Sex Crimes - Page 492

Man hiding in bathroom stall grabs woman by throat, rapes her in Manhattan sports bar

May 3, 2016

Man hiding in bathroom stall grabs woman by throat, rapes her in Manhattan sports bar

New York City police say a man hiding inside a bathroom stall in the ladies room of a Manhattan sports bar grabbed a woman by the throat and raped her.

Prosecutors to close in 1979 missing boy case; 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished walking to school

May 3, 2016

Prosecutors to close in 1979 missing boy case; 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished walking to school

Jurors will hear closing arguments from prosecutors in the case against a man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance while on his way to school helped galvanize the national missing-children's movement.

2016 trial date set for man charged with kidnapping, raping New Hampshire teen over 9 months

May 3, 2016

2016 trial date set for man charged with kidnapping, raping New Hampshire teen over 9 months

A 2016 trial date has been set for a man charged with kidnapping a 14-year-old New Hampshire girl and raping her over the course of nine months.

2 students charged in sexual attack of woman on Florida beach during spring break

May 3, 2016

2 students charged in sexual attack of woman on Florida beach during spring break

Two college students have been charged with sexually attacking a woman on a crowded Florida beach with bystanders who apparently did nothing.

Mentally disabled man convicted of murder to be free on bail after Connecticut court ruling

May 3, 2016

Mentally disabled man convicted of murder to be free on bail after Connecticut court ruling

A judge on Friday granted bond for a mentally disabled man serving a life sentence for the 1987 murder of his wife's grandmother, clearing the way for his release following a court order for a new trial.

Arraignment set for Friday for Brandon Licciardi, co-defendant in ex-NFL start Sharper's cases

May 3, 2016

Arraignment set for Friday for Brandon Licciardi, co-defendant in ex-NFL start Sharper's cases

A Louisiana co-defendant of former NFL star Darren Sharper in Louisiana-based sexual assault cases is set to go before a federal judge.

2 volunteer fire chiefs arrested, accused of trying to keep fire station sex assault quiet

May 3, 2016

2 volunteer fire chiefs arrested, accused of trying to keep fire station sex assault quiet

Court records say the chief and assistant chief of a volunteer fire department in a small town south of Dallas knew of a sexual assault at their station, but didn't report it to authorities and instructed the suspects and victim not to report it.

2 arrested in twisted, gruesome child abuse case; Corpse, starved teen and sick infant found

May 3, 2016

2 arrested in twisted, gruesome child abuse case; Corpse, starved teen and sick infant found

Two people have been arrested in what authorities describe as a twisted, gruesome case of abuse involving a child's corpse hidden in a broken-down car, a starved baby living on water and a sheltered teenager impregnated by her stepfather.

$3.5 million settlement approved over botched rape investigation by Arizona sheriff's office

May 3, 2016

$3.5 million settlement approved over botched rape investigation by Arizona sheriff's office

Officials agreed Wednesday to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged metro Phoenix's sheriff botched the investigation into the rape of a 13-year-old girl and failed to arrest the suspect who then went on to sexually attack her again.

Prosecutors add 2 more child victims to Pennsylvania priest's sexual tourism case

May 3, 2016

Prosecutors add 2 more child victims to Pennsylvania priest's sexual tourism case

A new federal indictment adds two more victims to the case of a Roman Catholic priest accused of traveling to Honduras to have sex with poor street children during missionary trips.