Friday, February 15, 2013
Timothy Gilbert, 18, faces charges of burglary and sexual assault.
A Maplewood teen already jailed on charges of sneaking into a home and raping a girl under the age of 16 now faces charges in another similar attack. Timothy Gilbert, 18, of the 7300 block of Kensington Avenue, had been charged with kidnapping, forcible rape, attempted forcible sodomy, sex abuse, burglary, theft and armed criminal action. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Gilbert was charged Friday in a burglary and knifepoint attack in the early morning hours of Dec. 14 in the 4000 block of Walsh Street. Gilbert also was charged in January with burglary. Police said he broke into a home in the 5200 block of Holly Hills Avenue early New Year’s Day. On the first charge of rape, Gilbert's bail was set at $75,000, cash only. On the …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Here's what two of St. Louis' top experts on sexual violence have to say after news broke that a former local teacher was charged with rape involving students.
It seems like some terrible child sexual abuse stories have been in the news a lot lately. Here in the St. Louis area, Patch has been covering the ex-teacher who turned himself in, confessing that he raped students. Authorities said the man confessed because he believed the crimes happened so long ago that he couldn’t be prosecuted for them. (He was wrong.) And just before that, we heard Pennsylvania State University would receive harsh penalties (but not the death penalty) for creating an environment where football coach Jerry Sandusky could abuse boys in locker-room showers. Sexual assault is an important issue for communities like ours to discuss, but it’s a hard subject to bring up—for reporters, for residents, for advocates, for …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Chief Steve Disbennett is confident that Brentwood police will solve the crimes surrounding a March 9 incident where a woman was abducted and sodomized in Brentwood.
On April 20, St. Louis police released information about a case involving the suspected rape of a 52-year-old woman that had occurred four days earlier. Not long after that, the Brentwood Police Department released information about the suspected sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman in Brentwood Park on March 9. Police noted similarities in the two incidents, including the description of the suspects. (Remain in the know about Brentwood news by liking our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MaplewoodBrentwoodPatch) Chief Steve Disbennett called the suspected assault an isolated incident, noting that it happened in the middle of the night. "We have, obviously, patrtol cars out there 24-7. That’s just an unfortunate thing that it happened," he …
Lindsay Toler
5:56 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Hi Lance! We Patchers work together. I wrote this article, and Jean, the editor in Chesterfield, used it on her site. Since this is about a regional issue, we shared it. That's why your comment ended up here. Does that help? And thanks for your comment!! LT more ›