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November 20, 2019

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez faces 21 new child porn charges

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez, who was arrested in September for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, was slammed with 21 additional charges Tuesday after investigators said they found evidence of child pornography on his phone and laptop in connection to the same case.

November 19, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein was alone in prison cell the night of his death, feds say, citing video

Jeffrey Epstein was alone in his prison cell the night of his death, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday, casting doubt on the notion that the disgraced money man and sex offender was murdered.

November 19, 2019

California prosecutor accused of using daughter, 13, to bait sex predator placed on leave

A prosecutor in California who allegedly used his 13-year-old daughter to bait another man back to the spot where she claimed he molested her so the man's incriminating actions could be caught on video has been placed on leave as an internal review has been launched. 

November 18, 2019

Epstein accuser says she once took Bill Clinton's seat on private jet, saw bedroom floor made of mattress foam

A woman who came forward with accusations of child sex abuse against Jeffrey Epstein on Monday described a disturbing encounter with the now-deceased sex offender, said she took former President Bill Clinton’s seat on the “Lolita Express,” and noted bizarre bedroom floors made of mattress foam and being encouraged to cry after sex with the disgraced money man.

November 17, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein controversy: ABC News must explain why it spiked story, House Republicans say in letter

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and two other top Republicans sent a letter to ABC News on Sunday demanding the network explain why it “quashed” ABC News anchor Amy Robach’s story that would have exposed allegations against the now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein three years ago.

November 17, 2019

Former elementary school assistant sentenced to over 12 years in prison for sex abuse crimes

Monis Irfan, 21, pleaded guilty on July 19 after an undercover police sting found that he communicated online with a Fairfax County police detective posing as the father of a 7-year-old child, who wasn't real.

November 17, 2019

13 Pennsylvania correctional employees suspended after inmate dies following fight

More than a dozen employees with Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections have been suspended after an inmate died during a fight with another inmate last week, officials said. 

November 16, 2019

Seattle police captain busted in prostitution sting after offering $40 to undercover cop: reports

A police captain in Seattle was among the five men arrested this week in a prostitution sting, reports say.

November 15, 2019

Louisiana man, 29, pretended to be 'handicapped' teen to trick health care worker into changing diaper: police

A Louisiana man was arrested this week after police say he posed as a “mentally and physically handicapped” 18-year-old to trick a health care worker into changing his adult diaper while he became sexually aroused. 

November 14, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein case: Sasse warns prison bureau director to 'come prepared' for Senate grilling

Days before the Bureau of Prisons is set to face its first public grilling about the death of Jeffrey Epstein, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., sent a heated letter to the department’s director warning her to “come prepared” to give “substantial answers” about the Epstein case during her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee this coming Tuesday.