Sex Crimes - Page 273

March 9, 2020

Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein beg for lenient sentence, citing disgraced movie mogul's charitable work, health issues

Attorneys for convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein begged the judge for leniency citing numerous health ailments that the 67-year-old faces and pointing to former charitable donations he made while he was a powerful media executive in Hollywood. 

March 9, 2020

Harvey Weinstein may have suffered concussion while jailed on Rikers Island: report

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has two cellmates on Rikers Island, where he took a bad fall this weekend and is “miserable,” his spokesman said.

March 8, 2020

Ohio plastic surgeon charged with drugging, raping women on camera

A plastic surgeon primarily based in Ohio was arrested Friday by the FBI for allegedly drugging multiple women until the point of unconsciousness and raping them on camera. Dr. Manish Gupta, 49, is charged with illegally dispensing controlled substances, aggravated sexual abuse and sex trafficking, WTVG reported. He was booked into Lucas County Jail in Toledo Friday afternoon.

March 7, 2020

Anti-Pornhub petition gains steam, accuses adult video giant of facilitating sex trafficking

An anti-PornHub petition with the goal of shutting down the adult video giant and holding its executives accountable for allegedly facilitating human trafficking has acquired nearly 370,000 signatures.

March 4, 2020

Former University of Michigan wrestler sues school, alleges he was molested dozens of times by late physician

A former wrestler for the University of Michigan alleges he was molested dozens of times by a late physician accused of inappropriately touching other student-athletes in a lawsuit against the school, adding his name to the list of former students accusing the school of failing to protect them. 

March 3, 2020

Timothy Hutton denies rape claim by former actress, threatens to sue BuzzFeed for running story

Timothy Hutton is denying a report from BuzzFeed that he raped a 14-year-old Canadian actress in 1983, and also threatening to sue the digital news outlet for defamation for running the story.

March 2, 2020

Who are the 22 'most wanted' men accused of sexually assaulting and exploiting children?

There are perhaps few crimes worse than those committed against a child. As it stands, there are scores of Americans and U.S. residents who have been charged with heinous violations to children's rights – but have disappeared to evade justice – with some cases dating back decades. Nonetheless, a push by federal investigators across the country has put a renewed spotlight on the FBI's Crimes Against Children Most Wanted offenders page, of which there are 22 men at-large.

March 1, 2020

New York bail reform law blamed for springing registered sex offender in nursery school trespass case

New York’s new bail reform law is being blamed for the release of a dangerous registered sex offender after his arrest for trespassing outside a nursery school.

February 29, 2020

Maryland man arrested after stabbing woman with syringe of semen: police

Maryland police revealed Friday that a woman stabbed outside a parking lot earlier this month was attacked by a man wielding a syringe full of semen.  

February 28, 2020

Boy Scouts bankruptcy filing stalls local sex abuse lawsuits in Kentucky

Years of costly lawsuits have forced the Boy Scouts of America to file bankruptcy, impeding the litigation of hundreds of affiliated sex abuse lawsuits.