Sex Crimes

NEW YORK (AP) — A former member of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere’s inner circle who was charged in his sex trafficking enterprise avoided prison at sentencing Wednesday after prosecutors cited her extraordinary cooperation. Lauren Salzman was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to five years probation for her role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like secret society of […] More

July 28, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended by 10 days through Aug. 6 on Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the sport’s investigators check into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave on July 2 under the […] More

July 27, 2021

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas school teacher has been jailed and charged with child sex crimes, The Wichita Eagle reported Monday. Police arrested Wichita resident Shawn Wingfield, 48, Saturday on two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Wichita police spokesman Officer Charley Davidson said the agency investigated Wingfield after a report that […] More

July 26, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts.  Sheriff’s deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask. […] More

July 22, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of a 19-year-old intern who accused another state lawmaker of rape will face a legislative ethics hearing next month. The House Ethics and Policy Committee found probable cause that Rep. Priscilla Giddings, a Republican from the tiny town of […] More

July 20, 2021

New York prison officials handed over convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein for transport to California on Tuesday to face additional sexual assault charges. More

July 20, 2021

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn’t treat the case with the “utmost seriousness,” the Justice Department’s inspector general said Wednesday. The FBI acknowledged conduct that was “inexcusable and […] More

July 14, 2021

Authorities said NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo "turned himself in on his own accord in consultation with his attorney." More

July 13, 2021

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A former Stillwater Junior High School history teacher and coach who helped organize the teacher walkout in 2018 has been sentenced to prison for engaging in sexual communication with a minor. Alberto Morejon, 28, was sentenced Friday to ten years after pleading guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a minor […] More

July 12, 2021

Marilyn Manson is charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from an alleged incident on Aug. 19, 2019 at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion. More

July 12, 2021

R&B singer R. Kelly's lawyers were given more time to prepare his defense ahead of his sex-trafficking trial in New York. More

July 8, 2021

Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are arguing a court decision that freed Bill Cosby from prison backs up tossing out her sex trafficking case. More

July 6, 2021

Prosecutors said Christina Greer gave several children who were sleeping over at her house alcohol and marijuana-infused gummy bears. More

July 2, 2021

Why was Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction thrown out by Pennsylvania's highest court, and what's next in the case? More

June 30, 2021

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar’s trial on child pornography charges has been moved to November. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks on Tuesday granted Duggar’s request to delay his trial, which had originally been scheduled to begin July 6. Brooks moved the trial to November 30, with a pretrial conference […] More

June 30, 2021

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. More

June 30, 2021

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys have agreed to a settlement of $880,000 from the Archdiocese of Chicago, attorneys announced Wednesday. The men alleged Norbert Maday sexually abused them repeatedly starting […] More

June 23, 2021

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former elementary school teacher in Sioux Falls has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for sexually assaulting two students. Thomas Richard Strong, 72, of Sioux Falls, was earlier found guilty of four counts of rape and one count of sexual contact with a child under 16. He was […] More

June 22, 2021

By TOM HAYES NEW YORK (AP) — Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep a new lawyer in his federal sex-trafficking case despite questions about the attorney’s texts and other communications with one of Kelly’s ex-girlfriends. Kelly, 54, is accused of leading an enterprise made up of his managers, bodyguards and other […] More

June 18, 2021

A Cleveland man will spend the next 40 years in prison for numerous crimes he committed in 2018. More

June 18, 2021

Kim Avis was found guilty of of raping three women and sexually assaulting a minor following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. More

June 17, 2021

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has approved a $15 million settlement against a doctor in a lawsuit by the parents of an incapacitated woman who was sexually assaulted and later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care center, marking the last of several deals to resolve legal claims over the […] More

June 16, 2021

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal fight prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense’s concerns about Weinstein’s failing health and a squabble over paperwork. Judge Kenneth Case said there was […] More

June 16, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and killed in her Idaho home a quarter-century ago and an innocent man wrongly served 20 years in prison for the crime. On Tuesday, the man authorities have said is the real killer was sentenced to life in prison. Brian Leigh […] More

June 14, 2021

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a case stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. Spanier reported to Centre County Correctional Facility, several miles from the Penn State campus, on Monday morning, the warden, Christopher Schell, said […] More

June 10, 2021

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a decade after soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo paid $375,000 to hush a Nevada woman’s claim that he raped her in Las Vegas, new allegations about cyber hacking, document theft and attorney misconduct are being raised to block the woman’s bid for another payout. Ronaldo’s […] More

June 3, 2021

COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been charged with murder and rape in connection with the 1982 abduction and slaying of a woman who had been walking to the grocery store. Howard County Police announced Thursday that 62-year-old Howard Jackson Bradberry Jr. of Laurel was arrested at his home May 25. Police say DNA […] More

June 1, 2021

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Actor Bill Cosby won’t be paroled this year after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison in Pennsylvania. The 83-year-old Cosby has long said he would resist the treatment programs and refuse to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it means […] More

May 28, 2021

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost a bid to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say links him to the crime. A judge on Monday rejected Nathan Sutherland’s claim that investigators […] More

May 26, 2021

After three days of dramatic and often emotional testimony from three women who said “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson raped them nearly 20 years ago, a judge on Friday found that he must stand trial. More

May 24, 2021