Babysitter Wanted for Infant's Death; Teacher Arrested for Possession of Child Porn

Check out these Patch headlines from communities not far from Alpharetta and Milton.

Teacher Arrested for Possession of Child Porn – Buckhead Patch A fine arts teacher at Pace Academy was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in connection with a multi-year federal investigation. Pace Academy school officials said they learned Monday of the arrest of Joey Villemez, who was the middle and upper school fine arts teacher for the last seven years. Visit Buckhead Patch for more on this story.   Westminster Student Charged with Sexual Assault of Fellow Classmate - Buckhead Patch Police have charged a 17-year-old football player from Westminster School with sexual assault of a fellow teammate, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. William Jackson Houk sat in Fulton County Jail on Monday after turning…

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News Nearby: Double Fatality Shuts Down Traffic, Man Dies After Car Hits Tree

Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton.

Cumming Man Dies After Colliding Head-On with Tree - Cumming Patch A 33-year-old man died Sunday evening in a one-vehicle wreck in north Forsyth County. James Ryan Symmes, of Woodruff Trace in Cumming, was approaching the intersection of Hubert Martin Road and Poplar Woods Drive around 6:05 p.m. in his 2007 Chevrolet Trail Blazer when the accident happened, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Symmes crossed over into the southbound lane, went off the roadway and struck a large pine tree head-on in front of 4925 Hubert Martin Road. Sgt. Chris Shelton said Symmes was not wearing his seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel. Double Fatality in Lawrenceville Shuts Down Traffic- Lawrenceville Patch An early…

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Johns Creek Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Involving Neighbors

Defendant admits superimposing faces of neighborhood children on pornographic images.

A 53-year-old Johns Creek man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday, Oct. 6, to 21 counts of possessing child pornography Dirk LaPaglia admitted that he manufactured hundreds of sexually explicit images of nearly two dozen minor children by superimposing photos of their faces onto pornographic images. The case began when Johns Creek authorities investigated a series of stalking incidents in which neighborhood residents, including at least one minor, were sent anonymous packages containing lingerie and letters describing sexual encounters involving various adult and child members of the neighborhood, according to U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. On April 13, LaPaglia was interviewed by local authorities and, after initially denying…

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