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Pima County Child Abuse Surge | Tucson News
Eight arrests in under two weeks in Pima County expose a chilling surge in child sexual abuse and exploitation cases, with Joseph Lee Rimington at the center—facing 19 charges including impregnating a teen and coercing others into sex under threat of harm. Victims as young as 15 describe traumatic encounters, while other arrests include Mark Jackson, Darrin McGarrah, Edwin Van Kirk Jr., Thomas Baker, Damien Stack, Daniel Contreras, and Royce Fite—all linked to child pornography, trafficking, or failure to register as sex offenders. These alarming developments, amplified by NCMEC reports and…
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