May 3, 2016 Ohio mom accused of trafficking 11-year-old daughter in exchange for heroin pleads not guilty An Ohio woman charged with trafficking her 11-year-old daughter for sex in exchange for heroin has pleaded not guilty.
May 3, 2016 Attorney wants mistrial declared in Vanderbilt rape case, says juror did not disclose rape An attorney for one of the ex-Vanderbilt University football players convicted of raping an unconscious fellow student says he will ask that a mistrial be declared after learning that a jury member was a rape victim.
May 3, 2016 6 teens accused of girl's sex assault at Denver-area party; she, some suspects are classmates Six male teens have been accused of sexually assaulting a girl at a party in suburban Denver, police said Friday.
May 3, 2016 Prosecutors to seek death penalty against man accused of killing Pennsylvania math teacher A Pennsylvania prosecutor says he'll seek the death penalty against a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a sixth-grade math teacher during a burglary at her home.
May 3, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: The case of Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance fueled missing-child activism The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz helped catalyze a national missing-children's movement.
May 3, 2016 Connecticut man wrongly imprisoned for 21 years for '86 killing is awarded $6M in compensation The state of Connecticut has awarded $6 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 21 years for a 1986 killing.
May 3, 2016 APNewsBreak: Boy Scouts settle California lawsuit over sex abuse by volunteer Scout leader The Boy Scouts of America have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a 20-year-old California man who was molested by a Scout volunteer in 2007.
May 3, 2016 San Francisco's Uber faces lawsuit over India woman's rape report A woman who says an Uber driver raped her in New Dehli, India, has sued the San Francisco-based company in federal U.S. court.
May 3, 2016 Penn State president 'not a fan' of Freeh report into Sandusky, criticizes NCAA penalties Penn State's president on Wednesday dismissed the university-commissioned review of how top administrators handled complaints about Jerry Sandusky as "not useful to make decisions." Eric Barron told The Associated Press that the report by former FBI director Louis Freeh took a prosecutorial approach and created an "absurd" and "unwarranted" picture of students, faculty and others associated with the university.
May 3, 2016 Convicted Saudi airman sentenced to 35 years in state prison for raping boy at Las Vegas hotel A 25-year-old Saudi Arabian air force sergeant has been sentenced to serve a mandatory 35 years in Nevada state prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas Strip hotel two years ago.