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TweetPinSharePhoto By Tim Evanson/Creative Commons: A federal appeals court overturned Barry Lee Jones’ conviction for the sexual assault and murder of a 4-year-old Tucson girl in 1994, saying his attorneys …
Death row sentence overturned after lawyers ‘dropped the ball’ in case Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com DUNCAN – Michael Lindel Acosta, 66, owner and operator of the Apache Grove Bar in Duncan, was arrested Monday, Aug. 12, on charges of sexual conduct …
Duncan thrift store owner accused of sexually assaulting juvenile Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman has accused her now-estranged husband of taking advantage of her when she was intoxicated and sexually assaulting her. Officers were dispatched to …
Woman accuses husband of rape Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nathan O’Neal/Cronkite News: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that struck down a voter-approved law prohibiting bail for defendants charged with …
Supreme Court won’t hear Arizona law denying bail in sex-assault cases Read More
TweetPinShareunsplash-logoRomina Farias By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A 19-year-old woman visiting from out of town reported being sexually assaulted at a New Year’s Eve party when she was too …
Woman reports being sexually assaulted at New Year’s Eve party Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A teenage cashier at Walmart reported being assaulted by a senior citizen. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A 16-year-old Walmart cashier said she was …
Police on lookout for senior citizen who groped teen cashier Read More TweetPinShareWhile the case against the sheriff’s juvenile son took place in Greenlee County, the hearings are held in Graham County in front of Graham County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s son accused of sexually assaulting young girl Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Me Too Movement: The Mt. Graham Safe House is sponsoring a Take Action Against Sexual Assault March this Wednesday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – In solidarity with …
Take Action Against Sexual Assault March is Wednesday Read More