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LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors say ESPN reporter Erin Andrews' peephole stalker ran background checks on other female sports reporters.

Although no other celebrities were secretly filmed by Michael Barrett, about 16 other women were "victimized … in nearly precisely the same way that he victimized" Andrews, according to a sentencing memorandum filed in U.S. District Court in city center Los Angeles.

The names of those who were allegedly the targets of Barrett's "long-term obsession," other than Andrews, were not revealed in court papers, but prosecutors described them as "female sports reporters, as well as other television personalities."

The memo also includes a list of the titles Barrett gave to his hotel peephole videos of Andrews — "Erin Andrews Spectacular Butt," "Erin Andrews in a Pink Thong" and "Erin go WOW!!"

The court filing notes that Andrews wants Barrett to pay her about $335,000 in restitution.

The pestering has had a "devastating impact on … Andrews' emotional disorder, and the emotional distress caused to her and her family cannot be overstated. She has lived in dread for her physical safety," the prosecution's filing document states.

Barrett, 48, of the Chicago vicinity, has pleaded guilty to one federal count of interstate pestering and is scheduled to be sentenced March 8.

In his plea agreement, Barrett admitted surreptitiously shooting videos of Andrews in the nude through peepholes in hotel rooms in Nashville, Tenn.; Columbus, Ohio; and Milwaukee, and posting the record on the Internet after trying to sell it to the Los Angeles-based entertainment news site TMZ.com.

At the guilty plea hearing in December, Andrews said that always in view of the fact that the record became public, "I am subject to crude comments. I walk into stadiums and fans make crude comments to me. I have nightmares about this sexual predator."

She extra, "I hope he never sees the light of day again so nobody else has to go through this."

Barrett was arrested Oct. 2 at Chicago's O'Hare Global Airport.

After the allegations came to light, investigators learned the peephole had been altered in the door to a Nashville hotel room where Andrews stayed in September 2008, according to prosecutors.

Barrett had specifically requested and stayed in the hotel room adjacent to Andrews, prosecutors said. He had also registered at hotels in Columbus and Milwaukee where Andrews stayed in July and September 2008, according to a court filing.

TMZ.com was offered the videos of the victim for an undisclosed amount via e-mail messages that later were associated back to Barrett, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.

Barrett's attorney, David K. Willingham, has said his client had lost his insurance job and may lose his home as a result of the case.

Until he is sentenced next month, Barrett remains emancipated on $100,000 bond under conditions that include house arrest, electronic monitoring and restrictions on his use of the telephone and the Internet.

Sheriff's deputies say William "Bill" McLaughlin, 45, was arrested in December 2009 and charged with manifold felony counts including sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.

"It is very tragic to hear about these types of cases, especially when it involves someone who is place in a position to care for and guide our youth. It is a fantastic reminder for parents to have a discussion to their family about issues involving these types of cases and how vital open and honest communication is," Douglas County Sheriff Dave Weaver said in a news release.

Detectives believe McLaughlin, who was a youth volunteer at Denver Church of Christ, might have taken advantage of other family. During his time with Denver Church of Christ, which has satellite churches across Colorado and the country, McLaughlin had contact with hundreds of family and traveled extensively.

John Lusk, a senior minister with Denver Church of Christ says the church has about 600 adult members and its main church is in Arvada.

Lusk says McLaughlin volunteered with the church's youth from 1999 to 2006, but was "taken out" of the youth volunteer program four years ago. Lusk says he didn't know why McLaughlin was removed, but extra McLaughlin has not been involved with the youth for four years.

According to Lusk, McLaughlin volunteered with teens from the church's high school group. His job was to attend activities and serve as a mentor. The thought, Lusk says, was "to be a spiritual guide to them."

"We typically do background checks," Lusk said. He was unsure whether a background check was done on McLaughlin.

During the ongoing investigation detectives have learned that McLaughlin lived in several locations within Douglas County, where some of the crimes took place, as well as manifold places in the Denver metro vicinity.

McLaughlin declined to have a discussion on-camera with 9NEWS.

McLaughlin's ex-wife, Cathy Jones, who does not live in Colorado, was in disbelief over the charges.

"I'm shocked. I don't believe it, can't believe it," Jones said. "I don't reckon it's right. He's a excellent man."

Jones and McLaughlin have been divorced in view of the fact that 1995.

In 2006, McLaughin was charged with a misdemeanor for sexual contact without consent, but in exchange for pleading guilty to harassment, the first charge was dismissed.

Pam Russell, a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, says in the 2006 incident, a 14-year-ancient son of a friend told deputies McLaughlin was constantly around. One day, in the family's kitchen, deputies say McLaughlin tried to place ice down the boy's pants. The teen repeatedly told McLaughlin no, but deputies say he persisted and eventually did place the ice down the boy's pants.

Deputies say when McLaughlin place the ice down the boy's pants, he touched the 14-year-ancient's private parts. The incident was reported after the fact, and McLaughlin was charged with a misdemeanor.

The Denver Church of Christ issued the following statement after McLaughlin's recent arrest:

"The leadership of Denver Church of Christ was informed in late December by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office that a former youth volunteer of the church was arrested and charged with an offense against a young man. The Church leadership is very concerned by these allegations and the harm these actions bring to all involved. The Church leadership has been cooperating with the Sheriff's investigation in view of the fact that the initial arrest.

"Our view and prayers go out to this victim, his family, as well as all others concerned and affected by these events. As we wish to protect the privacy interests of the persons who have raised these concerns, we cannot comment any further on the case, or the investigation. We question that all of those involved with these events and the investigation be grateful for the seriousness of the claims and fully cooperate with the Sheriff's investigation."

Anyone with in rank about McLaughlin, additional victims or inappropriate conduct by McLaughlin should contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Investigations Division at 303-660-7548 or its tip line at 303-660-7579.

The House Culture Committee voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a bill that would expand the criminal background checks required of school employees to include volunteers.

HB81 would demand background checks for "volunteers who [are] given significant unsupervised access to a student in connection with the volunteer's assignment."

Legislators dismissed the concerns of Rob Layton, of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, who warned that vague language in the bill would make it hard for citizens to volunteer in schools.

"You are excluding a large range of people," he said, citing those who have been arrested, but not charged, and those who have been convicted of drug and alcohol-related misdemeanors, such as open container and marijuana possession laws. "It is just additional burdens on [volunteers]."

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful, said extra stringent requirements are necessary to protect family. The bill comes after public safety officials last year unearthed nearly 7,000 arrests, criminal charges or convictions. But a single employee could account for a dozen or extra of those, said agency spokesman Jeff Nigbur.

The bill would also allow districts to demand employees, applicants and volunteers to pay the background check fees, rather than the district casing those expenditure.

Currently, teachers undergo a background check as part of receiving or renewing a teaching ticket.

Licensing fees charged to them cover the expenditure of background checks. Periodic checks are also required for non-teaching staff such as bus drivers.

A district may choose to demand non-certified employees, such as custodians, secretaries, and lunch clerks, to undergo a background check when they are hired, although the district must cover those expenditure. Becky Williams, the creature resources director for Davis School District, said shifting those fees would save her district approximately $300,000 over six years. Pre-use.com offers background check air force to thousands of organizations and is the largest supplier of volunteer background checks in the nation. Full descriptions can be found here:

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Students with criminal records could be sitting in every classroom at colleges and universities in the United States, according to a new report.

A nationwide study by MyBackgroundCheck.com, a leading supplier of criminal background checks for students and faculty members, revealed that approximately one out of every 29 college students across the nation had some type of previous criminal record, and the actual cases of crime may be higher in view of the fact that juvenile records are not reportable or included in the study.

The study of 13,859 students in 125 universities, career colleges, nursing schools, and other educational institutions found a variety of convictions from across the nation. The convictions uncovered in this study did not include juvenile records – which are not accessible to the public in most situations – and were organized into the following categories and percentages:

• Child Molestation (2.4%);
• Sexual Abuse (5.2%);
• Assault (4%);
• Drug Possession (7.4%);
• Theft (8.8%);
• Fraud (2.7%);
• Driving Violations (60%); and
• Disorderly Conduct (9.5%).

“Parents sending family off to colleges and universities should closely view the background screening policies of those educational institutions,” confirmed Robert Mather, CEO of MyBackgroundCheck.com. “The days of secrecy surrounding previous criminal activity in a university are gone,” Mather continued. “In today’s world, parents, faculty, and students wish to be educated about the criminal convictions of their roommates, students, or instructors and, at the least, engage in conversation surrounding the proof, beginning with the question: Is there a criminal in the classroom?”

MyBackgroundCheck.com is one of the largest providers of “student-supplied” background check air force to colleges and universities to use for their students, faculty members, contractors, and vendors. To learn extra about student background checks, visit http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/Students. Universities can find out extra about MyBackgroundCheck.com's no-cost nationwide program by visiting http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/Business/ClinicalDirectors.aspx.

Read the full news release: At Least 1-in-29 College Students Have Criminal Records

Follow MyBackgroundCheck.com on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MyBackgroundChk.

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The CDC reports that the fake email messages attempting to gain in rank for identity theft – a process known as “phishing” – questions users to make a “private H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website” and that “every person that has reached the age of 18 has to have his/her private Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov site.”

But, the CDC has NOT implemented a so-called disorder vaccination program for the H1N1 Virus requiring registration on www.cdc.gov, and warns that users clicking on the “Make Private Profile” link in the email risk having malicious code installed on their system that could steal private in rank and lead to identity theft.

The CDC also reminds users to pocket the following steps to reduce the risk of being a victim of the H1N1 Virus phishing attack that could lead to identity theft:

• Do not follow unsolicited links and do not open or respond to unsolicited email messages.
• Use caution when visiting un-trusted websites.
• Use caution when entering private in rank online.

An example of the H1N1 Virus phishing email can be seen at www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html.

MyBackgroundCheck.com is a leading provider of consumer requested and applicant supplied background checks that allow consumers and jobseekers to keep their private in rank accurate and secure from identity theft. To learn how private background checks can help prevent identity theft, visit www.mybackgroundcheck.com, email info@mybackgroundcheck.com, or call 1-800-503-2364. Follow MyBackgroundCheck.com on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MyBackgroundChk.

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