Who’s Making News for Sex Offenses — and Why It Matters

Accountability Watch tracks verified arrests, charges, pleas, convictions, and sentencings involving people in positions of public trust or influence—politicians, law enforcement, corrections staff, educators, coaches, clergy, healthcare professionals, executives, nonprofit and community leaders, and other public-facing figures. We tag registry status to show how often new cases involve non-registrants, underscoring that prevention requires more than public registries.

Why we track this

Public trust is concentrated in roles like lawmakers, judges, police, clergy, educators, and healthcare. When allegations arise here, the stakes are high for communities and policy.

RECON perspective

Most sex offenses are committed by non-registrants. By tagging registry status, we document how new cases rarely involve people the registry could “pre-identify”—evidence that prevention ≠ perpetual public lists.

Standards & fairness

Allegations aren’t findings of guilt. We link to primary sources when possible and avoid personal data beyond what’s already in public documents.

This Week: Accountability Watch — Week of Nov 30–Dec 6, 2025

Florida teacher sentenced to 135 years after investigators say he used school Wi-Fi to send and receive CSAM and committed sexual abuse involving a family pet.
Former Minneapolis teacher and former Highlands School District teacher face prison and new charges tied to child sexual abuse material and alleged institutional sexual assault.
Multiple law-enforcement officials and a volunteer fire chief are charged in sexualized misconduct cases that rely on their official authority and access—not prior registry flags.

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Recent Weeks

Accountability Watch — Week of Nov 30–Dec 6, 20252025-12-06
Florida teacher receives 135-year sentence; multiple educators charged or sentenced across Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Nevada, and Louisiana; law-enforcement officers in Missouri, Texas, and New Jersey accused or convicted of sexualized misconduct under color of authority; civil suits expand against Celina ISD and Sierra Canyon School. Across cases, risk emerged inside authority roles rather than through registry warnings.
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Accountability Watch — Week of Nov 23–29, 20252025-11-29
Celina ISD teacher-coach federally indicted with 39 alleged victims; vice-principal arrested across state lines; multiple teachers sentenced or charged in school-based authority cases; LDS lay leader arrested on federal exploitation charges; megachurch sued for alleged failure to report known abuse concerns.
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Accountability Watch — Week of Nov 16–22, 20252025-11-22
Army OB-GYN lawsuit leads; former Houston police captain indicted; extremist “764” network member charged; Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 participant arrested; embassy-housing conviction underscores institutional access risks registries cannot detect.
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Accountability Watch — Week of Nov 9–15, 20252025-11-15
Lead story: Army OB-GYN civil lawsuit alleges secret recordings of patients during exams; plus high-impact cases among educators, coaches, clergy and physicians.
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Two Week Update, Weeks of Oct 26–Nov 8, 20252025-11-08
Educators, law enforcement, clergy, and youth leaders charged or sentenced for sexual offenses; several cases highlight failures of oversight and registry ineffectiveness.
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Week of Oct 19–25, 20252025-10-25
Intrafamilial abuse dominated: AZ 334-year sentence; CT household-access arrest; SC ICAC arrest. Fewer formal public-figure cases this week.
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Week of Oct 12–18, 20252025-10-18
CA educator arrests; Lincoln officer arrest; former NE deputy convicted; former NC missionary pastor arrested on NC warrants; SA Catholic school coach rearrested.
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Week of Oct 5–11, 20252025-10-11
NC Rep. Brockman charged ($1.05M bond); Chamber SVP Bardunias charged in federal enticement sting; Louisville teacher Hinds charged (PSC/CSAM); Oregon physician Farley pleads not guilty to felony sex-abuse counts.
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Week of Sep 28–Oct 4, 20252025-10-04
Gateway founder Robert Morris guilty plea with registration; RJ May plea to 5 fed CSAM counts; Raleigh officer charged; NJ teacher charged; nightclub case tracked separately for severity.
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Week of Sep 21–27, 20252025-09-27
RJ May plea on CSAM counts; arrests of ex-official/ex-priest Mark Ford; SDNY charges (NYC teacher); UK RB Wilcox arrest; Haygood plea/dismissal controversy.
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Reminder

This index lists weekly summaries. Click through for case-level sources, stage (arrest/charge/plea/conviction/sentencing), and a registry-status note for each entry.