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Sex Crimes Reported in Libraries Accross Nation, Including Here in St. Louis
 
 
Recent, Local Reports
 
Sex crimes occurring in St. Louis Libraries, Reports Reveal Sexual Crimes in St. Louis City, County Library, Channel 5 KSDK St. Louis, Mike Owens Report, 7/27/07. (this file is no longer available at KSDK, but can be ordered, go here for more information) 
 
5 year old girl molested by registered sex offender in Buder Library, Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Library Incident, Channel 5 KSDK St. Louis, Rebecca Wu Report, 1/26/08. (this file is no longer available at KSDK, but can be ordered, go here for more information)  
 
 
 
Other Recent National Reports
 
 

Teenage girl raped outside the Valrico library in Tampa, FL, Police Link Suspect's DNA To Library Rape, Prior Rape,

The Tampa Tribune,  April 28, 2008 (article)

 

A ten year old girl assaulted in basement bathroom at St. Paul Public Library's Riverview branch, Man held in sex attack on boy, 15. Pioneer Press, September 30th, 2008. (article)
 

A sex offender accused of raping a 6-year-old boy in a New Bedford library, Man charged in boy’s rape to face dangerousness hearing, Boston Herald, March 4th, 2008.  (article)

 
A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a St. Paul library,  10-year-old girl molested at St. Paul library , by Nicole Muehlhausen, KAAL TV, August 15, 2008.  (article)
 
16 year old girl followed out of library and raped in parking lot, DNA test prompts arrest in sex assault , Rocky Mountain News, July 14th, 2008.  (article)
 
 
 
For more information about other similar sex crimes, as well as the accessing of child pornography in libraries, go to SafeLibraries http://www.safelibraries.org/seeforyourself.htm.  SafeLibraries maintains articles on sex crimes in libraries all the way back to 2004, including early incidences such as the following:
 
This sites hundreds of incidences accross the nation during 1997 and 1998 alone.  This includes police dispatches to St. Louis area libraries, including St. Louis County, St. Charles, and Franklin County Scenic Library.  http://www.safelibraries.org/dangerous_access_incidents.htm
 
Philadelphia Library, 8 year old girl, raped and beaten in mensroom in library,  Man arrested in attack on girl near Independence Hall,  2/9/2004, USA Today (article)