The Rev. Jonathan Elwing, 43, who is senior pastor at the Palm View Baptist Church in Palmetto, was charged Thursday with 14 felony counts related to child pornography and sexual assault, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. He was already facing four counts of possession of child pornography after being arrested on June 21. We have found images of Elwing sexually offending a child," Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells alleged. "At this point, we have two counts of capital sexual battery charges, six counts of production of child sex abuse material and six counts of possession of child sex abuse material." Elwing was first arrested and charged with four counts of possession of child pornography on June 21. Lt. Mark Moore said they found Elwing in possession of about 10 covert cameras. Moore said two of the cameras were found at Elwing's home and the rest were on the desk in his church office.
Donald Trump raised eyebrows at Thursday night's debate for suggesting, without evidence, that migrants crossing the U.S. border were "taking Black jobs." President Joe Biden was asked what he would say to Black voters who feel disappointed by the lack of progress his administration has made on issues like earning gaps, maternal mortality and incarceration rates for Black Americans. Biden pointed to the number of Black-owned small businesses started during his term, and his administration's efforts to reduce child-care costs. In response, Trump said that "[Biden's] big kill on the Black people is the millions of people that he's allowed to come in through the border." "They're taking Black jobs now," he added.
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon must report to prison by Monday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute bid to stave off his four-month sentence for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee. read more
The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia, a decorated Navy veteran, has made repeated references to becoming disabled after he was "blown up" in combat. However, the Navy service record for Hung Cao, who won the GOP primary in June, does not show a Purple Heart award, the commendation given to troops who have suffered wounds from "direct or indirect result of enemy action" that required medical attention. Nor does his record indicate that he received the Navy's Combat Action Ribbon, which requires that a sailor "must have rendered satisfactory performance under enemy fire while actively participating in ground or surface combat engagement." USA TODAY obtained Cao's record from the Navy. read more
Anthony Borges, who was a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 when he was severely wounded by a rampaging gunman, has been given the rights to his attacker's name as part of a stunning civil settlement, according to his lawyer. read more
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