September 23, 2020 North Carolina man charged with more than 300 sex crimes against children A North Carolina man is being held on $20 million bond after being charged with more than 300 sex crimes involving children.
September 23, 2020 'Prolific sextortionist' in Georgia gets 40 years in prison for harming 150 girls A Georgia man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for coercing more than 100 girls to send him sexually explicit photos and videos.
September 22, 2020 Epstein victims group endorses Florida legislation to ban ‘lifelike sex dolls’ used by child sex offenders Victims who allege they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein have endorsed new legislation in Florida to ban lifelike sex dolls that resemble children in an effort to protect minors.
September 18, 2020 Joint push for Caribbean countries to develop a coordinated sex-offender registry announced A joint mission to formulate a coordinated sex offender registry across 15 Caribbean nations – tracking them both in that region and eventually across the world – was announced this week, urging all governments in the sector to follow in the footsteps of Trinidad and Tobago, which was the first country in the collective to pass its own laws related to convicted sex offenders.
September 18, 2020 Murders in NYC, St. Louis surge this year, top 2019 numbers, data shows New data shows that murder rates in New York City and St. Louis have surged this year, surpassing 2019 figures.
September 17, 2020 Nigerian state says rapists will face surgical castration; death penalty if victims are under 14 The governor of a state in Nigeria has enacted a new law that imposes surgical castration on convicted rapists and the death penalty on those whose victims are under age 14.
September 17, 2020 Ex-Texas deputy sheriff gets 18 years in prison for sexually exploiting, cyberstalking two Massachusetts girls A former Texas law enforcement officer was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday after sexually exploiting and cyberstalking two Massachusetts girls from the time they were 12-years-old, including threatening them to keep quiet by sending pictures of himself with his gun in uniform.
September 16, 2020 House to vote on 'I Am Vanessa Guillen Act' after string of tragedies at Fort Hood Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., met with the family of slain U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen Wednesday and said the House will vote on the "I Am Vanessa Guillen Act."
September 16, 2020 Three immigrant brothers accused of raping 10-year-old girl in Louisiana, one suspect fled Three immigrant brothers in their 30s have been accused of raping a 10-year-old Louisiana girl, who locked herself in a bathroom to get away from her alleged attackers.
September 12, 2020 Tennessee lawyer accused of rape kills self as police find him in Alabama: authorities A Tennessee fugitive wanted on rape charges killed himself Thursday when approached by police in Alabama, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said Friday.