Sex Crimes - Page 161

January 27, 2023

Jury awards $4.5M in damages for sex abuse that occurred 3 decades ago

A jury awarded $4.5 million in damages for a sex abuse lawsuit that took place three decades ago. The 36 year old victim said she was sexually abused by a family friend at 6 years old.

January 27, 2023

HI police hunt for DNA match after a man was wrongly imprisoned for 20 years for murder, sexual assault

After a native Hawaiian man Ian Schweitzer was exonerated of a murder charge of a white female visitor due to new DNA evidence, police are now on the hunt for a new suspect.

January 27, 2023

Madison Brooks case: Timeline of LSU student's alleged rape, death near Baton Rouge campus

Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU student, died after she was struck by a car in East Baton Rouge Parish early on Jan. 15. She posthumously donated several organs.

January 26, 2023

DeSantis proposes making child rapists eligible for execution, allowing death penalty without unanimous jury

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed making child rapists eligible for the death penalty and reducing the number of jurors required to dole out capital punishment.

January 26, 2023

Convicted UK transgender rapist will serve sentence in male prison, moved from women's facility after outcry

A transgender woman convicted of raping two women when she was a man while be incarcerated with male inmates, officials said

January 26, 2023

Indiana judge convicts 16-year-old of murdering young girl, child molestation

An Indiana judge convicted a 16-year-old boy of murder in a 6-year-old girl's death on Thursday. The boy strangled and molested the young girl when she died in 2021.

January 26, 2023

Former Alabama lawmaker sues police chief claiming he was 'set-up' by political enemies

A former Alabama lawmaker is suing the city of Montgomery and its police chief claiming he was set-up in a sex abuse charge. Former Rep. Perry Hooper Jr. claims political motive in case.

January 26, 2023

Rapper who allegedly tattooed sex trafficking victims with name of his DJ business remains at large: Ohio AG

A Cleveland rapper is facing felony charges after authorities say he ran a sex trafficking ring and branded his victims with tattoos advertising his company's name.

January 26, 2023

Suspects in LSU student Madison Brooks case released from Baton Rouge jail, records show

Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU student, died after she was struck by a car in East Baton Rouge Parish early on Jan. 15. She posthumously donated several organs.

January 26, 2023

Biden's FCC nominee sits on board of group that opposes anti-sex trafficking efforts

Gigi Sohn, President Biden's nominee for the Federal Communications Commission, serves on the board of directors for a group that has opposed efforts to combat online sex trafficking.