A former longtime youth skateboarding coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting six children, Philadelphia authorities said. Rodney Watkins, 55, was able to access his victims through Powerfulnailya, a skateboarding club he founded and ran, District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a Thursday news release. On Wednesday, Watkins pleaded no contest to charges involving six victims. .
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — They came to the podium and let loose on the City of Johnson City and its police department — alleged victims of accused serial rapist Sean Williams, reacting to what they called victim blaming by City Manager Cathy Ball. “It was hurtful to read what Mrs. Ball had said,” the first […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A judge hasn’t yet okayed class action status in the alleged Sean Williams sexual assault victims’ lawsuit against Johnson City, but the lead attorney on that effort spoke at Tuesday’s news conference in Knoxville that also featured alleged victims’ statements. “This class action will be a vehicle to allow many women, […]
Austin Police Department via CAIRA civil rights group has called for hate crime charges to be filed against a suspect accused of stabbing a young man in Texas after the alleged victim had attended a demonstration in support of Palestine nearby.Bert James Baker, 36, was arrested by Austin police on Sunday night on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Baker allegedly attacked a 23-year-old man and three other Muslims as they d