April 25, 2017 Arkansas executes two inmates in one night, first state to do so since 2000 Arkansas executed two condemned murderers Monday night, becoming the first state in 17 years to carry out two death sentences in one day.
April 24, 2017 Arkansas prepares for first double execution in US since 2000 Two condemned killers in Arkansas are set to die Monday in the first double execution in the United States since 2000.
April 22, 2017 In 7 US states, rape victims can be legally forced to share custody of their children with their rapist fathers Shauna Prewitt was a 21-year-old college senior in 2004 when she was raped and impregnated by her attacker. Her decision to keep her child -- a baby girl -- brought with it an unexpected twist: her rapist sought full custody of their daughter when she was born.
April 3, 2017 Facebook livestream rape suspect arrested, others still at large A second juvenile was set to be arrested in connection with the livestreamed rape of a 15-year-old girl earlier this month, and Chicago police said Sunday other offenders remained on the loose – including an adult.
April 2, 2017 Chicago police arrest teenage boy in sexual assault streamed on Facebook Live A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook, police said late Saturday.
March 30, 2017 Pennsylvania mom charged in connection with brutal killing of 4-year-old boy A Pennsylvania mother was formally charged Thursday in connection with the killing of her 4-year-old son, who prosecutors say was raped and burned by the woman's boyfriend.
March 30, 2017 Maryland rape case: No bond for teen who claims sex with victim, 14, was consensual A Maryland judge denied bond for a 17-year-old illegal immigrant accused of raping a 14-year-old in a high school bathroom, ruling that salacious text messages and an explicit video did not prove his innocence.
March 28, 2017 Maryland rape case: Defense claims girl texted suspect about sex, sent explicit images Defense attorneys for one of the illegal immigrants accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a high school bathroom in Rockville, Md., have claimed that the accuser agreed to have sex with the defendant and texted him "explicitly compromising" images of herself.
March 25, 2017 FBI searches for SC teen feared to have been fed to alligators The FBI searched a remote location in South Carolina Friday in connection with the disappearance a teenage girl who investigators believe was abducted nearly eight years ago.
March 25, 2017 Maryland governor vows to fight sanctuary movement amid rape case Maryland’s governor said Friday he cannot promise parents of Montgomery County, where a freshman high school student was raped by two older teenagers, that their children will be safe.
