KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As 28-year-old Dennis Hernandez is set to go before a federal judge Tuesday, experts weighed in on the role background checks and parents play in helping prevent child sex crimes.

CLOSER LOOK STILL AHEAD. TONIGHT, A HAMPTON MAN IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD AND MAKING CHILD SEX ABUSE IMAGES. INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED 54 YEAR OLD STEPHEN HOPPING JR AFTER EXECUTING A ...