Sofia Saric
Criminal Justice Reporter at Casper Star-Tribune
@TimesFreePress Criminal Justice Reporter - [email protected] - former @CSTribune Crime/Breaking News Reporter
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3 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Sofia Saric
A Chattanooga attorney pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to sexually exploiting a 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl. Patrick Bryant Hawley, 43, coerced the girl into engaging in sexually explicit acts for the purpose of producing images and videos from September to November 2024. United States Magistrate Judge Mike Dumitru asked Hawley if there were any allegations made in his plea agreement that he didn't do. "No, there is not, your honor," Hawley said.
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3 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Sofia Saric
A Signal Mountain man has been charged with 52 crimes in connection with the alleged rape and sexual abuse of a child. Stephen Rapaport, 40, committed the crimes from August 2023 to January 2025 against a child younger than 8 years old, the indictment said.
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3 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Sofia Saric
A Hamilton County man was on trial Friday for a 2020 double homicide in connection with the death of a mother and her daughter, according to the criminal court clerk's office. Gabriel Fitzgerald Boykins, 50, is accused of killing Chattanooga mother, Tamara Church, and her 7-year-old daughter, Aquarious Church. He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse.
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3 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Sofia Saric
Former Hamilton County elementary school teacher Duane Sanders will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for sex crimes against seven 6- and 7-year-old male students, District Attorney Coty Wamp said by phone. "It would be so rare that you would see this type of case," she said of so many young boys taking the stand.
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3 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Sofia Saric
A Hamilton County attorney who represented former Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy in her criminal case was permanently disbarred after facing his own set of charges. Norton did not immediately respond to a voicemail Thursday morning. Norton was temporarily suspended Dec. 16, 2024, upon finding he posed a threat of substantial harm to the public, the statement said. "To date, Mr. Norton has not requested, nor been granted, reinstatement," the order of enforcement said.
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