Sex Crimes - Page 151

IN nursing home resident, 61, pleads guilty to raping, murdering 80-year-old invalid

June 8, 2023

IN nursing home resident, 61, pleads guilty to raping, murdering 80-year-old invalid

Dwayne Freeman, 61, of Indianapolis, has pleaded guilty to raping and killing Patricia Newnum, 80, at the nursing home where they both resided.

Disgraced Cleveland dance instructor gets life for raping, abusing underage students

June 8, 2023

Disgraced Cleveland dance instructor gets life for raping, abusing underage students

Terence Greene, a once-acclaimed dance instructor who launched several Broadway performers' careers, was sentenced to life in prison for raping six students and sexually assaulting two.

Phoenix double murderer sentenced to death for brutal crimes committed in 1990

June 7, 2023

Phoenix double murderer sentenced to death for brutal crimes committed in 1990

An Arizona judge gave a death sentence Wednesday to Bryan Miller, a man convicted of sexually assaulting and fatally stabbing two young women during the early 1990s.

Attorney for Minnesota man charged in stabbing death of teen girl wants his statements suppressed

June 7, 2023

Attorney for Minnesota man charged in stabbing death of teen girl wants his statements suppressed

The attorney for a Minnesota man charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault of a 15-year-old Illinois girl wants his client’s statements suppressed.

Youth pastor charged with filming woman showering, girls as young as 14 in bathroom: 'So devastating'

June 7, 2023

Youth pastor charged with filming woman showering, girls as young as 14 in bathroom: 'So devastating'

South Carolina youth pastor Daniel Kellan Mayfield was arrested and charged last week after allegedly filming multiple women and girls showering or using the restroom at church.

Michigan lawmakers revive effort to nearly double sex abuse statute of limitations

June 6, 2023

Michigan lawmakers revive effort to nearly double sex abuse statute of limitations

Michigan lawmakers are attempting to revive a bipartisan legislative effort to extend the state's statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases.

Partisan rift stalls PA's proposed statute of limitations waiver for sex abuse cases

June 5, 2023

Partisan rift stalls PA's proposed statute of limitations waiver for sex abuse cases

Partisan conflict over amendments packaged with a temporary waiver on the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse claims have stalled the endeavor in Pennsylvania's Legislature.

Sacramento, city's school district to pay $52 million in lawsuit alleging negligence in sexual abuse case

June 5, 2023

Sacramento, city's school district to pay $52 million in lawsuit alleging negligence in sexual abuse case

A Sacramento school aide, Joshua Vasquez, was sentenced to 150 years in prison for molesting young children. Sacramento and the school district will pay $52 million for negligence.

Sexual assault victim ordered to pay abuser's wife damages in twisted court case

June 3, 2023

Sexual assault victim ordered to pay abuser's wife damages in twisted court case

Two cases in Japan that were tried and decided in the past few months ended in mixed results as the courts didn't recognize some harassment despite ordering damages paid.

Loudoun County Public Schools names new superintendent amid controversy over response to sexual assaults

June 3, 2023

Loudoun County Public Schools names new superintendent amid controversy over response to sexual assaults

The Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia named its next superintendent, the current Virginia Beach Public schools superintendent, after the schools board's 6 to 2 vote.