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Teachers Behaving Badly: Megan Sainsbury

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:06 +0000

Megan Sainsbury, a physical education teacher at Prospect High School in Saratoga, California, pleaded no contest to one felony count of attempted sexual penetration of a 17-year-old female student. Investigators said Sainsbury was guilty of kissing, hugging and "sexting" the student. Sainsbury is one of 125 females in our female predator photo gallery.

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Teachers Behaving Badly: Megan Sainsbury originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 00:33:06.

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This Week's Top Crime Stories

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:02 +0000

Below are the headlines from this week's top crime stories. Find out what others are saying about these cases in the Crime & Punishment Forum and add your comments and opinions.

Man Charged With 5-Year-Old's Murder
McNeill also charged with child rape.
Teen to Be Tried as Adult
In death of Elizabeth Olten, 9.
Wanda Barzee Enters Guilty Plea
For kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.
'Junior' Gotti Jury Is Deadlocked
Judge orders more deliberations.
Family Members Charged in Sex Abuse Case
Six accused in "horrific" child abuse.

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This Week's Top Crime Stories originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 00:01:02.

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Weekly Crime Poll: Is John "Junior" Gotti Out of the Mob?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:32 +0000

Unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the New York jury deciding the fate of John "Junior" Gotti, accused of racketeering, has been sent back to the jury room. This is the fourth trial for Gotti, the previous three all ending in hung juries.

John "Junior" Gotti claims he left the mob over 10 years ago and is innocent of all charges.

Poll: Is John "Junior" Gotti out of the mob?

Yes

Undecided

Man Charged With Shaniya's Murder

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:03:19 +0000

A North Carolina man previously accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl now faces charges of first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child. Mario McNeill admitted taking Shaniya Davis from her Fayetteville home.

Preliminary autopsy reports showed that Shaniya was asphyxiated. Read more...

Man Charged With Shaniya's Murder originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 02:03:19.

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Teen Charged as Adult in Elizabeth Olten Case

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:08:16 +0000

A 15-year-old Missouri girl has been indicted and will be tried as an adult in the murder of a 9-year-old neighbor. Alyssa Bustamante faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges for the death of Elizabeth Olten.

Bustamante has been held in juvenile detention since her arrest on Oct. 23. Read more...

Teen Charged as Adult in Elizabeth Olten Case originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 00:08:16.

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Barzee Pleads Guilty for Smart Kidnapping

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:35 +0000

The woman charged with her husband with the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart has entered a guilty plea in federal court and asked her victim to forgive her for the pain she caused. Wanda Eileen Barzee, 64, also apologized to the court for her role in the kidnapping of the 14-year-old Salt Lake City girl.

Barzee is scheduled to be sentenced May 19. Read more...

Barzee Pleads Guilty for Smart Kidnapping originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 15:18:35.

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Wanted: Joe Luis Saenz

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:44 +0000

Joe Luis Saenz has been added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. He is wanted for his alleged involvement in at least four murders in Los Angeles, including the deaths of two rival gang members on July 25, 1998. He is also suspected in the kidnapping, rape and murder of his former girlfriend. Read more...

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Wanted: Joe Luis Saenz originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 00:01:44.

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Searchers Find Body of Shaniya Davis

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:10:53 +0000

The body of a missing 5-year-old girl who was allegedly sold for sex by her mother has been found by searchers in a heavily wooded area about 40 miles from her Fayetteville home. Police did not say how Shaniya Davis was killed.

Her body was found southeast of Sanford, North Carolina, where she was last seen on video entering a hotel with a man. Read more...

Searchers Find Body of Shaniya Davis originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 15:10:53.

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Mother of Missing Girl Arrested

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:18:37 +0000

The mother of a five-year-old North Carolina girl missing since last Tuesday has been arrested on charges of human trafficking, child abuse and prostitution, according to police reports. Antoinette Nicole Davis was arrested a day after Mario Andrette McNeill was charged with kidnapping Shaniya Davis.

Fayetteville police would not say if the human trafficking charges were related to Shaniya's disappearance, but reports filed in the case indicated they were. Read more...

Mother of Missing Girl Arrested originally appeared on About.com Crime / Punishment on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 02:18:37.

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Weekly Crime Poll: Life Sentences for Juveniles

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:11:09 +0000

This week D.C. Sniper Muhammad was executed, however his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, was also convicted for murder in Virginia and Maryland. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the shootings, he was not eligible for the death penalty and instead received a life sentence.

Now the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether or not life sentences for juveniles are cruel and unusual punishments.

Poll: Do you think life sentences for juveniles should be unconstitutional?

Yes - Rehabilitate them and release them.

No - Do the crime, do the time.

Undecided - Depends on their age.