Sex Crimes - Page 269

May 28, 2020

Boy Scout abuse survivors come forward as claim deadline is set

Gill Gayle of Los Angeles is just one of the thousands of men who have come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of his scoutmasters during his youth in the Boy Scouts of America.

May 27, 2020

Bill Clinton visited Epstein’s ‘orgy island,’ Netflix doc claims – but ex-president still denies it

Former President Bill Clinton insists he never visited the notorious “orgy island” of his late ex-pal Jeffrey Epstein – but now a second person begs to differ.

May 24, 2020

Law professor's $1.2 million defamation award shows false rape claims' impact in digital age, attorney says

University of Minnesota Law School professor, Francesco Parisi, won an unprecedented nearly $1.2 million in damages last week after a judge ruled his ex-girlfriend had falsely accused him of rape.  

May 24, 2020

Hilary Duff shuts down 'disgusting' sex trafficking Twitter rumors about her son Luca

Former Disney star Hillary Duff dismissed “disgusting” rumors circulating on Twitter over the weekend that she’s involved in child sex trafficking.

May 23, 2020

Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell wins questioning delay in sexual battery lawsuit

Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged madam of disgraced financierJeffrey Epstein, won a critical request on Friday to delay questioning in a civil suit filed against her on the grounds that her sworn testimony could incriminate her should there be a criminal case against her in the future. 

May 20, 2020

Alleged Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell asks court for stay in civil case, argues it could implicate her

Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged madam of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has asked for a delay in a lawsuit filed by one of Epstein's victims because it would interfere with a criminal case against her. 

May 20, 2020

Harvey Weinstein's extradition to Los Angeles to face new charges delayed due to coronavirus pandemic

Harvey Weinstein's extradition to Los Angeles, Calif. to face an additional set of sex crime charges has been delayed, according to reports.

May 16, 2020

New Jersey, Murphy campaign agree to pay $1M to settle rape accusation against ex-aide

The state of New Jersey and Gov. Phil Murphy’s campaign agreed Friday to pay $1 million in a lawsuit brought by a state employee who alleged a campaign aide raped her in 2017.

May 15, 2020

Chris Wallace: Joe Biden's new response to Tara Reade allegation was 'skillful'

Joe Biden's new response to former 90s Senate staffer Tara Reade's allegations of sexual assault is "skillful," "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace stated Friday.

May 14, 2020

Public health versus public safety: Confusion looms as sex offenders are released from incarceration across the country

Ever since the novel coronavirus took hold across the country – of which prisons and jails are far from immune – earlier this year, authorities have released tens of thousands of inmates both in the pretrial phase and those already convicted. Among them have been a significant number of sex offenders, triggering steep concern over whether some officials are diminishing public safety under the fragile lens of public health.