Father charged with murder in boys' deaths

A father stabbed his three young boys and himself multiple times and then tried to blame the crimes on the boyfriend of the children's mother, Gwinnett County police said Saturday.

Two of the boys, 3-year-old Bradley Garcia and 1-year-old Edward Garcia, were found Wednesday evening in the basement apartment of a home near Lawrenceville. Bradley's twin brother, Joshua, remained in critical condition Saturday.

Elvis Noe-Garcia, 23, was arrested Saturday morning and faces two counts of murder and an aggravated assault charge in connection with the violent crimes. Noe-Garcia has been uncooperative with investigators and a first court appearance has not been scheduled, Cpl. Jake Smith with Gwinnett police said Saturday night.

Noe-Garcia's arrest was an odd twist in the aftermath of the crimes, which shocked a quiet neighborhood off Scene Highway.

Noe-Garcia initially told police he and the children had been stabbed by 28-year-old Antonio Cardenas-Rico, the current boyfriend of the boys' mother. On Feb. 2, Noe-Garcia had approached Gwinnett County police and filed a complaint that indicated Cardenas-Rico had threatened his life. Wednesday evening, Noe-Garcia stabbed himself to make himself appear as a victim.

"The whole story involving the involvement of Cardenas-Rico was entirely fabricated," Smith said Saturday.

Early Thursday, investigators located Cardenas-Rico and he was arrested on murder charges. But investigators found holes in Noe-Garcia's account of what happened, Smith said Saturday. After re-creating the crime scene and gathering evidence, police determined Noe-Garcia was responsible for the stabbing.

Murder charges were dropped against Cardenas-Rico, who remained in the Gwinnett County jail without bond Saturday night on a felony drug charge, according to jail records. Now, it is Noe-Garcia that faces murder charges. Both men are believed to be in the country illegally, police said.

On Wednesday, police answered a 911 call around 6:30 p.m. at 1110 Bridle Path Drive in the Huntington Falls subdivision near Lawrenceville and found evidence of a violent crime scene. Two of the boys were dead and the third so badly injured, he had to be flown to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Noe-Garcia was transported by ambulance to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment, but was being held Saturday night in a medical wing of the jail.

"At this point, the family is concerned about Elvis and making sure he does not harm himself," Christopher Taylor, the attorney for the Garcia family, said in a statement to the AJC late Saturday.

Noe-Garcia and his former girlfriend were fighting over custody of their three sons, according to police reports obtained Friday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The man, who had not legally established paternity, said he wouldn't return the sons to their mother because of his drug activity concerns involving her and her current boyfriend, Cardenas-Rico, police said.

The boys' mother and Cardenas-Rico were living together at another home in Gwinnett, police said Saturday. It is unclear whether the boys' mother will face any charges.

Following the stabbings, Noe-Garcia ran across the street and, referring to Cardenas-Rico, screamed at his neighbor, "He killed my children!" Suffering from stab wounds himself, Noe-Garcia was transported by ambulance to Gwinnett Medical Center.

The neighbor, Lewon Thomas, said Garcia-Nelasco entered his garage "with a hole in his chest," and talked to a 911 operator on a cellphone.

"He wanted me to go back and see what happened," said Thomas, who went to the house accompanied by another neighbor. "It was horrific."

When reached by phone Saturday, Thomas said he was "shocked" to learn that the man who came to him for help has now been charged with murder.

"Oh wow," he said. "That is so sad."

Thomas added that the news was "just disappointing." He said he never would have guessed that Noe-Garcia was lying to him about what happened.

"There was no indication whatsoever," he said. "That was the farthest thing from my thoughts."

Cardenas-Rico had maintained his innocence since his arrest, his attorney said in a statement Saturday evening.

"While Antonio is elated to be vindicated of these heinous accusations, his thoughts and prayers, along with mine, are with those little boys and their mother," attorney Matthew Crosby said.

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Swizz Beatz x-wife Taking Music Producer to Court for Unpaid Child Support

Although Swizz Beatz may have won the battle, snagging Alicia Keys as his new piece, his former wife, Mashonda Dean, is surely looking to get the last laugh as she is taking the producer to court.


Reports are showing that the singer is demanding funds from her former husband for unpaid child support payments.

Filing the paperwork in Manhattan Supreme Court two weeks ago, hopefully Swizzy is coming with a new banger as she is claiming that he already owes her $334,000 in missed payments.

“I so much wanted both of us to get on with our lives and maintain our respect for one another, but he now shows that his priorities and sense of responsibility are screwed up," stated Dean, according to the NY Post.

Bernard Clair, the lawyer for Dean, stated how the payments show his lack of commitment after there were reports of him purchasing a seven-carat engagement ring for Keys and the fact that they are planning a move into a duplex penthouse at $14.5 million.
According to the producer, however, he stated that he agreed to pay Dean more than what was required from the judge and even more than what his lawyer felt he should give.

"I gave over what the judge was recommending to give. I gave her $700,000 up front, because I thought $200,000 wasn't enough for what she wanted to do. I still get spit in my face for it," he said. He suggested that the subsequent payments had been ready to go when he discovered "she'd been selling all my stuff out of my house."

Guys, guys, guys…think about the children.  There's nothing worse than a split up, but when the courts get involved, it can only get uglier.


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Ohio Gym Teacher Stacy Schuler Had Sex with Football Players

StacySchuler (Warren County Jail)

(CBS/AP) Stacy Schuler, a 32-year-old school health and gym teacher in southwest Ohio, has been indicted on charges accusing her of having sex with students, including some football players.

PICTURES: Notorious Teacher Sex Scandals

Online court records show Schuler, of Springboro, faces 16 felony counts of sexual battery involving a student and three misdemeanor counts of providing alcohol to someone who is underage.

Schuler has been a teacher and athletic trainer at a high school in Mason since 2000 and has been on paid leave since Jan. 18, the week after an anonymous tip triggered the school's investigation, the newspaper said.

Chief assistant Warren County prosecutor Bruce McGary said investigators believe Schuler had sexual contact with male students five times last year between August and December, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer, which reports some of the students were football players.

Mason principal Mindy McCarty-Stewart did not respond to an Associated Press message seeking comment but told the Enquirer that Schuler had contact with students as an athletic trainer for the high school sports teams.

McGary said none of the alleged incidents occurred on school grounds.

Schuler turned herself in Friday and remained in jail Saturday, and her arraignment is set for this month.

The board of education on Tuesday will act on a recommendation to fire Schuler, Mason superintendent Kevin Bright said.

Schuler earned a bachelor's in education from Wright State University in 2000, according to the newspaper.

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12-year-old girl found a naughty adult message

NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. -- A 12-year-old girl says she found a naughty adult message on a piece of kids Valentine's Day candy.

"I thought it was kinda shocking," said Ciara Bush, "I was reading them and I brought it to my mom after I saw it."
Her parents were stunned at what they saw.
"Nice Tits," said Derrick Deanda, reading the message printed on the small piece of candy that referred to a woman's chest.

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The candy came from a pack of conversation hearts Deanda said he bought at a discount store in North Highlands.
He said he was shocked when his daughter discovered the naughty message after she opened the bag of candy.
He e-mailed the candy maker and said he got a quick response. A phone call came the next day asking him to mail the candy and the entire bag back to the company so they could investigate.
While he was shocked, Deanda said he doesn’t have any plans to sue. He just wanted to warn other parents.
"I wanted to bring it to everybody's attention," said Deanda, "Watch what you get."
The manager of the store where the candy was bought told KCRA 3 she has not had any other complaints about that candy brand.

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Ziggy Marley Welcomes a Son

Ziggy Marley, 42, the eldest son of revolutionary reggae legend Bob Marley, welcomed a new addition to his family last week.
According to People.com, Ziggy Marley and his wife Orly Agai Marley welcomed a baby boy, Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta Marley, on Jan. 26 in Los Angeles.
This is the third child for the singer-songwriter and Agai, Marley’s manager and wife of more than six years. They also have a 5½-year-old daughter Judah Victoria and a 4-year-old son Gideon Robert Nesta.
Ziggy, whose father was a notorious womanizer, seems to be a good husband and doting dad.
Bob Marley’s website acknowledges 10 other children besides Ziggy. Marley died of cancer in 1981.
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Word is Mike Tyson has baby # 8

Former heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson and his dear wife Lakiha Spicer Tyson just welcomed the newest addition to their family of eight children. Their beautiful baby boy, Morocco Elijah Tyson was born yesterday (January 25), weighing 8 lbs, 13 oz. This is the couple’s second child together, not including their daughter Exodus, who tragically died in a treadmill accent in May of 2009.
Congratulations to the both of them!


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DNA confirms that Lil Wayne Is the Father Of a Missouri Woman’s 8 Year Old Boy

In August 2010, Brenda Ann Brown of Columbia, MO filed papers on behalf of her 8-year-old grandchild demanding that Lil Wayne provide a DNA sample to prove whether or not he is the father of her daughter’s child. The mother’s name was not included in the filing.



According to MediaTakeout, the test results have returned and show that the 8-year old boy, named Dwayne Carter after the Young Money rapper, is indeed Lil’ Wayne’s son.
Weezy has four other children by four other women.

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Halle Berry’s Baby Daddy Files For Child Support & Joint Custody

 Halle Berry’s baby daddy Gabriel Aubry went to court yesterday to file papers for joint custody of their daughter, Nahla. Even though the couple split up on decent terms last spring, it looks like Gabriel just wants to protect his legal rights. He filed a petition for joint physical and legal custody along with child support.
Seriously, what kind of man files for child support??? Oh I forgot, this dude was not the breadwinner in that household.
In papers filed Dec. 30 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Aubry says that he and Berry already had signed documents relating to the paternity of Nahla, whose last name is listed as Aubry.

 

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MTV “Skins” Target of Federal Child Porn Investigation

MTV’s racy teen show “Skins” is the new target of the Parents Television Council due to several references to drugs and alcohol and its sexually charged nature. The PTC sent a letter to the Department of Justice and US Senate and House Judiciary Committees to ask for a federal investigation into potential child pornography violations.

“In addition to the sexual content on the show involving cast members as young as 15, PTC counted 42 depictions and references to drugs and alcohol in the premiere episode,” the group wrote in a letter to the government organizations.

“It is clear that Viacom has knowingly produced material that may well be in violation of [several anti-child pornography laws],” added the PTC, which earlier called the show “the most dangerous program ever for children.”

According to Hollywood Reporter, Viacom already ordered the show’s producers to tone it down, while MTV executives allegedly met to discuss the possible child porn law violation issue earlier this week.

A rep for MTV said in a statement, “Skins is a show that addresses real-world issues confronting teens in a frank way. We review all of our shows and work with all of our producers on an ongoing basis to ensure our shows comply with laws and community standards. We are confident that the episodes of ‘Skins’ will not only comply with all applicable legal requirements, but also with our responsibilities to our viewers.”

Meanwhile, Taco Bell has already pulled the ads from the controversial teen show. A rep stated,“Upon further review, we’ve decided that the show is not a fit for our brand and have moved our advertising to other MTV programming.”

Do you believe “Skins” is violating child porn laws or simply portraying the raw reality of real teenagers in the 21st century?

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Dennis Rodman behind on child support he says " I'm Not As Rich as She Thinks"

Dennis Rodman: I'm Not As Rich as She Thinks

Dennis Rodman wants the world to know he never fell behind on child support payments ... that is, the ones he could afford to pay.

Rodman's rep tells TMZ the former NBA star's estranged wife Michelle convinced a judge behind his back to jack up his child support ... and now he's in over his head.

Rodman claims he has been faithfully paying upwards of $10,000 a month since the beginning -- but the court hiked it to $50,000 a month and now he can't afford it.

According to the rep, the former NBA star doesn't earn anywhere near what his wife thinks -- nearly $4.5 million a month (not a mistake -- a month) -- so this whole $300,000 unpaid child support problem
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90 Girls Pregnant at Memphis Middle/High School

What in the world is going on at Frayser Middle/High School in Memphis, Tenn.? More girls are carrying babies than backpacks!

There are a reported 90 teens who are pregnant now or who have had a baby this school year. Eleven percent of the school's female population is already in the throes of parenthood.

Now an all-out campaign is being launched to deter teen pregnancy at the school.



Teen pregnancy is a big problem in Memphis and Shelby County, where the population is predominantly black and poor.

Sixteen-year-old Terrika Sutton (pictured above) is one of the Frayser students who became pregnant. Sutton, who has a 2-month-old daughter, says she was in her fifth month when she found out she was expecting a child. The teen mom surprised her parents and classmates alike when she broke the news to them about her situation:

"They were like, 'Terrika, I never knew you would get pregnant,' and I was like well it happened."

The young mother goes onto say, though, that teen pregnancy is nothing to be proud of and that something should be done:

"It's a shame that all these girls at Frayser are pregnant, but it ain't nothing new. They probably planned on what they gonna do to get pregnant. Ain't no telling. They need a class where they can teach girls before they get pregnant to use protection and stuff and so they don't try to get pregnant."

Until now, there has been very little data collected on the number of pregnant students.

Last year, more than 2,100 girls ages 10 to 19 gave birth in Shelby County. Researchers say Shelby County's teen pregnancy rate is 25 percent higher than New Orleans and twice that of Louisville, Ky. Frayser, though, has the highest teen-pregnancy rate in all of Memphis.

A Title 1 school, Frayser receives federal dollars based on the number of students from low-income families who qualify for free or reduced lunch. Nearly 100 percent of the students who attend the school qualify.
Educators and researchers have come up with a new campaign that has been designed to help teens prevent pregnancy called "No Baby!"

Memphis City School officials will set the initiative in motion on Jan. 20. The campaign will be run by Girls Inc., an organization that's been helping girls in Memphis improve their self-esteem for the past several decades.
The "No Baby!" all-out massive effort to stomp out teen pregnancy will hopefully get the message across to teens to say no to having sex and having babies. "No Baby!" will only encourage abstinence and not provide contraceptives but will give teens the proper tools on how to protect themselves should they decide to engage in sexual relations.

The war against teenage pregnancy is also being infused with $250,000 in advertising that will saturate all forms of social media forums such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as using other mediums, such as texts, radio, billboards and television.
The advertising campaign's rollout will begin with Frayser, but it will expand to include other schools in Memphis where the teen pregnancy problem is rampant. In 10 Memphis zip codes, at least 20 percent of teens have a baby, which is more than double the national average.
Teen pregnancy is a serious issue that demands our attention.

Teen parents are almost always unprepared for the challenges of parenthood and often drop out of school, take low-paying jobs and never complete their education. Children born to teen moms are often sicker, poorer and less educated as a group.

The scariest part of all is that they are also the group most likely to become teen parents and repeat the cycle. I don't profess to come up with any one solution to this growing problem, but I believe that morals, contraception, abstinence and keeping idle minds busy with activities after school might be a darn good start.

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Nas Child Support Cut in Half By Judge

Nas Child Support Cut in Half By Judge

Monday, January 10th, 2011

It looks like the struggling economy is affecting everyone, even rapper Nas, who originally was required to pay $44,000 in monthly support to his ex-wife Kelis. Last Friday, TMZ reported that documents were filed to reduce that amount by a little less than half.

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You can run.... but they will catch you!

CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA'S 10 MOST WANTED FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT

 
 I don't agree with how child support is implemented, but lets face it not paying anything is not acceptable. So for the people on this list I understand, but real is real you got to PAY!!!
















1. GARY HORN
D.O.B.: October 13, 1953
Height: 5'9" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 185 lbs. Hair: Brown
Race: Caucasian Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
TWO CHILDREN AGES: 19 & 22
OWES CHILDREN $44,625.00

 
2. CRAIG E. THOMPSON
D.O.B.: September 14, 1961
Height: 5'9" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 145 lbs. Hair: Black
Race: Black Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
TWO CHILDREN AGES: 13 & 18
OWES CHILDREN $19,697.56

 
3. ANTHONY K. MUNCY
D.O.B.: January 26, 1968
Height: 5'7" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 160 lbs. Hair: Brown
Race: Caucasian Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
TWO CHILDREN AGES: 10 & 11
OWES CHILDREN $18,70l.00

 
4. KEVIN SCOTT STEPHENSON
D.O.B.: February 3, 1961
Height: 5'11" Eyes: Black
Race: Black Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
ONE CHILD AGE: 13
OWES CHILD $16,433.82

 
5. JEFFREY M. FRAZIER
D.O.B.: February 13, 1972
Height: 5'5" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 160 lbs. Hair: Black
Race: Black Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
ONE CHILD AGE: 10
OWES CHILD $13,774.00

 
6. MICHAEL WAYNE BETHARDS
D.O.B.: October 7, 1961
Height: 6'2" Eyes: Blue
Weight: 180 lbs. Hair: Brown
Race: Caucasian Sex: Male
Occupation: Laborer
ONE CHILD AGE: 17
OWES CHILD $11,718.00

 
7. DAVID MOORE, JR.
D.O.B.: April 23, 1969
Height: 5'9" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 5'10" Hair: Black
Race: Black Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
ONE CHILD AGE: 4
OWES CHILD $11,060.00

 
8. ANTHONY FLETCHER
D.O.B.: March 22, 1967
Height: 5'7" Eyes: Blue
Weight: 150 lbs. Hair: Blonde
Race: Caucasian Sex: Male
Occupation: Laborer
ONE CHILD AGE: 12
OWES CHILD $10,748.00

 
9. THOMAS PATRICK FLYNN
D.O.B.: November 30, 2966
Height: 6'0" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 200 lbs. Hair: Black
Race: Caucasian Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown
THREE CHILDREN AGES: 11, 12, & 13
OWES CHILDREN $10,550.00

 
10. MARIA A. STANSBURY
D.O.B. : October 12, 1964
Height: 5/0" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 110 lbs. Hair: Red
Race: Caucasian Sex: Female
Occupation: Unknown
TWO CHILDREN AGES: 13 & 15
OWES CHILDREN $9,162.00

This listing indicates only that there is an outstanding warrant for the arrest of these men. All are presumed innocent of any crime. The arrearage amounts are based on the court orders and payment records in effect as of October 1998.

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Frenchman, 54, claimed to have fathered 55 African babies in £1m benefit scam

He is said to have ‘romanced’ some of them after meeting them in bars, discos, and even ‘on the street’ of Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon

An unemployed Paris barman was under arrest today after claiming he fathered 55 African babies so as to allow their mothers to move to France on full benefits.
The scam is said to have cost the country more than a million pounds in fraudulent social security payments.
It involved a 54-year-old Frenchman who cannot be named for legal reasons but who has a Sengalese background.

He faces up to 10 years in prison and five figure fines after being charged with making false paternity declarations and aiding and abetting the filing of false administrative documents.
However, he claims that the children are in fact his, and had agreed to DNA tests.
The man’s allegedly extraordinary love life saw him registering the 55 women and their children at his two bedroom flat in a flat near the Gare du Nord Eurostar terminal in Paris.

He is said to have ‘romanced’ some of them after meeting them in bars, discos, and even ‘on the street’ of Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, which gained independence from France and Britain in the early 1960s.

Others met up with the man in Senegal, the former French colony. Some are said to have paid him for his services, while others are said to have had a genuine personal relationship.
‘Some were claiming up to 7,500 euros (£6,200) a month in various social security benefits,’ added a detective close to the case.

‘They were making a fortune, yet their only link to France was claims that they were involved with a man who had at least 55 children.
‘It cost the man around 150 euros (£124) to register each of his partners and their babies, meaning the potential profits were absolutely enormous.
‘There is no evidence that the man was actually living with any of his families. All of this has cost the state well over a million euros.’

All of the documents registering the women and their children were seized by police during a raid on the suspect’s flat on August 31.
Detectives had been tipped off about the fraud as early as December 2009, but were not granted a search warrant until last month when the man was arrested for an unconnected offence.
‘He is currently undergoing DNA tests to see how many of the 55 babies are genuinely his,’ said the police source.

‘It may be that he is the biological father of some or even all. The man has no job at the moment, but has worked in bars in Paris and in Afria.’
The women, aged between 25- and 50-years old, face deportation if they are found guilty of obtaining administrative documents illegally, or abetting a fraudulent declaration of paternity.
Of 17 women tracked down so far, all are claiming that the man was genuinely the father of their children.

The man, who is thought to be a bachelor who has never been married before, is now set to be released on bail.
Strict conditions will include a night time curfew, visiting a police station every day, and not contacting any of his alleged lovers.

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Simon Cowell Grants Young Girl's Final Wish

Simon Cowell fulfilled five-year-old Bethany Fenton's final wish before she lost her battle with a brain tumor. She achieved her dream of singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' for Cowell when she visited the 'Britain's Got Talent' studios in North London ahead of Saturday's finale on June 5 and even met some of the finalists in the competition. Following her exciting day, the young girl told UK's Daily Mail, "I loved them all, especially Kieran, who asked for my wristband to give us both luck ... Simon let me sing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' to him. He's so nice and I love him."

Last year, she was diagnosed with a grade three to four anaplastic astrocytoma brain tumor. A second MRI scan last year revealed the tumor had grown and began seriously affecting her.

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The youngster fought the illness for over a year and had been through radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 8, at the Helen House Hospice in Oxford after a sudden deterioration in her condition at home.

Following her death, Cowell's spokesman Max Clifford said, "He is really upset, he said what a beautiful little girl she was. He is just so sad, and sad for the whole family. She was a very special little girl and Simon was so touched when she sang for him. He was happy that he was able to do a special something on Saturday night to give her a few precious moments but it is so sad and his heart goes out to Bethany's mum and dad and he is thinking of them."

A spokesman for the family said the young girl was doing fine on Sunday after singing for Cowell and "was absolutely over the moon with what happened."

"Her dad said that she had done what she always wanted to do, meet Simon Cowell and sing to him. She had achieved her big ambition and was now ready to depart this earth," the spokesman said.

I have always been a Cowell fan but this was the cream of the crop when he did this. Although he does not have any kids he shows me one thing... Not only does he has a heart, but it is a big one!
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Teacher Allows Students to Dress as Klansmen

Reenacting the Klan was this teachers bright ideal of a good thing to do... I wonder what side of the lake did this lady grow up on. Surely it sounds like she had good intent but lets look at history and how many black men have been beaten and killed simply because the Klan wanted to express themselves.

This kind of stupidity makes me wonder why no one did not see this kind of behavior sooner. With her thinking, she would probably get her Klan group together to demonstrate how lynchings happened. Then say see how bad that was...

Maybe if a group of militant Klan savages exposed her to her to the nightmare that many black families experienced days weeks and months ago, then she could see what was so wrong with that...

I have seen her kind before, she is always the first to stand up in a crowd and say that their is no racism in the world and why are blacks always playing the race card!


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Hard times affect child-support payments

Tony Gonzalez still calls his 15-year-old daughter "daddy's little girl." They listen to heavy metal music and play cards together. He takes her to meet friends at the movies and proudly calls her an excellent swimmer.

But Gonzalez can't do some things he considers fatherly duties, like giving Sandra an allowance or taking her shopping. And after losing his job of 20 years in August, Gonzalez can't afford to pay Sandra's mother the $221 a month he owes in child support.

"It's heartbreaking," said Gonzalez, 42. "I don't want to be known as a deadbeat dad."

Gonzalez's story is a common one heard in Stanislaus County Superior Court's Department 16. More and more parents, most of them fathers, are crowding the Modesto courtroom to plead with a judge to reduce their child-support payments.

They talk about salary cuts and homes in foreclosure. And unemployment rates -- which spiked at 19.2% countywide in March -- make it nearly impossible for some to keep up with their payments.

Stanislaus County withheld $1.5 million in unemployment benefits to cover the child-support obligations of parents who don't have custody three years ago. Unemployment benefits now make up $4.8 million of the county's child-support take.

In years past, family law attorneys usually heard from parents who wanted more child support taken from their former partners. Now, it's the reverse.

"It's people who have longtime jobs who are losing 10 to 15% of their pay or are on unemployment right now," said E.F. Cash-Dudley, a family law specialist in Modesto. "It's having a profound effect. We see a number of families that are just barely surviving."

Tamara Thomas, assistant director of the county's child support agency, said her office has taken a more empathic approach as she sees parents with a history of consistently paying child support fall on hard times.

"It's been less of the hammer approach," Thomas said. The "hammer" can be as much as 75 days in jail for repeated failure to pay child support.

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Jon Gosselin to drop bitter custody

Jon and Kate Gosselin are reportedly trying to work together away from the media glare.

In a shocking twist of events, Jon Gosselin is playing nice with his ex-wife.

According to TMZ.com, the octodad is planning to drop his custody and child support lawsuit against ex Kate Gosselin.

He has reportedly hired a new lawyer since firing his former attorney, Anthony List, the man who called Kate an "absentee mom" and filed legal papers on behalf of Jon seeking full custody of their kids.

"Jon has retained a new lawyer and they're now trying to work out an arrangement that is both private and between themselves," a source told E! Online.

Since there is a noticeably large difference between Jon and Kate's income, the exes are reportedly working together to revise the custody and child support agreement that is currently in action.

Jon, 32, has been paying $20,000 a month in child support to his ex-wife, who reportedly earned $200,000 for her stint on "Dancing with the Stars."

If Jon does not withdraw his petition against Kate, 35, the exes will be ordered to attend a parenting class titled "Children in the Middle," TMZ reports.

The three-hour session is reportedly required for all parents who are involved in custody battles in Berks County, PA.

Though they wouldn't have to attend the class together, both parties would be required to complete the course by June 8.

The Gosselin children were recently cleared by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to appear with their mom in a series of new TLC specials titled "Kate Plus 8," according to the Associated Press. Jon is rumored to be trying to get his own show from the network.

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15 year old pimps her sister out to be gang raped

Cops: Trenton 7-year-old gang raped after 15-year-old sister pimps her out

Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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By JOE D'AQUILA
Staff Writer

Rowan Towers, allegedly the scene of one of the most disturbing crimes in recent history: the gang rape of a 7-year-old whose sister allegedly pimped her out. (Trentonian Photo/GREGG SLABODA)

TRENTON — City police have charged a 15-year-old girl as an accomplice to the gang rape of her 7-year-old sister.

Police said they believe the older sibling was paid for having sex with multiple partners Sunday night during a party at the troubled Rowan Towers apartment complex, and that she then sold her sister to others at the party.

Police said they believe the younger girl was raped by five to seven individuals, who held the girl against her will and threatened to kill her if she screamed or if she later told anyone about what happened.

Capt. Joe Juniak, commander of the department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau, said he expects there to be many arrests in the case and he expects them imminently.

“The things that took place in there were just horrid,” Juniak said. “Anyone can imagine, especially those who have kids...to allow someone to do that to a 7-year-old is just beyond comprehension.”

Juniak noted that the girls were not full-blooded sisters. He said they were either half-sisters or stepsisters, but whatever the case, they were still raised as sisters.

Juniak said police were initially called by the girls’ family because they believed the 15-year-old had run away from home and that she took the younger girl with her. He said the 15-year-old had exhibited some behavior problems in the past.

Police officers were at the family’s home that night, after 9 p.m., when the 7-year-old returned without her older sister, and she told her mother that she had been raped, Juniak said. Police later located the 15-year-old, who relayed the same details regarding what had happened at the party, and she was arrested and charged.

Juniak said the party took place in a 13th-floor apartment in the complex at 620 West State St., where the 15-year-old met up with a couple of male acquaintances. He said the older sister then had sex with several party-goers for money in a bedroom, while leaving the younger girl unattended in the living room.

At some point, Juniak said, the older sister visited the 7-year-old in the living room and handed her a wad of money, telling her to let the assembled males have sex with her.

“She tells the sister, ‘Let the boys do what they want to do,’” Juniak said.

Juniak said the older girl promoted and watched the acts perpetrated upon her sister.

After the assaults, Juniak said, the 7-year-old got dressed and left the party, while her older sister stayed behind. Two unidentified individuals found the young girl crying outside, and they took her to her home nearby on West State Street, where police had already gathered.

The Rowan Towers complex has been the center of controversy lately, with an increasing number of violent crimes reported there.

Juniak said investigators have identified the apartment used during the party and the person listed as the renter of the unit. But he said that it doesn’t appear the individual was there at the time or that he had any knowledge of what occurred at the party.

Juniak said the tenant is in the process of being evicted from the apartment, which appears to already have been at least partially vacated.

“Individuals within that building have knowledge of what apartments are vacant, and they will gain access to those apartments and utilize them for drinking, partying or whatever else,” Juniak said. “That’s what we believe happened in this instance.”

The 15-year-old sister has been charged with complicity in an aggravated sexual assault, criminal restraint, terroristic threats, endangering the welfare of a child, and promoting prostitution. She was held in the Mercer County Youth Detention Center.

Trenton detectives are working with investigators from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, and the state Division of Youth and Family Services is involved with the case.

Juniak said there appear to have been 12 to 15 people at the party throughout the night, and detectives are searching for anyone who may have been there. He said charges could be brought against everyone, not just those physically involved with the rape of the 7-year-old.

Anyone who was there could be charged for allowing it to happen, and any adults who had sex with the 15-year-old will be prosecuted for rape because of the girl’s age, Juniak said.

“We’re going to identify everyone who was in that apartment,” he said.

Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer, who has a 7-year-old daughter, called The Trentonian last night to express his outrage and to make a plea for the public’s help.

“I am just sick,” Palmer said. “Citizens have got to come forth if they have any information. If you ever wanted to get involved ... if there is nothing that will get your conscience to say ‘I have to step up,’ if it’s not this, then I don’t know what you’re waiting for.

“Police are working triple-overtime and not leaving any stone unturned to get justice for this innocent angel, but we need the people’s help.”
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Mother sues for child support - 60 years later

An 81-year-old grandmother is suing the father of her son for child support - even though the child in question was born in 1950.

Apparently there's no statute of limitations on child support in California, in the good old US of A, where Rosemary Douglas lives.

Douglas says her former partner, Urban Joseph Grass, 82, owes her $57,000 in child support and interest, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Douglas got pregnant with her son Gerald in 1950 and says Grass was the father of the child.

After her son's birth she went to court to try to get an order for child support. She says Grass, who was not married to Douglas, didn't want anything to do with her.

Grass's attorney, Pedram Mansouri, says there was a court hearing but no child support order was issued and Grass was then sent to Korea with the Army before any more hearings took place.

The attorney says Grass had no idea there was a subsequent order that he should pay Douglas $50 a month in support.

Apparently Douglas tried to find Grass through private attorneys when her son was about five or six but was unable to track him down and gave up. She later married and had two more children.

Gerald went on to serve for 32 years in the Air Force and recently retired as a lieutenant colonel.

Douglas is now a widow and says the $57,000 which she claims she is owed would be very useful to her - but it's also about the principle of the thing.

However Grass's attorney says he hopes the claim will be dismissed. "We are hoping to make this go away pretty quickly," Mansouri told the Chronicle. "I suspect it's an old lady down on her luck who's looking for some money."

What do you think? Should the father be made to pay up, however long it's been?

What do you think? Should the father be made to pay up, however long it's been?

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