From the Maryland State Police and the Harford County Child Advocacy Center: (Joppa, Md.) On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, the Harford County Child Advocacy Center was contacted by the Highlands County, Florida Sheriff’s Office for assistance in the investigation of an adult female who was sexually involved with a Florida minor. A cooperative investigation revealed […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Shame” – A Flawed Film That Earns its NC-17 Rating
Trailer To hear the audio version of Mark Elloff’s review which aired on WAMD 970 AM, click below. [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011-12-Shame-Radio-mono.mp3|titles=2011 12 Shame Radio (mono)] Between the hype generated from the NC-17 rating, and from the second offering of director Steve McQueen, “Shame” had potential. Unfortunately, much of that potential is squandered as the film is focused […]
Harford County Board of Education Work Session Oct. 17: Citizen Advisory Committee Recommendations on Sex Education, Career and Technology Programs, Safety and Security, Gifted Education, Special Education
The members of the Harford County Board of Education will hear annual reports from the board’s five citizen advisory committees at a board work session planned for October 17. Reports and recommendations are expected from the committees on family life education, career and technology education, school safety and security, gifted education and special education. Below […]
Run for the Lives of Those Trapped in the Sex Trade, Kingsville Race Aims to Help Prostitutes Escape Industry
From Delegate Kathy Szeliga: Here’s a chance to make a difference in the lives of children and women enslaved in the sex trafficking industry without leaving Maryland! On October 29th beginning at 8:30 AM at Beachmont Camp in Kingsville, MD, Freedom 424 will be holding a 5K race. You can run or walk or even […]
Edgewood Man Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Sexual Assault of a Minor
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Marc Anthony Travers, 28, of Edgewood has been sentenced to twenty years in jail, with all but six and half years suspended after pleading guilty to one count of sexual assault of a minor. Travers was arrested on February 4, 2011 after the Aberdeen Police received a report of a […]
Whiteford Psychologist Indicted on Two Dozen Child Sex Abuse Charges; Court Mandates No Contact With Youths
Whiteford psychologist Dr. David Schrumpf, 55, was indicted Tuesday on 24 charges of child sex abuse, sex offense and assault, which allegedly occured over several months earlier this year at his Fallston office. The case came before Harford County Circut Court Tuesday, and the court set bond at $400,000. Additionally, according to court records, the “Defendant shall surrender […]
Family Focus Speaker Assembly for Teens and Parents at Patterson Mill
From Harford County government: On Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., Patterson Mill PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) will host a SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Family Focus Speaker Series at the Patterson Mill Middle High School Auditorium. Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance, parents and teens from the community are invited to join members […]
Kingsville Man Sentenced to 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Explointing a Minor to Produce Child Pornography
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Defendant Had Young Children Pose in Sexually Explicit Pictures Taken at his Residence to Replicate Pornographic Images He Received Over the Internet Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced George Kenneth Hayward, age 72, of Kingsville, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison followed by […]