By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for a famed Brazilian faith healer who has been accused of sexual abuses by more than 200 women in what prosecutors say could be the worst serial sex crimes case in the country's history, authorities said.gi João Teixeira de Faria, known as "John of God", became a celebrity when Oprah Winfrey broadcast a report of his healing methods in 2013.He drew thousands of Brazilians and foreigners to the spiritual centre he has led since 1976 in Abadiania, a small town in the central Brazilian state of Goias where a court authorized his arrest.State prosecutors told Reuters they have taken statements from more than 30 women who say they were sexually abused or assaulted while seeking spiritual guidance or psychic healing from him. "More than 230 women have contacted us by email and another 50 by telephone," said prosecutor Luciano Miranda. "If their stories are proven, this will be the worst sex crime … [Read more...] about Brazil issues arrest warrant for faith healer ‘John of God’
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U.S. says China should free Canadians held after Huawei arrest
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said China should free two Canadian citizens who were detained this week after authorities in Canada arrested a senior Chinese technology executive on a U.S. extradition warrant. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference after the U.S.-Canada ministerial meeting at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young Pompeo’s comments were the first by a senior U.S. official on the arrests, which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said could escalate a growing trade conflict between China and the United States. “The unlawful detention of two Canadian citizens is unacceptable,” Pompeo told reporters after Washington talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. “They ought to be returned. ... We ask all nations of the world to treat other citizens properly.” Canadian officials were granted consular access … [Read more...] about U.S. says China should free Canadians held after Huawei arrest
Midland sheriff pleads guilty after drunken driving arrest
Associated Press Published 2:34 PM EST Dec 14, 2018 Kalkaska– A mid-Michigan sheriff who was arrested for suspected drunken driving after leaving a deer hunting camp in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula has pleaded guilty in the case. Midland County Sheriff Scott Stephenson earlier issued an apology following his Nov. 16 arrest in Kalkaska County . He says in a statement his “poor choice has made a difficult time for my family and loved ones, and I truly appreciate the support they gave, and continue to give to me.” Stephenson pleaded guilty Thursday to operating a motor vehicle while visibly impaired. He was placed on probation for a year and fined. Stephenson said he drank alcohol at the camp and left to get cellphone reception. He says he felt the alcohol “take an effect while driving,” so he stopped before his arrest. … [Read more...] about Midland sheriff pleads guilty after drunken driving arrest
ICE arrests of immigrants in U.S. illegally highest since 2014
By Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested more immigrants who were in the United States illegally in the fiscal year through Sept. 30, 2018, than in any year since 2014, the agency said on Friday. gi The 158,851 people arrested in the 2018 fiscal year by ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations division, the branch that carries out immigration arrests and deportations, represented an 11 percent increase over 2017, according to agency data. ICE arrests of immigrants with no criminal history but who are in the country illegally increased by nearly one-third compared to 2017, to reach 20,464. Such arrests made up 13 percent of all ICE immigration arrests last year, compared to 11 percent the previous year.Other immigrants arrested by ICE last year were either convicted criminals or had "pending criminal charges" at the time of their arrest, according to ICE data - though the latter category can include people who have been … [Read more...] about ICE arrests of immigrants in U.S. illegally highest since 2014
A wife’s complaints about nursing home’s neglect led to probe, arrests
Patricia Myers suspected the staff at the Buffalo nursing home was not feeding her bedridden husband. When she shaved him, he sometimes tried to eat the shaving cream. "Are you hungry?" she asked. Paralyzed from a degenerative neurological disease, Larry K. Myers managed to yell one of the few words he could still speak: "Yeah!" His wife said she complained repeatedly to the nurses and supervisors at HighPointe on Michigan. But nothing changed. Myers was losing weight and dehydrating. In desperation, Patricia Myers called the New York State Attorney General's Office in 2013. The attorney general began a hidden-camera investigation. The camera recorded workers "walking in and walking out" of the 56-year-Myers' room without helping him, according to attorneys at Brown Chiari, who represent Patricia Myers in a civil lawsuit against HighPointe and Kaleida Health, owner of the nursing home. Certified nursing aides did not give him fluids. He depended on them for not only hydration, but … [Read more...] about A wife’s complaints about nursing home’s neglect led to probe, arrests