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Global News
7 days ago
- General
- Global News
Man charged with kidnapping and sexual offences against child in N.S.
A 34-year-old Nova Scotia man is facing various charges, including kidnaping and invitation to sexual touching, after a child was allegedly grabbed and then pulled into a residence by a stranger. RCMP said they responded to the abduction report on Monday afternoon at around 3:20 p.m. on Mosher Road in Admiral Rock, N.S. 'Officers learned that two children were riding their bicycles when a man standing at the end of a driveway flagged them down,' police said in a Tuesday release. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'The man, whom the children did not know, grabbed one of them by the arm, entered the nearby residence with the child, exposed himself, and uttered threats.' RCMP said the child, who is under the age of 12, screamed and ran out of the home for help. Responding officers went to the residence and arrested a 34-year-old man from Admiral Rock — a small community in Hants County. Story continues below advertisement Gregory McDonald was charged with kidnapping, invitation to sexual touching, indecent act- exposure, assault and uttering threats. He was scheduled to appear in Truro Provincial Court on Tuesday.
CTV News
7 days ago
- General
- CTV News
N.S. man charged with sex offences after allegedly grabbing child, exposing himself
An RCMP vehicle is seen in this file photo. (CTV News Regina) A 34-year-old man from Admiral Rock, N.S., has been charged with sexual offences against a child in the community. East Hants District RCMP responded to a report of an abduction on Mosher Road Monday afternoon. Police say two children were riding their bicycles when a man, who was standing at the end of a driveway, flagged them down. 'The man, whom the children did not know, grabbed one of them by the arm, entered the nearby residence with the child, exposed himself, and uttered threats,' said the RCMP in a news release Tuesday. The child screamed and ran out of the home to get help, according to the release. The two children were not physically injured. Officers went to the home where the alleged incident occurred and arrested the man. Gregory McDonald has been charged with: kidnapping invitation to sexual touching indecent act – exposure assault uttering threats The investigation is ongoing. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
10-foot-tall sloths with ‘large' teeth roamed modern-day Kansas. Now bones found
At the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, a ground sloth that stood 8 to 10 feet tall went extinct. Now, bones belonging to one have been found in Kansas. A partial skull of the extinct sloth, known as Megalonyx jeffersonii, was found in Ellis County on the Great Plains, according to a study published May 26 in the peer-reviewed journal Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. The partial skull was made up mostly of braincase, and it provided a 'better understanding of the distribution of this species in Kansas,' the study said. The ground sloth was 'a large, heavily built animal' with 'a large skull with blunt snout, massive jaw, well-developed chewing muscles, and large, blunt, peg-like teeth,' according to the Illinois State Museum. Unlike modern-day sloths that typically stay in trees, this sloth spent most of its time on the ground, walking on its flat feet and at times standing on its hind legs, the Illinois State Museum reported. They had 'very large claws on their forelimbs' and were 'covered with thick hair,' the museum said. The age of the partial skull was not able to be determined, but because of its presence in the Peoria Loess sediment deposit, it's believed to be from the late Wisconsian between 21,000 and 12,000 years before present. The research team included H. Gregory McDonald, Laura E. Wilson and Melissa Macias Ellis County is about a 170-mile drive northwest from Wichita.
