Rape, sexual assault and molestation are some of the violent ways offenders commit these heinous crimes.
By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that police violated the rights of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others when they secretly video recorded them paying for massage parlor sex acts, barring the tapes’ use at trial and dealing a potentially […] More
August 19, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is accused of raping a woman twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, according to a lawsuit that escalates the severity of the growing number of claims against him. The lawsuit, dated Monday but filed publicly Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, […] More
August 18, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a cult-like self-improvement group in upstate New York who was convicted last year on charges that he turned some of his followers into sex slaves will face sentencing on Oct. 27, a judge said Friday. In a conference call, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis told lawyers for Keith […] More
August 14, 2020
Wearing a “Black Lives Matter” face mask, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appeares in a Manhattan courtroom to hear lawyers argue over what restrictions to place on testimony at his sexual misconduct trial. More
August 14, 2020
Three men were charged with threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse. More
August 13, 2020
In an appeals filing, Bill Cosby's attorneys argued it was 'fundamentally unfair' to let prosecutors use a damaging deposition. More
August 11, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge set bail at $90 million for the leader of a Mexican megachurch charged in California with child rape and human trafficking, according to a newspaper report. The staggering bail amount set Thursday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George Lomeli all but ensures that Naasón Joaquín García, the self-proclaimed […] More
August 7, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy Award-winning music producer Detail faces more than a dozen felony charges including 11 counts of rape involving six women, authorities said Thursday. The producer was arrested Wednesday night and was being held on nearly $6.3 million bail, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Detail, whose […] More
August 7, 2020
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan State University head gymnastics coach was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for lying to police during an investigation into ex-Olympic and university doctor Larry Nassar. Kathie Klages, 65, was found guilty by a jury in February of a felony and […] More
August 4, 2020
The judge told Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys that they are not allowed to identify her accusers, even if they've spoken publicly. More
July 31, 2020
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Wednesday charged the leader of a Mexican megachurch with child rape and human trafficking, months after a court dismissed the previous allegations because of prosecution errors. Naasón Joaquín García, the self-proclaimed apostle of La Luz del Mundo, was charged with three dozen felony counts. […] More
July 31, 2020
Newly unsealed documents offer insight into a court fight between Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and an accuser. More
July 31, 2020
Nathan Sutherland, 36, a caretaker at Hacienda HealthCare, is charged with sexual assault of a vulnerable adult, for allegedly impregnating a 29-year-old Native American woman, who had been intellectually disabled for nearly a decade after a near-drowning accident. Sutherland will be back in a Maricopa County Superior Court for a pre-trial conference on Nov. 2 […] More
July 23, 2020
ORIGINAL STORY 7/8/20 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he raped and killed a 13-year-old girl he met online, then set her body on fire. Armando Cruz, 24, of Inglewood, entered pleas Tuesday to a dozen charges including murder, kidnapping and rape in the July […] More
July 21, 2020
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Post reported Thursday that 15 female former employees of the city’s NFL franchise said they were sexually harassed during their time with the team. In a statement, the team said it takes issues of employee conduct seriously and added, “While we do not speak to specific employee situations […] More
July 17, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard’s former personal assistant claimed Wednesday that she told the model-actress about a violent sexual assault she had endured, only for Heard to “twist” the story for her own use. Kate James gave dramatic testimony at Johnny Depp’s libel trial against a British tabloid newspaper that […] More
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A $19 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and some of his accusers was rejected Tuesday by a judge. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan said Weinstein’s accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together. Lawyers for several women who had opposed the deal praised […] More
July 14, 2020
One or more victims of Jeffrey Epstein will tell a judge that his ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, should be denied bail. More
July 13, 2020
Federal officials took away Ghislaine Maxwell's clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire over fears she would take her own life. More
July 9, 2020
SEATTLE (AP) — Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who married her former sixth-grade student after she was convicted of raping him in a case that drew international headlines, has died. She was 58. Her lawyer David Gehrke told multiple news outlets Letourneau died Tuesday of cancer. He did not immediately return an email from […] More
July 8, 2020
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in June 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under wraps. It was sensitive. Embarrassing. Private. U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno had another word for it. […] More
July 6, 2020
Prosecutors asked a judge to schedule an appearance for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls. More
July 6, 2020
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with helping recruit underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. More
July 2, 2020
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida appellate judges on Tuesday questioned the legality of search warrants that let police secretly video record New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others paying for massage parlor sex, pressing a prosecutor on his contention that the warrants were legally valid. Deputy Solicitor General […] More
June 30, 2020
Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board have reached a nearly $19 million with dozens of sexual misconduct accusers. More
June 30, 2020
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. The counts make the 67-year-old Jeremy the third man to be charged, along with Harvey Weinstein and producer David Guillod, by a task […] More
June 24, 2020
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday, the culmination of a three-year investigation that resulted in a rare arrest of a famous Hollywood figure in the #MeToo era. The […] More
June 18, 2020
A young woman who stands accused of a man’s murder has drummed up a lot of support. That’s because Chrystul Kizer maintains she is a victim of human trafficking. Kizer was 17 in June 2018 when prosecutors say she shot and killed Randy Volar, 33, and set his house on fire. Supporters in Kenosha, […] More
June 9, 2020
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday refused to dismiss rape and kidnapping charges against a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend, dealing a blow to prosecutors who wanted to drop the case. Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory Jones said he was ruling after reviewing documents […] More
June 5, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 17 is among four plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the imprisoned movie mogul, the latest court action accusing him of decades of vile sexual behavior. The woman, now 43, alleges Weinstein forced her to disrobe, […] More
June 1, 2020
