Police: Man Exposes Himself At Water Park Aug 29, 2008
Checchi was arrested and charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child. He was released on bond. (News4Jax.com, FL)
St. Albans Man Charged With Lewd And Lascivious Conduct Aug 27, 2008
Albans Man Charged With Lewd And Lascivious Conduct ... Investigators charged 58-year-old Kevin Stanley with voyeurism and lewd and lascivious conduct. (WCAX.com, VT)
Man sentenced for molesting boy, 5, at restaurant Aug 21, 2008
Hernandez was convicted in California of lewd and lascivious acts with children. He has remained in county jail on $50,000 bail since his arrest in Billings. (Montana Standard, MT)
Idaho man faces rape charge Aug 17, 2008
Patrick Graber has been charged with felony counts of statutory rape and lewd and lascivious conduct. His mother, 46-year-old Theresa Graber, has been charged with a felony count of witness intimidation in connection with the charges against her son. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Spitzer call girl in 'Girls Gone Wild' archives was 17, lawyer says (1264) Aug 12, 2008
"Just taking nude video or photographs alone in a public place wouldn't be illegal if the person is 17. It doesn't violate lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor," Kahn said. Francis returned to California last week after being sentenced to time served and fines in Florida in a case involving the filming of underage girls. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Police Blotter: August 10, 2008 Aug 10, 2008
Jeffrey Scott Toro, 32, of Suisun was arrested by the Sutter County Sheriff's Office at 5 p.m. Aug. 8 at his residence on suspicion of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, sexual penetration with a foreign object and sexual battery. He was booked into Sutter County Jail and held on $100,000 bail. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Adult entertainment on city's agenda Aug 7, 2008
The proposed ordinance states, in part, that adult-entertainment and sexually oriented businesses tend to be accompanied by activities that are "illegal, immoral or unhealthful," including "prostitution, pandering, solicitation for prostitution, obscene, lewd and lascivious behavior, exposing minors to harmful materials, sale or possession of controlled substances, and violent crimes against persons and property.". Club Goddess on the east end of Palm Bay Road is one of two adult businesses in... (Florida Today)
Feds charge coach in porn Aug 7, 2008
Former Clovis resident Dimitrios Kastis, 53, was ordered at the end of a preliminary hearing to stand trial on three felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 by Judge Wayne Ellison, who then set bail at $150,000. But Mike Prado, a special agent with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, and Fresno County sheriff's detective Kevin Wiens immediately handed an arrest warrant on child pornography charges to Kastis' attorney, Richard Berman. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Transcripts Appear To Show Pastor's Sex Talk With Teens Aug 7, 2008
Channel 4 obtained the court records in the criminal case against the Rev. Darrell Gilyard, former pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, who is facing charges of lewd and lascivious conduct. The documents contain scores of text messages prosecutors said were sent to teenage girls from phones owned by Gilyard. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Records list lewd texts, molestings by pastor Aug 6, 2008
Gilyard, 46, was arrested in January and charged with lewd and lascivious conduct on the 14-year-old girl ... Charges of lewd and lascivious conduct and lewd and lascivious molestation were added in March. (Florida Times-Union)
Busted in Brevard: Friday's arrests Aug 3, 2008
Charges: sexual battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd and lascivious act on a child, child abuse. TITUSVILLE. (Florida Today)
Young teachers lose sight of line Aug 3, 2008
In the last decade, the department has investigated 676 teachers and other educators accused of an array of sexual misdeeds inside and outside of school, including exposing themselves, prostitution, rape and lewd and lascivious behavior. The state has taken some kind of action in less than a third of the cases. (The Palm Beach Post)
More charges in teacher sex case Aug 2, 2008
Originally jailed on 15 counts of unlawful sex with a minor, prosecutors added five additional counts of unlawful sex with the teen and charged Laflamme with lewd and lascivious conduct, exhibition, battery and molestation of a 14-year-old with whom she allegedly engaged in a threesome with the older boy. Each count is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. (Florida Today)
Boyfriend of girl stuck to toilet seat gets probation Aug 1, 2008
Also yesterday, McFarren was sentenced to six months in jail for an unrelated charge of lewd and lascivious behaviour for exposing himself to a teenage neighbour in March. AP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Child Protection Act just a start Jul 31, 2008
Florida lawmakers responded to this heinous crime by mandating a minimum 25-year prison sentence and lifetime electronic monitoring for adults convicted of lewd and lascivious acts against children under the age of 12. They also made sexual battery or rape of a child under 12 punishable by death or life imprisonment without parole. (Reading Advocate, MA)
No jail for boyfriend of lady stuck to toilet Jul 31, 2008
Also Tuesday, McFarren was sentenced to six months in jail for an unrelated charge of lewd and lascivious behavior for exposing himself to a teenage neighbor in March. More from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Weapon in assault: frozen lasagna Jul 30, 2008
- A woman told police Friday that a man reached his hand up her dress and grabbed her buttocks outside the Burger King at 265 Fifth Ave. N. Police said the man has a history of lewd and lascivious activity. - A 61-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested on drunk driving and accident charges about 9:30 p.m. Sunday after police said he drove his Lincoln Navigator into a brick house in the 2400 block of South Beach Parkway. (Florida Times-Union)
Former Scout leader found not guilty of sex charge Jul 26, 2008
James Smith, 55, of Crystal River, a self-employed sign designer, was found not guilty of lewd and lascivious behavior on a child under 16 after a two-day trial. The jury deliberated for just under an hour before announcing the decision in Circuit Judge R. Michael Hutcheson's courtroom. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Police: Truth or Dare game spurs arrest on lewd charge Jul 25, 2008
She was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct in the presence of a minor, two counts of narcotics possession, two counts of providing alcohol to minors, and possession of a prescription drug without a prescription. Russell was released from the Volusia County Branch Jail later Wednesday after posting bail of $6,500, a booking officer said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
House passes bill banning pet rentals Jul 23, 2008
The bill makes it clear that women who are breast-feeding cannot be charged with crimes such as indecent exposure or lewd and lascivious conduct, said Representative David Linsky, the Natick Democrat who championed the bill. It also makes it clear that places of public accommodation, such as restaurants, hotels, or stores, cannot prevent women from breast-feeding or tell them to leave the premises. (Boston Globe)
Juvenile system struggles with gender divide Jul 20, 2008
That's when she confessed to lewd and lascivious behavior with her younger cousins, a confession she told juvenile justice expert LaWanda Ravoira was to protect her emotionally troubled older brother. Maria said she received no psychological counseling as her case made its way through the juvenile justice system. (Florida Times-Union)
Idaho sex offender policies under review Jul 15, 2008
Fred Willie was originally charged with nine counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor in Bear Lake County, in what Idaho prosecutors and judges said they considered to be the worst sex crime on the books. Willie was granted a release date on Jan. 11 after serving about 21 2 years in prison. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Bloomer man charged with lewd behavior Jul 5, 2008
A 41-year-old Bloomer man has been charged with lewd and lascivious behavior and disorderly conduct after he allegedly exposed himself in Irvine Park in May. According to the complaint. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Local briefs: Stanley man arrested for lewd behavior Jul 4, 2008
A 28-year-old man was arrested by Eau Claire Police on Wednesday for false imprisonment and lewd and lascivious behavior. Edward W. Moffitt, 28, lived in Stanley as of last year, according to court records. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Molest suspect back in custody Jul 4, 2008
He is being held on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under 14 years of age, engaging in three or more acts of substantial sexual conduct with a child under 14 years of age and sexual penetration of another person under 14 years of age and who is more than 10 years younger than the suspect. The suspect is being held in lieu of 300,000 bail. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Judge OKed Early Probation Release for Jacques Jul 4, 2008
But she refused to testify against him, so the charge of lewd and lascivious conduct had to be dismissed. Eight years later, Jacques was convicted of a kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old woman in Rutland. (WCAX.com, VT)
Admitted Child Molester Asks Judge To Waive Probation Jul 4, 2008
In return for his guilty plea to three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, 10 other charges were dropped and Edmonds was sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation. He also must register as a sexual offender. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Man arrested in Eau Claire for false imprisonment Jul 3, 2008
Moffitt was arrested for false imprisonment and lewd and lascivious behavior. Moffitt will make his initial court appearance at 11 a.m. July 3. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Sex case at camp leads to 2 arrests Jul 3, 2008
The Times-Union reached the father of 18-year-old Benjamin Valentin Lewis of St. Augustine, who also declined comment on his son's charge of lewd and lascivious behavior with a child. Lewis remained in the Baker County jail Wednesday on $3,000 bail. (Florida Times-Union)
'Guns at work' law, others to take hold Jun 30, 2008
- Crimes on children: A second conviction of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12 by a person 18 or older is punishable by a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole. This bill was sponsored by Rep. (Florida Times-Union)
Police Blotter: June 23, 2008 Jun 23, 2008
Zacariah Nathaniel Byrd, 19, of Country Club Court, Linda, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff's Department at 10:50 p.m. June 21 at his residents on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, penetration and unlawful sexual intercourse. He was booked into Yuba County Jail. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Cops Arrest Man Linked To Woman's Death Jun 20, 2008
He is on parole for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under age 14. "There were indications (he) had been consuming alcohol," police said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Expectation of privacy splits rulings in sex sting cases Jun 14, 2008
Shallow, 58, and Behringer, 29, were both charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure and lewd and lascivious behavior ... LARRY BROWN: Pleaded no contest to lewd and lascivious behavior and indecent exposure; sentenced to six months' probation ... EDGAR MILLARD: Pleaded no contest to lewd and lascivious behavior and indecent exposure; sentenced to 15 days in jail, six months' probation, HIV and mental testing. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
No Contest Plea In Case Of Woman Stuck To Toilet Jun 14, 2008
A Ness County court clerk says McFarren also pleaded no contest Friday to an unrelated charge of lewd and lascivious behavior. The charge stemmed from an incident in March in which he allegedly exposed himself to a minor. (CBS News -- US)
'Dateline' cop yet to see trial Jun 13, 2008
As a result, Spikes is facing felony charges of computer pornography and attempted lewd and lascivious behavior. He is currently out on a 10,000 bond. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Hyde Park Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Boys Jun 11, 2008
He is also accused of lewd and lascivious conduct with a 13-year-old boy from West Berkshire. Click here for recent web links from The Channel 3 News. (WCAX.com, VT)
Man exposes himself to woman, kids, complaint says Jun 9, 2008
- A 29-year-old woman was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior following an undercover police investigation into prostitution about 6:30 p.m. May 28 on Mayport Road near the Dutton Island Preserve. An undercover officer in an unmarked car saw the woman on the side of Mayport Road. (Florida Times-Union)
Man charged with 858 counts of molesting one child for six years Jun 5, 2008
WEST PALM BEACH- A 37-year-old man was ordered held without bail today on 858 counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of one child. Each charge is a life felony. (The Palm Beach Post)
Mass. state senator arrested on lewd behavior charge Jun 4, 2008
BOSTON (AP) - State Senator James Marzilli has been arrested on multiple charges, including lewd and lascivious behavior and resisting arrest, just weeks after prosecutors declined to charge him in another incident. Lowell Police said the Arlington Democrat was arrested this afternoon after a brief foot chase. (Capital News 9)
Biloxi man enters guilty plea in obscenity case May 29, 2008
man has pleaded guilty to a single count of obscenity after being arrested and booked with lewd and lascivious behavior while driving near the Southeastern Louisiana University campus last year. Prosecutors say 41-year-old Scott Bruneau entered his plea before state Judge Robert Morrison III.. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Courts for Thursday, May 29, 2008 May 29, 2008
Wade C. Stenberg, 23, of 1235 S. 14th St., was charged Wednesday with possession of a controlled substance and lewd and lascivious behavior. Stenberg is accused of consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms then taking off his clothing and standing naked at 10th and Main Street about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to a criminal complaint. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Not much happens on a Tuesday night? May 29, 2008
Police arrested the man for lewd and lascivious behavior and possession of a hallucinogenic drug. Just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, police had to deal with a drunk man who was climbing a power pole on the 200 block of Main Street. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Marc Wehrs: Smoke-free Bodega gets generally good reviews May 29, 2008
The former was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior and possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms, and the latter was cited for public intoxication. Here s a sample of readers comments. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Law & Disorder: Callahan woman dies in crash May 26, 2008
Melvin Lloyd Ostrander, 27, of Sanderson was charged Friday with a lewd and lascivious act on a child after the victim said Ostrander asked her to go to a grocery store in January to help cash a check. She instead was taken to a business parking lot, where she was touched inappropriately and told she would be hurt if she reported what happened. (Florida Times-Union)
OC Pro Skateboarder Arrested In Connection With Sex Charges May 25, 2008
Patch is accused of committing a lewd and lascivious act with a 15-year-old girl on April 11, and was arrested after police conducted an investigation, Sgt. Darrick Vincent told the newspaper. Patch will be arraigned June 4 at the West Justice Center, the newspaper reported. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Man hurt in crash of motor scooter May 21, 2008
Leon Page, 33, is charged with lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim younger than 12. He's jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail. (Florida Times-Union)
Man sentenced to 45 months, given probation May 17, 2008
St. Johns Circuit Judge Wendy W. Berger also sentenced Justin Wade Sullivan, 20, to 10 years of sex-offender probation for lewd and lascivious battery on his victim, who was under 12 years old. The judge warned him not to violate his probation. (The St. Augustine Record)
PSL man charged with molesting a child May 17, 2008
with sexual battery on a child and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child after interviewing several children who told detectives they were either touched or forced to engage in sex acts with Allen. Three children reported sexual molestation by Allen, according to an arrest report. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fort Pierce coach denies molestation May 17, 2008
The next day, he posted $150,000 bond on two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation. More crime coverage. (The Palm Beach Post)
Man With Foot Fetish Accused Of Luring Girls May 16, 2008
Mueser was booked into San Diego County Jail on 10 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child. He's being held on $200,000 bail. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Santee man accused of lewd acts, foot fetish May 16, 2008
Peter Mueser was booked into county jail on 10 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, said Sgt. Tom Poulin. Bail was set at $200,000. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Firefighters Accused of Sex Assault on Jr. Member May 13, 2008
First Assistant Chief Shawn LaFountain is charged with sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct. He has resigned after being with the department for 12 years. (WCAX.com, VT)
8 women expected to testify in trial May 10, 2008
Sciaroni was arrested in April 2007 on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, sexual battery and child molestation. Rutiaga told jurors that some of the female victims saw Sciaroni for infected toenails. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Man Accused Of Touching, Photographing Girl May 10, 2008
A 38-year-old St. Johns County man was arrested Thursday evening on two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation and one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition. St. Johns County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested Jason Scott Belcher at his home less than a week after getting a report from the mother about inappropriate behavior with her daughter. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Law & Disorder: Man convicted in beating death May 10, 2008
Jason Scott Belcher, 38, was being held on $15,000 bail, charged with lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious exhibition. The victim's mother alerted police after she learned her daughter was molested on several occasions. (Florida Times-Union)
Man arrested for exposing himself, again (2156) May 8, 2008
RACINE A man who has been convicted of lewd and lascivious behavior seven times in Kenosha and Milwaukee counties was arrested here Saturday on the charge ... Bonnar was taken into custody for lewd and lascivious behavior ... Online court records also indicate that Bonnar has been convicted of lewd and lascivious behavior at least seven other times since 1995. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Santa Monica Police Arrest Teacher Accused Of Molestation May 6, 2008
Beltran was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts involving children under the age of 14 and continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, Salerno said. He has not yet been charged by the District Attorney's Office. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Police: Man Admits To Sex With 12-Year-Old May 6, 2008
-- A 21-year-old man sharing a tent in the woods with a 12-year-old girl reported missing more than a week ago was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious battery, according to the Jacksonville Beach police. Officers said they found Daniel Rollins and the girl lying naked in the tent on Monday morning. (News4Jax.com, FL)
2 men shot outside San Jose studio May 3, 2008
Jesus Manuel Semidey, 17, of Ponte Vedra Beach was later arrested on charges of sexual battery on a child younger than 12 and lewd and lascivious act. He is accused of exposing himself to the girl earlier in the week before committing sexual battery, according to the Sheriff's Office. (Florida Times-Union)
Suspected molester from Riverbank described as 'gentle giant' May 2, 2008
Jerry Franklin Johnson, 56, made his first appearance in Stanislaus County Superior Court, where he was arraigned on four felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with children. A judge entered a not guilty plea for him. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Report says crime on the rise in BC May 2, 2008
Milner pointed to a number of other crimes that the Uniform Crime Report does not take into account, such as lewd and lascivious crimes against children. These and other crimes result in a number of other arrests each year that are not listed in the report. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Law & Disorder: Biker killed in collision with bus Apr 23, 2008
A Jacksonville man has been charged with lewd and lascivious conduct after a teenager said the man attempted to molest him at the South Mandarin regional library. Bruce Roberts, 18, is being held in the Duval County jail on $50,000 bail. (Florida Times-Union)
Death row cases may cost county millions to revisit Apr 22, 2008
In May 1984, Atwood violated parole by coming to Tucson after a California conviction for lewd and lascivious acts and kidnapping an 8-year-old boy. On Sept. 17, 1984, eight-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson was riding her bicycle home from mailing a letter. (FOX 11, AZ)
Accused Child Molester Arrested Apr 22, 2008
Joseph Childs of Townsend was wanted for sex assault and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. Police say he molested a 9-year-old girl. (WCAX.com, VT)
Police Capture Jail Detail Escapee Apr 19, 2008
State records show he was convicted of lewd and lascivious behavior on a child in 1999 and had failed to register a new address as a sex offender in 2005. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced the inmate's capture Friday afternoon. (News4Jax.com, FL)