, concord, SFPD, crime, local news
  • A Montana judge's apology for comments he made during the sentencing in a child rape case is not quieting calls for his resignation.
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sex crimes, children, teachers, websites, national/world
  • Brian Westfall
  • A substitute teacher in San Jose has been arrested for possession of more than 2,000 images of child pornography.
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san jose, sex crimes, news
  • San Francisco police officer Richard Hastings, 37, was arrested in Concord for alleged child molestation.
  • A San Francisco police officer was arrested in Concord last week for alleged child molestation, Concord police said Thursday.
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sex crimes, concord, SFPD, crime, local news
  • Gregory Paul Houchins
  • A 32-year-old man is under arrest, accused of molesting a 9-year-old boy and taking video of his feet.
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pinole, crime, children, sex crimes, sex offender, east bay news
  • Former child psychiatrist William Ayres who has pleaded no contest to molesting boys is scheduled to be sentenced.
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napa state hospital, crime, child abuse, sex crimes, news
  • Doctor William Ayres
  • Former child psychiatrist William Ayers has been sentenced to a maximum 8 years in prison for molesting boys.
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napa state hospital, crime, child abuse, sex crimes, peninsula news
  • Police say a woman was sexually assaulted Friday in South San Francisco while she was jogging on the Centennial Way Trail.
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south san francisco, sex crimes, crime, peninsula news
  • Santa Clara sexual assault suspect sketch
  • Police in the South Bay hope a new sketch will lead to the man who sexually assaulted a woman near Santa Clara University.
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santa clara university, santa clara, sex crimes, crime, news
  • Santa Clara sexual assault suspect sketch
  • Police in the South Bay hope a new sketch will lead to the man who sexually assaulted a woman near Santa Clara University.
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santa clara university, santa clara, sex crimes, crime, south bay news, matt keller
  • Suspect sketch of man who attacked woman near Santa Clara University
  • A woman walking along Franklin Street was thrown to the ground and attacked a few feet from Santa Clara University.
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santa clara university, santa clara, sex crimes, crime, news
  • Suspect sketch of man who attacked woman near Santa Clara University
  • A woman walking along Franklin Street was thrown to the ground and attacked a few feet from Santa Clara University.
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santa clara university, santa clara, sex crimes, crime, south bay news, lisa amin gulezian
  • Task force looking for non-compliant sex offenders
  • A task force of officers from several Bay Area agencies went looking Thursday for homeless sex offenders who are violating the law.
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santa clara county, crime, san jose, sex crimes, sex offender, news
  • Task force looking for non-compliant sex offenders
  • A task force of officers from several Bay Area agencies went looking Thursday for homeless sex offenders violating the law.
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santa clara county, crime, san jose, sex crimes, sex offender, south bay news, vic lee
  • Santa Cruz Surf School owner Dylan Greiner, 38, was arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with children.
  • Santa Cruz police are expanding their investigation into a surf instructor accused of molesting students.
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santa cruz, crime, sex crimes, children, south bay news
  • Joseph Martin
  • A former Concord elementary school teacher is facing more sexual abuse charges and will make a court appearance on Monday.
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concord, crime, sex crimes, children, lawsuit, east bay news
  • Santa Cruz Surf School owner Dylan Greiner, 38, was arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with children.
  • A well-known Santa Cruz surf instructor is accused of secretly snapping photos and recording video of students he worked with.
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santa cruz, crime, sex crimes, children, south bay news
  • Santa Cruz Surf School owner Dylan Greiner, 38, was arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with children.
  • A well-known Santa Cruz surf instructor is accused of secretly snapping photos and recording video of students he worked with.
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santa cruz, crime, sex crimes, children, south bay news
  • Santa Cruz Surf School owner Dylan Greiner, 38, was arrested for lewd and lascivious acts with children.
  • A well-known Santa Cruz surf instructor is accused of secretly snapping photos and recording video of students he worked with.
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santa cruz, crime, sex crimes, children, news
  • Joseph Martin
  • A former Concord elementary school teacher is facing more sexual abuse charges after prosecutors found two more victims.
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concord, crime, sex crimes, children, lawsuit, east bay news
  • Carie Charlesworth has inspired a bill that would give domestic violence victims job security
  • A Southern California woman has inspired a controversial new bill that would protect domestic violence victims from losing their jobs.
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sacramento, bills, domestic violence, sex crimes, southern california, jobs, politics, nannette miranda
  • Carie Charlesworth has inspired a bill that would give domestic violence victims job security
  • A San Diego woman has inspired a controversial new bill that would protect victims of domestic violence from losing their jobs.
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sacramento, bills, domestic violence, sex crimes, southern california, jobs, politics video
  • Audrie Pott was a student at Saratoga High School
  • The parents of a Saratoga teen who killed herself after an alleged sexual assault have reached a settlement with two defendants.
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saratoga, crime, sex crimes, cyberbullying, facebook, websites, internet, smartphones, parenting, cellphone, social media, audrie pott, vigil, south bay news