News Topic: Sodomy
Thursday October 29 2009
Herman Thomas Case Is Over
The three jurors who complained the day after the trial, claiming they did not vote "not guilty," have backed out. more »
Wednesday October 28 2009
AG Pledges Legal Help In Thomas Case
Attorney General Troy King is offering legal resources to assist District Attorney John Tyson with post trial motions in the Herman Thomas sex abuse case. more »
Tuesday October 27 2009
Verdict Does Not Mean Thomas Will Get Law License Back
The Alabama State Bar suspended Herman Thomas' license in March following his indictment on more than 100 charges. more »
District Attorney Says Herman Thomas Case Is Not Over
BREAKING NEWS Three jurors in the Herman Thomas sex abuse trial told District Attorney John Tyson there was not a unanimous vote on the verdict. more »
Monday October 26 2009
Former Judge Herman Thomas Not Guilty
Jury finds Herman Thomas him not guilty on 7 of 21 charges. The judge then found him not guilty on the remaining 14 based on lack of evidence. more »
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WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Friday October 23 2009
Week Ends With No Verdict In Herman Thomas Sex Trial
Jurors left at 5:00 p.m. without reaching a verdict. They will resume deliberations Monday at 9:00 a.m. more »
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WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Thursday October 22 2009
Herman Thomas - Guilty Or Not Guilty?
We won't know what the jury thinks until at least Friday. But what do people in the community think about the former judge's guilt or innocence? more »
Herman Thomas Sex Trial In The Hands Of The Jury
During closing arguments, Thomas' attorney compared testimony about paddling and sexual abuse to fairy tales saying a frog doesn't turn into a prince and a person with a good reputation doesn't turn into a sex predator at night. more »
Wednesday October 21 2009
More Charges Tossed Out In Herman Thomas Trial
Extortion and kidnapping charges against former judge Herman Thomas were tossed out Wednesday, as the defense rested its case. more »
Tuesday October 20 2009
Herman Thomas Defense Team Begins
Judge dismisses 21 charges in the case against former Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas. The defense begins calling witnesses. more »
Judge Drops 3 of 14 Cases In The Herman Thomas Sex Trial
The prosecution rested its case. Only 11 of the 14 accusers testified. The defense will start presenting its case at 2:00 p.m. more »
Monday October 19 2009
Accuser Denies DNA In Herman Thomas Trial
The ninth accuser in the Herman Thomas trial told jurors he does not know how his semen got in the judge's office. more »
Wednesday October 14 2009
Accuser Describes Paddling, Sex Abuse In Thomas Trial
Testimony continued Wednesday with the third accuser back on the stand, telling jurors about paddling and sexual abuse at the hands of former judge Herman Thomas. more »
Tuesday October 13 2009
First Accuser Takes Stand In Herman Thomas Sex Trial
The first of the 14 alleged victims accusing former judge Herman Thomas of sexual abuse described to jurors Tuesday how he was "whipped." more »
Thursday October 08 2009
“Sex Sells”: Thomas’ Attorney Slams Media
Jury selection in the courtroom corruption trial involving a former judge continued Thursday. Attorneys questioned potential jurors about their opinions on the case. more »
Wednesday October 07 2009
State Drops Case Against Herman Thomas
NEW INFORMATION Prosecutors dismissed one of 15 cases against former Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas. Jury selection continues Thursday in the remaining 14 cases. more »
Tuesday October 06 2009
Sexual Fetish Testimony In Limbo
Prosecutors are awaiting a judge's decision on whether a clinical psychologist will be allowed to testify about sexual fetishes during the Herman Thomas trial. more »
Monday October 05 2009
Herman Thomas Jury Selection Begins
UPDATED Former judge Herman Thomas faces dozens of charges stemming from allegations that he forced inmates to perform sexual acts. more »
Friday September 25 2009
Time Threatens Herman Thomas Case
A former judge accused of forcing inmates to perform sexual favors wants the charges dismissed based on the statute of limitations. more »
Sunday August 30 2009
Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Sodomy
Police have arrested a Mobile man and charged him with sodomy and kidnapping after they say he forced a woman into his car and sexually assaulted her. more »
Tuesday August 11 2009
Herman Thomas’ Accusers
New details on the backgrounds of 15 men accusing a former judge of sexually abusing them while they were defendants in his court. more »
Monday August 10 2009
Ex-Judge Faces More Sex Allegations
New allegations of corruption in the courtroom for a former judge accused of sexually abusing inmates and defendants in his court. more »
Monday July 06 2009
Saraland Man Accused Of Raping Missing 15 Year Old Girl
Mobile police say they found Alex Dennis having sex with the missing teenager in a car. He's charged with rape, sodomy and drug possession more »
Friday June 05 2009
Bender V.P. Arrested On Sex Charge
Bender Shipbuilding executive and son indicted on sodomy charges...indictiment alleges men sexually assaulted an underage family member more »
Thursday May 07 2009
Father Allegedly Rapes His Baby Girl
The child's Great Grandfather is shooting down the sexual abuse allegations. more »
Wednesday April 22 2009
Sex Crimes And Suicide
Moments before Mobile Police arrest a man for sex crimes with minors, he shoots himself in the head. more »
Tuesday April 21 2009
Herman Thomas Waives Hearing
A former judge accused of paddling inmates pleads not guilty and waives his arraignment. READ THE DOCUMENTS more »
Thursday April 16 2009
DNA On Carpet Linked To Herman Thomas
A forensics report says semen found in an office used by former Judge Herman Thomas came from one of the nine inmates accusing Thomas of sexual abuse. more »
Wednesday April 15 2009
Hopkins Indicted In Freezer Murder
A Mobile County grand jury has indicted a traveling preacher accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a freezer. more »
Thursday April 02 2009
State Bar Sets Thomas’ Hearing
A hearing is scheduled for the Alabama State Bar to review its decision suspending former Judge Herman Thomas' law license. more »
Tuesday March 31 2009
FBI Asks For Information In Thomas Case
FBI asks public for information in the investigation of former Judge Herman Thomas. more »
Friday February 27 2009
Police Investigating Doctor’s Past
They want to find out if an Alabama pediatrician accused of raping a teenage patient had problems in Illinois, Connecticut and Tennessee, where he previously worked. more »
Thursday February 26 2009
Pediatrician Charged With Raping A Patient
Bond has been set at $1 million for 63-year-old Michael Roy Sharpe. He's charged with raping a patient under the age of 16 and possession of child pornography. more »
Wednesday February 11 2009
Football Star Arrested On Sex Charges
Police say Flomaton's Tony Ellis, who was a finalist for Alabama's football player of the year, sexually abused and sodomized a 12-year-old girl. more »
Friday January 23 2009
Baby Sitter Indicted On Sodomy Charges
Police say an Alabama teenager forced the girl he was hired to baby sit to engage in a sex act. more »
Friday September 26 2008
Serial Sex Offender Gets 60 Year Sentence
James Donoghue pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sodomy and sexual abuse. He apologized to his two underaged victims and said he didn't deserve mercy. more »
Thursday September 25 2008
Man Sentenced For Sodomizing 4-Year-Old Girl
Bobby Dewrell, who confessed to performing oral sex on the little girl and forcing her to do the same, promised to change if he was shown leniency. more »
Tuesday September 23 2008
Child Sex Abuse Arrrest
Deputies arrested Charles Boone Tuesday morning on charges he sodomized and sexually abused a 2 and 3-year-old child. more »
Monday September 22 2008
Child Rape Trial Delayed
A former police officer accused of raping his stepdaughter will not face a judge for at least several more months. more »
Thursday August 21 2008
Mobile Man Accused Of Raping 8-Year-Old
Police say Roderick Coleman sexually abused his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter. more »
Tuesday August 19 2008
Homeless Man Wanted For Rape
NEW INFORMATION Mobile police say this man broke into a woman's home in the middle of the night, attacked her with a knife and raped and sodomized her. more »
Wednesday August 13 2008
New Details In Freezer Murder
A travelling preacher accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a freezer may have first buried her in a shallow grave. more »
Tuesday August 12 2008
Hopkins Isolated From Prisoners
Freezer murder suspect being held in isolation. Anthony Hopkins faces a judge Wednesday. more »
Tuesday August 05 2008
Not Guilty Plea In Freezer Murder Case
Evangelist says he did not kill his wife and stuff her body in a freezer. Anthony Hopkins also says he's innocent of sexually abusing one of his children. more »
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WKRG Staff/Associated Press
Tuesday July 29 2008
Neighbors React To Body Discovery
Police believe a body found in a freezer may have been there for more than three years, but neighbors say they had no idea the woman was even missing. more »
Friday July 25 2008
Foley Man Arrested on Rape and Sodomy
Freddie Nichols was picked up by Baldwin County Sheriff's deputies last night, and this isn't the first time he's faced serious charges. more »
Thursday June 12 2008
Robertsdale Man Gets Life Times Eight
A judge has sentenced a Robertsdale man to eight life sentences plus 40 years for sex crimes that involved two 8-year-old relatives. more »
Thursday June 05 2008
Paycheck From Prison… Not For Long
Lawmakers promise to change a law that allows a teacher to collect her paycheck from prison. more »
Wednesday June 04 2008
Convicted Teacher Still Collects Paycheck
A teacher convicted of enticing a student for sex continues to collect a paycheck from the Washington County School District. more »
Thursday April 10 2008
Bond Issued For Woman Charged with Sodomy
A judge has set bond for a woman accused of sexually abusing another woman earlier this week. more »
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend,…
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Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside…
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A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway.
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Some residents want work on Highway 98 bypass to resume.
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