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August 21, 2023
Busted: Trump vet Roger Stone caught on tape - admits Trump lost while lying about the 'steal'
August 19, 2023
A Kansas police chief who resigned last week has been charged with 13 counts of possessing child porn.
El Dorado police arrested Joel Justice Womochil on Tuesday. He was the Burns police chief until he resigned Aug. 8. He was charged with 13 felonies on Wednesday.
The charges allege that between Aug. 9-15 and between Aug. 12-15 he was in possession of child porn, with one of the 13 videos involving a child under the age of 5 who had a pacifier, according to court records.
Womochil, 38, is being held in Sedgwick County Jail, according to records and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
El Dorado police arrested Womochil in town on Tuesday, the same day they received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Womochil lives in El Dorado.
Burns city clerk Alexis Hatfield said the city had no idea about the criminal issues until Womochil was arrested. She said he was “very vague” when he offered his resignation to the city council last week.
Kansas police chief resigns days before felony charges of possessing child porn
Kansas police chief resigns days before felony charges of possessing child pornA Kansas police chief who resigned last week has been charged with 13 counts of possessing child porn.
El Dorado police arrested Joel Justice Womochil on Tuesday. He was the Burns police chief until he resigned Aug. 8. He was charged with 13 felonies on Wednesday.
The charges allege that between Aug. 9-15 and between Aug. 12-15 he was in possession of child porn, with one of the 13 videos involving a child under the age of 5 who had a pacifier, according to court records.
Womochil, 38, is being held in Sedgwick County Jail, according to records and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
El Dorado police arrested Womochil in town on Tuesday, the same day they received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Womochil lives in El Dorado.
Burns city clerk Alexis Hatfield said the city had no idea about the criminal issues until Womochil was arrested. She said he was “very vague” when he offered his resignation to the city council last week.
August 18, 2023
The former pastor of a West Side church was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child for alleged incidents about four years ago in which a girl who was then about 10 said he touched her improperly during a day camp that was held at the church.
Robert C. Stine, 60, of Middleton, who was pastor at Midvale Baptist Church, 821 S. Midvale Blvd., is scheduled to appear in Dane County Circuit Court on Aug. 24. His attorney, Chris Van Wagner, said Thursday that Stine “looks forward to the opportunity to clear his name, and denies that he did anything wrong.”
State regulators revoked the license of the daycare, called Kid’s Best Child Care, on June 30, after the girl’s mother reported the alleged abuse to police on April 21, according to a criminal complaint.
Religion News Service reports:
The Rev. Bob Stine, former president of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, will be required to answer questions in court in September. According to his bio on Midvale’s website, Stine is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has been pastor since 2007.
Wisconsin Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges
Wisconsin Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Sex ChargesThe former pastor of a West Side church was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child for alleged incidents about four years ago in which a girl who was then about 10 said he touched her improperly during a day camp that was held at the church.
Robert C. Stine, 60, of Middleton, who was pastor at Midvale Baptist Church, 821 S. Midvale Blvd., is scheduled to appear in Dane County Circuit Court on Aug. 24. His attorney, Chris Van Wagner, said Thursday that Stine “looks forward to the opportunity to clear his name, and denies that he did anything wrong.”
State regulators revoked the license of the daycare, called Kid’s Best Child Care, on June 30, after the girl’s mother reported the alleged abuse to police on April 21, according to a criminal complaint.
Religion News Service reports:
The Rev. Bob Stine, former president of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, will be required to answer questions in court in September. According to his bio on Midvale’s website, Stine is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has been pastor since 2007.
August 18, 2023
A Southern California school district has approved a new policy requiring staff to inform parents if their child identifies as trans or gender-nonconforming, the second district to do so in the conservative-leaning Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.
The contentious proposal passed the school board in Murrieta Valley by a vote of 3-2, after a marathon meeting that drew cheers and jeers from the overflow crowd. The copycat policy is modeled on new notification guidelines recently adopted by nearby Chino Valley Unified School District.
The policy requires school officials to notify parents and guardians in writing within three days of their child’s request to use a name, pronouns, or bathrooms that don’t match the sex they were assigned at birth.
The approval comes despite advice from the board’s legal counsel warning the proposal may run afoul of state regulations and the California constitution.
As the meeting got underway, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond emailed a letter to the school board asking that the agenda item be withdrawn. Thurmond used the same tactic in June to address the Chino Valley proposal.
California school district forces teachers to out trans kids to their parents
California school district forces teachers to out trans kids to their parentsA Southern California school district has approved a new policy requiring staff to inform parents if their child identifies as trans or gender-nonconforming, the second district to do so in the conservative-leaning Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.
The contentious proposal passed the school board in Murrieta Valley by a vote of 3-2, after a marathon meeting that drew cheers and jeers from the overflow crowd. The copycat policy is modeled on new notification guidelines recently adopted by nearby Chino Valley Unified School District.
The policy requires school officials to notify parents and guardians in writing within three days of their child’s request to use a name, pronouns, or bathrooms that don’t match the sex they were assigned at birth.
The approval comes despite advice from the board’s legal counsel warning the proposal may run afoul of state regulations and the California constitution.
As the meeting got underway, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond emailed a letter to the school board asking that the agenda item be withdrawn. Thurmond used the same tactic in June to address the Chino Valley proposal.
August 18, 2023
The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents.
The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that has been handed down in the massive prosecution of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in a separate case, has received the longest sentence to date — 18 years.
Tarrio, who once served as national chairman of the far-right extremist group, and three lieutenants were convicted by a Washington jury in May of conspiring to block the transfer of presidential power in the hopes of keeping Donald Trump in the White House after the Republican president lost the 2020 election.
Tarrio, who was not at the Capitol riot itself, was a top target of what has become the largest Justice Department investigation in American history. He led the neo-fascist group — known for street fights with left-wing activists — when Trump infamously told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” during his first debate with Democrat Joe Biden.
Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 caseThe Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents.
The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that has been handed down in the massive prosecution of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in a separate case, has received the longest sentence to date — 18 years.
Tarrio, who once served as national chairman of the far-right extremist group, and three lieutenants were convicted by a Washington jury in May of conspiring to block the transfer of presidential power in the hopes of keeping Donald Trump in the White House after the Republican president lost the 2020 election.
Tarrio, who was not at the Capitol riot itself, was a top target of what has become the largest Justice Department investigation in American history. He led the neo-fascist group — known for street fights with left-wing activists — when Trump infamously told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” during his first debate with Democrat Joe Biden.
August 18, 2023
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he will no longer hold an event to present what he called an “irrefutable report” about the 2020 election in Georgia.
Trump announced the planned “major news conference” Tuesday morning, the day after he and 18 other defendants were indicted in the election interference case in Georgia.
“A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others — There will be a complete EXONERATION!”
But the event was never formally advised by the campaign, and Trump’s spokespeople and attorneys had also been silent about it.
Trump scraps plans to release 'irrefutable report' claiming election fraud in Georgia
Trump scraps plans to release 'irrefutable report' claiming election fraud in GeorgiaFormer President Donald Trump said Thursday he will no longer hold an event to present what he called an “irrefutable report” about the 2020 election in Georgia.
Trump announced the planned “major news conference” Tuesday morning, the day after he and 18 other defendants were indicted in the election interference case in Georgia.
“A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others — There will be a complete EXONERATION!”
But the event was never formally advised by the campaign, and Trump’s spokespeople and attorneys had also been silent about it.
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