Violent sex attacker given life

Garden City teacher get 3-15 years for having sex with student
David E. Goscinski, 37, of Woodhaven pleaded guilty on Dec. 14 in Wayne County Circuit Court to one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. He was originally charged with four counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a Student, a 15-year felony; distributing obscene material to a minor, a two-year felony, and using a computer to commit a felony, a two- to four-year felony. Judge James Chylinski also ordered Goscinski not to have any c...

FA 'looks at Diouf abuse fallout'
The Football Association is reviewing reports Blackburn's El-Hadji Diouf abused Jamie Mackie after the QPR striker suffered a broken leg. Rangers boss Neil Warnock claimed Diouf abused Mackie as he lay on the pitch during the Championship leaders' 1-0 FA Cup third-round defeat at Ewood Park. BBC Sport understands the FA is looking into comments made against Diouf by QPR players, including Mackie, on Twitter. Liverpool's Ryan Babel was handed a "Twitter" misconduct charge on Monday. ...

Pennsylvania: Town Rallies to Save Fritz the Police Dog
Southwestern Pennsylvania residents are rallying in support of a hometown Victim of Budget cuts -- the local police dog. Officials in Jefferson Hills cut the funding for the canine program that supported Fritz, who rode in a patrol car with a handler and visited schools in campaigns to combat Drug Abuse. The canine program cost about $7,000 a year but the handler earned as much as $30,000 extra for having the dog, said Police Chief Jack Maple. The canine program shut down in December. But re...

Federal vs. State Policy Comparison: War on Vice
Understanding that the system is not meant to protect you OR reduce crime is the first step to acknowledging that we need to change our point of view to accomodate the idea that privately funded education is a better approach then Federal Legislation. The following is a research paper penned by Jesse Mathewson and is available for re-distribution upon request. Understanding the roles of the state and Federal Government in the current “war on drugs” is important this, of course leadin...

In 2008 there was one drug arrest every 18 seconds
According to Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), the  US government’s "War on Drugs", has caused society’s problems instead of alleviating them. Replacing the current system of control by the black market with Regulation and control of these substances would be a more helpful , more ethical and more effective Public Policy. Join the Libertarian Party of Broward County as they host a LEAP presentation on January 12 @ 7pm (details below) for this fascinating and game chang...

Bad habits get wired into our brains
WASHINGTON — The new year has just begun and already you are finding it hard to keep those resolutions to skip the Junk Food or kick Smoking. There’s a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break — they get wired into our brains. That is not an excuse to give up. Understanding how unhealthy behaviors become ingrained has scientists learning some tricks that may help good habits replace the bad. “Why are bad habits stronger?’’ said Dr. Nora ...

More than 50 'killed in Tunisian riots'
More than 50 people were killed in three days of Rioting in Tunisia's central Kasserine region, a union official told AFP Tuesday, reporting more violence and sniper fire overnight. "The number killed has passed 50," said Sadok Mahmoudi, a member of the regional branch of the Tunisian General Union of Labour (UGTT), citing tolls issued by medical staff in the regional Hospital in the town. Security forces fired at demonstrators in clashes in various towns at the weekend, with the government sayi...

More than 50 killed in Tunisian riots
Stumble This! More than 50 people were killed in three days of Rioting in Tunisia's central Kasserine region, a union official told AFP Tuesday, reporting more violence and sniper fire overnight. "The number killed has passed 50," said Sadok Mahmoudi, a member of the regional branch of the Tunisian General Union of Labour (UGTT), citing tolls issued by medical staff in the regional Hospital in the town. Security forces fired at demonstrators in clashes in various towns at the weekend, with the ...

Suspect arrested in sexual assault case
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it has arrested a man thought to be part of a group who allegedly filmed and sexually assaulted Disabled women. Los Angeles resident Ernie Lloyd, 27, was arrested Saturday after he turned himself in to Los Angeles Police in Hollywood after telling them he was wanted, the Los Angeles Times reported. "On Saturday morning, suspect Lloyd arrived at the Hollywood Station of the Los Angeles Police Department, saying he had s...

Tattoo artist charged in assault on girlfriend
A Tattoo artist used the tools of his trade to sexually assault his girlfriend after he slammed her head against a floor and choked her, Cook County prosecutors said this afternoon. Jef Whitehead, 42, was charged with criminal Sexual Assault and aggravated domestic battery and held on $350,000 bond for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. Prosecutors said the argument between the couple began about 12:30 a.m. Saturday at a friend's home in the 1100 block of West Taylor Street. The woman was tak...

The Worst Thing I've Heard All Year: Part II
(CNN) -- Police arrested a suspect believed to be one of four men shown in a video apparently sexually assaulting Disabled women in a care home and other places, authorities said in a statement. Another suspect took a Disabled woman to Las Vegas and married her. He then brought her back to the care center, where she was assaulted repeatedly by other men. Thirteen DVDs, containing over one hundred hours of Sexual Assaults, were mailed in by an anonymous person. The taped assaults show at least te...

Monday Blogaround
This blogaround is brought to you by Shaxco, one of many engineering firms hard at work on The Progressive Peace Machine. Shark-fu: …comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. David Nichols for nature news: Legal highs: the dark side of medicinal chemistry. And David Kroll: David Nichols, legal highs, and the social responsibilities of the scientist (H/T for both posts to Ed Yong) American Dialect Society: “App” voted 2010 word of the year by the American Dialect Society (UPD...

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 ...

Two illegal aliens charged in rape of Connecticut woman
On Friday, police in Clinton, CT, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Patrico William Matute, 36, and Carlos Celi, 29, after a four-month investigation. The two men allegedly provided a young woman with Alcohol and then raped her. Matute is charged with aggravated Sexual Assault in the first degree; unlawful restraint in the first degree; and liquor sale to a minor. Celi is charged with Sexual Assault in the fourth degree; unlawful restraint in the first degree; and providing...

Connecticut Media Invents New Term for Illegal Alien
You've got give WTNH some points for creativity. Illegal cit. arrested for sex assault CLINTON, Conn. (WTNH) - An arrest was made after a four month investigation involving a 19-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by illegal citizens. Police say two men who are both from Ecuador have been arrested for the crime. William Matute 36, and Carlos Celi 29, originally from have had federal detainers placed on them pending their Deportation back to Ecuador. The investigation allege...

Tattoo artist accused of assaulting girlfriend
Veterans of the Tattoo world were trying to make sense of the allegations made against a renowned Tattoo artist who Cook County prosecutors say used the tools of his trade to sexually assault his girlfriend after he slammed her head against a floor and choked her. Jef Whitehead, 42, was charged with criminal Sexual Assault and aggravated domestic battery Sunday and held on $350,000 bond after allegedly attacking his girlfriend. Prosecutors said an argument between the couple began about 12:30 ...

WikiLeaks continues unabated, says Assange
Julian Assange ... share the guilt. Photo: Reuters London: Julian Assange thanked Australia for its support of his and Wikileaks's cause just before his Extradition hearing began in London yesterday. Speaking to the Herald in the stairwell of Belmarsh Magistrates Court after passing through strict security, he said Australia had been enormously helpful and whispered ''Thank you'' before being whisked off to a special room with his Legal Team. His comment came after the Herald published a special...

NYC Health Department Blames the Victim in Anti-Drinking Ads
A recent ad campaign initiated by the New York City Department of Health is now splashed across subway cars throughout the City.  The posters are meant to encourage passengers to consume less Alcohol by highlighting the risks of heavy intoxication.  However, this basically laudable goal is executed in a manner that re-enforces the approach of New York City government since the days of Giuliani-time - namely, blaming the Victims. There are two posters in the series.  One depi...

The lock of the rapes
Metro PD admits to Channel 5 that the books were cooked on the city’s Rape stats: Police are reclassifying hundreds of Sexual Assault calls after our NewsChannel 5 investigation into The Truth About Crime. Detectives in the Sex Crimes unit have spent months reviewing Sexual Assault calls dating back to 2007. They now admit that more than 200 calls were “mislabeled.” Metro Police put numerous Sexual Assault calls into a category called “matter of record” - w

2nd suspect surrenders in LA taped disabled abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second suspect in the videotaped Sexual Assaults of severely Disabled women has been arrested after surrendering to police, and detectives are working through an "overwhelming" number of good tips as they seek at least two others, authorities said Sunday. Ernie Lloyd, 27, of Los Angeles, appeared at a Hollywood Police Station Saturday and announced he had seen himself on the news and knew he was wanted, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Michael Parker said. Police took him...

Suspect surrenders over LA disabled abuse
A second suspect in the videotaped Sexual Assaults of severely Disabled women has been arrested after surrendering to US police, and detectives are working through an "overwhelming" number of good tips as they seek at least two others, authorities say. Ernie Lloyd, 27, of Los Angeles, appeared at a Hollywood Police Station on Saturday and announced he had seen himself on the news and knew he was wanted, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Captain Michael Parker said on Sunday. Police took him to the We...

Disabled Women Assault Video: Second Suspect Arrested In Hollywood
Los Angeles — A second suspect in the videotaped Sexual Assaults of severely Disabled women has been arrested after surrendering to police, and detectives are working through an "overwhelming" number of good tips as they seek at least two others, authorities said Sunday. Ernie Lloyd, 27, of Los Angeles, appeared at a Hollywood Police Station Saturday and announced he had seen himself on the news and knew he was wanted, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Michael Parker said. Police took h...

Police seek suspect in Near West Side assault
Surveillance images of the suspect in a Sexual Assault on Jan. 7. (Chicago police) Chicago police today put out an alert for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman last week after meeting her at a bus station and convincing her to go to his Near West Side Hotel Room. The 33-year-old Victim had just arrived in Chicago early Friday morning at the Greyhound bus terminal, 630 W. Harrison St., and was waiting for a transfer to New Jersey when the man approached her, according to the alert fro...

Robbery suspect pleads guilty
A Watertown teenager admitted Monday in Jefferson County Court that he took part in a botched Robbery at a State Street apartment during which a city man was shot and killed. Jireh D. Finney, 18, pleaded Guilty to first-degree attempted Robbery in connection with the Dec. 5, 2009, Robbery attempt at 715 State St. that ended with Tyler V. Lewis firing three shots into the apartment, striking and killing Ronald F. Gowing, 43. Lewis was found Guilty at trial Dec. 8 of second-degree Murder and is ...

Ouattara offers unity government if Gbagbo steps down (Reuters)
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara would form a unity government with members of Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo's party, as long as Gbagbo steps down first, the country's ambassador to the United Nations said. World powers and African states have heaped pressure on Gbagbo to cede the presidency to Ouattara after the provisional results of a November 28 election showed Ouattara won with an 8 percentage point margin. Gbagbo "has followers, he has...