August 24, 2019 Idaho governor balks after 9th Circuit puts state on hook for convict's gender surgery Idaho’s Republican governor vowed Friday that his state would not pay for the gender reassignment surgery of a convicted sex offender after an appeals court ruled the state was responsible for providing the $20,000 to $30,000 procedure.
August 22, 2019 Former Texas health care worker gets 2 life sentences for raping 74-year-old patient with dementia: report A Fort Worth man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a 74-year-old patient – who could not move or speak – at a nursing home last year.
August 22, 2019 Michigan priest charged with binding boy in plastic, leaving him in closet A Catholic priest in Michigan wrapped a teen boy in plastic and tape and kept him in a church janitor's closet against his will for more than an hour, investigators said Thursday.
August 22, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein had painting of girl lying with big cat at New Mexico home, in latest odd art reveal Odd and often creepy details continue to surface in the aftermath of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, giving a glimpse of the twisted extravagance that was a staple of his life -- right down to the art he chose to display on his walls.
August 22, 2019 Oklahoma man who installed secret cameras in ‘staggering’ number of homes gets life sentence A man who pleaded guilty to installing secret cameras in a “staggering” number of homes in Oklahoma County while working for a security company over the last five years was given a life sentence Wednesday, according to a report.
August 21, 2019 Texas executes man with history of violence against women for 1998 slaying of college student A Texas death row inmate who argued that his conviction was based on junk science was executed Wednesday for the abduction, rape and killing of a suburban Houston community college student more than 20 years ago.
August 21, 2019 North Carolina man used Honduran woman as sex slave, held her and her baby against will for months, cops say A North Carolina man was arrested after allegedly using the woman as a sex slave and holding her — and her 8-month-old baby — against her will for months, police said.
August 21, 2019 NYC woman sentenced for killing aunt with meat cleaver, raping relative A New York City woman convicted of killing her aunt with a meat cleaver and raping a teenage relative was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years in prison.
August 21, 2019 Porn site's operators made millions after using 22 women's names, images without consent: lawsuit The “outing” of 22 women who made sexually explicit videos has ruined their life, said a lawyer representing the women in a San Diego court Tuesday.
August 21, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein arranged for sex with 18-year-old while on work release from jail: lawsuit Jeffrey Epstein had sex with an 18-year-old woman inside the headquarters of a nonprofit while on work release from Florida jail -- as plainclothed sheriff's deputies stood guard outside -- one of three new lawsuits filed Tuesday in New York against the late financier's estate alleges.