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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Santa Cruz Sheriff's office arrested a man on child molestation charges and believes he may have hurt a number of children.
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crime, sex offender, south bay news
  • CA tax auditor facing child molestation charges
  • A registered sex offender who works as a tax auditor for the state is now facing child molestation charges.
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livermore, crime, sex crimes, sex offender, taxes, child abuse, children, east bay news
  • Ariel Castro in court
  • The Ohio man convicted of keeping three women captive and raping them over decade has been sentenced to life without parole.
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missing person, children, crime, murder, sex crimes, sex offender, news
  • Ariel Castro, center, stands before a judge with his defense attorneys, Jaye Schlachet, left, and Craig Weintraub during Castros arraignment on an expanded 977-count indictment Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cleveland
  • The Ohio man convicted of keeping three women captive and raping them over decade has been sentenced to life without parole.
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missing person, children, crime, murder, sex crimes, sex offender, news
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
  • More than 100 children were rescued in the nationwide child sex trafficking sweep, but now the question is -- what happens to them?
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FBI, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, local news, vic lee
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
  • More than 100 children were rescued in the child sex trafficking sweep, but what happens to them?
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FBI, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, news
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
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FBI, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, news
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
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FBI, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, local news, vic lee
  • Nicolas Lhermine in court.
  • More young victims have come forward claiming they were molested while attending day care in Morgan Hill.
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morgan hill, crime, child abuse, children, sex crimes, sex offender, south bay news, david louie
  • Boat named Phat Woody run aground on a Richmond shoreline.
  • Neighbors in Richmond are wondering why a crippled boat is still stuck on the shore weeks after it ran aground.
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sex offender, boats, laws, richmond, san francisco bay, children, east bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Neighbors in Richmond are wondering why a crippled boat is still stuck on the shore weeks after it ran aground.
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sex offender, boats, laws, richmond, san francisco bay, children, news
  • Stuck boat concerns Richmond residents
  • A boat that ran aground in Richmond is causing concern for residents there since it belongs to a registered sex offender.
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richmond, sex offender, east bay news, ama daetz
  • Stuck boat concerns Richmond residents
  • A boat that ran aground in Richmond is causing concern for residents there since it belongs to a registered sex offender.
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richmond, sex offender, news
  • GPS tracker
  • Shocking new statistics from the Department of Corrections show nearly 5,000 sex offenders cut off their GPS tracking bracelets.
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sacramento, jerry brown, crime, sex crimes, sex offender, california news, nannette miranda
  • GPS tracker
  • Shocking new statistics from the Department of Corrections show nearly 5,000 sex offenders cut off their GPS tracking bracelets.
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sacramento, jerry brown, crime, sex crimes, sex offender, news
  • A former Aragon High School water polo coach accused of sexually abusing a student was sentenced to two years in state prison.
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redwood city, sex crimes, sex offender, san mateo county, san quentin prison, peninsula news
  • Joel Kaufman
  • An East Bay high school baseball coach who vanished after he was charged with molestation has turned himself into authorities.
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san leandro, orinda, children, sex crimes, sex offender, east bay news
  • Joel Kaufman
  • Police are searching for a former high school baseball coach who has been charged with child molestation and unlawful video taping.
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san leandro, orinda, children, sex crimes, sex offender, east bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Joel Kaufman
  • Police are still searching for a former high school baseball coach who has been charged with child molestation and unlawful video taping.
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san leandro, orinda, children, sex crimes, sex offender, news
  • School bus
  • A registered sex offender ended up on a bus full of high school students all because a teacher was trying to do something nice.
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san jose, sex offender, news
  • School bus
  • A registered sex offender ended up on a bus full of high school students all because a teacher was trying to do something nice.
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san jose, sex offender, south bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Letter to parents from Eastside Union School District
  • Parents are being alerted that a registered sex offender rode the bus with high school students on a field trip.
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san jose, sex offender, SJPD, news
  • Letter to parents from Eastside Union School District
  • Parents are being alerted that a registered sex offender rode the bus with high school students on a field trip.
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san jose, SJPD, sex offender, south bay news, alan wang
  • Violent sexual predator Charles Christman will soon be released into an East Bay community
  • There's a new push to stop the release of a violent sexual predator who could soon live near an elementary school in Bay Point.
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contra costa county, bay point, sex crimes, sex offender, children, violence, east bay news, jonathan bloom
  • Violent sexual predator Charles Christman will soon be released into an East Bay community
  • There's a new push to stop the release of a violent sexual predator who could soon live near an elementary school in Bay Point.
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contra costa county, bay point, sex crimes, sex offender, children, violence, news
  • Police are asking for the public's help in learning more about a Tae Kwon Do instructor who was arrested on suspicion of child molestation late last year.
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redwood city, children, sex crimes, sex offender, peninsula news
  • Mugshot of man suspected of sexual assault.
  • SFPD arrest suspect for sexually assaulting a woman in San Francisco's Cathedral Hill neighborhood late Saturday.
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sex crimes, crime, SFPD, sex offender, san francisco news
  • Christine Hubbs, also dubbed the Hummer Mom
  • A Livermore mother who served time in prison for having sex with underage boys is now back in jail.
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livermore, hayward, crime, sex offender, i-team video
  • Christine Hubbs
  • A Livermore mother who served time in prison for having sex with underage boys is now back in jail.
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crime, sex offender, livermore, hayward, i-team, dan noyes
  • Sue Paterno defends husband on Katie
  • Sue Paterno spoke about the effects of the scandal on her husband and defended him in an interview with Katie Couric.
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crime, sex offender, katie couric, television, sports
  • GPS ankle bracelet
  • Two California lawmakers have introduced bills to make cutting off a GPS device a felony again with more time in state prison.
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jerry brown, sex offender, sex crimes, crime, gang violence, fresno, prison, politics video
  • GPS ankle bracelet
  • Two California lawmakers have introduced bills to make cutting off a GPS device a felony again with more time in state prison.
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jerry brown, sex offender, sex crimes, crime, gang violence, fresno, prison, politics, nannette miranda
  • A convicted sex offender from South San Francisco will go on trial in April for exposing himself to a 6-year-old girl in a Christmas tree lot.
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colma, south san francisco, children, christmas, crime, sex offender, peninsula news
  • David Simons, 53, is a violent registered sex offender
  • San Francisco residents are being warned about sex offender, no longer on parole, who just moved into the neighborhood.
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soma, sex offender, san francisco news
  • David Simons, 53, is a violent registered sex offender
  • San Francisco residents are being warned about sex offender, no longer on parole, who just moved into the neighborhood.
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soma, sex offender, news
  • Johnny Urias
  • A former SJ teacher was sentenced Tuesday to one year in the Santa Clara County Main Jail for possession of child pornography.
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san jose, sex crimes, milpitas, children, crime, sex offender, south bay news
  • A former teacher at a Pittsburg elementary school has been sentenced to prison for possession of child pornography.
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sex crimes, sex offender, oakland, east bay news
  • Palo Alto crime
  • Police in Palo Alto are searching for a man who broke into a woman's apartment as she slept and tried to rape her.
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palo alto, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, news