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Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Miami Herald
At least 10 children were sexually abused in Alabama bunker, cops say. 7 arrested
At least 10 children were trafficked for sex acts and held in an underground storm shelter in rural Alabama, a sheriff said. Seven people — including some of the children's parents and relatives — have been arrested on different charges, including sexual abuse, rape and child trafficking, Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade said during a July 23 news conference, broadcast by WVTM. 'I know God's forgiveness is boundless, but if there is a limit, we reached it,' Bibb told WSAZ. A monthslong investigation, beginning in February, led to the arrest of three men, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said in a July 19 Facebook post, McClatchy News reported. Four others were arrested after, the sheriff said during the news conference. McClatchy News is not identifying the suspects to protect the identity of the children. The investigation began after deputies were notified of potential child sexual abuse at a bunker in Brent, about a 50-mile drive southwest from Birmingham, the sheriff's office said. Some of the children — ranging from 3 to 15 years old — were abused by multiple people 'on a nightly basis,' Wade said, adding that each child is now in the custody of the Department of Human Resources. 'They are safe and being cared for and speaking with counselors,' Wade said. More arrests and victims are expected as the investigation continues, Wade said. Human trafficking in the US Human trafficking is a 'crime of exploitation,' according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Traffickers profit off their victims by forcing them to engage in sex acts or do labor. 'With an estimated 27.6 million victims worldwide at any given time, human traffickers prey on people of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities, exploiting them for their own profit,' officials said. Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said. In the U.S., children in welfare or juvenile justice systems, such as foster care, are the most vulnerable to human trafficking, officials said. Children and teens experiencing homelessness, people seeking asylum, people who struggle with substance abuse, migrant laborers, people who identify as part of the LGBTQ community and victims of domestic violence are also more vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking 'Traffickers can be strangers, acquaintances, or even family members, and they prey on the vulnerable and on those seeking opportunities to build for themselves a brighter future,' officials said.
USA Today
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bengals WR Tee Higgins appears at football camp
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins recently wowed onlookers at a celebrity basketball game. Higgins then made another non-NFL splash, hosting a one-day football camp at Huntington High School. RELATED: Bengals, Shemar Stewart nuclear option includes 2026 NFL draft route The offseason stop was one of many for NFL stars around the league hosting football camps during the offseason downtime ahead of training camps. As noted by WSAZ and others, travel delays moved the start of this particular camp hosted by Higgins back just a few hours before the standard football camp process unfolded with the Bengals star at the center. WSAZ's Jimmy Treacy provided some footage: RELATED: Bengals standouts after mandatory minicamp includes surprises
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'I was bitten by snake while gardening - my skin went yellow and body spasmed'
Tracey Goodman, 55, was weeding her garden when she suddenly felt a 'sharp bite' in her leg - it triggered a rare reaction that turned her skin 'neon yellow' and sent her body into spasm A woman bitten by a rattlesnake in her garden has described the moment her skin 'went neon yellow' and her body 'spasmed'. Tracey Goodman, 55, spent two days in an intensive care unit after suffering a rare, severe reaction to the bite. She had been weeding her garden at home in Alpine, California when suddenly felt a "sharp bite" in her leg - and realised that she had been attacked by snake. She called over her neighbours, who rang emergency services, and was rushed to hospital a short time later. But while on the ward, her condition became far more severe than would typically be expected for a rattlesnake bite, leaving doctors alarmed. READ MORE: Dog left with horror open wound after being bitten by UK's only venomous snake on walk Describing her unusual symptoms, Mrs Goodman told local news station WSAZ: "I noticed my arm and veins turning neon yellow. My mouth and tongue were swollen. My lips twitching, then my eyes and head started twitching. The doctors were shocked. They had never even seen videos of that." Things took a sharp turn for the worse when her "entire body started to spasm" from head to toe, and medics were forced to quickly step up their treatment to bring her back to normal. Tracey ended up spending two days in the intensive care unit, was given two doses of antivenom before being sent home on Sunday. She's now at home recovering, and says she has been left with some tissue damage causing "tingling" in her left foot. It will take several days for the venom to be passed through her body. Tracey believes she made a mistake by running around in circles in the panicked moments after the bite, as this can increase the rate venom spreads through your body. She's now warning other gardeners in snake-risk areas to wear leather gloves "all the time", and use a stick to check the area first. The snake which bit her - thought to be a juvenile Southern Pacific rattlesnake - was never found. An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the US every year. However, on average only 5 to 10 deaths are reported, as most snakes are not venomous. Late last year, a woman from Texas described being bitten by a snake as she sat down on the toilet. Maria Jaimes from Cedar Creek, had gone to the loo around 4.30am on December 15 when she "felt a little poke on my leg." The snake, which had been curled up under the toilet, seat sank its teeth into her leg - though thankfully it was not venomous. She believed the snake slithered into her home through a vent in her roof, and has since asked her husband to cover the gap with chicken wire.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
18-year-old arrested after woman found dead in Ohio Amish community
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An 18-year-old man from an Amish community in southeastern Ohio is facing a murder charge nearly two months after a neighbor went to a woman's home and found her body inside. According to the Meigs County Sheriff's Office and reports from NBC affiliate WSAZ in Huntington, West Virginia, deputies were called to a home near Rutland on March 13, where they found the body of 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger. A neighbor from the Amish community told WSAZ that when he hadn't seen Kinsinger that day, he went to her house concerned about her. Inside, he found her body. Her goat also had gotten in, he said. Ohio family contracted stomach bug from puppy bought from Petland, lawsuit claims Deputies ruled the death suspicious and sent Kinsinger's body to the Montgomery County coroner in Dayton for an autopsy, but preliminary results were inconclusive. Detectives conducted interviews and executed several search warrants before identifying Samuel Hochstetler as a suspect. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Sheriff Scott Fitch said. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully, this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family.' The neighbor told WSAZ that Hochstetler was from Kentucky and had been living with him for several months. Hochstetler was arrested this week and taken to jail in neighboring Gallia County. In a court appearance, he was issued a $1 million bond and received a court-appointed attorney. Hochstetler is due back in court on Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Amish Man Charged With Murder Of Woman After Disturbing Sex Claim
An Amish man who reportedly told police he put a blanket over a neighbor's head while they had sex and realized afterward she had died has been charged with murder, officials announced Tuesday in a press release. Samuel Hochstetler was interviewed at the Meigs County Sheriff's Office on Monday, nearly two months after his roommate, Mose Troyer, said he found the body of their neighbor Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, inside her Rutland, Ohio, home in their Amish community. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a statement in the press release. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family and on behalf of the Sheriff's Office we offer our deepest condolences.' According to a criminal complaint obtained by Too Fab, Hochstetler told deputies that 'he did have sexual intercourse with Rosanna Kinsinger and put a blanket over her head during and when he was finished, he rolled her over and realized she was not alive.' Kinsinger's death was deemed suspicious from the start, although preliminary autopsy results were inconclusive, the sheriff's office wrote on Tuesday. Hochstetler eventually emerged as a person of interest in the case, according to the news release. After not seeing his neighbor all day, Troyer discovered Kinsinger dead on March 13 with her goat inside the house, and called authorities. He told WSAZ it was disturbing that he had been living with Hochstetler for weeks after the alleged crime. They had been roommates for only a matter of months. Feds Urged To Investigate Pizzas Sent To Judges Using Name Of Judge's Murdered Son Landlord Sentenced To 53 Years In Prison For Hate-Crime Murder Of Palestinian American Boy Woman Accused Of Murdering Paramedic During Ambulance Ride
