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Rape, sexual assault and molestation are some of the violent ways offenders commit these heinous crimes.

Court docs: S.C. man arrested for allegedly driving to Michigan to assault teen girl
Court docs: S.C. man arrested for allegedly driving to Michigan to assault teen girl

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Investigators with Homeland Security arrested a registered sex offender from South Carolina Tuesday, after they say he traveled to Michigan to sexually assault a teenage girl he had been communicating with online and over the phone with for years. Christopher James Masterson, who is currently 35 […] More

May 19, 2022

Celebrity chef Mario Batali acquitted of sexual misconduct
Celebrity chef Mario Batali acquitted of sexual misconduct

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery on Tuesday, following a swift trial in which the celebrity chef waived his right to have a jury decide his fate. The 61-year-old former Food Network personality quickly strode out of the courtroom with his lawyers […] More

May 10, 2022

MA v. Mario Batali – Where’s the jury? – Opinion
MA v. Mario Batali – Where’s the jury? – Opinion

FROM THE BENCH MA v. Mario Batali – Where’s the jury? By: Judge Ashley Willcott BOSTON (Court TV) — A judge found former celebrity chef Mario Batali NOT GUILTY of indecent assault and battery after hearing testimony in a criminal case involving a woman who accused Batali of forcibly kissing and groping her as they […] More

May 10, 2022

Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction

A judge concluded there was enough evidence to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, but gave Maxwell a legal victory by concluding that three conspiracy counts charged the same crime and she can only be sentenced for one. More

April 29, 2022

Jury begins deliberations in rape trial of Idaho ex-lawmaker
Jury begins deliberations in rape trial of Idaho ex-lawmaker

Former Idaho lawmaker Aaron von Ehlinger has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object and maintains he had consensual sex with the 19-year-old legislative intern. A jury is now weighing his fate. More

April 28, 2022

Rhode Island man facing child rape charge
Rhode Island man facing child rape charge

HANSON, Mass. (AP) — A Rhode Island man was arrested and charged with child rape over the weekend after police received a tip about a video posted on social media, police said. Jared Soltys, 23, of Providence, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on charges of statutory child rape and procuring liquor for someone under […] More

April 25, 2022

17-year-old raped classmate during shooter drill: charges
17-year-old raped classmate during shooter drill: charges

An Indiana youth is facing rape charges for allegedly assaulting a classmate during a school active shooter drill. The 17-year-old Hammond Morton High School student was charged as an adult with rape, criminal confinement and sexual battery. More

April 21, 2022