Nothing but the truth. Even if against me.

Nothing but the truth. Even if against me.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

CRIMES DU JOUR BY US-BORN WHITE CRIMINALS

THIS IS BUT A SMALL RANDOM SAMPLE OF CRIMES COMMITTED ON US SOIL BY US-BORN WHITE CRIMINALS. No reports were encountered of crimes committed by migrants or immigrants. The bulk of similar crimes occur in backward "bible belt", pro-slavery southern states. This post is constantly updated with new reports (posted last) on crimes committed by US-Born white Americans. MAGA morons, including the Great Moron Donald Dumb attribute this epidemic of sexual violence by white men and women abusing little girls to lunatic left-wing "Woke" policies aiming at persecuting white people.
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Arkansas 

(Per AI: State with a history of racism, poverty, and crime, and its residents rumored to be uneducated and backward)

KSNF Joplin
Aurora woman gets second life sentence for shooting spree

Tue, May 5, 2026 

(KSNF/KODE) — An Aurora woman receives a second life sentence in a shooting rampage that stretched into two states.


This morning in an Arkansas courtroom, Taylor Santitago pleaded guilty to capital murder and attempted murder. Following her plea, the judge sentenced her to life in prison without parole as well as 40 years in prison on the second charge. Those charges will run consecutively with a life sentence in Missouri. 

Back in January 2025, Santiago went to the Aurora Police and Fire Facility and told authorities she murdered her estranged husband Troy Huffman at her home. Officers found Huffman dead on the floor of the home at 104 Hamilton Circle. She told authorities she invited Huffman to her home so he could see a child then pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest and head. She then drove his car to Carroll County, Arkansas and shot the biological father of one of her children and his current girlfriend.

The girlfriend died. Last year, Santiago pleaded guilty to killing Huffman, receiving a life sentence without parole for the crime.

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GEORGIA (where white people feel nostalgic of slavery times)



Man sentenced to over 2 decades for sexually abusing girlfriend's daughter
Updated Wed, May 6, 2026


WXIA - 
Chase Taylor Doughty (as white trash American as can be)

A man was sentenced to spend over two decades in prison for sex crimes involving a child of his former girlfriend, prosecutors say.

Deputies in Cherokee County began the investigation after a 14-year-old girl told her therapist about abuse by 35-year-old Chase Taylor Doughty. The teen told detectives that she was six years old when the abuse began. The victim revealed the abuse continued for years, occurring about two to three times a week at a home in Ball Ground.

Doughty was arrested and charged with:

Aggravated child molestation
Aggravated sodomy
Two counts of aggravated sexual battery
Two counts of child molestation
Cruelty to children in the first degree
Trafficking of persons for sexual servitude

During the hearing, Doughty pled guilty to all eight counts.

A Superior Court judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison, followed by life on probation with sex offender special conditions, including enrolling in the sex offender registry and no contact of any kind with anyone under the age of 18.

Child abusers often engage in a grooming process that allows them to perpetrate sexual abuse undetected. "Grooming" in the context of child sexual abuse is a manipulative process intended to secure the child's silence. Common characteristics of the grooming process include:

Targeting the child
Gaining the child and caregiver's trust
Filling a need
Using flattery and gifts
Isolating the child
Sexualizing the relationship
Maintaining control

Children who have been groomed are often conflicted about their feelings for the abuser because they have methodically established a positive relationship with the child before introducing sexual touches. Children who have been groomed are also more likely to conceal the abuse and delay disclosing the abuse to others.

To report suspected child abuse, call Child Protective Services at 855-422-4453. If the child is in immediate danger, call 911.

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TEXAS (Where every other idiot walks around with a gun)



Family in Murder-Suicide Identified as Houston Restaurant Owner, His Wife, and 2 Kids

Wed, May 6, 2026
A family of four has been identified after being found deceased in what police are calling a murder-suicide. The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Traveler's Table owner Matthew Mitchell. Police discovered the family dead in their Houston home during a welfare check on Monday.

Matthew Mitchell and his wife Thy Mitchell, along with their two young children, were shot and killed in their River Oaks residence. They are believed to have died in a murder-suicide. Mitchell was 52 years old. His wife was 39, the daughter was 8 and her male sibling was 4.

Thy Mitchell and Matthew Mitchell and their kids Maya and Max
Credit: Thy Mitchell/Instagram

Matthew and Thy were the owners of two Houston restaurants. In October 2019, they opened Traveler's Table, a popular restaurant that put a modern spin on global dishes like Pad Thai and Jamaican Jerk Pork, and followed that up with Traveler's Cart, a second restaurant in 2024.

Police discovered the Mitchell family deceased at approximately 5:25 p.m. local time on Monday, May 4, the HPD said in its press release. Officers were responding to a welfare check at the residence because the family had not been heard from or seen since the previous night. Upon entering, they located four unresponsive individuals with gunshot wounds, per the release.

“Evidence on scene indicated the incident was a murder-suicide in which the male shot the three victims and then shot himself,” police said.

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Kenfucky

Pulaski County, God-fearing but inbred white couple indicted in child sex abuse case

Mon, May 4, 2026


A US-born white trash couple has been indicted in connection with the sexual assault of a minor.
According to police, William Roberts Jr., 47, of Nancy, Ky, was indicted on charges including first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree sodomy, second-degree sodomy, and other related offenses.

Katherine Roberts, 42, also of Nancy, was indicted on charges including complicity to commit first-degree sexual abuse, complicity to commit first-degree sodomy, complicity to commit second-degree sodomy, and other offenses.

The indictments stem from an investigation that led to the arrest of William on March 13. At that time, he was charged with first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree sodomy, second-degree rape, and other offenses and was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $150,000 bond.

Authorities said the investigation began on March 12, when officers contacted the Criminal Investigation Division regarding the sexual assault of a minor.

William Roberts. (Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office)

Katherine Roberts. (Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office)

During the investigation, investigators learned that Roberts had allegedly assaulted another person who was a minor at the time, about 10 years earlier. They conducted interviews and collected evidence before seeking and receiving an arrest warrant for William Roberts, according to the sheriff’s office.

An indictment warrant for Katherine was served on April 29, and she was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $75,000 bond.

William Roberts, who remained in custody, was also served with an indictment warrant on additional charges, including first-degree sodomy, second-degree sodomy, and first-degree sexual abuse. His bond remains set at $150,000.

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Connecticut and North Carolina


Man, 51, Accused of Kidnapping Teen Girl, 15, from Another State After Meeting Her on a Dating App
Justin Newman was arrested and charged after the girl, who had previously been reported missing, was found at his Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., home 

Sun, May 3, 2026

A man has been charged with kidnapping and statutory rape after authorities say he transported a teenager he met on a dating app from Connecticut to his home in North Carolina. Justin Newman, 51, was arrested after a 15-year-old girl, who had previously been missing, was found at his Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., home.

Investigators learned that after meeting the girl on an app, Newman ordered a car from a ride-share service to drive her to a train station, where she boarded a train to North Carolina.

Police in Middletown, Conn., said that the girl was first reported missing on April 9, per WECT, WTNH and NBC Connecticut.  Newman had met the girl three months earlier on an app called Skout, which allows users to meet people from around the world through livestreams and chats, prosecutors said during Newman's first court appearance.

Justin Newman's mugshot
Credit: Brunswick County Sheriff's Office

Middletown police later reached out to the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office to ask for assistance in locating the girl, whose identity has not been made public, the outlets reported. Prosecutors said the department gave the sheriff’s office a location and description, and deputies found the girl with Newman at his home on Monday, April 27.

Newman was subsequently charged with first-degree kidnapping and statutory rape of a child under the age of 15. WTNH reported that additional charges were filed on April 28, including two more counts of statutory rape of a child and two counts of sexual offense against a child.

"This remains an active and ongoing investigation," the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said. "Additional charges may be filed as the investigation progresses."

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South Carolina

WSPA Spartanburg
Man found with runaway juvenile during traffic stop in Spartanburg Co.
Nikolette Miller
Fri, May 1, 2026



This man is facing multiple charges, including kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct and HIV exposure, after he was found with a missing juvenile somewhere in the boonies of the putrid state of South Carolina.

Deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested 54-year-old Robert Eugene Hall on Thursday, Apr. 23, following a traffic stop.

[I can definitley see
 the "beautiful white skin" - more like piggish pinkish - of Jesus and God's big skull in this mugshot. This man could just as well have been a very successful Evangelical reverend pastor with a million-dollar megachurch. That would not be incompatible with his proclivity for little girls]

The juvenile who had reportedly left home was in fact found coerced, drugged and sexually assaulted. Officers were notified that a juvenile had left her residence earlier that night. Then family members identified the vehicle they believed the juvenile was traveling in and gave the information to police. A traffic stop found the juvenile in the company of Robert Eugene Hall and was safely recovered. 

Police say the minor was in a state of shock and scared and was clearly intoxicated and inebriated. She was taken to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation before being reunited with her family.

Investigators determined that the juvenile was coerced into leaving her residence after communicating with Hall on a messaging app, then was drugged and sexually assaulted.

Hall has been charged with the following:

· Kidnapping
· Contributing to the delinquency of a minor (two counts)
· Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor 2nd Degree (three counts)
· Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor 3rd Degree (three counts)
· Cruelty to children
· Possession of methamphetamine· Unlawful manufacture of meth in the presence of a minor.
· HIV/Exposing another to HIV virus

While Hall is being held without bond at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility, police suspect there may be additional victims: “The boldness of this crime and how it occurred points to it, very likely, not being a first time… it’s as if there is a level of planning that went into it.”

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FLORIDA



Florida High School Teacher Arrested on Sexual Misconduct Charges Involving Student
Quincy Thomas
Thu, April 30, 2026 



Heather M. Mashburn-Smith
A teacher at Port Charlotte High School was arrested for engaging in sexual activities with a 17-year-old student on two occasions.

A teacher at Port Charlotte High School was apprehended on Wednesday, following an investigation in which it was determined that she had engaged in sexual activities with a 17-year-old student at the school twice during the previous month.

On April 29, 2026, Detectives of the Major Crimes Unit of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office were notified of possible sexual misconduct at the school located at 18200 Cochran Blvd. During their investigation, the Detectives gathered sufficient probable cause to arrest Heather M. Mashburn-Smith, 37, for the alleged crimes.

The suspect reportedly fully confessed to her alleged crimes after being advised of her Miranda rights. She was charged with Unlawful Activity with Certain Minors under Florida Statute 794.05. In addition, due to her employment as a teacher, she was charged with committing her alleged crime as a first-degree felony. She was held at the Charlotte County Jail until further charges could be filed.

Superintendent of Charlotte County Public Schools, Mark Vianello, reported that Ms. Mashburn-Smith had been on administrative leave since the beginning of this investigation.

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MICHIGAN 

People

Woman Allegedly Shot Her Boyfriend in Back of Head 'Like Doc Holliday' — and Claimed It Was an Accident

Jennifer Moore, 44, faces a charge of open murder in connection with the death of 52-year-old Joseph Worley

Christine Pelisek

Jennifer Moore
Credit: Allegan County Sheriff's Office

NEED TO KNOW

  • Jennifer Moore is facing a charge of open murder in the death of her 52-year-old boyfriend Joseph Worley

  • Worley was fatally shot on April 22

  • Moore allegedly told a 911 dispatcher that she "just shot my boyfriend"

A Virginia woman is facing a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of her boyfriend in Michigan. Jennifer Moore, 44, faces a charge of open murder in connection with the death of 52-year-old Joseph Worley.

The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on April 22 at a home in Cheshire Township. According to a felony complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Moore called 911 and allegedly told a dispatcher that: “I just shot my boyfriend.”

Allegan City Police and Allegan County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the home and initially found Moore outside on the porch before she went inside to the kitchen area. "Deputies maintained visual contact with her through the door opening," per the complaint. "Jennifer was very emotional and crying hysterically stating to the deputies that 'I shot him' and 'I killed him.'"

According to the complaint, deputies could see Worley’s "feet on the ground through a window as she was standing over him."

Joseph Worley
Credit: Family First Funerals

Deputies ordered her to leave the home and then went inside and found Worley lying on his back on the floor near the kitchen and living room.

"The victim had a bloody wound to the rear base of the head," according to the complaint. A black revolver was found on the kitchen counter.

Moore told investigators that the couple began arguing after they returned home from dinner. Worley allegedly became upset over a comment she made, per the complaint.

Worley "flipped the couch over and proceeded to walk into their bedroom and locked her out," according to the complaint.

She alleged she pleaded with him to open the door and when he opened the door she grabbed a gun which was on a table or nightstand.

"Jennifer admitted to pointing the gun at the back of Joe while he was 'walking to the kitchen,'" per the court document. "Jennifer then simulated with her hand as a gun a shooting motion. Jennifer described the hand motion like 'Doc Holliday' as she simulated a gun shot. Jennifer said the revolver went off because there was no safety and she didn't intend to shoot Joe."

According to an online obituary, Worley was a devoted father who “took pride in his work and built a career as a master electrician and nuclear technician, serving in supervisory roles over the years.”

He was “known for being hardworking, determined and committed” and found “peace in the outdoors and was an avid outdoorsman.”

Moore was denied bond on Monday, April 27.

"This is a very serious charge, one of the most serious there is," Magistrate Meredith Beidler said, WZZM13 reported. "Given the lack of ties to the community here that Ms. Moore has, the danger that she poses to both herself and the community, and the flight risk she has here, bond is going to be denied.”

Read the original article on People

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FLORIDA 

US-Born White Florida Santa Attempts to Meet 13-Year-Old for Sex

Thomas Allen Hicks is charged with engaging in human trafficking.

Thomas Allen Hicks
Credit: Polk County Sheriff's Office; WFLA News Channel 8/YouTube
  • Police in Florida arrested a man who plays Santa Claus every year for attempting to meet a 13-year-old for sex. Thomas Allen Hicks was caught following an undercover police sting operation.

A Florida man known for playing Santa Claus in local Christmas events was arrested after he tried to meet with a 13-year-old girl for sex. Thomas Allen Hicks, 68, is charged with engaging in human trafficking services. The arrest warrant says that police posted an ad on a prostitution website to lure would-be pedophiles.

Hicks responded to the ad and communicated with an undercover officer posing as a man leasing his 13-year-old daughter for sex. An edited photo of a woman made her look younger for the ad.

During the conversation with the undercover agent, Hicks wrote, "Wow, I didn't know she was so young" when he was told the girl was 13. Police say Hicks was suspicious and asked repeatedly if the ad was a setup. He eventually agreed to pay $200 for an hour with the 13-year-old fictitious girl.

Police questioned Hicks following his arrest and he acknowledged that he knew the ad was for a 13-year-old and that he should not have continued contact. He also told police that he has been married for more than 50 years but regularly browsed prostitution sites.

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KENFUCKY

Kentucky Teacher Mary Mattingly Sexually Assaulted a Student and Sent Them Partially Nude PhotoS 

Mary Mattingly

High school teacher Mary "Hanna" Mattingly was arrested in Kentucky for allegedly sexually assaulting a student and sending them partially nude photographs. Mattingly is a teacher at Bardstown High School, police said.

Police allegedly received a report that Mattingly – a biology teacher at Louisiana All-Girls Catholic School. In addition to sexually assaulting the student, Mattingly also sent them partially nude photographs.

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OHIO

Ohio Dance Instructor Opened Fire at Party After Her Husband and Boyfriend Learned About Her Affair

Ohio Dance Instructor Opened Fire at Party After Her Husband and Boyfriend Learned About Her Affair

A dance instructor in Ohio has learned her sentence after she opened fire at a New Year’s Day party, which happened after her husband and boyfriend learned about each other. Olivia Clendenin, 29, was sentenced to serve between 16 to 20 years in prison during a hearing that was held on Thursday, March 26. She was found guilty in January of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of illegal discharge at or into a habitation.

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WEST VIRGINIA

Morgantown man charged after allegedly sexually assaulting juvenile ‘more than 10 times’

A man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile “more than 10 times” in Morgantown.

Throughout January of 2023, a juvenile under the age of 10 claimed that a man had performed multiple sexual acts at a household in Morgantown, according the West Virginia State Police. Kenneth Davis, 55, of Morgantown, had performed those acts “more than 10 times” while in the house, troopers said. Davis coerced the victim into secrecy by telling the juvenile that if they said “No,” he would keep things from them, according to the complaint. Davis has been charged with first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of sexual abuse.

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WISCONSIN

North High School teacher charged with sexual assault of a child

The North High School teacher who was arrested for sexual assault after an inappropriate relationship was reported to a school resource officer, has been charged. Nadia Horn was been charged in Eau Claire County Court with second degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age, two counts of child enticement, and two counts of sexual assault of a child by a person who works with or volunteers with children. All five courts are felonies.

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NEW YORK

Man Charged With Kidnapping After Allegedly Luring 4-Year-Old Girl From Long Island Laundromat

A Long Island, New York, man is behind bars after police claim he lured a toddler from a laundromat while her mother was distracted. Suffolk County Police say that a stranger, Carlos Corte, led a 4-year-old girl straight out the back exit of The Laundry Kingdom of Patchogue before leaving the area with the child. The mom was in the laundromat with another of her children when she realized that the girl was missing. The kidnapped 11-Year-old girl was found naked in his bed.

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TEXAS

Three North Texas firemen arrested on child sex crime charges, affidavit says they 'victimized' 16-year-old junior firefighter

Three North Texas firefighters were arrested on child sex crime charges after victimizing a 16-year-old junior firefighter in 2022 at the Howe Volunteer Fire Department, with one firefighter assaulting her more than two dozen times while she was underage. The three firefighters were arrested last week. The girl, who is not identified in redacted documents came forward to police in May 2025 with allegations against multiple members of the department dating back to her time as a junior firefighter in 2022. The girl said Howe Firefighter David Perez-Glass, 33, assaulted her more than two dozen times while she was underage between January 2022 and January 2023. She details sexual assaults while the pair were alone at the fire station and in a storage facility in Van Alstyne, according to the arrest documents. According to the documents, she "said that Perez-Glass would use force to coerce her" into sex acts and she "consented to the sexual activity due to fear."

She told investigators Perez-Glass told her "he would kill her if she ever told anyone" and that he likely believed they were in a relationship.

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CALIFORNIA

Vacation rental near Yosemite allegedly used to secretly record guests, 4,000 illegal files found

Vacation rental near Yosemite allegedly used to secretly record guests, 4,000 illegal files found

A man was arrested in California after authorities found thousands of files of alleged child sexual abuse material and a lifelike child doll at a vacation rental near Yosemite National Park.

A vacation rental near Yosemite National Park is at the center of a disturbing investigation in California after authorities uncovered thousands of files of alleged child sexual abuse material, along with a "lifelike child doll" intended for sexual use.

Christian Parmalee Edwards, 44, was arrested on March 19 after detectives executed a search warrant at a home on Granite Butte Way in Oakhurst — roughly 15 miles south of Yosemite National Park, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators allege the property was being used as a short-term rental where guests may have been secretly recorded during private moments without their knowledge. During the search, detectives said they discovered more than 4,000 files of suspected child sexual abuse material. "Detectives also found Mr. Edwards to be in possession of a lifelike child doll designed for sexual use," a spokesperson for the Madera County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. "The dolls hands were bound." Authorities also reported finding new children’s clothing. "This showcases the escalation in behaviors from viewing digital images to filming to physical behaviors," the spokesperson said.

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COLORADO

Teacher of the Year finalist gets 14 years for sexual relationship with student she kept contacting

Former Colorado Teacher of the Year finalist sentenced to 14 years in prison for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student and continuing contact after being criminally charged.

Tera Johnson-Swartz, a 45-year-old writer and former STEM School Highlands Ranch educator, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of cybercrime, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced on March 19. Officials indicated that the cybercrime charge stemmed from her continued contact with the student. The former teacher was accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old, which was discovered around January 2025 when the student’s parents found texts containing sexually explicit content, according to The Denver Post. Johnson-Swartz, who had been recognized as one of seven finalists for Colorado’s Teacher of the Year just five months before the investigation, was ultimately charged in two separate cases. The first stemmed from a grand jury probe into the relationship in early 2025 and the second tied to her continued contact with the student.

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TEXAS

Student shoots a teacher at Texas high school before fatally shooting self, authorities say

A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself Monday, according to authorities, who were still investigating what led to the early morning attack. No other injuries were reported at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, a small but growing city near San Antonio.

The teacher was taken to a nearby hospital. The student shot the teacher before turning the gun on himself. Reynolds said investigators were working to understand the relationship between the student and the teacher and looking into how the firearm was obtained.

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CALIFORNIA

US Marine corporal accused of stealing and selling weapons from California's Camp Pendleton

A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at California's Camp Pendleton is charged with stealing ammo and weapons, including a shoulder-fired missile system, and conspiring to sell them in Arizona, where they are slated to be smuggled into Mexico to the benefit of the Mexican drug cartels. Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas was charged with conspiracy to commit theft and embezzlement of government property, and possession and sale of stolen ammunition. Federal prosecutors said Amarillas used his position as a technical specialist at the School of Infantry West to steal at least one Javelin missile system, thousands of rounds of military-grade ammunition and other weapons-related material between February 2022 and November 2025.

He's accused of transporting the stolen material to his home state of Arizona, where he sold them to unnamed co-conspirators believed to be smugglers across the US-Mexico border.

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ARKANSAS

Rogers doctor accused of Medicaid fraud arrested by US Marshals

Former Northwest Arkansas psychiatrist and accused fraudster Brian Hyatt was arrested again over the weekend, this time by U.S. Marshals (USMS). 53-year-old Hyatt was booked into the Washington County Detention Center on March 28, 2026. Federal law enforcement has been investigating Hyatt since the onset of fraud and abuse allegations against him. The Drug Enforcement Administration searched his office in 2022, and in 2025, the FBI asked for help identifying potential victims amid an investigation into whether Hyatt held patients against their will.

Hyatt, the former head of the state medical board, is facing charges of Medicaid fraud in Pulaski County.

Court documents say that while Hyatt was the director of the Behavioral Health Unit at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, a confidential informant reported significant growth in the unit despite the doctor reportedly never visiting patients. In addition to his fraud allegations, Hyatt was arrested twice in 2025 for alleged public intoxication and driving while intoxicated. He also has over 200 outstanding lawsuits, many claiming abuse and coercion.

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MISSOURI

 

The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community in Missouri by the name of Sam Shetler has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat, after a search warrant was issued at the Mercy and Truth-Amish and Mennonite Retreat. Prosecutors filed charges against Shelter, 42, of two counts of trafficking for forced labor and one count of sodomy.

Three witnesses told authorities in early 2026 about their experiences at the retreat, which was described as being run under abusive and controlling conditions. The sheriff's office received numerous tips between 2022 to 2026 regarding "cult-like" behavior at the retreat in rural Cooper County, according to court documents viewed by the outlet. Witnesses said they were expedited to work on property without pay, and children would be "leased out" for work in town with all of the pay going directly to Shetler. Some people were forced to sleep in the cold or had pepper put in their eyes as a form of punishment. 

One witness claimed that Shetler rubbed oil on them in order to "heal” them before sexual abuse, adding that Shetler allegedly touched them inappropriately during one encounter and gave them pills one night before they woke up to someone holding their legs and arms down. At least three women were told by Shetler they were possessed by demons and that they could only be healed by his massages.

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Pro-Trump Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump is caught possessing 'enormous child pornography collection'

Daniel Tocci has been sentenced for possessing more than 100,000 child sexual abuse images and videos discovered in connection with his Capitol riot case. He was sentenced to four years in prison by U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni of the District of Massachusetts after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Tocci was set to go to trial for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 seditious attack on the US Congress early last year, but Trump granted him clemency along with roughly 1,500 criminals who pariticipated in the attack on the Capitol .

Tocci's laptop "contained extremely disturbing images of violent acts, such as a cat being killed by being put in a blender, a male shooting a female in the head, a dog being beaten to death, and severed heads and limbs, as well as images and videos of bestiality.”

Tocci's attorney said in July that "President Trump recognized the ongoing nature of the injustice against Mr. Tocci, as the investigation took place over the course of four years, and the instant case is still being prosecuted."

Another former Jan. 6 criminal, Andrew Paul Johnson, was recently sentenced this month to life in prison after he was convicted of child sex crimes.

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FLORIDA

Us Weekly

High School Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting One of Her Students is Arrested in Florida

Julia Marnin
 

 

 Brevard County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

A math teacher at a Florida high school was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor after a student’s parents became suspicious of an “inappropriate relationship,” authorities said. Special Victims Unit agents with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Kirsten Rose, who works at Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, on Friday, April 10, according to the sheriff’s office.

Rose, 37, is charged with lewd and indecent exposure offenses against a student by an authority figure and five counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, the sheriff’s office said in a Saturday, April 11, news release.

In March, the parents of a male high school student believed their son “was having an inappropriate relationship with a teacher, after he was late coming home from work one evening,” the sheriff’s office said. This led to an investigation that revealed Rose allegedly started messaging the student on Instagram in November 2025, according to authorities. The student’s grade and age were not specified.

They continued communicating for the next several months, with their alleged relationship turning “sexual on multiple occasions” throughout February and March, the sheriff’s office said. The student’s parents, who had access to their son’s location, questioned the student in March when they noticed he was at a home they were not familiar with, according to authorities.

The student said that “he was at his girlfriend’s house, but refused to say who she was,” the sheriff’s office said. Eventually, he admitted to having a relationship with Rose, according to authorities.

Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, where she works, has about 1,050 students in grades 7 to 12.

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WEST VIRGINIA


West Virginia Teacher and Volleyball Coach Dismissed After Arrest for Sexually Abusing Minor
 
Chris Harris
Thu, April 16, 2026
 
Courtesy of WHSV
 
A West Virginia high school teacher and coach has been removed from her posts after her arrest this week for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, according to local reports.

Madison Margaret Day is no longer on the payroll at Pendleton County Middle-High School in Franklin following her arrest on Tuesday, April 14, for sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian, soliciting a minor via computer, and use of obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor, according to online jail records reviewed by Us Weekly. Court documents listed the date of the 29-year-old educator's offense as on or about January 30. 

Both Pendleton County Middle-High School and the Pendleton County Schools division released a statement on Wednesday, April 15, about the arrest, assuring parents they are well aware of the situation. Day, who was also the head volleyball coach at the school, was removed from her job as soon as administration began their own investigation into the teacher. The school division said that “the criminal charges, if true, are wholly unacceptable and contrary to every expected behavior of a school employee.”

Pendleton County Schools further advised that the West Virginia Department of Education has been notified about the case, and it is “anticipated that the [West Virginia Department of Education] will also take appropriate steps, such as immediately suspending [Day’s] teaching license” amid the pending criminal action.
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WASHINGTON 



Married High School Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Student She’d Said ‘I Love You’ To
Chris Harris
Wed, March 18, 2026


Madeline Scoon, a high school teacher in Washington, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student in her classroom closet and other locations on school grounds.

A married high school teacher has been arrested in Washington for allegedly sexually assaulting one of her students. Madeline Scoon, who also answers to Madeline Gregory, is being held on $50,000 bond following her arrest on Monday, March 16. Scoon, 29, was a teacher at Sprague High School, where she allegedly met the 16-year-old victim.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirms she's been charged with suspicion of sexual misconduct with a minor and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. Raymond Leaver, superintendent and principal at Sprague School District, has yet to comment on Scoon's employment status.

Scoon and the teen spoke to cops on Monday. She said she had sexually assaulted him and performed oral sex on the child. The alleged afterschool sexual assaults happened in a large closet in her classroom, police said in a statement. Investigators allegedly recovered video of the two entering her classroom well after school hours. The two remained inside her classroom for 45 minutes.

Scoon also allegedly said they kissed and fondled each other’s private parts in a closet within the school's gym as well as in the bushes outside of the high school tennis court after tennis practice. The teen reportedly told investigators the sexual abuse started having an adverse impact on his mental health.

He allegedly told cops he tried ending things with Scoon, but his teacher would get upset and threaten to kill herself. The investigation into Scoon began on February 15, after the boy’s mother allegedly went to cops with texts she'd found, exchanged between her son and the teacher.  Her curiosity apparently got the better of her after her son started attending the church where Scoon is the youth group leader, and so she checked his phone.
[Apparently joining church groups is the best cover for sexual predators]

In some of the texts, Scoon allegedly complained about her marriage problems and discussed with the child how she wanted a divorce. The two even allegedly exchanged "I love yous," police said. Scoon also apparently asked the teenage boy not to date any of his classmates, as she'd be unable to take it, police said.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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Man Sentenced to Record-Setting 438 Years in Prison For Raping and Molesting Children
Jill Sederstrom
Updated Wed, April 15, 2026


A Tennessee man was handed down a record-breaking sentence of 438 years for raping and molesting children.

Sumner County District Attorney Thomas Dean announced April 13 that Matthew Cody Ball, 36, was given the lengthy sentence after he was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child, 9 counts of rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, rape and statutory rape by an authority figure.
 
Matthew Cody Ball Accused of Raping and Molesting Six Children
 
In 2024, the Hendersonville Police Department became aware of a report that Ball had been touching a 10-year-old girl inappropriately. Dean said the victim was able to provide “a graphic disclosure of sexual abuse” over a six-year period, beginning when she was just 4 years old. After Ball was arrested, other children in Oklahoma and Texas began to come forward with similar allegations of abuse, spanning a 13-year period.

Although, Ball’s conviction was tied to “raping and molesting four children,” Dean said prosecutors presented evidence related to two additional victims who were unable to participate in the original trial at his sentencing hearing, presided over by Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Nichols.

“In imposing Ball's 438-year sentence,” Dean said, “Judge Nichols cited his extensive criminal history, the nature and scope of the acts of sexual abuse perpetrated on the victims, the lasting damage his conduct caused to the victims, and the position of trust he occupied in their lives.”

Booking photo of Matthew Cody Ball. [He has God's "beautiful white skin" like Donald Dumb and is no filthy migrant or immigrant.] 

The 438 year sentence is the longest sentence—outside of a life sentence—to ever be handed down in the county for child sexual abuse, Dean said. He added that Ball was ineligible for a life sentence because of the time frame when he committed the offenses. According to state law, he will be required to serve out the sentence without the possibility of parole. [He will, like all American criminal mongrels, discover Jesus in prison and claim to have been personally saved by him]

It took the jury just 20 minutes of deliberation to convict him, according to the news outlet. Dean said the county plans to “continue aggressively prosecuting” child sexual abuse cases and will seek “substantial punishments” for those who harm children.
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People

Former 5th Grade Teacher Charged with 25 Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students 
Christine Pelisek
Sat, April 18, 2026 



Marisa Noel
Credit: St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office/Facebook

NEED TO KNOW

Marisa Noel is facing 25 sex crime charges involving two students

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation on Jan. 28 following a complaint alleging that Noel was “having an inappropriate relationship with one of her former students”

On April 15, the sheriff’s office announced their investigation identified an additional victim

A former Louisiana fifth grade teacher is facing 25 sex crime charges involving two students.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office said detectives launched an investigation into Marisa Noel, 31, on Jan. 28 following a complaint alleging that she was “having an inappropriate relationship with one of her former students,” according to a press release posted on Facebook.

At the time of the alleged offense, Noel was working at Teche Elementary School, the release states.

With the assistance of the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations, detectives determined there was probable cause to arrest Noel on charges of indecent behavior with juveniles and computer-aided solicitation of a minor.

On April 15, the sheriff’s office announced that the investigation identified an additional victim.

Noel was arrested on charges of indecent behavior with juveniles, first-degree rape, child sexual abuse materials, unlawful communications; telephones and telecommunications devices; improper language; harassment and computer-aided solicitation of a minor.

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She is being held at the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center.

It’s unclear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney.

Read the original article on People
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Georgetown man sentenced to life in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a child
Morgan McGrath
Fri, April 24, 2026


Georgetown man Jason Allen Crouch sentenced to life in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a child that started in late 2022.

A Georgetown man has been sentenced to life in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a child since 2022. According to the Williamson County District Attorney's Office, 45-year-old Jason Allen Crouch was sentenced Tuesday. Crouch was a track operator at the Central Texas BMX track in Pflugerville and was a professional BMX rider.

The DA's office said Williamson County law enforcement officials responded in December 2022 to a call about a mother who said her 12-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted. The child told her mother that the abuse began when she was 5 years old and lasted seven years.

"The abuse came to light only after the victim expressed a paralyzing fear of returning home following a visit to a friend's house," the DA's office said in a press release. Officials said that during a trial, evidence showed that Crouch was a "known figure" to the 12-year-old and "occupied a position of trust," which they say he used to get out of being found out.

Testimony said the victim was subjected to more than 100 sexual assaults, which happened up to three or four times each week. "This survivor showed incredible strength by coming forward, and we hope this verdict brings her and her family a sense of justice and security they deserve," Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick said in a statement. "My office remains committed to prosecuting those who prey on the vulnerable and ensuring that we use every resource available to keep our children safe."


Monday, March 30, 2026

American Evangelical Morons Excuse Israel's Persecution of Palestine's Christians

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the evangelical moron from the backward state of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, and his imbecile Texan alter ego, Senator Ted Cruz, are both staunch supporters of Israel. They've been catering to Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Palestinian people, ignoring the tens of thousands killed by US weapons gifted to the Zionist barbarians to complete their 100-year-running rape of Palestine. In doing so, they enabled the Zionists to cross every line in humanity's civilized norms and justified their barbarity with religious bullshit from the Bronze Age.

When the Zionist police prohibited the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to hold Palm Sunday mass, the Latin Patriarchate wrote in a statement that Israeli police barred Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the patriarch of Jerusalem, and Rev. Fr. Francesco Ielpo, the official guardian of the church, from entering the church on Sunday, thus undermining the entire celebration. It is easy for Zionists to mistreat and speak ill of Muslims, but when it comes to Christians (Palestinian, Armenian, Maronite, Catholics, Greek Orthodox...) the Zionists do it subtly, under the radar, so as not to raise alarms worldwide. That is, in fact, how they are ethnically cleansing Palestine: one family at a time, one home at a time, one village at a time.... Mathematically, the formula is HOW MANY CAN YOU ELIMINATE x TIME: Kill 100 Palestinians every day for 50 years and you rid yourself of 2 million Palestinians and no one notices. That is what is happening as we write these lines. But kill 2 million Palestinians in, say, three months of a brutal genocide and the world will be upset. But the Zionists are banking on the time factor to slowly and gradually make Palestine a purely Jewish entity. 

In its statement, the Latin Catholic Patriarchate in Palestine said that the Patriarch, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and the Guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Rev. Fr. Francesco Ielpo, “were stopped en route, while proceeding privately and without any characteristics of a procession or ceremonial act, and were compelled to turn back.” Which means that the Zionists wanted to prevent the celebration from taking place.

The patriarchate noted that this Sunday's incident was the “first time in centuries” that Catholic Church officials were prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday mass at the church, which holds the tomb where Christians believe Jesus rose on Easter.

For the moron from Arkansas, the Evangelical huckster Huckabee, this was an “unfortunate overreach”, just like the genocide of hundreds of thousands of innocent Palestinians was an "overeach" of the Zionists' fight against terrorism. Huckabee is struggling with words to defend the indefensible, “For the Patriarch to be barred from entry to the Church on Palm Sunday for a private ceremony is difficult to understand or justify”. Of course, for an Evangelical moron whose Secretary of Whore is none else but Jesus-freak Pete Hegseth, it is difficult to understand barbarity when he himself is up to his eyeballs in it.

Ted Cruz, the idiot from the backward state of Texas, went further by saying, “This was a mistake by the Israeli police ... The security concerns are real", the asshole said in reference to the hyped up fear of terrorism used as a pretext for more ethnic cleansing," but they should not have prevented the Patriarch from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to conduct the Palm Sunday blessing." To be honest, Cruz and Huckabee and their Evangelical herds of radical morons hate Catholics. It's in their DNA.

The Zionist War Criminal Netanyahu meanwhile was adding fuel to the fire by pretending that he was protecting all three faiths by preventing Catholic and Orthodox Christians from holding their rituals. One would have wished the criminal Zionist would be as strict in protecting innocent Palestinian villagers from attacks (burning, killing, raping, uprooting trees, demolishing homes, stealing land...) by his ultra-extermist terrorist settlers.

Netanyahu issued a statement to that effect, “As a result, Israel has temporarily asked worshippers from all faiths not to worship at the holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City to protect them,” the prime minister’s office added. “Today, out of special concern for his safety, Jerusalem police prevented the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa from holding mass this morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Again, there was no malicious intent whatsoever, only concern for his safety and that of his party.”

World leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, expressed outrage over the Zionist "overreach". Carney, who is Catholic, said on X that the Israeli move violates the “longstanding status quo of Jerusalem’s Holy Sites.” 

It is clear that world leaders know how far the Zionists are planning to go to purify Israel of any non-Jewish elements. The Zionists have, in particular, been targeting the Al-Aqsa Mosque for demolition in order to replace it with a Third Jewish Temple to be built in lieu of the First Temple (destroyed by the Bayblonians in 586 BC) and the Second Temple (destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD). 

Bigot & Drunkard Womanizer Hegseth's HOLY WAR: Shoves Jesus in US Military

They speak of Jesus but they don't abide by his teachings. That's BIGOTRY. And racist alcoholic fornicator Pete Hegseth is the Bigot-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces.

Make sure to read the last paragraph - and I quote: 
‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.’ - to understand how sick this administration is. It's no different from Islamist governments who shove God and Mohammed and the Quran in everything they do.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS IMPLEMENTING A CHRISTIAN SHARIA LAW IN THE LAND. WELCOME TO THE US, THE AFGHANISTAN-ON-THE-POTOMAC.

Not to forget that the bulk of deployed US troops will consist of HISPANICS, BLACKS, ASIANS, etc.... the White racist morons will not send their sons to be killed in war. Just like Trump who evaded the Vietnam draft because he considers himself a member of "the New York elite". Only low class riffraff immigrant stock "pseudo-Americans" should die at war to prove their Americanity. Whites don't have to. Their skin color proves it.
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Pentagon Pete’s Jesus War Talk Freaks Out Troops
Daysia Tolentino
Sun, March 29, 2026

The defense secretary raised alarm bells among troops after disrupting the military’s long-standing practice of separating church and state.

Pentagon staffers, current officers, former high-ranking military officials, chaplain corps, and veterans groups revealed the “unprecedented” monthly worship services led by Pete Hegseth in a Washington Post report published Sunday. They expressed concerns that the Defense Secretary was flouting the Constitution by pushing his evangelical beliefs onto service members.

“I don’t approve of cramming your religious faith down people’s throats, and when the top of the chain couches these operations in this hyper-Christian tone, it flies in the face of the freedom of religion that the Constitution enshrines and that our men and women in uniform sign up to defend,” one source told the Post.

Trump sleeping while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hurls remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 26, 2026. / Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Others said they felt that 45-year-old Hegseth, a former Fox News host who reportedly banned press photographers from briefings because they were taking unflattering photos of him, was becoming exclusionary toward troops who disagreed with him. These reported concerns follow

The military has historically approached faith in a more nondenominational way. Hegseth’s faith leader, evangelical minister Brooks Potteiger—a former model and woodworker who is due to relocate to Washington, D.C., to lead a new congregation Hegseth has attended—was in hot water this month for calling for the death of a Democrat candidate on a right-wing podcast.

Hegseth’s approach may be bad for overall morale, according to critics.

U.S. military officials have drawn up detailed plans for deploying ground forces - CANNON FODDER - into Iran, including involving elite rapid-response units such as the 82nd Airborne Division. / US ARMY / via REUTERS

“The idea behind faith in the military and in combat—whatever your faith is, even if it’s atheistic—the idea of having a greater mission is really, really useful in the military," Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spokesperson Lou Elliott-Cysewski told the Post.

“However, being weaponized is the opposite of what the original intention is,” Elliott-Cysewski said. “People tune out and I think that’s really, really dangerous.”

Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson told the outlet that Hegseth’s services “are 100 percent voluntary and are not mandated whatsoever.”

“The Secretary’s prayer services undoubtedly improve morale for those who choose to attend and are constitutionally protected,” Wilson continued. “No special treatment or punishment is given as a result of one’s choice to attend these prayer services.”

Trump, who has repeatedly worried about whether he will get into Heaven, pretending to pray with his submissive puppets Rubio and Hegseth. / Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images

The Daily Beast reached out to the Pentagon for comment.

Hegseth used his most recent worship service to call for “overwhelming violence” against Iran. More than 2,500 people across Iran and Lebanon have been killed since the U.S. and Israel launched their offensive in the Middle East on Feb. 28, including hundreds of children. At least 13 U.S. service members have died since the war began.

Hegseth announced this month that he was downsizing the number of faith codes used in the military from 200 to 31. He said the move was an effort to address “political correctness and secular humanism,” which he believed afflicted the Chaplain Corps, or the ordained, interfaith clergy supporting service members.

U.S. Secretary of [Whore] Pete Hegseth provides updates on military operations in Iran during a press briefing at the Pentagon on March 19, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. The U.S. and Israel continue their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. / Win McNamee / Win McNamee/Getty Images

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner told the Post that “dozens and dozens” of active-duty chaplains who don’t identify with Hegseth “are being marginalized” and some are “not included in staff meetings.”

Throughout the month of attacks on Iran, service members have reported concerning rhetoric from their commanders invoking the idea of a holy war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which advocates for service members’ constitutional right to religious freedom, said it received over 200 calls from active-duty personnel in the days following the U.S. and Israel’s initial strikes on Feb. 28. Military leaders spoke of Armageddon to encourage troops to fight.

“He urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ,” one active-duty military member who identified as a Christian told the MRFF.

“He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.’”

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Israel's Low-key Persecution of Catholic and Orthodox Christians in Palestine

Easter in the "Democracy for Jews only"

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Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church

MELANIE LIDMAN and NICOLE WINFIELD


Catholic faithfuls attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Monastery of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem's Old City Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)


People visit the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem's Old City Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said Sunday.

Jerusalem's major holy sites are closed because of the ongoing Iran war, including the church, as the city has come under frequent fire from Iranian missiles.

The Catholic Church called the police decision “a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure.” It prevented two of the church’s top religious leaders, including Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and the head of the Custos in the Holy Land, from celebrating Palm Sunday at the place where Christians believe Jesus was crucified.

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and launches the Holy Week commemorations for Christians who follow the Latin calendar, which culminates in Easter next Sunday.

The Israeli police said it had notified the Catholic Church on Saturday that no Mass could take place on Palm Sunday because of safety considerations, the lack of access for emergency vehicles in narrow alleys of the Old City and lack of adequate shelter.

However, the Latin Patriarchate said the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been hosting Masses that aren't open to the public since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, and it was unclear why Sunday’s Mass and access by the two priests was any different.

“It’s a very, very sacred day for Christians and in our opinion there was no justification for such a decision or such an action,” said Farid Jubran, the spokesperson for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Jubran said that the church had requested permission from the police for a few religious leaders to enter the church for a private Mass on Sunday — not one that was open to the public. The Patriarchate said that the decision impeded freedom of worship and the status quo in Jerusalem.

The traditional Palm Sunday procession normally sees tens of thousands of Christians from around the world walk from the Mount of Olives down the narrow, hilly streets toward the Old City, waving palm fronds and singing.

The Patriarchate canceled the traditional processional last week because of safety concerns, and has held Masses limited to fewer than 50 worshippers in compliance with the Israeli military’s guidelines for civilians.

Pizzaballa celebrated Mass in the nearby St. Savior’s Monastery, a soaring marble church which is located next to an underground music school that the Israeli military has deemed a safe shelter space. Later on Sunday, Pizzaballa held a prayer for peace at the Dominus Flevit Shrine on the Mount of Olives, but kept his homily concentrated on Jesus and didn't mention the morning’s incident.

Pope Leo XIV, at the end of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, prayed for all Christians in the Middle East who he said were living through an “atrocious” conflict. He said that “in many cases, they cannot live fully the rites of these holy days,” though he didn’t elaborate.

The Vatican spokesman didn’t immediately respond when asked to comment on the Jerusalem incident.
Italy condemns decision

Italy formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities. Premier Giorgia Meloni said that the police action “constitutes an offense not only against believers but against every community that recognizes religious freedom.”

“The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is a sacred site of Christianity, and as such must be preserved and protected for the celebration of sacred rites,” Meloni said. “Preventing the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Custos of the Holy Land from entering, especially on a solemnity central to the faith such as Palm Sunday, constitutes an offense not only against believers but against every community that recognizes religious freedom.”

Meloni’s conservative government tried to keep a balanced position with Israel during the war in Gaza, supporting Israel’s right to defense but condemning the toll on Palestinians.

The Italian leader has also said that Italy won't participate in the Iran war, while affirming that the Islamic Republic can't be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani instructed Italy’s ambassador to Israel to convey the protest “and to reaffirm Italy’s commitment to protecting religious freedom at all times and under all circumstances.”

In addition, Tajani summoned the Israeli ambassador to Italy for talks on Monday at the Italian Foreign Ministry to seek clarification about the decision.
Israeli leader explains closure

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday evening that there was no “malicious intent” and that the cardinal was prevented from accessing the church because of safety concerns, but that Israel would try to partially open the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the coming days.

“Given the holiness of the week leading up to Easter for the world’s Christians, Israel’s security arms are putting together a plan to enable church leaders to worship at the holy site in the coming days,” Netanyahu wrote on X.