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Published on: August 22, 2019

Mother and Baby Kidnapped by Human Trafficking Suspect

A man from Willard, North Carolina, is suspected of abducting a woman and her 8-month-old child and keeping them captive for over a month while allegedly forcing the woman to perform sexual acts.

The Pender County 911 emergency services received a call on the morning of August 9 from the alleged victim of a kidnapping. The woman on the line reported that she and her baby had been taken by a man on Independence Day, and he had been keeping them captive since then.

The caller also said that her alleged kidnapper used a taser on her before sexually assaulting her. The woman reported that the alleged non-consensual acts took place on more than one occasion and that the man would sometimes point a gun at her while demanding sex.

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Published on: October 17, 2018

Woman Reportedly Raped After #MeToo Rally

by Staycie R. Sena

A man has been accused of rape after reportedly initiating a non-consensual physical encounter with a woman who had just attended a #MeToo rally.

After going to a rally in support of the #MeToo movement created to give support to people who have survived sexual assault, a woman who attends Missouri State University made the acquaintance of a man who is enrolled at the college as well.

The pair decided to visit some of the local bars and have some drinks together before they headed back to the woman’s dorm room. The woman, who was intoxicated, invited the man, identified as 22-year-old Zachary Alperin, to sleep over as long as he kept his hands to himself.

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Published on: June 27, 2018

Priest Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl During Confession

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman came forward alleging that the Catholic priest who performed her confessions throughout her childhood had abused her sexually beginning when she was 8 and continuing over several years.

68-year-old Miguel Luna served as a priest in 12 Catholic churches throughout El Paso, Texas, since he was ordained in 1982. Although Luna has not served as a clergyman since his position was taken in 2013, he has been accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl who took confession from him for many years during the time that he was a priest.

A woman who is now 34-years-old came forward with the claim in 2016 and named Luna as her abuser when she reported that she had been victimized as a child while she was attending the Catholic Church that Luna was serving. The woman also was said to have acted as an altar person during masses during the time that she was a young parishioner.

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