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CBS News
27-07-2025
- CBS News
Additional victims sought of Long Beach high school coach arrested for sexual assault
Investigators are seeking additional victims of a high school coach and substitute staff member at a Long Beach high school who was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl last week. Gabriel Vigil, 34, was arrested a little before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday at his residence near Pacific Avenue and the Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Long Beach Police Department. They say that Vigil was under investigation since July 1, when a staff member at Cabrillo High School reported suspicion that a teenager was sexually assaulted off campus by a substitute staffer who was also working as a coach. Vigil was booked on one count of statutory rape, one count of arranging to meet with a minor for lewd purposes and one count of contacting a minor to commit a felony, police said. His bail was set at $100,000. Due to the nature of the crime, detectives believe that there may be additional victims. They ask anyone who may know more to contact them at (562) 570-7321.
Yahoo
26-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man faces new charges after Rowan County custody exchange shooting
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man is facing more charges after a shooting incident occurred during a child custody exchange in Rowan County. PREVIOUS: Child custody exchange leads to shooting: Sheriff Melvin Bookhart, who was charged with the shooting in this case, has also been charged with Statutory Rape of a Child Less than 15 years old. During the investigation, investigators were able to determine that the female who had brought the child to the home for the child custody exchange had also previously been involved in an intimate relationship with Melvin. Both Melvin and the female admitted that the child was conceived during their relationship. Investigators were able to determine that at the time of that intimate relationship, Melvin was 37 and the female was 14. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNA
26-07-2025
- CNA
Bus driver who dated girl, 13, gets jail and caning for statutory rape
SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old bus driver who was introduced to a 13-year-old girl on his route later entered into a relationship with her. The girl later lodged a police report saying the man had engaged in sex with her multiple times. The man, now 30, was sentenced to eight years' jail and six strokes of the cane on Friday (Jul 25). He pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape, with another six charges taken into consideration. All parties cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the victim's identity. The court heard that the man was a bus driver with SMRT in 2021. The victim took his bus to school every morning. In November 2021, the girl joined an interest group on Instagram and was introduced to the offender. They followed each other on Instagram and began chatting. About a week into their daily chats, the offender asked the girl out on a date. She agreed as she had developed feelings for him, the court heard. They began going out together. On Dec 9, 2021, the offender rented a car and drove the girl to a multi-storey car park. They had sex, and the offender drove the girl home. During their relationship, the pair met almost every day after the bus driver's shift. This went on until early 2022, when they broke up. Throughout this time, the victim was 13 years old and the driver was twice her age. Sometime between February 2022 and April 2022, the victim's aunts noticed a change in her behaviour. They spoke to her and she told them that the offender had had sex with her in a rented car. The aunts wanted to lodge a police report, but the girl begged them not to. It was only in around June 2022 that the girl called one of her aunts and asked to be taken to lodge a police report. The victim's mother was only informed about what had happened a day before the report was lodged. Prosecutors sought eight to nine years' jail and six strokes of the cane, noting that there were four other similar charges taken into consideration. However, they noted that the offender pleaded guilty early, cooperated and was relatively young at the time of the offence. For statutory rape, an offender can be jailed for up to 20 years and fined or caned.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Yahoo
He Told Police His Child Had Been Raped — Then Was Gunned Down After Refusing $12,000 Bribe: Police
NEED TO KNOW The father of a teen who authorities say was the victim of a statutory rape refused an alleged bribe from the suspect's sister, Lavonda Harmon, and an unidentified man Months later, the father was killed by a man who was found fatally shot that same day Harmon is charged with tampering with a witness in a felony prosecutionA Missouri father who reported that his child had been the victim of statutory rape was allegedly offered several thousand dollars to stop participating in the investigation. Months after he refused, he was killed in his home. Later that day, the suspected murderer was found shot to death. The case dates back to March, when prosecutors in Missouri allege that Lavor Harmon had sexual intercourse with a teenager, according to a grand jury indictment filed in June and obtained by PEOPLE. From there, the case continued down a dark path. Police in Ferguson, Mo., allege in a criminal complaint that in May, Harmon's sister, Lavonda Harmon, and an unidentified man went to the home of the alleged victim's father and offered him $12,000. Authorities allege that Lavonda and the man went to the home in an attempt to dissuade the father from cooperating with the investigation into Lavor, who had not yet been charged. The father refused the alleged bribe, police claim. In a motion to increase Lavor Harmon's bail, obtained by PEOPLE, prosecutors say that on July 8, a man went to the father's home and shot and killed him while the alleged statutory rape victim and another minor were there. Prosecutors say a white Kia was seen driving away from the scene. Later that day, that same man was found killed in St. Louis while the car was discovered burned nearby. Lavonda Harmon, a resident of Houston, Texas, is now charged with one count of tampering with a witness in a felony Harmon is charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree statutory rape. It is not immediately clear if either sibling has entered a plea in relation to the charges. Lavor Harmon's bond is now set at $2 million. 'The facts of the case are alarming enough,' prosecutors say in the motion, 'but while this warrant has been active, investigations have revealed that the Defendant, his family members, and associates have engaged in criminal activity that demonstrates the significant danger he poses to the victim and community.' Read the original article on People
The Herald
01-07-2025
- The Herald
Teacher who had inappropriate relationship with 15-year-old pupil triggering HIV scare loses bid to keep job
The teacher sought to have the ELRC hearing postponed as her lawyer was busy with other matters. However, the arbitrator dismissed the application for several reasons. The arbitrator also considered the alleged victim's predicament. 'The records show the same/similar application was made before as submitted by the employer rep. After a lengthy process of a default award and a rescission application we are apparently back to square one. That, in my view, defeats the purpose of expeditious resolution of labour disputes. I also considered expeditious resolution should be balanced with fairness,' the ruling reads. 'The victim in the circumstances of the inquiry is a minor child who is expected from time to time to come and testify. This is taking much of his school time. I am of the opinion his constitutional right to education is being infringed. While it is expected of him to put much focus on his school work and future, further postponements on the matter is a damning distraction that cannot be taken lightly. 'In light of the foregoing, I am not persuaded the employee made a case for postponement and I am of the view it is not in the interest of justice to grant the application.' A police warrant officer from the family, child protection and sexual offences unit told the arbitrator police were investigating a statutory rape case against the teacher. The pupil, now 17, testified he was 'in a romantic relationship'. 'He confirmed he had a crush on her,' the ruling reads. 'He went to [the teacher's] place of residence several times. He confirmed having had sexual intercourse that night with her and without a condom. She gave him money to buy the morning after pills. It was his testimony that he had a romantic sexual relationship with [the teacher] and had sex more than once.' The pupil also testified the relationship was characterised by jealousy and violence. 'He confirmed he slapped [the teacher] on the face because of jealousy that she was speaking to another man over the phone in his presence,' the ruling reads. The pupil testified the teacher was upset when she saw his ex-girlfriend on his Facebook page. 'He confirmed he was chatting on WhatsApp with her regularly. He referred to her on WhatsApp as 'baby' and she responded positively. He told her he was in love with her and she was his 'baby' and she did not have a problem with that,' the ruling reads. 'He further stated he did not want to see her in any trouble regarding their affair and wanted to protect her.' He also pointed out the school hostel where the teacher lived. 'He could see the bedroom and the bed they slept on when they had sexual intercourse,' the ruling reads. The pupil revealed the relationship to another teacher who advised him to tell his parents. 'While they held the conversation, [the teacher] recorded everything said on his daughter's phone. He stated the pupil further confessed to have had sexual intercourse with the teacher. He felt duty-bound as an educator to protect the minor child. He advised him to tell his parents about the affair but he was reluctant to do that,' the ruling reads. The now-retired teacher testified he visited the child's parents and found his mother in 'tears' after the pupil confessed. The parents wanted to move their son to another school, the arbitrator heard. A social worker found the 'relationship affected the learner emotionally'.
