AltWeeklies Wire
The Boy Scouts' Police Problemnew
Dozens of teenage explorers in the U.S. have been sexually abused by police officers. Should the Boy Scouts, who oversee the program, share the blame?
SF Weekly |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
12-09-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Missing Millionsnew
Public financial fraud and embezzlement in South Carolina is widespread and hard to track.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
12-09-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Bad News Day for Sheriff Joe Arpaionew
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was slammed in a damning AP story about how his agency bungled hundreds of sex-crime cases.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Once Biting, Twice Shotnew
With a dog-meets-deputy incident, one homeless man delivers a cautionary tale.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
12-02-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Accused Medical Marijuana Grower to Serve as Own Lawyer on Felony Chargesnew
Despite cautions from a judge, Tim Beck, who describes himself as a medical marijuana grower, will serve as his own lawyer on felony charges of cultivating marijuana and cultivating marijuana for sale.
Easy Reader |
Robb Fulcher |
12-02-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: medical marijuana, tim beck
Bullies In Bluenew
Long before Fullerton police officers beat Kelly Thomas — a scrawny homeless man with a history of mental problems — to death, the city's cops ran roughshod over anyone and everyone.
OC Weekly |
Marisa Gerber |
11-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Suicide Filesnew
A sheriff's deputy kills himself and leaves behind a box of files with a reporter's name on it: mine.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Citadel Camper Describes how Louis "Skip" ReVille Changed His Lifenew
On Nov. 14, the Citadel released a thick packet of documents detailing a sexual misconduct accusation against Louis Neal "Skip" ReVille, who was a counselor at a summer camp hosted by the school in 2002. According to one former camper's testimony, ReVille lured boys into his room on the Citadel campus with pizza and Chinese food, showed them pornography, and coerced them to masturbate.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-29-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Citadel's Shamenew
The Citadel has tarnished its reputation by failing to act in response to sexual abuse allegations.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tactical Terrornew
More than six months have passed since Jose Guerena was shot 22 times by a Pima County SWAT team -- raising troubling questions about military-style police actions
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Sesame Street Composer Faces Child Porn Chargesnew
Fernando Rivas, who occasionally wrote for Charleston City Paper, pled not guilty to allegations that he produced child pornography, possessed child porn, and transported the images through a computer in April.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-21-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Amish Bernie Madoffnew
An Amish investor blamed for blowing $17 million opts out of the U.S. legal system.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
11-17-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Amish, Monroe Beach
The ReVille Files: Counselor Lured Campers with Chinese foodnew
According to one former camper’s testimony, former Citadel summer camp counselor Louis Neal "Skip" ReVille lured boys into his room on campus with pizza and Chinese food, showed them pornography, and coerced them to masturbate.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-15-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Citadel releases ReVille documents under pressurenew
Under mounting pressure from the press and from an accuser’s lawyer, the Citadel released a 160-page document Monday afternoon detailing the sexual abuse allegations made by a Citadel summer camp attendee and his family in 2007. The school has come under fire in recent weeks for failing to report the case, which involves Citadel graduate Louis "Skip" ReVille, to police.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-15-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: The Citadel, Skip ReVille
Cost of Trauma: $13 Millionnew
Attorney claims improper supervision led to Carrier's alleged molesting of students.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
11-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
