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Saturday 9 december 2017
FBI seeks potential sex abuse victims on Arizona reservation

By FELICIA FONSECA and theft in October. He’s Jones sexually assaulted others might have been to Havasupai, that’s why
Associated Press scheduled to go on trial a woman by intentionally victimized under similar cir- we put out the broad re-
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The next year. touching her directly and cumstances as far back as quest,” he told the AP.
FBI is casting a wide net for According to the FBI, Jones over her clothing without 2002, said FBI Special Agent Jones’ attorney, John Tre-
potential victims of sexual offered to conduct a permission. Brian Fuller. He declined bon, declined to talk about
abuse by a man who lives sweat lodge ceremony for Jones, who lives in the small to elaborate but said the the criminal case Friday but
on a remote Arizona reser- a Canadian tourist and her reservation village of Supai, agency is mandated to said he’s surprised the fed-
vation world-renowned for friends in May when they performed two separate identify victims and provide eral government is “trolling
its blue-green waterfalls. traveled to the Havasupai ceremonies for members them resources. for victims” and did not no-
Fydel Jones pleaded not reservation for a wedding of the wedding party, the “Because they were inter- tify him about it.
guilty to several charges ceremony. Once in a small FBI said. The agency said national tourists, we know “I think it’s a dangerous
of abusive sexual contact mud hut, authorities say it has received reports that a lot of people travel down practice,” he said.q

Police: Gunman disguised himself, randomly killed at school

By R. CONTRERAS he lived with his parents. At leader and was planning
Associated Press the time, he did not own to participate in the up-
AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — A any weapons other than coming Orange Bowl. Her
21-year-old gunman who an airsoft pellet gun and classmates said she came
disguised himself as a stu- said he had no plans for an across as a student leader.
dent to get into a New attack and just liked to troll Bryn Divine, a senior at Az-
Mexico high school where sites online. tec High School, remem-
he killed two students had The shooting has rocked Az- bered the victim being a
caught the attention of U.S. tec, a community of about vibrant and friendly student
investigators more than a 6,500 near the Colorado who often won dance con-
year ago, authorities said border. Hundreds gathered tests at school events.
Friday. for prayer services and “She lit up pretty much any
William Atchison, a former candlelight vigils and more room we were all in,” Divine
student at small-town Az- gatherings are planned said. “She was such a fun
tec High School, had legal- over the weekend as resi- person to be around.”
ly purchased a handgun at dents look for answers. Fernandez was known
a local store a month ago In one bright spot, au- for his interest in comput-
and planned the attack, thorities said heroes at the ers and his speed on the
authorities said. He left a school helped save lives. keyboard. His family has
message on a thumb drive A substitute teacher heard said he had a bright future
found on his body that de- the gunshots but didn’t ahead of him.
tailed his plan to wait until In this undated photo provided by the San Juan County Sheriff’s have a key to lock the door Gov. Susana Martinez said
the students got off buses Office is William Atchison. to the computer lab. So she has met with the teens’
and made their way to (San Juan County SO via AP) she took students into an families and they talked
class. said. The gunman shot Fer- The shooter did not have office or storage area and about what great kids they
He mingled with students, nandez, then walked out a criminal record, much barricaded the door with a were. Both of them also
then walked into school into the hallway and en- less a traffic ticket, officials couch. had jobs.
with them and went into a countered the second vic- said. The only contact with Atchison came to the room Martinez said the families
second-floor bathroom to tim, Casey J. Marquez. He law enforcement was what and yelled that he knew are broken but are pulling
“gear up.” Atchison’s plan immediately killed her. they described as a ge- they were in there and together. “I don’t think any-
was to shoot up a class- Atchison then walked up neric message on an on- fired multiple shots into the one ever gets over this,”
room and then kill himself. and down the hall, firing line gaming forum in 2016 room, authorities said. she said. Investigators were
“Work sucks, school sucks, randomly, before killing in which he talked about A custodian also heard the still combing over evidence
life sucks. I just want out of himself, authorities said. what weapons might be gunshots and yelled for at the school Friday, trying
this (expletive),” he wrote. “He was determined to used in a mass shooting. teachers to lock their doors. to determine how many
More lives could have create as much carnage The FBI said the posting was State Police Chief Pete Kas- shots were fired. The gun-
been lost had Francisco I. as he possibly could,” San flagged and investigators setas said the two victims man had several maga-
Fernandez not walked into Juan County Sheriff Ken talked with the gunman at were not specific targets. zines and reloaded mul-
the bathroom, authorities Christesen said. his home in Aztec, where Marquez was a cheer- tiple times, Kassetas said.q

Sandusky’s son sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of girls

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A to send him naked photos ported Jeffrey Sandusky’s frey Sandusky told the girl ten attending court pro-
son of former Penn State as- and asking her teen sister to attorney said there was he pressured for photos ceedings. He will be on
sistant football coach Jerry perform a sex act. never any physical contact last year that “it’s not weird probation for a year after
Sandusky, serving decades Jeffrey Sandusky, 42, between his client and the because he studied medi- release. Jerry Sandusky is
for child molestation, was pleaded guilty on the eve victims. cine.” He directed her “to serving 30 to 60 years in
himself sentenced to pris- of his trial in September to Authorities said he knew the not show these texts to any- prison for sexually abusing
on Friday on child sexual 14 counts, charges that in- girls through their mother, one,” police said. 10 boys. He maintains his in-
abuse charges. cluded solicitation of statu- and that a year ago their Jeffrey Sandusky is one of nocence but recently lost
Jeffrey Sandusky was sen- tory sexual assault and so- father turned over incrimi- the six children adopted by an attempt to have charg-
tenced to 3½ to 7 years in licitation of involuntary de- nating text messages sent Jerry and Dottie Sandusky es thrown out or a new trial
prison after pleading guilty viate sexual intercourse. by Jeffrey Sandusky. and has been a stalwart under the state’s Post Con-
to pressuring a teenage girl The Centre Daily Times re- A court affidavit said Jef- supporter of his father, of- viction Relief Act.q