Sexual Offenses

AN OBSCENE LOOPHOLE DOUGLAS GATES WENT TO PRISON FOR SECRETLY VIDEOTAPING NAKED CHILDREN NOW, AN APPEALS COURT SAYS HE SHOULD GO FREE

20/20 Out of Focus

News report critical of Arizona's U.S. attorney omitted exculpatory facts

Porn Free

Why tough-talking county prosecutors freed a man facing 48 years in prison on a kiddie porn conviction

A Principal Problem

Why didn't Joanne Talazus believe the child who said his counselor abused him?

Fostering Sexual Abuse

Foster kids say the state ignored its own policies, exposing them to sexual predators

Psych Out

A predator is pardoned

On Pedophiles and Pinches

A predator is pardoned

Hot Links: Olympians, Internet Rape, and a Buggy Chase

Two school buses collided on Highway 89 in Chino Valley Tuesday afternoon, injuring one of the bus drivers and at least a dozen students from Heritage Middle School. Initial reports indicate that three school buses were traveling in a procession when the first collided with a pickup truck, causing a ... More >>

Arrested Development

Heard about the 29-year-old sex offender who posed as a seventh-grader? Here's how the sordid case was broken

Doubting Thomas

County prosecutors charged a teenager with looking at kiddy porn. Turns out they hadn't done their homework

No Friend of Dorothy

The doc sez Beat It

Molecular Damage

Phoenix police fired rookie Shawn Dirks with only a speck of evidence and the tale of a twisted woman

Eyes Wide Shut

From Governor Janet Napolitano down, Arizona authorities have protected polygamous sexual predators with their indifference

Judgment Day

After a year of denials, Bishop O'Brien finally admits what we knew all along

Very Bad Thoughts

A pedophile who labors to keep his desire to rape little boys a figment of his imagination admits he's a walking time bomb

Silent Witness

Bishop Thomas O'Brien has a history of covering for pedophile priests and obstructing justice. Has he really repented?

Devils' Advocate

Karl Whitmire is a sex offender's best friend

The Gang's All Fear

The Crips who raped a retarded girl sprang from a 'hood where too many kids aspire to the thug life

REVERSAL OF MISFORTUNE

JAMES MCPHEETERS BEAT A MOLESTATION RAP, BUT WAS SENTENCED TO 561 YEARS FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. AN APPELLATE COURT SAYS HE DESERVES A NEW TRIAL.

ODOR IN THE COURT

IT TOOK COURAGE FOR THE DEAF GIRL TO ALLEGE RAPE. SHE WAS REWARDED WITH AN UNPREPARED PROSECUTOR WHO BUNGLED THE CASE.

IN PARADISE VALLEY, COTTON IS KING

NFL LINEBACKER MARCUS COTTON MAY HAVE RAPED AN ASU CO-ED. TOO BAD THE COPS DON'T CARE.

Chandler Man Indicted on Charges of Sexually Abusing His Step Granddaughter

Richard Michael Scott​Chandler police announced today that a man accused of sexually abusing his own step granddaughter has been indicted on various child molestation charges.Richard Michael Scott, a 66-year-old former Chandler resident, was arrested on October 8, after police say he sexually abus ... More >>

Another Valley Doctor Accused of Sexually Abusing Patient; This Time in Phoenix

Phoenix Police DepartmentDr. Galen Johnson is the second Valley doctor in less than a week to be accused of sexually abusing one of his patients.​For the second time in less than a week, a Valley doctor has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing one of his patients.While it's not the same do ... More >>

Mesa Doc Re-Arrested on New Sex Abuse Charges Following Lawyer's Claim He Wouldn't be Charged

Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya has been arrested...again.​We just got off the phone with Mesa Police Department Detective Steve Berry who tells us that not only are the three original sexual abuse charges against Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya still active, he was re-arrested on five additional complaints of sexual ... More >>

Arizona Medical Board Suspends License of Mesa Doc Accused of Sexually Assaulting Patients

MCSO Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya​The hits just keep on comin' for a Mesa doctor accused of sexually abusing several of his patients.Last week, Doctor Gabriel Ogbonnaya was arrested -- again -- after new allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced, and yesterday the Arizona Medical Board suspended h ... More >>

Bullhead City Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering and Sexually Assaulting Their 6-Week-Old Son

Police believe Staci Lynn Barbosa and Jonathan Edward Vandergriff brutally raped their one-month-old son​A Bullhead City couple accused of "brutally" sexually assaulting and murdering their six-week-old baby pleaded not guilty to murder, and several other charges related to the boy's death, ... More >>

Dr. Emilio Luna, Phoenix Pediatrician, Charged by Feds for Distributing Child Porn

Image: wwwdvpeds.comEmilio Luna, a Phoenix pediatrician, has been charged with distributing child pornography​ Just when you think things can't get any sicker... Phoenix pediatrician Emilio Luna has been charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office with distributing thousands of child porn photos int ... More >>

Soccer Coach Daniel Cope Takes Guilty Plea in Child Porn Case; Will Receive 35-50 Years in Prison

Daniel Cope​ A former Valley soccer coach pleaded guilty today to attempted sexual conduct with a minor and charges related to possessing nude pictures of his roommate's little boys. Before his November 2008 arrest, Daniel Cope worked for two years for the American Youth Soccer Organization, ... More >>

Mug Shot Pirate/ Rapist Extraordinaire Found Guilty of Sexual Assault and Kidnapping

Yarrr!​A convicted rapist, who has already served a prison sentence for sexual assault, is headed back to the big house after being found guilty of sexual assault (again) and kidnapping yesterday.At the very least, 34-year-old Jacob Israel Randles is looking at a minimum sentence of 94 years in pr ... More >>

David William Curtis Jr., Local Lawyer, Found Guilty of Molesting 2-Year-Old and Possessing Child Porn

Image: Tempe policeDavid William Curtis Jr​A local lawyer arrested last year on suspicion of possessing child pornography was found guilty on all counts yesterday.But here's the sick part: A juror in the case tells us this morning that the lawyer, Davis William Curtis Jr., 64, did much more than l ... More >>

Arizona Sex Offender Brain Dead After Hanging Himself in Montana Jail

Phillip Humeyumptewa, multiple rapist, failed to kill himself on Monday.​A career scumbag believed to be responsible for multiple sexual assaults and kidnappings is brain dead after trying to hang himself in a Montana jail on Monday.Phillip Humeyumptewa was found dangling from a bed sheet in his j ... More >>

Maricopa Man Arrested After Sexually Abusing Teen Girl for Years, Cops Say

PCSO Felipe Barrera Pacheco​A Maricopa man -- with a history of sexual misconduct -- was arrested Wednesday for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. The abuse, the girl told cops, had been going on since she was only 8 years old.Felipe Barrera Pacheco, 43, faces six counts of sexual assault ... More >>

Phoenix Man Arrested for Sexually Abusing His Own Kids; Injected Them With Meth, Too

​You'd think it doesn't get much more disgusting, depraved, and evil than someone sexually abusing their own children -- but that's because you've probably never met 29-year-old Juan Vidal Torres, who was arrested this morning on charges that he not only sexually abused his own kids, but injected ... More >>

Mesa Perv Videotaped Himself Molesting 1-Year-old -- and Others -- Cops Say

Mesa Police Department Being an alleged pederast aside, Brandon Jones' hair is about as cool as herpes.​A Mesa pervert already behind bars for sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy has been hit with several other charges for alleged crimes even more perverse than the ones that originally landed ... More >>

Phoenix Sex Offender Brought in From Guatemala After Eight Years of Evading Probation and Child Support

  Leroy Smalley went to Guatemala after being convicted of attempted child molestation in 2003, evading an order for lifetime probation. Authorities brought him back to the United States last week. ​Leroy Smalley was down on his luck in 2003. He'd just been convicted in a child molesta ... More >>

Serial Rapist Hoped DNA Would Clear His Name -- Instead, it Linked Him to Another Rape

Timothy Boles thought DNA would clear his name -- but it didn't; it just linked him to another rape.​Convicted serial rapist Timothy Boles thought petitioning authorities to test his DNA would clear him of one of the four sexual assaults of which he's been convicted. Not only didn't the test ... More >>

David Morris Pleads Guilty to Charges He Turned Phoenix Home into Kiddie-Porn Studio

David Robert Morris​A Phoenix man accused of using his west Phoenix home to shoot kiddie-porn films pleaded guilty today in Maricopa County Superior Court.David Robert Morris was arrested in October and charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation and seven counts of sexual conduct with a minor. ... More >>

Aaron Stackhouse Arrested for Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old Daughter of Woman He Also Abused

MCSOPolice say Aaron Stackhouse sexually abused four minors, including the daughter of one of his earlier victims.​Aaron Stackhouse has a thing for 8-year-olds -- boys, and girls.Stackhouse was arrested yesterday for sexually abusing the 8-year-old daughter of a woman he'd sexually abused when she ... More >>

Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Names Clergy Pervs on Revamped Website

www.paperbackswap.com​Over the past few weeks, the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has researched and cataloged an index of its clergymen accused of sexually abusing kids, and now it's now releasing their identities to the public. Spearheaded by Bishop Thomas Olmsted, the Catholic Diocese of Phoe ... More >>

Registered Sex Offender Carlos Parra's at it Again; Accused of Perving on Three Girls at Wife's At-Home Daycare Business

MCSO Carlos Parra apparently has a thing for young girls.​If your husband has a history of perving on young girls, perhaps a daycare business at the home the two of you share isn't the best idea.That said, it didn't stop the wife of convicted sex criminal Carlos Parra, who's, yet again, acc ... More >>

David Robert Morris Hit With 30-Year Prison Sentence for Using Phoenix Home as Kiddie Porn Studio

David Robert Morris​A Phoenix man who used his west Phoenix home to shoot kiddie-porn films was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court to 30 years in prison.David Robert Morris pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of child molestation, and o ... More >>

A Former Jehovah's Witness Elder Who Sexually Abused a Teenager Gets Only Six Months

David Robert Morris​A Phoenix man who used his west Phoenix home to shoot kiddie-porn films was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court to 30 years in prison.David Robert Morris pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of child molestation, and o ... More >>

Brocked Up: Supervisor Fulton Brock Attempted to Cover Up the Sexual Liaisons Between His Wife, Daughter and a Teenage Boy

David Robert Morris​A Phoenix man who used his west Phoenix home to shoot kiddie-porn films was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court to 30 years in prison.David Robert Morris pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of child molestation, and o ... More >>

Michael Surgeon Had So Much Kiddie Porn on His Computer it Crashed

MCSOMichael Surgeon claims he collects kiddie porn so he can report it to authorities.​Mesa resident Michael Jared Surgeon had so much kiddie porn on his computer that it caused his hard drive to crash. Apparently not caring that his computer was jam-packed with kiddy porn, he took it to a compute ... More >>

Cops Think "Uncle Jerry" Morrow Molested Nearly 20 Young Boys

MCSO"Uncle Jerry" Morrow.​If there was a pervert hall of shame, "Uncle Jerry" Morrow would certainly be a first ballot inductee -- he admitted to being a pedophile, and police suspect he's molested nearly 20 kids dating as far back as 1976.Morrow was arrested last night at his home at 4807 South 3 ... More >>

Dozens of Teenage Boy Scout Explorers Have Been Sexually Abused by Cops; Should Scouts Share the Blame?

MCSO"Uncle Jerry" Morrow.​If there was a pervert hall of shame, "Uncle Jerry" Morrow would certainly be a first ballot inductee -- he admitted to being a pedophile, and police suspect he's molested nearly 20 kids dating as far back as 1976.Morrow was arrested last night at his home at 4807 South 3 ... More >>

Maricopa Teen Caught With 500 Child-Porn Videos and Pictures After Year-Long FBI Investigation

Image: www.fbi.gov​A year-long child-porn investigation led FBI agents this summer to a Maricopa teenager with a personal stash of 500 videos and pictures of sexually exploited children.The case was outlined in court records filed yesterday by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office, which requests the ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio's Lawyer Again Demands More Proof of DOJ's Racial-Profiling Accusations; Officials to Meet on Monday

​ The Maricopa County Sheriff's office demands -- again -- that the federal government turn over more proof of its claim that the office has practiced routine racial profiling. In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Justice today (see below), a private attorney hired by the sheriff's offi ... More >>