Sexual assault articles
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Odessa man accused of sexually assaulting runaway
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested earlier this week after investigators said he allegedly harbored a runaway teen and sexually assaulted her daily for weeks. Justin Levi Bell, 40, has been charged with Sexual Assault of a Child. According to an Odessa Police Department report, on September 27, 2023, officers were called to []
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Police search for man in blowtorch sexual assault
BATON ROUGE - City police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman with a blowtorch and threatening to kill her, according to police records.Jacob Jarmal Woods, 27, is wanted on charges of third-degree rape, second-degree sexual battery and aggravated battery, among others.The attack occurred Sunday at Woods' home. He is accused of choking the woman until she lost consciousness and then sexually assaulting her with the blowtorch. He also put the lit blowtorch into her...
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Wearing teal for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — April is recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Tuesday is National Teal Tuesday. Victims Resource Center, a nonprofit serving Luzerne, Wyoming, and Carbon County is taking to the streets, and encouraging people to wear the color. According to the Victims Resource Center, in 2023 they supported nearly five hundred women, []