May 3, 2016 Attorney General plans registry for scammers to combat state's high rate of affinity fraud In the same way a customer searching for a new laptop might consult Consumer Reports before making a purchase, Attorney General Sean Reyes wants would-be investors to consult a resource listing convicted fraudsters before handing over any money.
May 3, 2016 Police find sexual assault convict in secret room after 2-month manhunt in Illinois A convicted sex offender who had been on the run for two months was found in a hidden room that he apparently built at his wife's home in northern Illinois.
May 3, 2016 Grandma on trial in Ohio rape case denies abusing kids; mother, her boyfriend pleaded guilty A southern Ohio woman being tried on rape, kidnapping and other charges related to her grandchildren says she didn't abuse them or allow others to do so and alleges they lied about being chained, beaten, underfed and sexually assaulted.
May 3, 2016 Soldier who admitted organizing prostitution ring while leading sex abuse program gets prison A military judge has sentenced an Army sergeant to two years in prison and a dishonorable discharge for organizing a prostitution ring at Fort Hood while leading a sexual abuse prevention program at the sprawling Central Texas post.
May 3, 2016 Soldier accused of organizing prostitution ring while leading sex abuse program enters plea An Army officer who led a sexual abuse prevention program at Fort Hood has pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from a prostitution ring at the sprawling base in Central Texas.
May 3, 2016 Man with life sentence for killing 6-year-old pleads guilty to sexually assaulting another boy A southern New Jersey man who is in prison for killing a 6-year-old boy has admitted sexually assaulting a 2-year-old boy in a separate case.
May 3, 2016 Memphis police: Testing of backlogged rape kits leads to several suspects Testing of thousands of rape evidence kits that sat ignored for years in Memphis has resulted in the identification of 16 people suspected of raping multiple victims, an investigator said Monday.
May 3, 2016 Cautionary videos are latest effort in decadelong goal of reducing prison sexual assaults A former inmate who was raped on his first day behind bars has made videos aimed at preventing others from being sexually assaulted in prison.
May 3, 2016 Mom, boyfriend sent to prison in abuse case uncovered after daughter emailed teacher for help An Ohio woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced to prison a year after one of her young daughters emailed a teacher for help and said she and her siblings were being chained to their beds, deprived of food and raped.
May 3, 2016 Ohio pair due in court on charges of locking adopted daughters, son in bedrooms, abusing them A husband and wife from northeastern Ohio are due in court on charges that they kept three of their adopted children locked in bedrooms and abused them.