Convicted sex offender  Stroud: ‘I AM not a rapist’ 

Bernard Stroud (55), convicted and sentenced to 17 years for sexual offenses against four underage girls in July 2022, maintained his innocence during a recent appeal hearing. He insisted he never raped or harmed a child, stating, "I am not a rapist." Stroud pleaded with the judges for his freedom, describing his incarceration as a "never-ending nightmare."