Teacher "Dreams" Of Having Sex with Students, At Least Three Victims | Crime Alert 03.10.25

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime alert. I mean see grace breaking crime news now.
An elderly woman tells her Morgan County, Indiana prosecutors her
teen grandson confided he had several sex encounters with his teacher.
In an interview, the boytails cops Brittany Fortenberry came on
to him over social media, sending explicit photos, telling him

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she used to be a stripper. The boy hands over
a photo of himself in teacher forton bury shower, dating
back to when he was just fifteen. He tells police
he's ninety nine percent sure they had intercourse fancy.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Several more victims come forward during the investigation, one alleging
he received messages from Fortonbury that said she dreamed of
having sex with him. Three identified victims believed forton Berry
may have had sexual encounters with three to seven more students.
When confronted about the allegations by police, fort and Bury
blamed it on her one hundred and fifty pound weight loss,

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saying she didn't think she would be facing these issues
if she were still heavier.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
Brittany Fortonbury, thirty one, now facing multiple count sex misconduct
with miners. Cartagena, Columbia police suspicious of a man wearing
a terrible tupay. An officer stops the man who refuses
to remove the hairpiece. Bodycam catches the moment an officer
wearing blue gloves carefully removes the two pay with scissors

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to reveal a dozen baggies of coke tugged into what
police are calling the Narco Whig. The smuggler had a
ticket to Amsterdam, where authorities think the drudge would have
sold for ten thousand euros. More crime and justice news
after this Now with the latest crime and justice breaking

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news Crime Onlines John Linley.

Speaker 3 (01:46):
Fifteen corrections officers in New York have been placed on
leave as state police investigate the death of an incarcerated
man at mid State Correctional Facility. Governor Kathy Hochel made
the announcement, calling the early fine of the case extremely disturbing.
The inmate, twenty two year old Messiah Knwei, died at
a Utica hospital. Details of the incident remained scant, but

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the New York County Defenders Services, which represented Nottweed, claims
he suffered a quote violent, senseless death at the hands
of state corrections officers. Natwee was awaiting trial for the
fatal shootings of two men in Harlem last April. He
was also serving a five year sentence for a weapons
charge linked to a twenty twenty one gunfight with police.

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Hockel says the case highlights the need for systemic reform
in state prisons. Her administration has already implemented body worn
cameras and external oversight. Following the December death of another inmate,
Robert Brooks, at a nearby facility. Six officers were charged
with murder in that case. In a sophisticated cybercrime operation,

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and international group exploited vulnerabilities in a major ticketing platform,
leading to six significant financial gains and widespread consumer fraud.
Our Sydney Sumner has more.

Speaker 2 (03:05):
In a case highlighting the growing intersection of cybercrime in
the entertainment industry, New York prosecutors have unveiled an elaborate
scheme targeting stub Hub, a leading online ticket marketplace. Over
a span of thirteen months from June twenty twenty two
to July twenty twenty three, an international group allegedly orchestrated
the theft and resale of over nine hundred digital tickets,

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amassing profits exceeding six hundred thousand dollars. The majority of
these stolen tickets were for Taylor Swift's highly sought after
Eras Tour. However, the scheme also encompassed tickets for concerts
by Adele and Ed Sheeran, as well as major sporting
events like NBA Games and the US Open Tennis Championships.
According to Queen's district attorney Melinda Katz, the operation involved

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individuals based in Jamaica employed by a firm contracted by
stub Hub. These contractors allegedly intercepted ticket purchase URLs and
forwarded them to associates in New York. The recipients would
then download and resell the tickets on stub Hub at
inflated prices. Two individuals have been arrested in connection with
this scheme. Twenty year old Tyrone Rose and thirty one

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year old Shamara Simmons both face charges including grand larceny,
computer tampering, and conspiracy. Rose was apprehended during a visit
to New York and has been ordered to surrender his passport.

Speaker 3 (04:20):
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty and are currently released
pending their next court appearance.

Speaker 1 (04:26):
Thanks John Kiera Stubbs twenty three, mom of two, works
at Boost Mobile, Birmingham, Alabama. During shift, she explains to
a coworker she's having trouble with brakes on her car.
A male customer who happens to be a mechanic overhears
and offers to replace her brakes if she will braid
both his daughter's hair and teach him how to do it.
Kiera agrees and plans to meet him back at the

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cell phone shop next day. Kiara's brother drops her off
nine am and watches as she gets into the man's
Burgundy twenty twelve Chrysler two hundred. She never comes home
and never seen again. Told anyone the customer's name. Police
have not been able to id him. Kiera Stubbs African American,
five three, one hundred and forty five pounds, black hair,

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brown eyes, last seen wearing gray sweatshirt, gray leggings. If
you have info on Kiara Stubbs, called Birmingham PD two
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especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert,
I'm Missy Grace