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Boy Scouts Appeal Texas Order To Turn Over Abuse Files

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Boy Scouts of America is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review an order requiring it to turn over years of so-called ‘perversion files’ in a child abuse lawsuit. BSA filed […]

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Dallas Police reported the rape of a woman at Glendale Park in Oak Cliff in March. The attack happened around 2 a.m. Police indicated the victim was abducted by two men near the Ledbetter and Sunnyvale Avenue area. She was then assaulted at the park. (credit: CBS 11 News)

Rape Cases Up In Dallas Compared To Last Year

Incidences of rape are up 12.4 percent in Dallas, according to the latest crime report, which city leaders looked over Monday.

2013/06/10

Taylor Jarrod Rice, 20, of Krum, was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Keller resident. (credit: cbsdfw.com)

Man Arrested, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old

KELLER (CBDFW.COM) – Police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Keller resident he met online. Taylor Jarrod Rice, 20, of Krum, met with the girl about five times in Keller. […]

2013/06/07

Jasper Police Accused Of Beating Woman In Custody

The Southeast Texas town of Jasper has a history of racial unrest. Now an attorney says the city, its police department and two officers will be sued over the beating of an African American woman by two police officers.

2013/06/06

Milton Bradley Convicted Of Abusing Wife

Former Rangers slugger Milton Bradley has been convicted of abusing his estranged wife. He faces more than seven years in jail at his sentencing, scheduled for July 2.

2013/06/04

(credit: Dallas County Jail surveillance video)

Caught On Video: Inmate Claims Abuse At Dallas County Jail

A Mesquite woman has filed a lawsuit for an incident caught on camera at the Dallas County Jail.

2013/05/14

Texas House Passes Domestic Violence Registry Legislation

People with a history of domestic violence are now easier to track. The Texas House of Representatives debated and passed House Bill 21, creating a domestic violence registry for offenders.

2013/05/10

Derek Wilson (Mugshot via Tarrant Co. DA)

Tarrant Co. Jury Gives Man 45 Years For Sexually Abusing 10-Week-Old

A 40-year old man was sentenced by a Tarrant County jury to 45 years in prison for sexually abusing his girlfriend’s 10-week-old daughter in July 2012.

2013/05/10

Mugshot of Clark Junior High School teacher Matthew Pappas, who is accused of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. (credit: Collin Co. Jail)

Princeton ISD Teacher On Leave After Arrest

An 8th grade math teacher and children’s ministry leader is on leave from his job and his post as a spiritual leader after he was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child.

2013/05/09

Twenty-eight year old convicted sex offender Timothy Card was sentenced to 180 years for abusing a young boy. (credit: Fort Worth Police Department)

Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 180 Years

A 28-year-old convicted sex offender was sentenced to 180 years in prison for sexually abusing a young boy whose family had befriended him.

2013/05/06

Donation Account Set Up For Children of Slain Bedford Mother

The family of a mother who was murdered in her own home, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, is speaking out for the first time since the attack.

2013/05/03

Cedric Ricks (credit: Garvin County Jail)

Protective Order Against Bedford Stabbing Suspect Expired

The suspect in a double murder of a mother and her 8 year-old refused extradition from Oklahoma and will remain in an Oklahoma jail until Texas authorities obtain a warrant from Governor Rick Perry.

2013/05/02