2 men identified in LA disabled abuse case

2 men identified in LA disabled abuse case
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Los Angeles County authorities say they have identified two of the suspects recorded on video sexually assaulting profoundly Disabled women. Sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Scott said Friday that Los Angeles police officers recognized the men after detectives went public with artist sketches and photos of four men. The images were gleaned from over 100 hours of video that an unknown individual delivered to sheriff’s headquarters in suburban Monterey Park last March....

Disabled Women Assault Video: 2 Men Identified In Videos Portraying Abuse Of Handicapped Women
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Los Angeles County authorities say they have identified two of the suspects recorded on video sexually assaulting profoundly Disabled women. Sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott said Friday that Los Angeles police officers recognized the men after detectives went public with artist sketches and photos of four men. The images were gleaned from over 100 hours of video that an unknown individual delivered to sheriff's headquarters in suburban Monterey Park last March. The videos...

Sex assault convict identified as suspect in rapes of disabled women
Investigators have identified two men shown in a video apparently sexually assaulting Disabled women in a care home and other places, Los Angeles Country sheriff's detectives told CNN Friday. One suspect is Bert Hicks, 41, who is now serving a state Prison sentence in Tehachapi, California, for fiduciary Crimes, abuse and Sexual Assault in a residential care facility, sheriff's Detective Ron Anderson said. Hicks allegedly took a Disabled woman to Las Vegas, married her and then brought...

Suspects Raped 'Defenseless' Disabled Women on Tape
Source: ABC News Two of the four suspects who are visible in more than 100 hours of videotape as they sexually assaulted severely Disabled women, many of whom just "lay there" as they were attacked, have been identified, authorities announced. Authorities announced today that the Los Angeles Police Department recognized two of the suspects on the tapes, evidence that detectives have described as some of the most "disturbing" images they've ever seen. The suspects have not been identified to th...

California: Disturbing video shows attacks on disabled victims
© AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Los Angeles County Sheriff's Special Victims Bureau detective, Ron Anderson speaks during a news conference releasing information on multiple Sexual Assault suspects, Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 in Los Angeles. Detectives seek to identify at least four male suspects involved in the sexual assaults of at least ten severely Disabled women. Los Angeles - Graphic video footage obtained by the sheriff's department shows several men sexually assaulting at least 10 profou...

Los Angeles officials receive 100 hours of video of disabled women being sexually assaulted by men
What is wrong with human beings that makes them capable of such depravity? These filthy raping bastards are so low that I'd want to take a Taser to their "boys." They wouldn't want me on a jury. (CNN): Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators made a public appeal Thursday in seeking at least four men who were videotaped sexually assaulting at least 10 women who appear to be severely Disabled, including women in a care home. The video came from 11 DVDs that an anonymous tipster dropped off ...

LAPD Hunts For Group Of Men Accused Of Raping Severely Disabled Women...
LOS ANGELES (CBS)  — Sheriff’s investigators are on the hunt for a group of men suspected of sexually assaulting at least 10 severely Disabled women. A computer Hard Drive obtained from an anonymous source contained more than 100 hours of video footage showing at least 10 women being sexually assaulted by at least eight men, said Sgt. Darren Harris of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It’s not known where and when the attacks took place, but Harris said th...

Videos show abuse of disabled women
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Investigators in California say they are trying to identify men videotaped sexually abusing Disabled women. Authorities said someone left a package at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's headquarters containing 100 hours of footage of men who appear to be assaulting severely Disabled women, the Los Angeles Times reported. Investigators said the attacks appear to have occurred at residential care centers and they suspect most of the attackers are employees. Authorities T...

Disabled man helps those traveling same path
If anyone knows about surviving, it's Shad Isaac. The 20-year-old was born with a multitude of problems — spina bifida, fetal Alcohol syndrome, fluid on the brain — and he learned to be a fighter early in life. But Isaac not only endured years of painful surgeries and physical Therapy. Now he's in an employment program that allows him to start a career and give back to others who are taking his same journey. Isaac is part of Project SEARCH, in which eight young adults with disabiliti...

Oprah: 'I'm Grateful That We Weren't Embarrassed'
PASADENA, Calif. — Oprah Winfrey says she's "grateful that we weren't embarrassed" during the much-anticipated first weekend that her new OWN network was on the air. For a network started from scratch, OWN delivered some impressive sampling on its Jan. 1 debut. At one point Saturday night, OWN was the third-ranked Cable Network behind ESPN and USA in the Ratings. The challenge will be turning the curious into regular viewers. "I am grateful that the first phase of what we wanted to happen ac...

Sisters Sentenced to Life for $11 Robbery Released from Mississippi Prison
The state of Mississippi has a long, long track record of dispensing judicial inequities when it comes to cases involving Minorities, but especially, African Americans. On January 7, 2011 after serving 16 years and two weeks of a life sentence inside a central Mississippi correctional facility for allegedly "masterminding" a Robbery that netted $11 dollars, sisters Gladys and Jamie Scott were finally released from their torturous life of despair and Incarceration. Afforded the rare opportunity t...

Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot... Developing
As you well know by now, Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot by a lone gunman at a "Congess On Your Corner" event today in Tucson. Associated Press sources identified the shooter as Jared Laughner, 22. There has been a steady stream of information (and misinformation) and updates on Twitter and all over the Internet throughout the day, but we are expecting an update from the Hospital shortly. In a parallel storyline, there has also been a steady flow of condemnation an...

The Scott Sisters Are Free. What Now?
After spending 16 years in Mississippi jails for “their alleged role in a Robbery in 1993 in which no one was hurt and $11 supposedly was taken,” the Scott sisters left Prison yesterday. Their freedom, however, comes at a price: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour agreed to the release of the sisters on the condition that Gladys Scott donate her kidney to her sister, Jamie, within one year. That condition has stirred significant Controversy and raised many legal and Medical Ethics questions. For...

Package For Napolitano Ignites
This package was sent to the office of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. A similar parcel was sent to Napolitano. A package addressed to Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano ignited in a Washington, DC Post Office Friday, without injuring anyone. The package began popping and flashing before shooting out “a brief flash of fire,” D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier told The Associated Press. The parcel then extinguished itself without hurting any postal employees. Inv...

NH farmer is folk hero for gun rights advocates
Property and Gun Rights advocates have made a folk hero of New Hampshire farmer Ward Bird, who was convicted and imprisoned for brandishing a Handgun at a woman who trespassed on his remote hilltop land. Their "Free Ward Bird" campaign has ignited support among townsfolk and strangers. Libertarian and Tea Party websites decry his mandatory minimum three-year Prison sentence. Protests and Vigils are trumpeted on Facebook pages devoted to his case. Bird is a married father of four Children. He han...

Turkish Airlines passengers overcome mentally disabled man threatening to hijack plane
© Associated Press Police detain a Turkish national at Ataturk airport A Turkish Airlines passenger claiming to have a bomb tried to force his way into the cockpit on a flight from Norway to Istanbul, but was subdued by other passengers and the plane landed safely, Turkish media has reported. The man was arrested after Flight 1754 from Oslo landed at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport at 9.30pm. Police said he did not have any explosives, Anatolia news agency reported. The agency ...

Train spares girl lowered onto tracks in Argentina
Q. My 12-year-old daughter had a bestfriend since first grade. Her mother and I also became close. Over the years I watched this girl behave in spoiled, manipulative and ruthlessly competitive ways. Her mother characterized her as “strong-willed,” and once said proudly that her daughter “makes sure she gets in with whomever she wants.” My daughter just discovered she wasn’t invited to this girl’s birthday party although she was our guest for my daughter’...

Joe Arridy, Disabled Man Executed In 1939, Granted Posthumous Pardon By Colorado Governor
Denver — A mentally Disabled man executed more than 70 years ago has been pardoned in Colorado. Outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday awarded a posthumous pardon to 23-year-old Joe Arridy, who was executed in 1939 by lethal gas after being convicted of killing a Pueblo girl with a hatchet. Ritter said an overwhelming amount of evidence suggests Arridy didn't commit the crime. He had an I.Q. of 46 – too low to be considered for the death penalty today. Arridy appears to have given a c...

Videos show abouse of disabled women
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Investigators in California say they are trying to identify men videotaped sexually abusing Disabled women. Authorities said someone left a package at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's headquarters containing 100 hours of footage of men who appear to be assaulting severely Disabled women, the Los Angeles Times reported. Investigators said the attacks appear to have occurred at residential care centers and said they suspect most of the attackers are employees. Authorit...

Disabled man executed in 1939 pardoned in Colorado
DENVER—A mentally Disabled man executed more than 70 years ago has been pardoned in Colorado. Outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday awarded a posthumous pardon to Joe Arridy, who was executed in 1939 by lethal gas after being convicted of killing a Pueblo girl with a hatchet. Later evidence suggested the 23-year-old Arridy didn't commit the crime. The man had an I.Q. of 46 and appears to have given a coerced confession. Arridy was likely not in Pueblo when the 15-year-old girl was killed. ...

Jerry Browns Karma
I asked my friend Angela Oh, defense attorney and Buddhist priest, what she thought of the karma of Jerry Brown. Pausing only for a moment, she replied that “his karma is to inherit the collapse of so many institutions his father built.” Infrastructure decay. Traffic congestion and Pollution. Water Shortages. More Prison inmates than state university Students. Since Brown rebelled against his father’s legacy during his “small is beautiful” phase, it’s tempting...

Today in Feminist Rape Apologia
Feminist Naomi Wolf has written a piece arguing that the women accusing Julian Assange of Sexual Assault ought to be named. (The headline says they "deserve" to be named, which is certainly an interesting word choice; as a contributor to Comment is Free, however, I know that it was not a choice made by Wolf. I'm extremely curious to know which editor inserted that particular bit of vituperative judgment into the headline.) There is so much wrong with Wolf's piece that I could literally spend th...

Grooming gang ringleaders jailed
The ringleaders of a gang which groomed and abused teenage girls in Derby have been given indeterminate jail terms. Mohammed Liaqat, 28, and Abid Saddique, 27, were found Guilty of charges including Rape at a trial in November. At Nottingham Crown Court, Saddique was jailed for at least 11 years and Liaqat for a minimum of eight. Many of the gang's Victims were given Alcohol or drugs before being forced to have sex in cars, rented houses or hotels across the Midlands. Six other men have alr...

MP: Some Pakistanis target 'easy meat'
LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A British member of Parliament stoked ethnic issues, telling The Daily Telegraph Pakistani men were capitalizing on white women as "easy meat" for sale. Former Labor Party Home Secretary Jack Straw made the remarks in an interview about the convictions of two Pakistani men for the Sexual Assaults of girls between the ages of 12 and 18 in Derby. "There is a specific problem which involves Pakistani heritage men ... who target vulnerable young white girls," Straw said. "We ...

Garland Man Allegedly Pimped Child
IRVING, Texas - A North Texas man faces several charges for allegedly pimping and sexually assaulting a child. Irving police on Wednesday arrested Kenzie Lecarey Nelson at his Garland home. The 31-year-old forced an endangered runaway into Prostitution in Dallas and also sexually assaulted the Victim, according to Irving police representative John Argumaniz said. Nelson is charged with one count of trafficking of persons younger than 18 years old, one count of compelling Prostitution and three c...