February 21, 2023 Sex trafficking crackdown yielded nearly 350 arrests ahead of Super Bowl: Arizona police Police in Arizona say they arrested nearly 350 people during a sex trafficking crackdown in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl LVII in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
February 21, 2023 Man meets woman on dating app prior to tying her up in his mom's basement, beating her: police An Illinois man has been arrested but not yet officially charged for allegedly kidnapping and beating a woman he met on a dating app. The woman was found tied up in the basement of the suspect's mother's home.
February 21, 2023 Serial LA sex assault suspect with 'distinctive odor' met victims online, tried to hide identity LAPD has arrested and charged Benjamin Parke Belser on 12 felony counts for allegedly raping at least five women he met online beginning in 2017 while hiding his identity.
February 21, 2023 Texas neighbors react after 3 teens killed in murder-suicide identified The identities of three teenaged girls killed in a murder-suicide over the weekend in Texas have been released. Investigators have not yet released a motive.
February 21, 2023 Loudoun County Board flamed for voting to keep student sex assault report under wraps: 'Hiding something big' Loudoun County's school board voted 6-3 last Tuesday to keep a report on district sexual assaults under wraps, garnering criticism from parents who called for transparency.
February 20, 2023 Chicago-area man tied up, beat woman he met on dating app: police An Illinois man was arrested Monday for allegedly tying up a woman and beating her in the basement of his mother's house, Dolton police said.
February 20, 2023 Ex-St. Louis officer acquitted of raping 2 former colleagues A former St. Louis police officer has been acquitted after two ex-colleagues said they were assaulted over 10 years ago. The ex-officer claimed the encounters were consensual.
February 20, 2023 Popular Moroccan singers' rape trial begins in Paris in case that sparked backlash among feminist activists Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred's rape trial began on Monday, in Paris, France. Lamjarred allegedly raped a French woman at a hotel in 2016.
February 20, 2023 Ghislaine Maxwell mounts $10M appeal against 20-year sex trafficking sentence: report Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly reached a divorce settlement with ex-husband Scott Borgerson and secured the funds to mount a $10 million appeal to her sex trafficking sentence.
February 19, 2023 Three teens, 1 man dead in apparent murder-suicide in Texas home A man is believed to have entered a Texas home, argued with three teenaged girls and shot them before turning the gun on himself. HCSO deputies are investigating the incident.
