Hamilton County Public Schools Are Not Safe

Parents Across Hamilton County Send Their Children To Public School With The Expectation That Their Children Will Learn To Read, Write, And Do Math In A Safe Environment. It Is Shocking And Infuriating To Know That This Is Not The Reality In Hamilton County Schools.

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School And Media Reports Red Bank High Student Was “Touched Inappropriately” But Classmates Say Assault Was Far More Serious

While School Leadership At Red Bank High School And Media Outlets Report That A Student At The School Was Sexually Assaulted Last Week, The Type Of Assault May Have Been Substantially Downplayed.

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Thousands Of Tennessee Victims Now Get Real-Time Updates On Sexual Assault Evidence

For Years, Lengthy Delays In Testing Sexual Assault Kits Left Victims In Limbo — Unable To Learn Whether Evidence That Passes From Nurses To Police To Labs And Back Has Made It Through The System Or Slipped Through The Cracks. The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Now Reports A New Database Giving Victims Real Time Updates On Sexual Assault Evidence Is Fully Operational.

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Johnson City TN Man Linked To More Than 50 Sexual Assaults Apprehended In Florida

Sean Williams, The Johnson City Man At The Center Of Allegations That Local Police Failed For Years To Investigate Multiple Sexual Assault Claims Against Him, Was Taken Into Custody In Florida On Wednesday, More Than A Month After His Escape From Police Custody, The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Said.

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Johnson City Police Department Faces Federal Suits Over Handling Of Sean Williams Assaults

As The Manhunt For An East Tennessee Businessman Suspected In More Than 50 Sexual Assaults Enters Its Third Week, Two Separate Legal Battles Seeking To Hold The Johnson City Police Department Accountable For Failing His Victims Are Gaining Steam In Federal Court.

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Illegal Immigration – We Cannot Allow This To Become The Norm (Exclusive Op-ed by Congressman John Rose)

Just South Of Tennessee’s Capital In Franklin, Tennessee, A 63-Year-Old Man Is Facing Some Of The Worst And Most Horrific Charges Imaginable: Rape And Sexual Assault. It Breaks My Heart Even More To Say These Crimes Involved Children As Young As Nine Years Old. Days After This News Broke, Families Learned The Man Accused Of Violating Their Community Has Lived There For 20 Years—But Had No Business Being There. The Accused Man Is An Illegal Immigrant.
Since This Fiscal Year Started In October 2022, Nearly 20,000 Pounds Of Fentanyl Have Been Seized At The Border. That’s Already More Than Last Fiscal Year’s Total, And We Still Have About Two Months Left! Furthermore, Since October 1, Customs And Border Protection Officials Have Caught More Than 125 People Trying To Cross The Southern Border Who Are On The Terrorist Watchlist.

We Cannot Allow This To Become The Norm.

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Investigation Finds That Johnson City Police Failed Sexual Assault Victims

The Johnson City Police Department Failed To Adequately Investigate Numerous Reports Of Sexual Assault Over A Four-Year Period, An Independent Review Of The Northeast Tennessee Police Force Has Found.

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Hamilton County Schools Administrator Concerned With Long-term Effects For Perpetrator Of Alleged Sexual Assault

A Hamilton County Schools Administrator Who Is Accused Of Not Taking Proper Precautions To Protect A Female Student From A Sexual Assault Allegedly Took Part In An Email Conversation Where She Worried About The Effects Of The Situation On The Alleged Perpetrator.

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