Judge Convicts Deaf Men For Girl's Rape

A Delhi court has convicted two hearing and speech impaired for offences which included committing unnatural sex on a five-year-old girl.

NEW DELHI, India -- Additional Sessions Judge Ashwani Kumar Sarpal held the duo guilty after finding that the duo had conspired with each other in kidnapping the minor for the purpose of illicit sexual intercourse. They also held that the victim was so young that she could not even save herself and resist the attackers.

The incident took place in 2012 when the girl and her family went to her maternal uncle Abdul Gaffar's house during Holi. On March 8, 2012 she went missing while playing outside the house. Following this, when Gaffar started looking for her at 5.45 am on that day, he found his niece with a person who ran away after seeing him.

When asked, the victim confided in her uncle that one of the accused, who was accompanied by another man, forcibly abducted her after closing her mouth. Thereafter she was given bites on her lips, cheeks and chest following which she was raped.

The victim became unconscious on the day of the incident and recorded her statement a day later.

One of the accused was arrested on March 9, 2012 and the 'Pajami' (lower) of the victim was recovered at his instance. Subsequently, the second accused was also apprehended on March 12, 2012.

The accused persons who recorded their statement through sign language stated that they being falsely implicated and were ignorant about the present case.

Appearing for the accused, their counsel contended that no witnesses were joined in the probe. However, the court quashed this argument and stated that non-joining of any public witness itself was not fatal to the prosecution's case because often the general public do not easily agree to join police proceedings for a number of reasons. These include going to police station or court, fear of accused, or to maintain good relations with the accused, and to avoid any confrontation with him.

"Public persons are ready to watch the 'Tamasha' at the spot by standing at some distance but do not become ready to co-operate with the police," the judge said.

The court added that the victim has already suffered lot of trauma and grievous injuries at the hand of the accused persons. Even if the victim had not complained to anyone when she was brought back to her house, it could not be said that she was lying.

"It cannot be expected from a child of five years of age who was subjected to various injuries and sexual assault to stop people on the way and make a complaint to passersby," the judge said in its order.

The court fixed September 12 as the date for arguments on the quantum of sentence.

SOURCE - Daily News & Analysis

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UK Man Tried To Rape Deaf-Blind Grandmother

A burglar man, 25, who tried to rape Deaf and Blind 94-year-old grandmother after breaking into her home is caged for 14 years.

GRANTHAM, UK -- The Sun: A burglar who was caught in the act of trying to rape a Deaf-Blind 94-year-old woman has been jailed for 14 years.

Gregory Willis, 25, forced his way into the house where his victim was living out her final months with relatives - who found the sicko kneeling on her bed with no trousers on.

The great-grandmother, who was so frail she was unable to communicate, was naked from the waist down after Willis had pulled down her pyjamas and bedclothes.

She was only spared an even worse ordeal after members of her family discovered the front door open and went to investigate.

They checked on the victim and were horrified to discover Willis on her bed in Grantham, Lincs, last August.

Judge John Pini QC said as he sent dad-of-five Willis to jail: “The circumstances of this case are as deeply shocking, horrifying and appalling as could possibly be imagined.

“The victim is 94 years of age. She had not long before this left a nursing home to be cared for in a safe, loving environment for the remaining time of her life.

“She was registered blind, hard of hearing, had no short term memory, had poor balance and was doubly incontinent. She could not communicate.

“She was as frail and vulnerable as it is possible to be.”

The victim died four months after the break-in but a jury heard her death was not connected to the attempted rape.

Jonathan Straw, prosecuting, said it happened at a get together of relatives including the victim’s granddaughter and great grandchildren.

He said the old lady was asleep in her room while other family members chatted in a back room.

He told Lincoln crown court: “There came a point when they noticed that the front door to the house was open. Immediately they were concerned.

“They went into the living room and there they saw this defendant in the room. His trousers were removed. He had his boxer shorts on and his penis exposed.

“The victim was in bed, The covers had been pulled back and her pyjama bottoms had been pulled off.

“Had he not been disturbed, as mercifully he was, he was going to rape that 94-year-old lady in that bed.”

Willis was ordered out of the house but soon afterwards returned and knocked on the door saying something about visiting his aunt’s home.

The family called police and Willis was detained nearby. He had the key to the family’s car on him.

Willis denied attempted rape but was found guilty by the jury. He had earlier admitted burglary.

He said although he had no memory of what happened he would never have committed such an horrific offence.

Mark Watson, mitigating, said Willis apologised to the victim and her family for what he did.

He said: “He was plainly under the influence of something.

“There is nothing about the offence that he can remember. It may be due to alcohol but it may be that he is unable to bring himself to believe what happened.”

After the case, the victim’s son-in-law said the family now wanted to try to put the “horrific episode” behind them.

He said: “She was a very frail person asleep in bed who had already entered the end of life phase.

“We don’t know how much of what happened registered with her - we deliberately didn’t raise it with her afterwards and we just have to hope she didn’t suffer in any way.”

He added: “I was the only adult male in the house at the time and when I confronted him the adrenaline took over and I didn’t initially appreciate what was happening.

“Thankfully he ran away without becoming violent and it was only later that the gravity of what he was about to do hit me.”

SOURCE - The Sun

Elderly Man Rapes 8-Year-Old Deaf Girl

Deaf News: Elderly hearing man, 70, rapes 8-yr-old Deaf girl in Nigeria.

ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA -- Vanguard: Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 70-year-old man, Gabriel Akindele, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old Deaf girl in a toilet.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said yesterday that the randy septuagenarian committed the offence at 7, Michael Ayegusi Street, Owode Ijako in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Oyeyemi said the police team found out that the suspect lured the girl to the toilet, where he raped her.

According to Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the girl, who noticed an unusual behaviour from the girl after the incident and used sign language to inquire from her daughter.

He said: “The girl informed her mother of the incident, which prompted the mother to report the matter to police. The DPO of Sango Ota, SP Akinsola Ogunwale, detailed detectives to the scene and the randy old man was subsequently arrested.

“On interrogation, he confessed to committing the crime. It was discovered that he lured the girl to the toilet, where he unlawfully had carnal knowledge of her. The commissioner of police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that the case be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, for proper investigation.”

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Deaf Teacher Arrested For Raping Toddler

Deaf teacher arrested for defiling 6-month-old baby in Nigeria.

DAMATURU, NIGERIA -- 40-year-old Deaf teacher, Shaaibu Yakubu Abdullahi, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), for allegedly defiling 6-month-old baby in Potiskum, Yobe state.

According to the NSCDC Commandant, Muhammad Gidado Fari, the suspect was arrested after a non-governmental organization, National Council of Women Society (NCWS) reported him to the corps.

He said the Deaf teachers allegedly conspired with his 10-year-old student, (name withheld) who took the 6-year-old baby to him from her neighbor’s house, “He defiled the baby,” he said

The commandant said the suspect denied any knowledge of the case, but the 10-year-old student insisted that it was Shaaibu, pointing at him in a group picture of staff and students taken in the school.

He said that the matter was taken to the state’s Ministry of Justice for prosecution as the case needs a professional in sign language to interpret.

The President, National Council of Women Society, (NCWS) Halima Kyari Joda, said the Baby was taken to University of Maiduguri for treatment,

“She was attended by a consultant, she underwent two separate operations. But, we will continue to pursue her case until justice is served” she added.

SOURCE - DailyTrust

Deaf Paedophile Sisters Sexually Abused Boy

Deaf British paedophile sisters sexually abused boy over 10 year period from age of six.

WORCESTER, United Kingdom -- Sisters believed to be Britain's first Deaf female paedophiles have been told to expect "very significant sentences" for sexually abusing a six-year-old boy. Sick Julie Fellows, 30, and sister Jennifer, 32, repeatedly molested the youngster over a 14 year period. Worcester Crown Court heard the sisters first started abusing the boy when he was aged six in 2000.

Julie was 14-years-old when she lured the boy into a petrol station toilets where she touched her private parts. On another occasion she performed oral sex on the youngster, the court heard.

Julie was found guilty following a trial of indecently assaulting a boy aged six to nine between October 2000 and April 2004 in Leominster, and sexual activity with a boy aged 14 -16 between October 2008 and October 2010 in Hereford.

Jennifer admitted indecently assaulting a boy aged six to nine between October 2000 and April 2004 in Leominster, and inciting sexual activity with a boy aged 14-16 between October 2008 and October 2010 in Kington.

Prosecutor Simon Phillips said: "The allegations date back many years and the more serious of them when Julie was 14 and the victim was six.

"The behaviour was so frequent it became routine and he thought it was the norm."

"Julie later moved in with her fiancé Adam and the victim was sitting on the sofa with Julie watching TV while Adam was asleep," the prosecutor continued.

"She started a conversation with him about what used to happen and she put his hand down her trousers. "She told him he needed to lose his virginity and said 'Who would you rather lose it to?'.

"She got him to get onto his knees and they had intercourse for a short period of time. She was between 22 and 24 and he was 14... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Sisters From Kington Who Sexually Abused A Young Boy Escape Jail - Two Deaf sisters from Herefordshire who sexually abused a young boy over a period of 10 years have escaped immediate prison sentences after a judge said their condition would make them “completely isolated” in jail.

Their suspended sentences were given despite a statement to the court from their victim saying the sexual assaults had a “profound effect” on him, leaving him with flashbacks and nightmares... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Rape Victim Dies in Acid Attack

WATCH [CC] - Deaf rape victim dies in acid attack in West Bengal.

KRISHNAGAR, WB -- A 28-year-old Deaf and mute woman of a village in Nadia district died of severe burns after an unidentified man threw acid on her while she wassleeping, police said today.

The woman, who was allegedly raped last month by an unidentified man of her village, was sleeping in her house late last night at Betai Natunpara village when acid was thrown at her through an open window, Nadia SP S R Jhajharia said.

Suffering from severe burns, she was first taken to a hospital at Tehatta from where she was referred to a hospital at Krishnagar, the district headquarters, he said.

The woman succumbed to her burn injuries shortly after she was admitted to the hospital, Jhajharia said, adding her body has been sent for a post mortem.

The family is suspecting the hand of a villager who allegedly raped her last month and asked her not to make a police complaint about the crime, the SP said.

But the woman did file a police complaint following which a spot inquiry was conducted by the police a week ago, he added.

SOURCE - NewIndianExpress

Maryland Court Reverses Deaf Sex Conviction

WATCH: Deaf News: Court reverses conviction of man accused of sexual abuse at Maryland School for the Deaf.

FREDERICK, MD -- The state's second-highest court reversed the conviction of a Deaf man accused of sexually abusing two girls at the Maryland School for the Deaf because he wasn't able to question the interpreter's translation of his responses during a police interrogation.

The Court of Special Appeals said Clarence Cepheus Taylor III, 40, was denied his constitutional right to confront and cross-examine the interpreter during his trial in Howard County Circuit Court in November 2013, the opinion said. Taylor said an interpreter who translated during his five-hour interrogation with a Howard County police detective had incorrectly interpreted his sign-language statements.

"It becomes kind of a game of telephone. A lot can be lost in those steps," said Taylor's attorney, Brandon Mead. He said Taylor's family has suffered, and his client has maintained his innocence.

Howard County state's attorney's office spokesman T. Wayne Kirwan said the office intends to appeal.

Taylor, who worked as a school aide, was sentenced to seven years in February 2014 after being found guilty of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl at the Columbia campus.

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Deaf Student Charged For Sexual Conduct

South Carolina School for Deaf and Blind student faces sex charge.

SPARTANBURG, SC -- A Columbia teen is facing a criminal sexual conduct with a minor charge in connection with an incident at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg, according to a sheriff's office report.

Deputies said they were contacted by a school official about a student who sneaked into a female dorm and, once inside, convinced a 12-year-old girl to have sex, according to the incident report.

The report said the incident occurred between Jan. 5 and Jan. 9.

Deputies said 18-year-old Montravious Jamal James is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

The school released the following statement to FOX Carolina:

Our first priority is always the safety and security of the students. We immediately contacted the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office upon learning of these allegations and have fully cooperated with them throughout the investigative process.

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Girl & Deaf Grandparents Killed In House Fire

Girl and Deaf grandparents killed in house fire hours before rape trial in the small town of Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A northeast Ohio prosecutor says a 10-year-old girl died in a house fire early Monday morning, hours before a man suspected of raping her was scheduled to go on trial.

A total of three people were reported dead by the Youngstown Fire Department after the blaze on the city’s south side.

Neighbors in the 3600-block of Powers Way say they heard a loud explosion around 3:30 a.m.; moments later, they saw flames rip through the two-story home. “I looked out the window and the fire broke out from the bottom of the basement, just whoosh. And it was totally on fire.”

Dozens of firefighters were needed to control the flames. When it was out, firefighters found the bodies of two adults and their 10-year-old granddaughter. The adults are identified as Billy and Judy Schmidt, both in their 60s.

“Everybody who knew Billy loved him. He had friends all over the United States, he could probably go anywhere in the country and probably run into somebody that he knew,” said Connie Glozier, the victim’s sister.

The Schmidts, who were both Deaf, were raising their granddaughter. Neighbor Pamela Jones says the girl played with her grandchildren.

“I just can’t believe that something like this would happen,” said Jones. “I’ve been crying all day.”

Adding to the tragedy of this fire, the 10-year-old girl was the victim of an alleged sexual assault. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Robert Seman, appeared in court this morning.

“On literally the eve of trial, hours before this trial was supposed to begin, this victim dies in a fire under suspicious circumstances, at the very least,” said Mahoning County Assistant District Attorney Stephanie McLaughlin. “Only 10 years old, somebody who did not deserve these things that happened to her.”

Seman has not been charged in connection with the fire, but his bond was revoked and he was taken to jail. If convicted on the rape charges, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Teacher Aide Sentenced 10 Years For Sexual Assault

Deaf News: Teaching assistant gets 10 years for sexually assaulting Deaf student in Hawaii.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A state judge sentenced former Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind teaching assistant Alfie S. Lumabas to 10 years in prison Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student at the school.

State Circuit Judge Rom A. Trader declined the city prosecutor's request to impose restitution to pay for the girl's counseling because that expense is covered by a settlement to a separate federal lawsuit.

Lumabas, 38, agreed to serve a full 10-year prison term when he pleaded guilty in January to two reduced counts of second-degree sexual assault in a deal with the prosecutor. Ten years is the maximum penalty for second-degree sexual assault.

A September 2013 indictment charged him with two counts of first-degree sexual assault, which each carry a mandatory 20-year prison term.

Lumabas is legally Deaf. Through a sign-language interpreter, he declined to make a statement Tuesday before Trader handed down his sentence.

His victim, now 24, and who is also legally Deaf, had plenty to say through her own sign-language interpreter.

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Gallaudet Boot Man For Seeking Underage Girls

Deaf News: Gallaudet University boot man seeking 100 underage girls sex distributed door-to-door for marriage and sex.

WASHINGTON -- Gallaudet University has removed from campus a man seeking 100 underage girls to marry and to make his concubines, officials said.

The hearing man was last seen Sunday going door-to-door in University Park, distributing leaflets that also espoused racist views. Police chased him out of the town near University of Maryland, saying he needed a permit to distribute the flier.

It appears the same man has visited Gallaudet, the D.C. school for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing in Northeast D.C.

“Last week, a man carrying the same letter was seen on the Gallaudet University campus and was subsequently asked to leave and prohibited from returning,” said Theodore Baran, Director of Gallaudet University Department of Public Safety, in a released statement.

The man has no known connection to the university, he said.

The man, who is from Grand Rapids, Mich., has claimed to be Deaf and used index cards to communicate with town police and residents in University Park. One witness described him as “a gentlemen with a terrible message.” His identity has not been released because he has not been charged with a crime...

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Deaf Sex Predator Jailed For Probation Violation

Released sex predator straight back in jail for breaching his parole after he had posed online as a young woman.

CHRISTCHURCH, NZ -- An online sex predator has lasted just one week after his release from prison before ending up straight back in custody for contacting one of his victims by text message.

Cameron Stuart Hore, 30, was released on bail on October 22 but pleaded guilty to a charge of breaching his parole before Judge Murray Hunt in the Christchurch District Court today.

Judge Hunt remanded him to next Thursday for sentence on the breach charge, but in the meantime the Probation Service would be applying for his recall to prison anyway.

Craig Ruane appeared as defence counsel for today's appearance.

Hore was jailed for four years and one month on July 4, 2012, after being held for a long time in custody on remand on 12 charges which he eventually admitted.

He had posed online as a young woman named Sarah Ruddenklau - including posting a picture of a young woman - to carry out sexual exploitation of his young victims.

He was sentenced in the High Court on two charges of blackmail, two of obtaining credit by deception, and eight of sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation.

Hore is Deaf and a sign language interpreters helped him in court today.

The victims were found after police seized Hore's computer after a complaint and analysed just one month of the the 9306 chat logs accumulated over 15 months from September 2009 to November 2010. Nine of the 14 victims traced from that month were willing to talk to the police.

Crown prosecutor Pip Currie said then it had been premeditated and planned offending using false identities to obtain personal details.

The offending occurred on the Internet, and by text, and there was sexual offending on occasions when face-to-face contact occurred... Read The Full Story.

Maryland School For The Deaf Sex Abuse Case

Deaf News: Jury selection starts for Maryland School for the Deaf case.

FREDERICK, Maryland -- Jury selection has begun in Ellicott City for the trial of a former Maryland School for the Deaf dormitory aide charged with sexually abusing seven female students in Columbia.

Thirty-eight-year-old Clarence Taylor III of Gwynn Oak pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday before the selection process began.

Howard County Circuit Judge William Tucker says 12 jurors and three alternates will be seated Tuesday before lawyers make opening statements.

Taylor is accused of molesting students from 2008 to 2011. The alleged victims were in the fourth through eighth grades. Taylor allegedly kissed, hugged and fondled the girls during their overnight stays at the school.

He faces seven counts of sex abuse of a minor and three counts of soliciting a subject for child pornography... Read The Full Story.

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