November 20, 2020 Virginia lawyer faces sex-trafficking charge in 'sugar daddy' case A Virginia lawyer has been charged with sex trafficking of minors after paying at least six girls for sex and promising to be their "sugar daddy."
November 18, 2020 Florida police bust large child sex trafficking network, charge nearly 180 individuals Florida's Tallahassee Police Department announced Tuesday that a two-year investigation into human trafficking and child sex trafficking led to the arrest of 178 individuals.
November 16, 2020 Deadline to file sex abuse claims against Boy Scouts of America ends Monday The Monday deadline was set back in February when the Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
November 13, 2020 FBI wanted to arrest Jeffrey Epstein at beauty pageant in 2007 The FBI wanted to arrest Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 in the U.S. Virgin Islands while he was judging a beauty contest but it did not -- in a missed opportunity the bureau's supervisory special agent was "extremely upset" about.
November 13, 2020 Louisville police accused of concealing records on officer abuse of Explorer Scouts A new report alleges that the Louisville Metro Police Department covered up almost 740,000 records documenting the sexual abuse of Explorer Scouts by two officers.
November 12, 2020 Possible Biden Cabinet pick Heidi Heitkamp once took fire for outing sexual assault survivors Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who faced backlash during the 2018 primaries that she ultimately lost after she mistakenly outed sexual assault survivors in a campaign ad, is on the shortlist for a position in President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet.
November 12, 2020 DOJ finds ‘poor judgment’ but no misconduct by Alexander Acosta in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case The Justice Department said Thursday that U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta exercised “poor judgment" while brokering a deal to end a federal probe into billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but did not find any evidence of professional misconduct on Acosta's part.
November 12, 2020 LA 'defund' police budget cuts force department to dissolve sexual assault unit that investigated Weinstein The Los Angeles Police Department is dissolving its sexual assault crimes unit as it grapples with a $150 million budget cut.
November 10, 2020 Polish cardinal chastised by Vatican unconscious in hospital A prominent Polish cardinal who was recently sanctioned by the Vatican over sexual abuse allegations has been hospitalized since last week and remains unconscious, Polish media reported Tuesday.
November 10, 2020 Key findings in Vatican report into ex-Cardinal McCarrick The Vatican has published its two-year investigation into the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick