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A Cullman man is facing multiple child sex crime charges in Madison County after school resource officers noticed he was picking up and dropping off a student at a middle school. Officers did not recognize the man and acted to protect the minor. Alexander Riley Schultz, 23, was arrested and charged with second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act.

You don’t have to be a pioneer on the Oregon Trail to catch the bug that causes dysentery. Nowadays, the infection is spreading more through sex — and evolving into something that’s “close to untreatable,” one expert said. Shigella bacteria infect nearly half a million people in the US every year — causing diarrhea with blood or mucus (the hallmark of a dysentery infection), stomach pain, cramps, fever and vomiting. Scientists are learning more about why the disturbing disease is spreading so quickly, and why it’s developing a resistance to treatment. ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFOR) -- There were 17 Disney World and Universal Studios employees among 281 suspects arrested during a human trafficking and child sexual predators enforcement operation, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press conference Friday that the joint operation, which took place over seven days, focused on nabbing predators who prey upon and travel to meet children for unlawful sexual activity and human trafficking. He said 31 of the suspects traveled to the county to attempt to have sex with a child. Judd said during the press conference that 13 of the...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A weeklong undercover operation called “Polk Around & Find Out II” led to 281 arrests in Polk County, including 17 people who worked at theme parks, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office said Friday. The operation targeted child predators and human trafficking and resulted in 488 new charges, including 198 felonies. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office ran two stings at the same time: one targeting adults seeking sex with children and another focused on human trafficking. Sheriff Grady Judd called it the largest undercover operation his office has conducted. At the news conference, Judd said...

Lawyer for Jake Tucker, who uses they/them pronouns, has countered with sentencing proposal of four years and requested it be served in women’s prisonThe Crown is seeking a 12-year sentence for Jake Tucker after the Innisfil Pride founder was convicted on seven sex-trafficking and related counts by a Barrie jury earlier this year. Tucker, 39, who uses they/them pronouns, was found not guilty on sexual assault, assault with a weapon and assault by the same panel. Tucker’s lawyer, Martin Montes, has countered with a sentencing proposal of four years and requested it be served in a women’s prison. There are...

Just when you thought we’d heard enough about diarrhea outbreaks in the US, along comes another stomach-churning story. And this one has a particularly disturbing twist… it’s spreading through the gay community like wild fire. A bacterial infection that causes dysentery is spreading thanks to sexual contact, and scientists are warning that some of these strains are actually becoming so resistant to antibiotics that they are verging on becoming untreatable. Yikes. It’s a nasty little bacterium bug called Shigella, and if you’ve ever read about the horrors of dysentery during the days of the Oregon Trail, you already know how...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — Two women were arrested Saturday after allegedly attacking another woman over a personal dispute, according to the Rockford Police Department. Police said officers responded to the 100 block of North Court Street around 10:35 a.m. for a reported battery. Investigators said surveillance video showed the victim walking southwest from the 100 block of North Court Street when 38-year-old Latanya Holiday and 40-year-old Chrystal Anders began following her. Detectives said Holiday tackled the victim to the ground and punched her several times while Anders kicked the victim as she lay underneath Holiday. Officials said bystanders broke up...

A depraved mother and her two trans lovers allegedly tortured and killed her developmentally disabled 7-year-old son, who was found dead and duct-taped inside a closet in her Ohio home. The body of little William Evans, 7, was discovered by police on Thursday at the family’s Cincinnati house, and the horrific scene shocked even hardened law enforcement officers and medical professionals.

HAPEVILLE, Ga. - A reality television celebrity faces multiple felony charges after police arrested him Sunday in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile at a Hapeville hotel. What we know: Sidney Favors, was taken into custody following an incident at the Embassy Suites in the 3400 block of International Boulevard. Police charged Mr. Favors with sodomy, sexual battery against a child under 16 and aggravated child molestation as a result of the investigation. Favors remains held at the Fulton County Jail as authorities move forward with the case. His next court appearance is August 25 in Fulton...

'Love & Hip-Hop: New York' star Sidney Starr has been arrested and charged with numerous felony offenses 'related to an alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile.' Starr, 37 - real name Sidney Favors - has been charged with sexual battery against a child under 16, aggravated child molestation, and sodomy, according to jail records. She was arrested on August 2 after police conducted an investigation into an 'incident' at the Embassy Suites in Hapeville, Georgia and remains in custody. In a statement obtained by The Daily Mail, the Hapeville Police Department refrained from sharing further details about the case due...

People living with HIV are about twice as likely as their HIV-negative peers to develop herpes zoster—better known as shingles—but vaccination can close the gap, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

A former transgender New Hampshire state legislator who pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children last year was sentenced to 33 years in prison. Stacie Laughton (biological male), a Democrat who was elected to the New Hampshire House three times and resigned twice over legal problems, was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison in connection to child sex crimes on Thursday.

Zohran Mamdani is promising free grocery stores, free housing and free everything, but the only free thing New Yorkers can really count on getting for free is an infectious disease. And flavored condoms for the sickest city in America. Gonorrhea rates in New York City have more than doubled in a decade and syphilis is ‘surging’ statewide. Mamdani’s Department of Health has responded to this crisis by rushing a free supply of lubricant and chocolate flavored condoms. “Providing high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare services is a priority for the Mamdani Administration,” explained NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services...

A teacher who murdered and sexually abused a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting was given a whole life order in prison today. Jamie Varley, 37, a former head of year, will die in jail for the killing of Preston Davey during sexual abuse in July 2023. His partner, 32-year-old sales manager John McGowan-Fazakerley, who was complicit in Preston's death, was sentenced to 25 years.

A trans-identified male has lost an employment discrimination case after alleging that he had been wrongfully fired from his job at a childcare center in Letterkenny. The Workplace Relations Commission found that Aleena Starshine had been terminated not due to his gender identity, but as a result of repeat parental complaints and concerns about child safeguarding. . . The first complaint pertained to a “safari game” Starshine had organized with the children, during which he offered an 11-year-old child “a free kiss from me” or a “big kiss” as a prize. The child reported this to a parent, who then...

Officials missed a string of chances to save a baby sexually abused and murdered by the teacher adopting him. Serious questions are being asked about the scrutiny faced by Jamie Varley, 37, and his boyfriend, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, after they were given little Preston Davey to look after. Over a period of four months, the 'pure evil' pair physically, psychologically and sexually assaulted the child under the noses of social workers. Varley was said to have treated Preston as his 'plaything'. A post-mortem examination found Preston, who was just 13 months old when he died, suffered more than 40 injuries,...

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said he would work with anyone who wanted to fight against President Donald Trump when asked about Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who’s embroiled in controversy amid allegations of adulterous behavior. Host Dana Bash said, “I want to ask you about the Senate race in Maine and The Wall Street Journal and New York Times reporting that last August, Democrat Grand Platinum’s wife told his campaign about sexual text messages....Do you have concerns about Grand Plattner?” Kim said, “Well, first I’ll say is, you know, I’ve been very...

A former Detroit doctor pleaded guilty this week to receipt of child pornography after an FBI investigation revealed a string of sicko phone messages. Lincoln Erickson, 32, was arrested Dec. 10 after the feds discovered he was part of a larger child pornography and sexual abuse ring, US Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced. “I love being a pedo,” Erickson wrote in one vile message, according to Click on Detroit. “Bro, I love other pedophiles. So hot,” the former medical resident, who worked at Detroit Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, wrote in Telegram messages, according to the outlet. Erickson’s...

[Multiple VIDEOS at link........] LOUDON COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A Loudoun County Public Schools student is accused of recording boys without their pants and underwear on while they were using the bathroom at Freedom High School. Multiple sources tell 7News Reporter Nick Minock the student is transgender. Minock’s sources add this student has been using a phone to record naked boys underneath bathroom stalls for three years, more than 40 victims are involved, and school administrators have known about the situation for much longer than the school is letting on. “It's heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking,” said Kristina, a mother of five...

The Disney company has spoken out after immigration officials nabbed several of their staff off one of their cruise ships in San Diego last month as part of a massive child porn sting. Customs and Border Protection told the California Post they arrested 28 workers off five different vessels between April 23 and 25 as part of ongoing child sexual exploitation material enforcement operations. Disney said the majority of those apprehended were not from their company while reiterating their cooperation with law enforcement.