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CBS News
07-08-2025
- CBS News
Westmoreland County man charged with trafficking after paying girl for sex
A Westmoreland County man is facing trafficking charges after police said he met a girl on Snapchat and gave her marijuana and $20 before having sex with her. According to the criminal complaint, the investigation began in November when police got a ChildLine tip saying a juvenile was "having sexual relations with older males" as well as sending them explicit photos and videos, sometimes for money. After looking at the victim's phone, police said their investigation led them to 30-year-old Sam Oglesby of Greensburg. The victim told police that she met with Oglesby and had sex with him in November, even though she told him that she was under 18. The victim told police that Oglesby drove her to a house in Greensburg, and before sex, he gave her marijuana, which she smoked. She said he also gave her $20. As part of the investigation, police said they took Oglesby's phone and found an explicit video that had been sent to the victim. An officer plugged Oglesby's phone in to charge it and stepped outside. When the officer came back, the criminal complaint says Oglesby's iPhone had been factory reset. A forensic analyst explained that any electronic device capable of connecting to the internet could be used to factory reset an iPhone. Oglesby is now facing a slew of charges, including trafficking in individuals, disseminating sexual material to a minor, corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility and tampering with physical evidence.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Maharashtra board Std I textbooks include ChildLine & Pocso helpline numbers to promote child safety awareness
Nashik: The Maharashtra State Board textbooks for Standard I, published by Balbharti, now feature the ChildLine helpline number 1089 on the penultimate page of all subjects. This initiative aims to raise awareness among children to seek assistance from the organisation dedicated to child safety. The textbooks also include information about "good and bad touch" and the Pocso helpline. Praveen Aher, the project coordinator of ChildLine Nashik, said, "ChildLine is a 24-hour toll-free emergency phone service that offers immediate legal help for children in need of care and protection (CNCP). It can be accessed by anybody by dialling 1089. The same number has now been printed on the penultimate page of the textbooks of Std I after the textbooks were revised and printed as per the National Education Policy (NEP). " He added as the books are updated for new standards each year, the helpline number will continue to be included. The primary beneficiaries of this information are the children. Aher said, "This new book will be handled by a large number of students from school, home, and relatives and neighbours out of curiosity, and they will come across this ChildLine message. Some children face a lot of issues, but don't know what to do. For them, ChildLine comes into the picture. Children or any adult can seek help from the system, but only for the help of a minor. " Kunda Shinde, a school teacher in a Nashik Municipal Corporation school, said the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act message is also included in the textbook. "A small message appealing to the children to 'press e-box' button available on ncpcr@ if someone touches them inappropriately and seek help under the provision of Pocso has also been printed on the page," she said. Shinde added, "It is another way of getting the system into the children's world and attempting to secure the environment for them." Shinde conducted an exercise with the children and dialled the number. She said, "Children were attentively listening to it. The receivers of the ChildLine phone number introduced themselves to the children, and the children told them about the school. The children and parents present even noted the number. We will be conducting more such sessions for all the parents and the children soon." Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
CBS News
24-06-2025
- CBS News
Lawrence County vocal coach accused of sending sexually explicit messages to teen student
A vocal coach from Lawrence County is facing multiple charges after police said he sent a 15-year-old sexually explicit messages almost daily. Court paperwork shows Justin Bryan was charged last week with unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors after a 15-year-old girl told police that her private vocal coach, 39-year-old Justin Bryan of New Wilmington, said inappropriate things to her on Snapchat and in person. State police in New Castle said their investigation into Bryan began after getting a ChildLine tip from the victim. The victim told police that she started taking private vocal lessons at Bryan's home in 2019. In the summer of 2022, the victim said Bryan began making sexually explicit comments to her. She told police that Bryan messaged her on Snapchat continuously and "she described it as getting weird as though they were in a relationship," police paperwork said. Police said the victim told investigators that she received detailed sexually explicit messages almost daily. Police said the victim also reported that Bryan made inappropriate and suggestive comments to her in person. The victim told police that, at Bryan's request, she sent him a nude photo of herself. She said she told Bryan that "she was being groomed and wanted out of it," the criminal complaint said. Police said the victim stopped voice lessons around July 2022 because of the unwanted sexual advances. Court paperwork shows Bryan is in the Lawrence County Jail, unable to post his $100,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
CBS News
18-06-2025
- CBS News
Cranberry day care worker charged with assaulting 3-year-old boy during naptime
A Cranberry day care worker is charged with assaulting a 3-year-old boy during naptime. According to court paperwork, 26-year-old Joshua Branstetter was charged with endangering the welfare of children and simple assault after police said he injured a 3-year-old boy at Allie Alligator on Commerce Park Drive. Police said the investigation into Branstetter began after they got a ChildLine report at the end of May. Investigators said they learned that shortly before 1 p.m. on May 22, Branstetter, an assistant group supervisor at the day care, was sitting with a boy during naptime. Police said Brantstetter, who had his hand on the boy's back, forcefully pushed the boy back down onto his bed, causing him to hit his face off the bedframe. "The push was so forceful that Branstetter's leg lifted off the ground and he rocked himself forward," police wrote in the criminal complaint. "Additionally, the force caused the bed to move forward a few inches" when the victim's head "forcefully struck the frame of the bed," police wrote. The boy had injuries to his left eye, including swelling, and he needed medical evaluation, the criminal complaint says. KDKA-TV reached out to Allie Alligator for a statement about Branstetter and his current employment status but hasn't heard back.
The Hindu
13-06-2025
- The Hindu
Kerala priest booked under POCSO Act for alleged sexual assault on minor boy
The Chittarikkal police in Kasaragod, Kerala, have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against Father Paul Thattuparambil of Athirumavu Parish, following a complaint that he sexually abused a 16-year-old boy. According to the police, the assault allegedly took place between May 15 and August 13, 2024. The priest reportedly took the boy to his residence and other locations where the offences occurred. The teenager revealed the ordeal during a counselling session conducted as part of a meditation programme. The counsellors subsequently informed Child Line, which filed a report with the police. Since the registration of the case three days ago, Fr. Thattuparambil has gone into hiding, despite initial reports claiming he was receiving treatment at a private hospital. Police sources said efforts are being made to trace him, even as reports suggest the accused is preparing to apply for anticipatory bail. In a related controversial development, an audio message circulated by a parish office-bearer urged the faithful to write letters to the police declaring the priest's innocence, which the police suspect is an attempt to influence the investigation. Fr. Thattuparambil, a native of Ernakulam, took charge at Chittarikkal a year-and-a-half ago after serving in another parish in Kannur district.
