#firearm transfer charge

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues — three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to data the Cook County sheriff will present Thursday.

Sheriff Tom Dart is seeking $10 million from state lawmakers to tackle what he calls in naming the report “A Firearm Regulation Crisis." The money would train and equip more door-knocking officers to retrieve or ensure the safe storage of weapons from those who have had their state Firearm Owners Identification cards rescinded.

The aim would be reducing the chance potentially volatile people would exhibit the type of violence seen when a shooter who wasn't allowed to own a firearm carried out a massacre at Henry Pratt Co. in a Chicago suburb.

Otherwise, the menace of revocations of FOID cards from noncompliant gun owners will spiral beyond law enforcement’s control, the Democratic sheriff told The Associated Press in releasing the report in advance. Dart scheduled a news conference Thursday morning to release his findings.

“I wish I was making this up. I wish I had someone pull my argument apart and say, ’You’re exaggerating. You’re being dramatic,'” the Dart told the AP in an interview Wednesday. “No. Do the math. At this rate, two years from now, we’re going to have 100,000 revoked FOID card owners, and there will be no contact with them to ensure they’ve had their guns properly dealt with.”

Legislation pending in Springfield would increase fees on weapons purchases to fuel enforcement, but just two weeks remain in the spring legislative session.

There are 2.42 million FOID card holders in Illinois. They are rescinded when a gun owner is convicted of a felony, is the subject of an order of protection, is dealing with other mental health or cognitive issues, or is deemed a “clear and present danger” to themselves or others by police, school administrators, or medical professionals. Notified gun owners are required to turn over their weapons for storage or transfer them to a trusted person possessing a FOID card, an action certified with the completion of a Firearm Disposition Record.

Too many don't. Historically, the approach was for local law enforcement to repeatedly send letters informing the recipient of the obligation to do so.

Dart's report found that of nearly 114,000 repealed FOID card holders, 74% — approximately 84,000 — have never accounted for surrendering weapons.

The issue came to a bloody, devastating head in February 2019 when a man dismissed from his job at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora pulled and fired a gun he wasn’t allowed to have, killing five employees and wounding half-a-dozen others. The gunman bought the weapon in 2014 when a background check failed to identify a 1995 conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi. When authorities became aware of it, they revoked the man’s FOID, but he never surrendered the weapon.

The same year, a DuPage County man whose FOID had been revoked for an aggravated battery charge but who had not turned over any weapons shot and killed his 18-month-old son, then himself, Dart's report notes.

Dart's efforts in the area predate the Aurora incident. He formed a unit in 2013 of eight officers trained to deal with tense environments, including those involving mental illnesses. His staff says the office has closed 9,200 cases, collected 4,000 FOID cards, taken 1,517 weapons for storage and allowed the safe transfer of several thousands of other weapons.

“It isn’t like trying to draw some type of conclusion and be a mind reader on who’s about to commit an offense,” Dart said. “We literally have the name and address of someone who has a gun and shouldn’t have it.”

Legislation signed in 2021 created a program for funding revocation enforcement teams. The Illinois State Police has granted local police departments — including Dart's and the Chicago city police — about $1 million a year.

Illinois State Police started tracking revocation enforcement in May 2019 and through 2022 reported bringing 4,300 people into compliance with the law.

Despite recent efforts, the backlog hasn't changed since state police reported it in the days following the Aurora disaster.

Dart has a sympathetic ear in the capital, and one particularly sensitive to the subject. Rep. Bob Morgan, a Democrat from the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, was marching with constituents in Highland Park's 2022 July 4th parade when a gunman opened fire, killing seven and wounding at least 30.

Morgan's proposal would increase the $2 fee on firearm purchases or transfers to $10, with $4 of that earmarked for the Illinois State Police's revocation enforcement fund. Morgan said the legislation has yet to be reviewed by the House task force on firearms.

Despite the steep increase in the transfer charge, Morgan said many states charge more than Illinois, from $15 in New Jersey to $25 in Nevada.

“We just have tens of thousands of these weapons that are floating out there from people who have had their FOID card legally and finally revoked,” Morgan said. “We need to do better.”

[intersectionalpraxis]

This is the link to the original article for folks who want to read more about this. Here are some highlights I wanted to share, as the X author above touched base on:

"Prieto, who is white, revealed the details of his plot — including how he said “he planned to leave confederate flags after the shooting” — with both individuals at gun shows in Arizona, an FBI special agent wrote in an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint." "He was mistaken in believing “they shared his racist beliefs,” prosecutors said. Prieto, of Prescott, was indicted by a federal grand jury June 11 on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime and possession of an unregistered firearm, the U.S. The Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced in a new release." "Prieto landed on the FBI’s radar in October, when one of the people working with the agency informed the FBI’s Phoenix office that Prieto “expressed a desire to incite a race war” before the election, the affidavit says. Over the past three years, this individual had made small talk with Prieto at multiple gun shows, according to the affidavit." "At a gun show in Phoenix on Jan. 20, Prieto made small talk with this individual and an undercover FBI agent, the affidavit says. On Jan. 21, the second day of the gun show, Prieto revealed he wanted to carry out a mass shooting against Black people at an Atlanta rap concert..." “The reason I say Atlanta. Why, why is Georgia such a (expletive) state now? When I was a kid that was one of the most conservative states in the country. Why is it not now? Because as the crime got worse in LA, St. Louis, and all these other cities, all the (racial slurs) moved out of those (places) and moved to Atlanta.” On Feb. 24, at a gun show in Phoenix, Prieto told the two people working with the FBI that he wanted to cause “panic” and “pandemonium” at the concert, and for the concertgoers to be corralled during the shooting, according to the affidavit."

He was actively planning this for MONTHS but had expressed his racist vitriol for YEARS -and even when he was SAFELY apprehended they're still blurring his face... this man is a white supremacist terrorist -and the fact that domestic terrorism like this isn't something they will take immediate action for is just surreal and deplorable. He could have slaughtered MANY people at this concert or anywhere for that matter. Nowhere is ever 100% safe for so many of us, and this is just so despicable.

I wanted to post about this for folks who live in Atlanta or nearby, or who were supposed to attend and maybe didn't see this. As the author of the tweet alluded to -please take care of yourself and each other the best you can. Love you all and stay safe.

[offender42085]

Post 1009

Andrew Braddy, Pennsylvania inmate NU5558, born 2000, incarceration intake in 2019 at age 19, sentenced to 12 years; projected release date not available

Involuntary Manslaughter

In March 2019, a Latrobe man was sentenced to serve up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter for the August 2017 shooting death of his 15-year-old friend.

Andrew Stephen Braddy, 18, told a Westmoreland County judge he was guilty of the charges but said nothing more about his role in the shooting death of Devin Capasso. The teen was killed when a gun, held by Braddy, discharged as they listened to rap music in a Latrobe home.

“This was a tragic accident. It was his friend, and there were drugs being consumed. Drugs and guns never mix,” defense attorney Robert Mielnicki said.

Braddy was 17 at the time of the incident. He was initially charged with a general count of criminal homicide, and prosecutors said there was evidence he intended to kill Capasso, a crime that if he was convicted could carry a potential life prison sentence. Defense attorneys have for the last year insisted involuntary manslaughter, which is a killing that occurs as a result of a negligent or reckless act, was the more appropriate charge.

Assistant District Attorney Tom Grace said the plea bargain finalized Monday was appropriate.

“Factually, this charge is the best fit. It involved a reckless killing. This was a situation where young kids were fooling around with guns. There is no evidence of bad blood between them,” Grace said.

Prosecutors said Braddy and four others were in a fourth-floor apartment on Main Street on Aug. 29, 2017, when he and another teen showed off two handguns stolen from vehicles within the past week. As the group listened to rap music, Braddy started to wave one of the guns, manipulated the weapon to prepare it to shoot and told Capasso he was going to fire before he pulled the trigger, police said.

Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Rita Hathaway imposed terms of the negotiated plea bargain that calls for Braddy to serve six to 12 years in prison.

That sentence includes a 2 1⁄2 to five-year prison term for the misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter charge, the maximum penalty for that offense. The judge ordered Braddy serve a consecutive term of 3 1⁄2 to seven years behind bars for a count of possession of an unlicensed firearm.

As part of the plea deal, Braddy withdrew his pretrial motions that included a request to have his case transferred to juvenile court, a move that would have prevented him from remaining in custody beyond his 21st birthday.

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[kemetic-dreams]

🚨 Arizona Man Indicted for Planning Mass Shooting in Atlanta

👤 Mark Adams Prieto, 58, from Prescott, Arizona, faces federal charges for allegedly planning a racially motivated mass shooting at an Atlanta rap concert.

🔫 Charges Include:

- Firearms trafficking

- Transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime

- Possession of an unregistered firearm

🎤 Target:

- The plot aimed at a Bad Bunny concert on May 14-15, 2024, at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, targeting African Americans and other minorities.

🔍 Key Details:

- Prieto discussed his plan with an FBI source and undercover agent at gun shows in Arizona between January and May 2024.

- He aimed to carry out the attack before the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, anticipating martial law.

- Prieto sold weapons to the undercover agent, intending them for the attack.

- Planned to leave Confederate flags to indicate the attack’s racial motive.

- Arrested on May 14, 2024, in New Mexico, with seven guns and ammunition found in his car.

🕵️ Investigation:

- The FBI was alerted by a confidential source about Prieto’s advocacy for mass shootings against Black people, Jews, and Muslims.

- Prieto admitted discussing the attack but claimed he did not intend to carry it out.

⚖️ Importance:

- This case underscores the ongoing threat of hate crimes and domestic terrorism, highlighting the need for vigilance and reporting suspicious activities to law enforcement.

#HateCrimes #DomesticTerrorism #FBI #Vigilance #PublicSafety

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[beardedmrbean]

The trial for "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is set to begin with jury selection next week.

In January 2023, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and actor Alec Baldwin were charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In April 2023, the charges against the "30 Rock" actor were dropped without prejudice pending further investigation. However, the charges were refiled in January 2024.

In the summer of 2023, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was charged with tampering with evidence after prosecutors claimed that they found a witness who alleged that the armorer had transferred cocaine to another individual on the day that Hutchins was killed, thus impeding the police investigation into her death.

The rookie armorer has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Although her trial was initially scheduled for December 2023, it was postponed until February 2024. Alec Baldwin is not expected to be called as a witness in her trial, given his own legal troubles.

'Rust' Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's Legal Team Tries To Get Trial Thrown Out

On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, a judge in Santa Fe rejected a last-minute bid to throw out the case against "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, despite repeated attempts by her legal team to get the case tossed.

Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyer, Jason Bowles, had unsuccessfully argued that it was impossible for the armorer to receive a fair trial when the state turned over hundreds of attorney-client text messages to a key witness, as per Variety. However, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer refused to dismiss the case and did not find the disclosure prejudicial to her case.

The trial is now scheduled to begin on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. She has submitted a plea of not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence due to allegations of her drug use. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been accused of being reckless on set in terms of firearm safety. Prosecutors have alleged that she not only brought live ammunition onto the movie set, but they have also claimed that she was the one who put the live bullet into a gun that Baldwin used for a scene inside a church.

It is worth noting that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was not inside the church when the gun went off, striking Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza, who was standing directly behind the cinematographer. Souza was hospitalized as a result of his injuries, but Hutchins did not survive.

It was actually first assistant director Dave Halls who had told Alec Baldwin that the gun was a "cold gun," meaning that it did not contain live rounds. Halls reached a plea deal with prosecutors and pled guilty to the negligent use of a firearm. He was given six months of probation.

Judge Declines To Throw Out Additional Drug Charges

On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, Judge Sommer dealt with several different motions ahead of next week's trial. Declining to dismiss the trial, Judge Sommer noted that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's attorney, Jason Bowles, had signed a consent form allowing law enforcement officials to search the armorer's phone. The consent form did not exclude attorney-client communications.

Judge Sommer also rejected a motion to sever the two counts to be heard at two separate trials. In the summer of 2023, special prosecutors alleged that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed gave someone on set a bag of cocaine after the shooting. Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey has claimed that the rookie armorer was attempting to conceal evidence that she was impaired during filming.

In court documents obtained by The Blast, Kari Morrissey quoted several text messages between Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and others that allegedly make references to cocaine and marijuana. However, the armorer's legal team has argued that the claims are speculative and felt that drug claims may raise the likelihood that potential jurors will convict her on the involuntary manslaughter charges she is also facing.

Although Judge Sommer declined to sever the two counts, she did ask prosecutors to limit the references to the armorer's drug and alcohol use at the trial, stating that some of the state’s proposed evidence would be “unfair to the defendant."

In addition to the drug charges, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey asked a judge to exclude a report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which blamed the production company for relaxed safety standards on set. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's legal team is hoping to use the report during the trial in order to redirect blame from the armorer to the production company. In the end, Judge Summer decided that the OSHA report would be allowed into evidence during the trial.

However, Judge Sommer will not allow Jason Bowles to call an expert witness on safety standards in union productions, as this witness only came forward within the last ten days. When prosecutors argued that they had no time to prepare for this new witness, Jason Bowles proposed that the trial could be delayed.

However, Judge Sommer stayed firm that the trial, already delayed from December 2023, will begin on February 21, 2024, as planned.

[ukrfeminism]

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Police recruits with links to serious organised crime and histories of predatory behaviour have passed official vetting, a report has concluded.

Forces have accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. One recruit was a pimp and others were caught lying about their families’ involvement in serious crime, including drug dealing.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services said that hundreds if not thousands of corrupt officers were working in England and Wales. Forces had a risk threshold that was “too low” in their drive for recruits and, in at least one case, to improve diversity.

In the latest review lambasting the state of policing, the watchdog also uncovered a culture of misogyny and predatory behaviour.

Forces were plunged into crisis in March last year when a serving Metropolitan Police officer abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, 33. They have also been criticised for poor clear-up rates for crimes ranging from sexual violence to burglary.

Inspectors were asked to examine vetting because PC Wayne Couzens, a firearms officer who is now serving a whole-life sentence for Everard’s murder, transferred to the Met from another force despite a link to an alleged flashing incident. He has since been charged with six incidents of indecent exposure. He has pleaded not guilty to four charges and has yet to enter a plea to the other two.

Matt Parr, the inspector who reviewed the Met and seven other forces, said that senior officers had failed for a decade to tackle predatory officers and lax vetting. Asked whether Couzens could have been blocked if earlier recommendations for improvement had been implemented, Parr said: “The shoddier your vetting system is, the greater the chance of somebody like Couzens joining you.

“Now, I can’t say that he would never have joined or been allowed to transfer. What I can say is, the tighter your standards — and if some of the recommendations we’ve made had been enacted — the chances of something like that happening are clearly reduced.”

Parr’s review found that even when the vetting process turned up “disturbing information” such as a history of discrimination or extremism on social media, or a litany of sexual misconduct complaints, applicants were accepted.

Recruits with families in organised crime have been hired in the past three years. In one force, which was not named, an applicant passed vetting despite a history of indecent exposure.

A chief constable allowed the transfer of an officer accused of sexually assaulting junior officers and a member of the public, because they felt it would “make the force more diverse”.

The review found that female officers and staff were routinely exposed to sexism and predatory behaviour. This indicates that the Met’s “anything goes attitude” and failure to sack rogue officers, reported in a review last month, are prevalent in other forces.

Of 725 vetting files reviewed, there were 131 cases in which the decision to hire had been “questionable at best”. Of those, inspectors believed that 68 should have been rejected outright.

Officers had transferred between forces despite histories of attracting misconduct allegations. There were officers with substantial undischarged debts, a corruption risk, and others who gave false information to the vetting unit. Some forces were not checking employment histories or collecting character references, and others did not do in-person interviews.

Culture of misogyny in every force reviewed

Parr, who made 43 recommendations for improvement, said forces should not risk standards to meet the demand to hire 20,000 officers, a Conservative initiative to replace those who were cut during austerity.

An “alarming” number of 11,000 female officers and staff who responded to a survey detailed allegations of harassment and serious sexual assault. They complained of senior male officers pursuing junior colleagues for sex, viewing pornography at work and stopping the cars of pretty women in a practice referred to as “booty patrol”.

The report said: “We concluded that far too many women had, at some stage in their career, experienced unwanted sexual behaviour towards them. We were left in no doubt that, in too many places, a culture of misogyny, sexism and predatory behaviour towards members of the public and female police officers and staff still exists.”

A Met review of investigations into serving officers who faced allegations of sex crimes or domestic abuse showed that only 58 per cent were investigated to the required standard.

Since the Everard case, police forces have made repeated pledges to root out rogue officers. In making a series of fresh recommendations to beef up safeguards yesterday, Parr issued a damning list of cases in which the service had failed to act over more than a decade.

A string of independent reviews over the years had given forces “ample warning” about predators in their midst and there were cases of rogue officers which should have raised red flags and been catalysts for changes.

They included Ian Naude, a Cheshire PC who was jailed for 25 years for raping a 13-year-old girl and had only joined the force “to gain the keys to a sweetshop”. Wayne Scott, who was jailed in 2013, used his position in Cleveland to carry out rapes and sexual assaults but complaints about him were ignored. Stephen Mitchell, of Northumbria police, was handed two life sentences in 2011 for being a “ruthless sexual predator” who carried out rapes and indecent assaults.

Last month it emerged that PC James Ford, who repeatedly raped a young girl, was hired even though the vetting process raised concerns about his inappropriate use of social media. Suella Braverman, the home secretary, said yesterday that the report shone a “stark light” on the problems and it was “unacceptable” that women “continue to experience misogynistic and sexist behaviour”.

Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, of the Met, said that “being ruthless in ridding [the force] of those who corrupt our integrity” was central to the reform promised by Sir Mark Rowley, the new commissioner.

Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said: “The confidence of the public and our staff is dependent on us fixing these problems with urgency, fully and for the long term. Police chiefs are determined to do that. A number of changes and actions are already under way to improve standards in vetting, misconduct and countercorruption, and ensure those standards are consistently followed.”

[blaserables]

V-Jump Books [Game Series] BIO HAZARD

Translations from Project Umbrella:

Chris Redfield (Page 028)

A former Air Force pilot who serves as A Team's helicopter pilot. His marksmanship skills are undeniable and there is no one on the team who can match Chris. He is the most dependable guy on the team with great powers of observation and insight.

Jill Valentine (Page 030)

A member of S.T.A.R.S. A Team specializing in explosives handling with her dexterity. She enlisted in S.T.A.R.S. in search of "experiences to make her feel alive." A beautiful woman with a somewhat strong-minded personality, she has dexterity and an ability to take action that put the men to shame.

Rebecca Chambers (Page 031)

A rookie who has just joined the unit this year. She is a talented woman who repeated accelerated classes and graduated from university at just 18 years old, with unmatched knowledge concerning chemistry. She has an active personality but is now hardened by the tension and expectations of her first mission, just like a regular rookie.

Barry Burton (Page 032)

Within S.T.A.R.S. he is in charge of maintaining and replenishing firearms. He has 16 years experience in this line of work. He is a firearms expert who was transferred from SWAT. He has a quiet personality and a strong sense of justice. He is usually very kind and loves his wife and two daughters. He carries a photo of his family with him at all times.

Albert Wesker (Page 034)

A biotechnology specialist. He was an executive of a certain major corporation, but took office as Captain of S.T.A.R.S. several years ago. As he rebuilt S.T.A.R.S. when it was on the verge of being dissolved at the time, he is a so-called savior.

[ejacutastic]

On Sept. 17, near the town of Sierra Blanca in rural West Texas, ICE detention center operator Mike Sheppard and his twin brother Mark attacked a group of migrants walking through the desert. Mike saw the group on the side of the road, pulled over next to them, pulled out his firearm and proceeded to shoot at the group. He killed one migrant and injured another.

The Sheppards first claimed that they were looking for grouse, then changed their story to hunting javelina, or wild pigs. This would have been at 7 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, 20 minutes after sunset. They claimed that they did not know what they had shot and left to attend a local Water Board meeting. Survivors’ testimony tells a radically different story: After taking cover near a water tank, they heard men in a pickup truck shouting profanities in Spanish and telling them to come out. The truck revved its engine, then the driver leaned across the hood and fired two shots. One man was struck in the head and killed, and another woman was struck in the gut and wounded.

The attack is reminiscent of other lynchings that have taken place throughout the country such as the horrific killing of Ahmaud Arbery, in which two armed, white vigilantes murdered a Black man jogging by the side of the road.

Mike Sheppard’s actions are part of a larger pattern of violently racist and xenophobic attitudes embedded within U.S. immigration policy. The far right has weaponized immigration as a racist wedge issue. State governors like Greg Abbott of Texas, Ron DeSantis of Florida, and Doug Ducey of Arizona are militarizing their immigration policies while sending thousands of migrants to New York City and Chicago, effectively using immigrants as pawns in their political stunts. At the same time, they have also increasingly advocated for and celebrated vigilantism towards immigrants and people of color. The day after Sheppard’s attack, another man in West Texas, Erick Garibaldi, shot a migrant in the face. 

Gilberto Hinojosa, a chair of the Texas Democratic Party, said in response, “This killing in West Texas is the direct result of Texas Republicans’ violent fearmongering of undocumented migrants. When you continuously use language like ‘invasion’ to describe what is happening at our border, the only logical conclusion is that you want migrants and asylum seekers to be treated like invaders.’” 

Hinojosa is correct about the Republicans’ demonization of migrants. The Democrats, however, are also to blame for harsh border policies and the dehumanizing treatment of immigrants. Under the Biden administration in the past 11 months, more than two million immigrants have been arrested along the southern U.S. border. Biden claims to be implementing a “safe, orderly and humane” immigration system, but the number of migrant deaths is at an all-time high under the Biden administration.

Mike Sheppard, the shooter, has a history of allegations of violent, racist behavior. The light charges he has received so far are a slap in the face to his victims.

Sheppard was fired from his job shortly after the incident, but this is not the first allegation of racist violence that has been leveled against him. A 2018 report by a coalition of legal groups found that African detainees who were transferred to the facility endured “physical assault; sexual abuse; excessive and arbitrary discipline (use of pepper spray and solitary confinement) without cause; verbal insults, including racial slurs; dangerous and unsanitary conditions of confinement; and denial of medical and mental health care.” Sheppard himself was implicated in many of the abuses as were guards directly under his command.

The detention center has claimed that he had been fired “due to an off-duty incident unrelated to his employment.” Apparently, the many years of alleged on-duty incidents of violence directly related to his employment didn’t count in the eyes of the detention center.

The state of Texas has charged Sheppard with manslaughter, defined as “killing without malice.” Given Sheppard’s violent past, history of racist violence in his role as detention center manager, and the allegations that the brothers shouted profanities in Spanish before opening fire, it should be clear that this is in fact a hate crime.

Anything short of a first-degree murder conviction will be an insult to Sheppard’s victims and will signal to other vigilantes that they can commit lynchings with impunity.

[whumpy-daydreams]

Acquisition Form

Subject name: Rowena Torsen

DOB: 9th November 200X

Sex: female

ID number: 027900347

Hair colour: black

Eye colour: blue/green

Height: 163cm

Weight: 64.3kg

Date of acquisition: 14:37:00 4th August 20XX

Acquisition signed by: Isabella Mason, principle research scientist

    Dietgard Rehn, facility manager

    Arttur Kangas, Voscland Palace Prison director

    Marcus Thorne, legal guardian of subject

Assigned unit: High security unit B

Assigned cell: #B032

Reason for acquisition: Subject charged with murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, possession of firearms, possession of offensive weapons, assault, GBH, criminal damage, forgery, resisting arrest. Subject initially sentenced to death after trial without jury as ordained by His Majesty the King of Voscland. After discussions with Marcus Thorne, sentencing was reduced to life imprisonment in Voscland Human Research Facility and the subject was transferred from Voscland Palace Prison to the facility.

Comments: Subject is very violent and resistant to authority. Shows good control and strength of powers including when under stress and should be evaluated as soon as it is safe to do so. Not to be approached alone without sedation or restraint. An individual handler should be considered. Dietgard Rehn

[coochiequeens]

Doesn’t the ACLU have better cases to pursue?

In 2019, an ACLU lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Corrections resulted in a settlement which required the state to allow violent male inmates to self-identify into the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The lawsuit was launched on behalf of a transgender male inmate who sought transfer but had been denied. That inmate was anonymized in court records, referred to only as “Sonia Doe.” 

Reduxx has learned the identity of the anonymous inmate the ACLU represented in their fight for prison gender self-identification, and can name him as unhinged convicted terrorist Danielle Demers.

Demers, born Daniel Smith, was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for attempting to sell ammunition and pipe bombs.

In October of 2017, Demers, a veteran of the Marine Corps, was charged with attempting to sell a high-powered rifle, 300 rounds of ammunition, and material capable of making five pipe bombs. During the course of the investigation, it was learned that Demers provided instructions on how to assemble the pipe bomb and noted that they should be filled with nails to act as shrapnel. 

He was arrested by members of the Atlantic City Police Department SWAT Team, and the Atlantic City Police Department Bomb Squad recovered the pipe bomb materials. Authorities did not specify the intended customers for the weapons, and local media reportsreferred to Demers simply as a “woman.”

As reported by AC Prime Time, Demers had been known locally for charity work prior to his arrest. The exact nature of his activism remains unclear.

Demers was charged with unlawful possession of a destructive device, possession of an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose, unlawful sale of a firearm, unlawfully teaching another to use an explosive, and conspiracy. In April of 2018, Demers and his female accomplice Nina House were each sentenced to five yearsin prison for their crimes.

Demers’ sex was recorded as female by the Atlantic County Justice Facility, though he was initially housed with men at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton. In August of 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections on behalf of Demers, arguing that a “woman” named only as “Sonia Doe” had been “imprisoned for the past seventeen months in men’s prisons,” a situation that was said to constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.” 

The legal action, which used “she/her” pronouns to refer to Demers, claimed that he was discriminated against “on the basis of her gender identity or expression and on the basis of her sex,” and that he had been “treat[ed] differently than other women solely because she is transgender.”

It was further stated that Demers suffered from an “exceptional vulnerability as a woman,” which included prison staff “referring to her as male, using male pronouns to address her, and sometimes even explicitly telling her she is a man.” The lawsuit sought financial compensation for “the more than seventeen months” that the DOC “caused [him] to suffer in men’s prisons.” 

Also mentioned in the complaint was Demers’ lack of access to “gender-affirming undergarments”. In one specific example, a bra owned by Demers was confiscated, and he had filed 13 grievances to the NJDOC related to his desire for women’s underwear.

Within the same month that the lawsuit was filed, the New Jersey Department of Corrections transferred Demers to Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCF), the state’s only female prison.

“Sonia Doe has spent more than 500 days in men’s prisons, facing extreme harassment, discrimination and outright violence on a day-to-day basis,” said ACLU-NJ Staff Attorney Tess Borden said in response to the decision. “Her bravery in asserting her rights, and the DOC’s quick decision to transfer her to the women’s prison, creates momentum for broad-based reforms.”

In June of 2021, the state of New Jersey reached a settlement with the ACLU-NJ and agreed to adopt major reforms to prison policies which would allow housing according to a self-declared and subjective ‘gender identity’ rather than on biological sex. 

As part of the settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections agreed to pay Demers $125,000 in damages and $45,000 in separate attorney’s fees.

In a press release issued by the ACLU-NJ, Borden remarked: “The settlement of this lawsuit puts in place systemic, far-reaching policy changes to recognize and respect the gender identity of people in prison – with housing based on gender identity, use of appropriate pronouns, access to gender-affirming property, and much more.” 

She continued: “This policy places New Jersey in the vanguard of states committed to protecting transgender, intersex, and non-binary people in prison housing determinations and continues its path toward eliminating discrimination based on gender identity.”

According to testimonies provided to Reduxx from women incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (EMCF), among the first men to be transferred to the prison after Demers and the ACLU-NJ were victorious in their lawsuit was a convicted woman-killer who had referred to himself as “Lucifer’s maiden servant.”

Perry Cerf was handed a 50-year sentence in 2003 for the brutal rape and murder of a sex-trafficked woman from Ecuador. Cerf, who now goes by “Michelle Hel-loki Angelina” and is recorded as female by the DOC, had been found wearing his victim’s clothes and utilizing her identification with his photo superimposed over hers.

At the time of his crime, he sent a letter to the press confessing to and boasting about the horrific slaying, stating: “Since I have a most unusual taste for blood, I drank and licked and lapped up my fill … Let it be known: I am Lucifer’s Maiden servant, sent to earth born of sin, to bring suffering and pain, darkness and evil.”

Cerf accepted a longer sentence to avoid a rape charge, and during his trial said, “Going to prison on a sex charge would be a safety concern for me.” He has since married a female inmate at EMCF, and has been reportedly terrorizing women in the facility.

Since his release, Demers has been active on the online forum Quora, a community that operates on a question and answer format.

Demers is behind at least two profiles on the site. In one Quora profile, Demers describes himself as a “Former Tactical Analyst & Warfare Development Specialist.” He also purports to be a “rape counselor” who “sits on the board of directors for several non-profits.” The 2019 legal complaint launched on his behalf similarly describes Demers as a “grief and suicide counselor” and “board member of several non-profit organizations.”

All together, Demers has replied to thousands of questions on the platform, many of which relate to the topic of transgenderism and prison policies. 

To a question posted last year on whether there should be separate prison accommodations for transgender people, Demers responded: “In NJ [sic] transgender females (still having a penis) are housed with cis females, they are housed together, roam freely together, eat together, and shower together… This has been policy for over two years with dozens of trans female inmates living and co-mingling at the only female prison, Edna Mahan.”

To another Quora user who asked “What would happen if an inmate in prison got caught staring at another inmate in the showers,” Demers commented: “The females all have girlfriends and open relationships, no shame in it.”

In a recent post from April 23, Demers instructs readers to “Google Sonia Doe” in order to learn how the state of New Jersey places trans-identified prisoners. 

While Demers speaks about “Sonia Doe” as though a separate entity, in a post from last year he explicitly outed himself as “Sonia Doe” and stated that he was “brought to the female prison with the help of the ACLU.”

Demers writes: “I am transgender. I was declared male at birth. I have always been a girl… It’s not a fetish or a phase. I am very feminine, and guys hit on me everywhere I go. My heart, soul, metaphysical mind and now my body are female. I love being a girl! Before I was miserable every second of every day. Trying to be something I wasn’t. It was torture.”

One Quora user asked about the issue of female inmates being impregnated by trans-identifying males. “Are transgender activists bothered by women getting pregnant by male inmates in women’s prisons?” Demers answers: “If a transgender person is on the right combination of hormones and testosterone blocking meds they can not impregnate a female. In fact, they will not ejaculate a single drop of semen.”

In addition to offering his expertise on topics related to transgenderism, Demers has also been responding to Quora inquiries of a sexual nature, including on topics such as furries, diapers, menstruation, and lesbianism.

“I’m ADBL and have no real ADBL friends. Just a few people I speak to online,” Demers writes. In his profile, he lists “Adult Babies / Diaper Lovers (fetish)” as an area of personal expertise. ADBL refers to a sexual subculture in which adults, primarily men, achieve arousal by behaving and dressing like babies.

On his older Quora profile, only three accounts followed by Demers are visible. All of them are related to the sexual fetish of adults pretending to be children or infants. One is specifically titled “Diapered Females.” Among his followers is what appears to be an adult man who calls himself “Newborn Baby Rebecca” and posts photos of himself wearing diapers.

“I love kissing girls (I’m a girl, and not a lesbian). Girls are amazing kissers, soft and gentle,” reads one comment by Demers. To the question, “If female best friends finger each other, does that make them lesbians?” he responds: “No, it does not. It makes them friends with benefits.”

Using his more recently active profile, Demers described a scenario wherein he had engaged in sexual activities with a minor. He described the situation, which involved a 17 year-old girl, as a misunderstanding that occurred after drinking at a bar. 

Responding to a user who posed the question of how to prevent “male perverts who try to go into women’s washrooms and showers,” Demers replied: “There is a huge difference between the male perverts who enjoy going into and somehow get off going into female bathrooms/locker rooms, and trans women who go there just like any other female. I’m a trans female and I go into female bathrooms, do you know why, it’s because I’m a female! Even in states where it’s illegal for me to use female restrooms, I’m still going to utilize the female restroom, do you know why? Because I’m a female.”

Disturbingly, Demers also claims to have a period and use period products.

“There is nothing shameful about menstruation. I prefer pads, and when I’m on my period, I keep one in my back pocket. I’ve always got a pad or two in my purse,” he wrote on Quora.

But perhaps most frighteningly, Demers claims to have adopted a homeless teenage girl from an abusive background, and has responded to posts on the topic of kidnapping while himself warning others to understand laws related to the offense.

“I took in and raised a teenage girl, she was drug addicted, being abused by men and at home spent most of her time on the streets. She is now 22, sober, and in college. We are very close. Something deep inside just told me to help her and show her the way. If you have the same urge to intervene I would seriously consider doing so. Bear in mind the law, going against either parent is a losing battle and quick way to possible kidnapping charges. In my particular situation her mother couldn’t have been happier to be rid of her,” he states.

Demers has also claimed to be “best friends with a high ranking police administrator,” while describing an unsettling story involving kidnapping and a “closet painted black with chains hanging everywhere.” 

In the story, Demers prevents an officer from conducting a welfare check on an “adult child” on the basis that the sexual bondage scenario was a form of roleplay, and therefore, consensual.

On March 14, 2022, he answered the question: “What crime did you not get caught for yet and owe prison time to the police for?” Demers replied, “If I didn’t get caught, then why would I owe time to the police?”

Thanks to the efforts of Demers and the ACLU, at least 27 men are now housed at EMCF, many of which have been convicted of violent crimes involving women and children. 

Amongst them are Matthew “Marina” Volz and Adam “Ashley” Romero, two sadistic men who sexually abused Volz’ 7 year-old daughter to produce “transgender porn” involving the child.

Another male transfer, Raequan “Rae” Rollins, is said to have incited the worst instance of prison guard brutalityagainst female inmates in recent years – following which, he was transferred out of EMCF for his safety to the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton while the women who were beaten remained.

Despite having repeatedly assaulted officers, threatening to sexually assault a female staff member, and allegedly hurling his bodily excretions at guards, Rollins filed a lawsuit following a violent show of force from prison officers which resulted in six women being extremely battered. Major media outlets reported sympathetically that he had been a victim of “transphobia”, and he was ultimately moved to Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution at Muncy, a facility for adult female offenders.

Still another male transfer was discovered to have impregnated two women housed at EMCF after being transferred in while serving a 30-year sentence for the murder of his foster father. Demetrius ‘Demi’ Minor had been trying to have sex with the female inmates from the moment he was transferred in, according to sources at the prison.

Additionally, multiple women have told Reduxx of the sexual harassment and abuse they have endured from the male transfers. 

Kokila Hiatt, who has spoken to Reduxx on several occasions over the past year, reports becoming the target of harassment by Perry Cerf after speaking out. Cerf made false allegations against Hiatt which resulted in her being punished and placed in a lockdown unit for three days.

Last year, Amy Locane, an actress known for her role in Melrose Place, described how a 6’7″ convicted murderernamed Neil LaBranche ⁠— who now goes by the name Nikita Selket ⁠— had been showering with women at the facility, causing them to feel uncomfortable and “violated.”

By Genevieve Gluck

Genevieve is the Co-Founder of Reduxx, and the outlet's Chief Investigative Journalist with a focused interest in pornography, sexual predators, and fetish subcultures. She is the creator of the podcast Women's Voices, which features news commentary and interviews regarding women's rights.

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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday reintroduced universal gun background checks legislation that is overwhelmingly popular with the American public — but not with a majority of U.S. Senators.

Federal law requires criminal background checks for firearm sales only at licensed dealers. Private sales between individuals, including at gun shows or online, aren’t subject to background checks.

Polls over the years have consistently shown that around 90% of Americans support requiring a criminal background check for all firearm sales. But it’s extremely likely that no Republican Senators will support Murphy’s bill.

“This is one of those wild issues in which 90% of the American public have made up their mind and we still can’t move the proposal through the Senate,” Murphy told HuffPost. “This is the holy grail of gun policy: It’s wildly popular, and it makes a big difference.”

Federal law prohibits certain people from buying guns, including those who have been convicted of violent crimes or who are subject to restraining orders. But without a background check, there’s nothing to stop them from buying a gun. According to one estimate from 2017, nearly a quarter of new gun owners bought their weapons without a background check.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a member of the Senate Republican leadership team, told HuffPost that he would “obviously” oppose a universal background checks bill and so would any Senators who favor protecting Second Amendment rights. Not all Democrats will support Murphy’s bill, either; Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) and Jon Tester (Mont.) refused to co-sponsor last year’s version, and Manchin told HuffPost this week that his position hasn’t changed.

With Republicans in control of the House for at least the next two years, universal background checks will remain a non-starter.

But Congress has not been totally paralyzed on gun violence, which in recent years eclipsed car wrecks as the leading cause of death of children in the U.S. Last year, Murphy partnered with Republicans on a law that, among other things, expanded background checks for gun buyers between 18 and 21 years old. The FBI told HuffPost this week that the expanded checks had denied dozens of gun sales so far.

The 2022 law also modified the legal definition of who counts as “engaged in the business” of selling guns and therefore must register with the federal government as a firearms dealer. The new text stresses that someone’s a dealer if “the intent underlying the sale or disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining pecuniary gain,” meaning profit.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), one of Murphy’s main Republican partners on last year’s bill, said that language change “basically did” what Murphy’s now trying to do with his universal background checks bill.

“If they’re in the business of selling firearms, they’re gonna be charged with a crime,” if they don’t do background checks, Cornyn said.

Federal law already required anyone in the business of selling guns for profit to apply for a license. It’s not clear what practical effect the new wording will have. The Congressional Research Service said the change “could make some, but not all, intrastate, private firearm transfers” subject to background checks.

The gun control group Giffords, which celebrated the new law, called the revision to the gun dealer language just a minor change: “The loophole that allows unlicensed sellers to sell guns without conducting background checks would remain open,” Giffords said on its website.

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Logan Dean, Ohio inmate A777310, born 2003, incarceration intake in 2020 at age 17, scheduled for release 12/13/2030

Involuntary Manslaughter

In August 2020, a 17-year-old Centerville-area boy was sentenced to 11 to 15 years in prison for his part in the fatal shooting of his best friend during a botched robbery the prior December outside Lebanon.

Logan Dean of Washington Twp. pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a firearm specification through a bill of information reached after plea negotiations between his lawyer and prosecutors.

Dean is to spend at least 11 years and could serve another four years in prison under the plea agreement.

Judge Robert Peeler found Dean guilty during a court hearing in Warren County Common Pleas Court.

Dean, who lost a kidney and was shot in the liver in the incident, told Peeler he was “one of the top readers” in his class while in school in Centerville.

Peeler and Dean’s lawyer, John Kaspar, both noted Dean was still a kid unable to make adult decisions or fully understand what was happening.

“Not only has Mr. Dean lost his freedom for a significant amount of time with consequences that are go through the remainder of his life,” Kaspar said. “He lost his best friend and his liberty in the space of one shot.”

Dean said he sneaked out of his home that night to “hang out with my friends,” but accepted responsibility for his actions.  “There’s no sugar-coating this,” he said.

Peeler suggested the case would be a good school lesson for high school students and noted Dean’s youth.   “I feel like I am sentencing a child to prison, and I am,” Peeler said.

Dean, who turned 17 while awaiting trial in the case, was not charged in adult court until the sentencing hearing. His juvenile case was transferred and reviewed by a Warren County grand jury previously.

Murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy cases were filed against another individual and Dean.  A few weeks earlier, the other individual pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for their role in the incident that resulted in the fatal shooting of Mason Trudics, 18, of Centerville, outside the other individual’s home on Oregonia Road.   Because he used a gun, Dean’s case was suitable to be transferred to adult court.

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One of two men who carried out a Satanist-inspired “thrill kill” murder in San Jose was freed from prison and released back into Santa Clara County. Former inmate Jae Williams, 29, was granted early release on November 20, court records show.

Williams was a 15-year-old high school student when he and his 16-year-old friend, Randy Thompson, decided they wanted to kill someone. The boys befriended 15-year-old Michael Russell with the sole intention of murdering him in 2009.

The victim’s family’s attorney, Scotty J. Storey, told KRON4, “Jae and Randy set out with a goal of killing someone just to find out what it felt like. They cultivated a ‘friendship’ with Mikey, lulling him into a sense of security with them, to achieve their goal.”

When San Jose Police Department homicide detectives were investigating the teen’s grisly death, Williams told police that his religion, Satanism, gave him permission to kill.

The three boys went to Russell’s house on Nov. 10, 2009. When the trio was alone in the backyard, Williams and Thompson attacked the victim with a knife. They reportedly took turns stabbing the Santa Teresa High School student.

Storey said the terror Russell must have felt realizing his “friends” were going to kill him is unimaginable.

With Williams freed from prison, the victim’s surviving family members are also terrified, Storey said.

“They are very disappointed in the legislative system that created the statute, which lead his release. They are also terrified for themselves and for society. There is no indication that Jae Williams ever showed any contrition or remorse for taking Mikey’s life or the brutal way that he and Randy murdered him,” Storey told KRON4.

For their trials, Thompson and Williams were charged and convicted as adults, and sentenced to serve 26 years to life in prison. Senate Bill 1391, passed in 2018, prohibits anyone under the age of 16 from being charged as an adult. After California’s law passed, Williams’ case was transferred into juvenile court.

Thompson — who was just one year older than Williams at the time of the “Thrill Kill” — remains locked up in San Quentin State Prison, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. “He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. He is in CDCR custody,” the spokesperson wrote.

Thompson’s next parole hearing is scheduled for March of 2024. He will be eligible for parole in May of 2028, according to state inmate records.

Williams was set free hours after a discharge hearing was held in Santa Clara County juvenile court on November 20. His mother, Christina Trujillo, and defense attorney, Lewis Octavio Romero, appeared in the courtroom with him, court records state.

The court set the following probation conditions on the convicted murderer’s release:

Williams cannot change his place of residence without prior approval from his probation officer.

Williams is forbidden from associating with Thompson. He is also barred from having any “intentional contact” with the victim’s family members.

He must participate in re-entry services.

He may not leave his family’s home between 11 p.m.-6 a.m.

He must attend school, vocational training, or maintain full-time employment.

Williams may not use, possess, or be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

He is subject to search and seizure at any time by law enforcement.

Williams is not allowed to own firearms until he turns 30 years old on June 8, 2024.

If Williams violates his probation conditions, he could be ordered back to jail for no longer than six months.

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Ohoho one of the Proud Boys broke ranks

A former leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty today to seditious conspiracy for his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions sought to stop the transfer of power by disrupting a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Jeremy Bertino, 43, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol breach. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, stemming from a court-authorized search of his residence in March 2022. As part of the plea agreement, Bertino has agreed to cooperate with the government’s ongoing investigation.

According to court documents, the Proud Boys describe themselves as members of a “pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world, aka Western Chauvinists.” Bertino joined the Proud Boys in approximately 2018 and was, for a time, the vice president of his local Proud Boys chapter in South Carolina.

As stated in the court documents, on multiple occasions in 2020, Bertino traveled to Washington, D.C., for rallies as a member of the Proud Boys. During one trip, on Dec. 12, 2020, several individuals, including Bertino and other Proud Boys members, were involved in an altercation. During that altercation, Bertino, among others, was stabbed. Bertino was hospitalized, released, and was still recovering outside of the Washington D.C. area from his injuries as of Jan. 6, 2021. Otherwise, he would have traveled to Washington.

In December 2020, Bertino accepted an invitation from Enrique Tarrio, then Proud Boys’ national chairman, to join a new chapter that Tarrio had devised called the “Ministry of Self Defense” (MOSD). In the weeks leading to Jan. 6, Bertino participated in encrypted chats and other communication with members of MOSD leadership. Bertino understood from his discussions with MOSD leadership that they agreed that the presidential election had been stolen, that the purpose of traveling to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, was to stop the certification of the Electoral College Vote, and that the MOSD leaders were willing to do whatever it would take, including using force against police and others, to achieve that objective.

Bertino continued to participate in planning sessions as he recovered from his injures. At least as early as Jan. 4, 2021, he received encrypted chat messages indicating that members of MOSD leadership were discussing the possibility of storming the Capitol. On Jan. 6, Bertino monitored activities through mainstream and social media, as well as posting in the MOSD chats. He posted messages himself to MOSD leaders and members to encourage and assist in the operation, such as advising those on the grounds of the Capitol to “form a spear.” Similarly, Bertino posted to his public social media account, “DO NOT GO HOME. WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF SAVING THE CONSTITUTION.” On the evening of Jan. 6, 2021, Bertino messaged Tarrio and celebrated the achievement, saying, among other things, “You know we made this happen,” and “1776 motherf****r.”

The firearms charge stems from an FBI search of Bertino’s residence on March 8, 2022. While executing a search warrant, agents located six firearms, including an AR-15 style firearm with a scope, and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition. Bertino was barred from possessing firearms and/or ammunition due to a previous conviction.

Bertino was charged in a criminal information that was filed today. Five other members of the Proud Boys, including Tarrio, were indicted on June 6, 2022, on seditious conspiracy and other charges. They have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial. A sixth member of the group, Charles Donohoe, 34, of Kernersville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on April 8, 2022, to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.

Bertino faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and up to 10 years in prison for the firearms charge. The charges also carry potential financial penalties. No sentencing date was set. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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The Met Police is investigating 1,000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving about 800 of its officers, the commissioner has said.

It comes after PC David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including dozens of rapes.

Sir Mark Rowley announced all 45,000 Met officers and staff would be rechecked for previously missed offending.

He also apologised to Carrick's victims for the force's failings.

"We have failed. And I'm sorry. He should not have been a police officer," he said.

"This man abused women in the most disgusting manner. It is sickening. We've let women and girls down, and indeed we've let Londoners down. The women who suffered and survived this violence have been unimaginably brave and courageous in coming forward.

"I do understand also that this will lead to some women across London questioning whether they can trust the Met to keep them safe.

"We haven't applied the same sense of ruthlessness to guarding our own integrity that we routinely apply to confronting criminals."

The Met said a total of 1,633 cases of alleged sexual offences or domestic violence involving 1,071 officers and other staff were being reviewed from the last 10 years to make sure the appropriate decisions were made.

It can now be reported that Carrick had already pleaded guilty in December to 43 charges, including 20 counts of rape, and admitted the final six counts on Monday.

He committed the offences against 12 women across two decades.

The Met apologised after it emerged Carrick was brought to the attention of police over nine incidents including allegations of rape, domestic violence and harassment between 2000 and 2021.

Meeting some of the women on dating websites, he would control what they wore, what they ate, where they slept and he even stopped some of them from speaking to their own children.

It emerged he had been accused of two offences against a former partner the year before he passed vetting to join the Met in 2001, and faced further assault and harassment claims against an ex-girlfriend in 2002, while still in his probationary period.

Despite having five public complaints to his name, he passed checks to become a firearms officer when he transferred to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in 2009 and he was vetted again in 2017.

A spokesman for the prime minister said high-profile cases such as Carrick's had "shattered" the public's trust in policing.

Rishi Sunak retains faith in the Met and its chief Sir Mark Rowley, the spokesman said, adding: "The commissioner has acknowledged the significant work required by the force."

Baroness Casey, who is conducting a review of the force's standards and internal culture, called on the home secretary for a full inquiry into Carrick's case.

"We owe it to all of his victims that this work takes place," she said.

She added the scope of Lady Elish Angiolini's current non-statutory inquiry into the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard should be extended to include the actions of Carrick.

Any inquiry into Carrick should "include the conduct of David Carrick and the potential opportunities the Met, other police forces and organisations may have had to identify his pattern of behaviour prior to October 2021, to stop him being a police officer and, ultimately, stop him offending," she said.

The issue was "so serious", she said, that if extending the current inquiry was not possible she would volunteer to conduct a separate inquiry.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said it was a "sobering day" for the Met and "the whole policing family throughout the country".

"This appalling incident represents a breach of trust, it will affect people's confidence in police and it's clear that standards and culture need to change in policing," she said.

She added chief constables needed to follow recent guidance by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on prioritising vetting and recruiting processes.

"I expect every chief constable to take on board those recommendations and implement them urgently," she said.

Zoe Billingham, who previously served as HM Inspector of Constabulary, called for a public inquiry to look into misogyny in policing on the BBC's Newscast Podcast.

She said she feared "there will be more cases" like Carrick's without "a rapid public inquiry" across police forces in England and Wales.

It would serve to establish if "misogyny in policing is leading to our failings to root out this form of corruption early enough to protect women," she said.