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Day Around The Bay: Bibliophiles Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day Saturday As Amazon Holds Overlapping Sale

A former San Bruno elementary school teacher was sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting four of his students; Cornell removed Kehlani from its Slope Day lineup due to her pro-Palestine views; and Amazon is holding a major sale the same time as Independent Bookstore Day.

Former Napa and Benicia Elementary School Teacher Faces Trial on Child Molestation Charges

A former Napa elementary school teacher who’d beaten the rap on some 2007 child sexual abuse charges is now somehow facing more felony counts for lewd acts with children under 14 in Benicia, and a judge has ruled he’ll stand trial.

Northern California Couple Charged With Murder of Two-Year-Old Daughter

A young Redding couple has been arrested for and charged with the murder of their two-year-old daughter, sometime in October 2023. The daughter died after extensive abuse, investigators say.

Arrest Made in Brutal 1982 Cold Case Murder and Rape of a 13-Year-Old Girl in Cloverdale

The ruthless killing of 13-year-old Sarah Ann Geer was a case that had gone cold for 42 years, but Cloverdale police used genetic tests to finally determine and arrest a 62-year-old suspect.

San Jose Sharks Face New Lawsuit Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Youth Hockey Coach

A new lawsuit alleges that a 12-year-old was sexually abused by a former youth hockey coach connected to the San Jose Sharks, and accuses the owner of negligence.

Richmond Pastor Arrested on Charges of Sex Crimes Allegedly Against Underage Church Members

Victor Hernandez Pineda, a Pentecostal pastor in the East Bay, is accused of sexual assault of multiple children.

Eight Abducted Children Found In Shasta County, After Mom Allegedly Swiped Kids From Foster Parents

An Arkansas mother of eight children, who apparently lost them all because of battery charges, allegedly abducted all eight to get them back. She was found with the children early Saturday morning, 2,000 miles away in NorCal’s Shasta County.

Richmond Couple Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter In Death of Five-Month-Old Son

A 2021 incident at a Richmond hotel saw the death of a five-month-old boy, but the parents were just found guilty of manslaughter after the infant turned out to have broken bones, burns, and methamphetamine in his system.

Rodeo Couple Charged With Murder, Torture After Bathtub Death of Two-Year-Old

A Contra Costa County couple claimed their toddler had accidentally drowned in a bathtub, but authorities found signs of "prolonged abuse," and arrested them on charges of murder, child abuse, and torture.

In the Wake of Hundreds of Child Sex Abuse Cases, the Archdiocese of San Francisco Is Set to File For Bankruptcy

The San Francisco Archbishop said in an open letter Friday that the diocese's bankruptcy was "very likely," as it would allow for a reorganization of finances and a collective settlement for survivors of priests' abuse.

North Bay Man Charged as an Accessory In Death of Two-Year-Old Found Buried In Napa County Gets Released on Bail

There have been some new developments in the case of the murder of two-year-old Ja'mari Madkins, whose lifeless body was found buried in a shallow grave in Napa County back in December.

Grandmother of Tortured and Murdered Hayward Girl Sues Alameda County for 'Horrifying Inaction'

The family of Sophia Mason, the eight-year-old girl whose body was found a year ago in a bathtub in Merced following months of abuse and neglect, has now formally filed suit against Alameda County over social workers' failure to identify and address that abuse.

SF Mom Accused of Killing Two Daughters Can Be Tried For Murder, Judge Rules

An SF Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the Hunters Point mother accused of killing her two young daughters can be charged with felony murder, but prosecutors may hit a snag because the children’s cause of death is still not determined.

Business & Tech

Report: Child Exploitation Content Proliferating on Twitter, Despite Musk’s Claims He’s Stamping It Out

Elon Musk purports to have run a crusade against child sexual abuse material on Twitter, but researchers say it’s still spreading like wildfire on the platform, likely because so many content moderators have been laid off.

Log Gatos ‘Cool Mom’ Pleads Not Guilty To All 39 Felonies and Misdemeanors

Facing charges ranging from child endangerment to sexual assault for what are described as “alcohol-fueled sex parties for young teenagers,” the multiple-aliased Shannon O'Connor pleaded not guilty to all 39 criminal charges against her in a San Jose courtroom Monday morning.

Grisly Details Emerge of 8-Year-Old Hayward Girl’s Extended Abuse and Murder, One Suspect Still At Large

The mother of a Hayward girl who was allegedly abused, kept in a shed, and murdered has been charged, but the boyfriend who was also charged is still on the run.

Authorities On the Hunt For Mother's Boyfriend As Suspect in Possible Murder 8-Year-Old Hayward Girl

The remains of an eight-year-old girl who may have gone missing as long as three months ago were discovered in a Merced home Friday that belongs to the boyfriend of the girl's mother, and he has since gone on the run.

East Bay Pedophile Says He Paid $55K For Encounter With 10-Year-Old; Authorities Have Not Charged Trafficker

A two-year-old story involving an Oakland oral surgeon who pleaded guilty to child pornography and attempted child sex trafficking charges has an update, and it involves a group of Bay Area suspects with whom he allegedly negotiated the use of children for his sexual pleasure.

South Bay 'Cool Mom' Accused of Throwing Very Boozy Parties For Teen Son and His Friends Faces 39 Criminal Charges

A Los Gatos woman of means is accused of hosting secret parties with dozens of teenagers present throughout the last year, and pushing them to drink excessively and have sex with each other.

East Bay Couple Charged With Severely Abusing 11-Year-Old Daughter Who Died Last Month

A couple in the East Bay town of Rodeo has been charged with torturing and abusing an 11-year-old girl over a period of four months, and they may soon be charged with her murder.

Court Records Suggest Alleged East Bay Predator Tried To Purchase Two Young Girls For $30K

A voracious alleged sexual predator on what sounds like a self-destructive bender was arrested in December in Walnut Creek after reportedly attempting to "buy" two young girls from their mother. Investigators later found a home rigged with hidden cameras, and a trove of child porn.

Accused Molester and Former Neurosurgeon James Kohut Found Dead In Santa Cruz Jail Cell

A 59-year-old man who's been jailed since 2017 on child sex-abuse charges along with two female accomplices appears to have taken his own life while in a Santa Cruz County Jail cell.

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Abusing Her Kids At BART Station

A woman was arrested Saturday at BART's MacArthur station, after witnesses say she was physically abusing her two young children as she stood on the platform. Bay City News reports that 28-year-old Oakland

Convicted Silicon Valley Millionaire Molester Speaks Out, Doesn't 'Recall' Abusing Adopted Son

Former millionaire marketing exec Ralph Melvin Flynn pleaded no contest to sexually abusing his adopted sons for years and years. He and his wife Carolyn were each recently sentenced to long prison terms