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Singer's 'indecent liberties' with 14-year-old girl – pardoned by Jimmy Carter – get him nixed from folk music festival

July 4, 2019

Singer's 'indecent liberties' with 14-year-old girl – pardoned by Jimmy Carter – get him nixed from folk music festival

An 81-year-old member of the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary has been disinvited from a music festival to be held in upstate New York this fall over his 1970 jail sentence for taking “indecent liberties” with a 14-year-old girl, the festival board announced Tuesday.

Naked stranger broke into woman’s home, threatened to rape her: prosecutor

July 4, 2019

Naked stranger broke into woman’s home, threatened to rape her: prosecutor

A naked man allegedly broke into a woman’s California home last week, then assaulted and threatened to rape her, according to a report.

'Sexual assault crisis': Unwanted contact reports hit all-time high at Coast Guard Academy

July 3, 2019

'Sexual assault crisis': Unwanted contact reports hit all-time high at Coast Guard Academy

Reports of unwanted sexual contact by cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy reached an all-time high in 2018, according to a survey released Wednesday by the academy.

Mackenzie Lueck murder suspect previously accused of rape, banned from Utah State campus

July 3, 2019

Mackenzie Lueck murder suspect previously accused of rape, banned from Utah State campus

The man charged with murdering University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck was previously accused of raping a coworker, who reportedly didn't press charges but wanted the incident recorded "in case he did the same thing to someone else."

NJ judge slammed for pointing out accused teen's ‘good family' in rape case: report

July 3, 2019

NJ judge slammed for pointing out accused teen's ‘good family' in rape case: report

A New Jersey family court judge was reprimanded by an appeals court panel last month for refusing to try a 16-year-old boy accused of raping an intoxicated girl and sharing video of the alleged assault with friends as an adult because he was “from a good family,” and Eagle scout and attended an “excellent school,” reports said.

Florida man, 18, allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted girl, 15, posted naked video of her online: police

July 1, 2019

Florida man, 18, allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted girl, 15, posted naked video of her online: police

A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly drugged a 15-year-old girl, sexually assaulted her, and posted a naked video of her on Instagram, investigators said.

Harvey Weinstein doc features interviews with alleged victims

June 30, 2019

Harvey Weinstein doc features interviews with alleged victims

Tina Brown‘s media company is premiering a doc on her old boss Harvey Weinstein — whom she dubbed a “gross, bullying predator.”

R. Kelly’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit

June 30, 2019

R. Kelly’s lawyers ask judge to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit

R. Kelly’s lawyers want a Chicago judge to toss a 2019 lawsuit alleging the singer sexually abused a minor a little over 20 years ago.

Alaska to receive $10M from Justice Department to combat violent crime, AG Barr says

June 29, 2019

Alaska to receive $10M from Justice Department to combat violent crime, AG Barr says

Attorney General William Barr on Friday declared a public-safety emergency in Alaska so the Justice Department could allocate more than $10 million toward fighting violent crime in some of the state’s rural communities.

California woman escapes apartment where she was sexually assaulted for 24 hours: police

June 28, 2019

California woman escapes apartment where she was sexually assaulted for 24 hours: police

A California woman escaped an apartment Wednesday where she was held against her will and sexually assaulted for more than 24 hours, police said.