Survivors of teacher sex abuse urge KY lawmakers to protect kids: ‘Secrets keep you sick’ Mary Prater and Jessica Hensley stood outside the Floyd County Courthouse in late November arm in arm as they turned to speak to reporters huddled near Prestonsburg’s main street. Minutes before, longtime former Floyd County administrator, educator and coach April Bradford pleaded guilty to a host of charges related to the sexual abuse of the two women when they were teens. There were people in Prestonsburg who considered Bradford a mentor, friend, a pillar of education in Floyd County. Why would they destroy Bradford’s life over something that happened years ago, some said on social media. Why did it take ... Continue reading... https://www.aol.com/news/survivors-teacher-sex-abuse-urge-160000589.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Survivors of teacher sex abuse urge KY lawmakers to protect kids: ‘Secrets keep you sick’[/google]
Kentucky lawmakers failed to address teacher sex abuse last year. Will they in 2024? It started with massages for leg cramps after soccer practice when she was 14. Andrew Zaheri’s attentions to the teenage girl quickly escalated, according to court documents. The former Rowan County soccer coach and teacher eventually made the girl his teaching assistant. He bought her clothes and presents. Soon, the two were spotted at Wal-Mart and other places after hours. In May 2023, the student, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, and her parents sued Zaheri and Rowan County School District leaders alleging multiple school district employees knew of the relationship and failed to report it to authorities over ... Continue reading... https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article282694548.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Kentucky lawmakers failed to address teacher sex abuse last year. Will they in 2024?[/google]
As Louisville teacher faces child porn charges, Kentucky lawmakers target AI-altered images Lt. Mike Bowling, commander of Kentucky State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, came to a House committee meeting in late January with a warning. “AI is here,” he said, referring to artificial intelligence. And deepfake images it can produce are “extremely, extremely dangerous.” His words rang true last week, when a teacher and maintenance employee at a Catholic school in Louisville was charged with creating and distributing child pornography using images from a class yearbook. The suspect in that case, 39-year-old Jordan A. Fautz, is facing federal charges. And the bill that advanced in the Kentucky legislature Monday would ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/louisville-teacher-faces-child-porn-102437396.html Find in Internet Archives [google]As Louisville teacher faces child porn charges, Kentucky lawmakers target AI-altered images[/google] As Louisville teacher faces child porn charges, Kentucky lawmakers target AI-altered images A bill pending in the Kentucky legislature would outlaw child sex dolls and AI child porn, in the aftermath of a high-profile arrest in Louisville. Continue reading... https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...ure-house-bill-207-ai-child-porn/72486146007/ Find in Internet Archives [google]As Louisville teacher faces child porn charges, Kentucky lawmakers target AI-altered images[/google]
