The AM/DM podcast: Why North Mississippi’s child predator problem may be perception
When Southaven police arrested a substitute Hernando High school teacher earlier this month for possessing child pornography, it raised some questions.
Over the past year, several headlines out of North Mississippi have centered on child pornography, sexual assault and statutory rape, and members of the community have begun to wonder what is going on.
Today, North Mississippi reporter Aarron Fleming joins us to talk about what the data shows and how the numbers compare to those in other nearby areas.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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