Linda Weston, 55, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to life plus 80 years in prison. Weston pleaded guilty on Sept. 15, 2015, to all charges in a racketeering and hate crimes case that involved holding disabled adults captive in locked closets, basements and attics in Philadelphia's Tacony section and in other states. DOJ - November 5
The victim, Steven Speakman, was 26-years-old, intellectually disabled-and functioned at the level of a 10-year-old boy. Police say he was well ... --- KIRO Seattle --- November 5, 2015 (WASHINGTON)
A bus driver for Cleveland Metropolitan Schools is accused of assaulting a little 8-year-old boy with special needs. Donella ... --- fox8.com --- November 5, 2015 (OHIO)
... to Senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones how worthless he often felt because of the dark place his alcoholism had left him over ... --- OregonLive.com --- November 5, 2015 (OREGON)
A 44-year-old Albuquerque man was accused last week of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled relative at a Farmington motel. --- Farmington Daily Times --- November 4, 2015 (NEW MEXICO)
The suit claims that the Knox County School system is knowingly keeping special needs students excluded from being a part of general education ... --- Local 8 Now --- November 4, 2015 (TENNESSEE)
A 29-year-old man has been charged with taking an acquaintance's autistic girlfriend to a construction site portable toilet and raping her. Joseph ... --- Billings Gazette --- November 3, 2015 (MONTANA)
The video showed Mitchell punching Martinez while the teen was handcuffed and kicking him and throwing his wheelchair on top of ... --- Contra Costa Times --- November 2, 2015 (CALIFORNIA)
A 48 year-old Chicago gymnastics coach, Patricia Hermann, has been accused of sexually abusing two children with disabilities during a trip last ... --- Coosa Valley News --- October 27, 2015 (GEORGIA)
The adoptive parents of 15-year-old girl born with Down syndrome are suing her caregivers, alleging negligence and wrongful death. Michelle and ... --- Cook County Record --- October 29, 2015 (ILLINOIS)
A school bus driver in central Iowa is accused of assaulting a student on a packed bus, and authorities say riders recorded ... --- KSN-TV --- October 30, 2015 (IOWA)
Two bus company workers have been charged with leaving an autistic 6-year-old boy on a school bus for more than seven hours, authorities said ... --- New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio --- October 30, 2015 (NEW JERSEY)
A judge on Wednesday ordered a trial for the two Howell men accused of daring an autistic young man to jump off the jetty here into ... --- Asbury Park Press --- October 28, 2015 (NEW JERSEY)
Two city men face a combined 38 years in state prison in connection with the 2011 sexual assault of a mentally disabled woman whom ... --- MyCentralJersey.com --- October 26,, 2015 (NEW JERSEY)
... in Bed-Stuy dragged him out of a classroom closet where he was hiding with two other students ... --- New York Daily News --- October 30, 2015 (NEW YORK)
A 24-year-old special education teacher and volunteer firefighter is accused of groping a teen during a haunted house fundraiser on ... --- NBC New York --- October 29, 2015 (NEW YORK)
Anne Gullo is accused of pushing a 6-year-old boy at a program where she taught students who suffer from autism. A teacher who works with students ... --- NBC 10 Philadelphia --- October 27, 2015 (DELAWARE)
But, this 10-year-old suffers from severe autism and Down syndrome. So, when he came home from school Wednesday afternoon with painful welts, ... --- WFLA --- October 28, 2015 (FLORIDA)
The rally is for 17-year-old Marcus Abrams, who lives with autism. He was allegedly assaulted by Metro Transit Police on Labor Day. --- KARE --- October 28, 2015 (MINNESOTA)
Edmonson is charged with aggravated child abuse with serious injury, Chief Chuck Hagler confirmed today. He said he couldn't elaborate on the ... --- AL.com --- October 27, 2015 (ALABAMA)
