New Bedford man sentenced for molesting 2 young girls ‘several thousand times’

crime “The defendant molested the two young victims several thousand times, which is beyond comprehension,” the local prosecutor said. A New Bedford man was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison Thursday for molesting two young girls “thousands of times,” prosecutors announced. Richard Cruz, 51, was found guilty Thursday of three counts of forcible … Read more

Behavioral therapist accused of molesting autistic child during in-home session

A behavioral therapist was accused of sexual assault on an autism boy during a home treatment session in Garden Group last year, and the authorities urge anyone with additional information or potential victims of progress. Salvador Armando Areeja, 32, was arrested, and he was charged with a felony from committing an obscene work on a … Read more

Ventura County man sentenced to 480 years in prison for molesting young children

A man in Ventura has been sentenced to 480 years in prison for the harassment of two young children for nearly a decade. The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Vintera announced that the jury condemned Marcelino Arias Erka, 68, from Oxenard, of six criminal charges of obscene work on a child on March 5. On April … Read more