Man testified he chopped up wife’s body to keep his children
OLATHE, Kan. — A man testified Tuesday that he spent about eight hours cutting up his wife’s body after she died at a Missouri hotel because he was afraid authorities would take away his children.
Justin Rey, 36, said protecting his family was the reason he didn’t call for medical help after his wife delivered a baby at the hotel in October and afterward when she killed herself, The Kansas City Star reported. Investigators later found Rey with his newborn and 2-year-old daughter, along with bags of body parts, at a storage shed in Lenexa, Kansas.
Rey is not charged in his wife’s death, but faces child endangerment charges in Kansas and Missouri and is charged with abandonment of a corpse in Missouri. He took the unusual step of testifying at his preliminary hearing in Kansas, with defense attorney Zane Todd saying Rey wanted to correct some witness testimony. After Tuesday’s hearing, a not guilty plea was entered for Rey to Johnson County, Kansas, charges of two counts of aggravated child endangerment and two counts of contributing to a child’s misconduct.
“It’s something I had to do,” Rey testified. “My family is very dear to me. It’s something I had to do to protect my family.”
One officer who met Rey at the storage unit said the 2-year-old appeared unhealthy and “almost looked like she had cancer.” The baby had a serious eye infection, according to several witnesses. The children were put in protective custody.
Rey has said in the past that his wife died in childbirth, but Lenexa police detective Shannon Murphy testified that Rey told her his wife had killed herself. After having his children pose for photographs with her body, Rey said he “skinned her like a fish,” Murphy testified. Murphy said Rey flushed body parts that would not fit in containers down the toilet.
Deputy Johnson County Coroner Charles Glenn testified that “a number” of stab wounds were found on some parts of Jessica Rey’s body but that it wasn’t possible to tell whether the injuries were inflicted before or after she died.
Rey told the court that he and the children had not been living at the storage locker, as witnesses said, but had been there for only about 11 hours while preparing to travel to Arizona, where he said he intended to give his wife a proper burial. He also said his children were well cared for.
“I didn’t endanger my children,” he testified. “My children were perfectly healthy.”
Rey also denied flushing anything but a placenta down the toilet.
His trial on the Kansas charges was scheduled for Nov. 5.
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Parents arrested after teen dies following religious fast
REEDSBURG, Wis. — Wisconsin prosecutors charged a father and mother Tuesday with child neglect for allegedly allowing their teenage son to starve to death and his brother to become severely emaciated during a religious fast.
Sauk County prosecutors charged Kehinde Omosebi, 49, and Titilayo Omosebi, 48, with child neglect causing death and child neglect causing great bodily harm. Both charges are felonies and carry a combined maximum sentence of 37 years in prison, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Sauk County Circuit Judge Wendy J.N. Klicko set bail at $5,000 for Kehinde Omosebi during his initial court appearance Tuesday. His attorney, listed in online court records as Leonie Dolch, didn’t immediately return a voicemail. Assistant District Attorney Linda Hoffman said Kehinde Omosebi told police he believes he has done nothing wrong, the State Journal reported.
Titilayo Omosebi is due to make her initial appearance Wednesday. Online court records didn’t list an attorney for her.
Kehinde Omosebi walked to the Reedsburg police station Sunday to report the death of his 15-year-old son, according to police Chief Timothy Becker. When police arrived at the family’s home they found the dead teen and an extremely emaciated 11-year-old boy. The mother was also found to be emaciated.
Becker said the father told police he was a minister affiliated with Cornerstone Reformation Ministries and that the family had started a religious fast on July 19. Investigators do not believe the father is a minister and made up the name of the ministry, Becker said.
“There’s no IRS number, no corporation,” he said.
No food was found in the house and police had to force their way into the home because doors were padlocked on the inside.
“The residence had no phone, no power, no food,” Becker told the State Journal. “There was a gym bag in the garage with some clothes in it. That was it, with the exception of a tambourine that was found.”
Hoffman, the assistant district attorney, said Kehinde Omosebi told police he was planning to move his family to Atlanta. He sold all the family’s belongings and hadn’t paid rent in several months, she said in court.
Dolch told the court that Kehinde Omosebi had worked at a Reedsburg foundry but has been unemployed since February.
The younger boy and his mother were brought to the hospital. The mother refused treatment, citing religious reasons, and was taken to the Sauk County Jail.
The 11-year-old is in protective custody at Children’s Hospital in Madison. Becker said the parents are eating while jailed in Baraboo. Reedsburg, a community of about 10,000, is located approximately 130 miles west of Milwaukee.
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Trans man jailed after tricking women into sex with fake penis
A transgender man who used a fake penis to have sex with women — and made one feel ashamed for not getting pregnant — has been jailed.
Carlos Delacruz, 35, hoodwinked two women for years but was eventually turned in to the cops after they discovered what he had been doing.
Delacruz, who was born a woman in Madrid, Spain, appeared in August at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in Scotland, where he admitted penetrating both women with an unknown object without their consent.
Delacruz, from Banknock, Scotland, had refused to allow the women to see him naked and always performed in bed with the lights out.
Both victims, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, were said to have suffered “extreme pain” during intercourse, while both women also suffered from thrush afterward.
Delacruz was jailed for three years and handed a five-year non-harassment order against both women. He was also put on the sex offenders register.
Defense lawyer Cameron Tait said Delacruz had developed “a male appearance” at age 8 before officially changing his name to Carlos when he turned 16.
The court heard Delacruz’s gender is now officially recognized as male and his gender is stated as male on his birth certificate, passport and Spanish identity card, though he has not fully transitioned.
Tait also told the court Delacruz considers the prosthetic penis he used during sex with the women “to be part of him.”
The lawyer added Delacruz is currently in a long-term relationship with a woman and that she is fully aware and consenting to the use of the prosthetic penis he uses during sex.
The judge in Delacruz’s case told him that he had caused “physical and psychological harm” to both women by repeatedly sexually assaulting them with “a flesh and blood penis” during their relationships.
The judge said the first victim was “made to feel like it was her fault” she was not getting pregnant and that “she now suffers flashbacks and panic attacks” due to the incidents.
The judge, who read the victim impact statements, said the woman “now feels dirty and used” and that she was forced to move to get away from him.
The second victim was said to have “bled for days” after having sex with Delacruz around 10 times over an eight-month period and currently suffers from “difficulty with sleeping and eating.”
Prosecutor Kirsten Cockburn told the court that Delacruz had been in a relationship with both women at separate times between May 27, 2013, and May 14, 2017.
The prosecutor added that Delacruz and the woman would have sex around once a month despite her suffering “extreme pain” and only being allowed to touch his body “over his clothing.”
“During their relationship, the woman continued to believe he had a penis,” the prosecutor added.
The prosecutor told the court the woman suffered from thrush following lovemaking sessions with Delacruz.
The couple split up in January 2016 and the woman informed the police in May that year Delacruz had been lying to her and did not have a penis.
Delacruz began a second relationship with another woman in August 2016, and after two months of dating, they moved in together.
The second victim also “believed Delacruz had a penis” and the couple always had the lights off during sex.
The relationship failed in May 2017 due to “financial matters” the couple were having and the court was told the woman discovered Delacruz’s sordid secret the following month.
Cockburn said Delacruz made no comment in a police interview and that he was medically examined while in custody, where it was “found he did not have a penis.”
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Couple accused of abusing foster children, forcing them to put dirty diapers in mouths
DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind. – A couple in Dearborn County, Indiana has been arrested for “horrific” abuse against foster children in their care.
Diane and Timothy Combs were arrested last Friday on numerous charges, WXIX reports.
At the time of their arrests, there were eight children in their home: four foster children, one adopted child and three children they were babysitting.
The oldest child is the couple’s adopted daughter. She is 16 years old, and has intellectual and physical disabilities. The other seven children ranged in age from 2 to 8 years old.
Timothy, 59, faces charges of:
- Aggravated battery that causes serious permanent disfigurement
- Domestic battery against a disabled person with bodily injury
- Battery resulting in bodily injury of a person under 14-years-old
- Domestic battery committed in the presence of a child younger than 16-years-old
Diane, 55, faces charges of:
- Aggravated battery and knowingly inflicting injury that creates a substantial risk of death
- Domestic battery against a disabled person causing bodily injury
- Domestic battery with bodily injury to a person under 14-years-old
- Battery on a child
- Domestic battery by bodily waste
- Battery by bodily waste when the victim is 14-years-old, strangulation
- Sexual battery
Authorities told WXIX the arrests came after one of the children recorded video of the abuse and showed it to another person who then called the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department.
The video shows Diane slapping a naked 6-year-old boy, causing him to fall to the floor. She then slaps him again and forces him to put a dirty diaper into his mouth.
The children told investigators anyone who wet the bed had to put their diaper into their mouth.
The court documents detailed other abuse, including “whoopings,” getting dropped on their heads, and causing injury to their “private parts.”
The abuse detailed in court documents occurred between December 2016 and July 2018.
The couple has fostered 38 different children since 2014.
They’re currently being held in the jail on a $100,000 bond. Their next court appearance is scheduled for October 15.
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Husband distraught after wife’s body left to rot inside funeral home for 3 years
GREENWOOD, S.C. — The husband of a South Carolina woman whose body authorities said was left inside a funeral home to rot for almost three years says he can’t stop thinking about how poorly she was treated in death.
A grand jury indicted Lawrence Robert Meadows and Roderick Mitchell Cummings with desecration of human remains after prosecutors said they left the body of Mary Alice Pitts Moore in unrefrigerated rooms under blankets and surrounded by air fresheners at First Family Funeral Home’s locations — first in Greenwood and later in Spartanburg.
Fred Parker Jr., who was married to Moore for 38 years, says he talked to the people at First Family Funeral Home once after his wife’s March 2015 death and never heard from them again after her body was prepared for a viewing for a Celebration of Life service.
“Someone, a private investigator, called and she said I just need to ask you a few questions and the next thing I know, the coroner came and met me in Saluda and they told us,” Parker said. “And it’s been messed up ever since. You wouldn’t want to do a dog that bad.”
According to arrest warrants, Cummings and Meadows kept the body because Moore’s family didn’t pay their entire bill.
Parker told The Index-Journal of Greenwood the funeral home never told him he owed money or gave any reason for why they held on to Moore’s remains instead of cremating her as promised.
“I never did get to see them no more, from day one to day two,” Parker told the newspaper. “All he did was take $1,100. My daughter said she gave him $300 and I didn’t know anything about this until this came up. He never did try to contact me or anything, no nothing.”
According to the paper, Parker sued Cummings and Meadows in civil court, along with First Family Funeral Home. Earlier this month, the funeral home’s license was revoked.
According to state records, Meadows lost his personal funeral license in April 2015 in an unrelated fraud case and Cummings never had a South Carolina funeral license.
Meadows and Cummings face up to 10 years and a $5,000 fine if convicted.
“I’m still toting her picture in my wallet. I had to stop looking at it. She was a good woman. That’s all I can say,” he said. “Man, if I could get her back, oh Lord. That’s my heart. That’s my heart.”
Priests caught having sex in car near Miami Beach playground
Two Catholic priests were taken into custody after being caught performing sex acts on each other in a parked rental car near Miami Beach, according to reports.
Diego Berrio, 39, and Edwin Giraldo Cortez, 30, were charged with lewd and lascivious behavior after passersby spotted their tryst in broad daylight inside a Volkswagen Beetle, which was “in full view of the public,” according to CBS Miami.
After receiving a complaint, police arrived at the scene to see the sexual acts still going on. The officers were easily able to spot the two, as the car was parked next to a playground and did not have tinted windows.
The two priests were so engaged that they didn’t notice when police were there until officers tapped on the window, according to CBS.
Both Berrio and Cortez are from Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Berrio is a priest at Mission of San Juan Diego, while Cortez served at the St. Aloysius Parish in Chicago. Both were removed from the ministry, according to WPLG.
“It is our responsibility to ensure those who serve our people are fit for ministry,” Anne Maselli, a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Chicago, told WPLG. “We take this matter very seriously.
Police investigate woman filmed dunking 3-year-old boy’s head in toilet
LEESBURG, Fla. — Police and social workers are investigating a woman who was recorded repeatedly dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet and flushing it.
In a statement issued Sunday, the Leesburg Police Department said detectives are working with prosecutors to determine whether to bring charges against the woman, who has been identified as Kaitlyn Wolf.
Since the video went viral, officers have had to park outside the woman’s central Florida home in response to multiple threats. It’s now been viewed more than 420,000 times and comes with a warning on Facebook.
“This video may show violence against a child or a teenager,” the warning reads. “We haven’t removed it from Facebook because it may help rescue the child in question.”
Wolf told WKMG the video has been taken out of context and that the screaming boy also was laughing. She says he said, “let’s do it again” when the video was finished.
Wolf said the video wasn’t intended for Facebook. The Orlando Sentinel reports the video was posted by the girlfriend of the child’s father.
In a follow-up video, the girlfriend of the child’s father said she thought publicly sharing the video was the right thing to do. She has children of her own and said she will not let them near Wolf.
“I do not feel bad and I will not apologize for posting it whatsoever,” she said. “I do hope that the kids in the situation that were in the video do get their justice and do get help. As for Kaitlyn, I have no respect for her whatsoever in what she did and I will attest to that any day of the week.”
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Someone ‘donated’ 5 pounds of marijuana to a Florida thrift shop
Employees at the Pines Thrift Store in Sarasota, Florida, are scratching their heads after someone left nearly 5 pounds of marijuana outside the shop last week.
Four bags of vacuum-sealed marijuana turned up inside a tote bag near the clothing drop-off area outside the store, officials with the Sarasota Police Department told Fox 13.
Inside the tote was a brown paper bag, which contained the pot.
The cops were called after an employee opened the bag and saw what was inside.
The pot weighed about 4.7 pounds and is worth an estimated $5,400, ABC News reported.
So far, no arrests have been made, according to Fox 13. However, the Sarasota Police Department sent the bags off for DNA and other testing to find out the drugs’ source.
Officials are also checking to see if surveillance footage of the area could help them in their investigation, WFTS-News reported.
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Fan shoots into crowd after being told Ice Cube concert was sold out
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Sheriff’s deputies shot a man who opened fire outside an Ice Cube concert venue after being told the show was sold out, according to the San Diego County, California, Sheriff’s Department.
The man had been trying to buy a ticket to the concert featuring the rapper Sunday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, the department said in a statement.
He approached a ticket window about 6:40 p.m. local time (9:40 p.m. ET) and was told no more tickets were available, it said.
“An argument ensued at the gate and nearby deputies responded. The man pulled out a silver plated semi-automatic handgun and fired several shots into a crowded area. Deputies engaged and returned fire,” the statement said.
Witnesses said the man had fired three shots and that sheriff’s deputies had tried to stop him with a Taser before opening fire, CNN affiliate CBS 8 reported.
A video posted to social media appeared to show a deputy firing four shots at a man who collapsed in front of a ticket window as bystanders exclaimed. A man in a black and white uniform with a walkie-talkie on his belt was then shown trying to restrain another man.
Separate footage on Twitter captured sheriff’s deputies attempting to resuscitate a man lying on the ground.
The sheriff’s department said the alleged gunman shot by deputies was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. No one else is believed to have been injured in the incident.
The department later identified the suspect as 22-year-old Daniel Elizarraras of Escondido. Elizarraras is in stable condition and expected to survive, the sheriff’s department said.
“The shooting is currently being investigated by the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit,” the department said in a statement. “The involved deputies were not injured.”
Del Mar Racetrack, where the Ice Cube concert is being held tweeted: “The situation has been contained. The concert is moving forward as planned.”
CNN affiliate 10News reported that the concert began at 8:30 p.m.
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