 | By Murray Weiss, DNAinfo.com June 21, 2012 BROOKLYN — Four men were arrested Thursday morning for allegedly offering a $500,000 bribe to a sexually abused teenager to get her to drop charges against a popular Orthodox community counselor who is presently on trial in Brooklyn. READ MORE |
Add Comment  Dr. Pellebon Univ. of Okla. Professor Charged With Sex Abuse NORMAN, Okla. December 20, 2011 (AP) abc News A suspended University of Oklahoma professor has been formally charged with rape and other sex crimes involving teenage girls. Online court records show 54-year-old social work professor Dwain Pellebon was charged Monday in Cleveland County with two counts of first-degree rape, two counts of sexual abuse and two counts of committing lewd acts with a child under 16. Pellebon has denied the allegations. The court records do not list an attorney for him. Affidavits filed in the case say a 13-year-old girl said she saw Pellebon abuse another 13-year-old girl. Also, a mentally disabled 15-year-old girl told investigators Pellebon had raped her at least twice. The affidavits do not say where the alleged abuse occurred. Pellebon is on paid leave from the university. READ MORE |
