Sex Crimes - Page 275

February 22, 2020

Jeffrey Epstein estate's bills, employees going unpaid over 'insufficient funds,' lawyers say: report

Lawyers for late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s $600 million U.S. Virgin Islands estate said liens imposed by the local attorney general have left them unable to pay the estate's bills, employees at his various properties or for legal defense from his accusers, according to a filing made public Friday.

February 21, 2020

Prince Andrew trolled on Epstein link with banner draped on schoolbus

A yellow school bus with a banner depicting the face of Britain's Prince Andrew drove past Buckingham Palace on Friday, urging him to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

February 21, 2020

Joseph Kony survivor recalls how faith, God helped her endure 8 years in captivity

Victoria Nyanjura was just 14 years old when insurgents under the umbrella of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ripped away her innocence. For eight years, she was brutalized as a sex slave in the jungles of eastern and central Africa.

February 20, 2020

University of Michigan apologizes to 'anyone who was harmed' by late doctor as another accuser steps forward

The president of the University of Michigan apologized Thursday to "anyone who was harmed" by a school doctor who has been accused by several former students of molesting them during medical exams, including one man who said the university did not respond when he reported the abuse decades ago.

February 20, 2020

Missouri girl, 11, gives birth in bathtub, police say; 3 relatives charged

Three family members of an 11-year-old Missouri girl who gave birth in a bathtub after allegedly being raped by a teenaged boy.

February 20, 2020

Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse victim speaks out nearly 40 years later: 'He got into that sleeping bag'

The Boy Scouts of America's move to file for bankruptcy Tuesday comes after scores of victims have accused scoutmasters, troop leaders and other scouts of sexual abuse in a predatory culture that allegedly spanned decades.

February 20, 2020

Jurors in Harvey Weinstein rape trial zero in on Annabella Sciorra allegations for day 3

The jurors serving in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial have been zeroing in on actress Annabella Sciorra's allegations.

February 20, 2020

Pennsylvania Roman Catholic diocese files for bankruptcy after $12M in sex-abuse settlements

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, months after admitting it paid more than $12 million to victims sexually abused by their clerics as children.

February 19, 2020

University of Michigan investigates deceased doctor over 'sexual predator' claims

A now-deceased physician from the University of Michigan is being accused of sexual abuse by several of his former patients, who claimed he took advantage of them during physical exams. 

February 18, 2020

Boy Scouts of America face thousands of claims of sexual abuse after filing for bankruptcy

The move by the Boy Scouts of America to file for bankruptcy Tuesday   comes after scores of victims have accused scoutmasters, troop leaders, and other scouts of sexual abuse in a predatory culture that allegedly spanned decades.