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• Suspect found dead

  June 7, 2013 in City on Page A8 A maintenance worker facing charges of rape and child molestation killed himself in his car outside of Addy, Wash., according to the Stevens County coroner’s office. Timothy D. Woodard was … 2

• Maintenance worker suspected of child rape found dead

  June 6, 2013 in City A maintenance worker facing charges of rape and child molestation killed himself in his car outside of Addy, Wash. 23

• Maintenance worker facing child-rape charges sought after missing court date

  June 4, 2013 in City A maintenance worker facing charges of rape and child molestation has a felony arrest warrant after he failed to show this morning for his arraignment on the alleged sex crimes. 23

• Help needed finding child rape suspect

  May 29, 2013 in Region The Grant County Sheriff’s office is looking for help locating child rape suspect Miguel Gutierrez Espino. 6

• GU worker faces child rape charges

  May 29, 2013 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man has been charged with child rape and molestation in a case that has prompted Gonzaga University officials to review on-campus security measures. Timothy D. Woodard, 48, a … 76

• Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old

  May 1, 2013 in Nation/World LUCASVILLE, Ohio — A man convicted of killing a 6-month-old as he raped her was executed Wednesday despite his arguments that he never meant to hurt her. Steve Smith, 46, … 47

• Child rape statute of limitations may be extended

  January 31, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Washington may extend the statute of limitations on cases of child rape, making it possible to convict some predators after their victims grow up. But victims of sexual … 5

• Vestal: Rape law advocate finds change is slow

  December 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 Virginia Graham didn’t get into politics for the politics. “I’m probably the least political person you’ve ever met,” she said. 17

• Teacher accused of rape on leave

  June 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 A Glover Middle School teacher is on paid leave after a police investigation found enough evidence to support charges of six counts of first-degree child rape. Those charges were never … 12

• Evaluation ordered for child porn suspect

  April 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 A state social services employee accused of distributing child pornography must undergo a mental health evaluation before he can leave jail, a judge ruled Friday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Earl Hicks …

• Detective obtain fetal tissue as part of rape investigation

  September 23, 2011 in City on Page A7 Spokane police investigating a child rape allegation served a search warrant for an aborted fetus at Planned Parenthood this week. Detectives obtained a sample of fetal tissue and maternal matter …

• Sex offender wanted after child pornography found

  February 25, 2011 in City A $250,000 arrest warrant has been issued for a registered sex offender accused of molesting a young girl. 8

• Ruling upholds online sex sting

  November 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Washington Supreme Court, in a three-way opinion, has upheld the conviction of a man who tried to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he’d met online who really was … 2

• Grant County woman pleads guilty to rape of child

  November 4, 2010 in Region A Grant County women accused of sexually abusing her children and broadcasting it on the Internet has pleaded guilty. 3

• Sex offender arrested after three children report assaults

  November 4, 2010 in City on Page A5 A sex offender has been jailed on child rape charges after three children told Cheney police he’d assaulted them. A forensics technician and a Cheney police detective searched a trailer …

• DSHS settles abuse case from ’70s for $1.7 million

  October 12, 2010 in City on Page A8 A Spokane man molested in the 1970s after being placed as a foster child in the home of a convicted child molester will be paid $1.7 million by the state …

• Abuse suspect worked at other site

  September 24, 2010 in City on Page A7 A child care volunteer accused of molestation also worked at a center in East Central Spokane.

• Alleged child molester also worked at East Central day care

  September 23, 2010 in City A child care center volunteer accused of child molestation also worked at a center in east central Spokane. 2

• Child care center worker accused of sex abuse

  September 21, 2010 in City A 64-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl at a Spokane child care center last summer.

• Spokane sex offender’s history revealed in proceedings

  February 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 A jury will decide next week whether Ronald Reo Timm will ever get out of state custody. But the question remains: How does someone molest 24 children in Spokane over … 11

• Girls’ rapist receives 18-year prison term

  October 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 After listening to descriptions of the years of pain he inflicted on his victims, Robert J. Robel stood to face the judge who would send him to prison for what … 2

• Ex-security chief gets 18 years for raping girls

  October 14, 2009 in City After listening to descriptions of the years of pain he inflicted on his victims, Robert J. Robel stood to face the judge who would send him to prison for what … 2

• Convict, 75, accused of raping child

  May 13, 2009 in City A 75-year-old sex offender living in north Spokane was arrested by county sheriff’s detectives on Tuesday in connection with the rape and sexual exploitation of an 8-year-old child. 1