January 8, 2015 Brown University task force on sexual assaults recommends improvements for handling complaints A Brown University task force on sexual assault recommends the school handle complaints in a more timely fashion and reduce the "tramatic nature" of the process.
January 8, 2015 Ex-Maine prosecutor who fled state after child porn convictions sentenced to almost 16 years Maine's former top drug prosecutor who fled the state and set off a nationwide manhunt after being convicted of child pornography charges has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison.
January 8, 2015 Jury opts against death penalty for Kansas man who raped, killed 8-year-old, put body in dryer A man convicted of raping and killing an 8-year-old Topeka girl before stuffing her body in a clothes dryer will not face the death penalty, after a jury could not decide unanimously to impose such a sentence.
January 8, 2015 Woman convicted of downloading child porn in attempt to frame estranged husband gets jail A Pennsylvania woman convicted of downloading child pornography to frame her estranged husband must spend six months to two years in county jail.
January 8, 2015 Connecticut jury orders Boy Scouts to pay $7 million in sexual abuse case A Connecticut jury has issued a $7 million verdict against the Boy Scouts of America in a lawsuit by a man who says he was sexually abused by a scout leader in the mid-1970s.
January 8, 2015 Jurors convict man of abducting, raping killing Kansas girl whose body was found in dryer Jurors have convicted a man of snatching an 8-year-old girl from a Topeka apartment, raping her, killing her and stashing her body in a dryer.
January 8, 2015 Ex-New York Yankees outfielder Rusty Torres sentenced to 3 years in Long Island sex abuse case Former New York Yankees outfielder Rosendo "Rusty" Torres has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing a child.
January 8, 2015 Judge turns down request for mediation in lawsuit over $60M Penn State fine in consent decree A judge overseeing a lawsuit over the $60 million fine imposed on Penn State by the NCAA as part of a consent decree after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal said Wednesday the case will not go through a court-run mediation program.
January 8, 2015 Detroit man charged in abduction, slaying of 5-year-old girl convicted following 2nd trial A Detroit man charged in the abduction and slaying of his girlfriend's 5-year-old niece has been convicted following a second trial.
January 8, 2015 Iowa Supreme Court orders new trials in 3 sex abuse cases, citing improper expert testimony The Iowa Supreme Court ordered new trials Friday for three inmates charged with sexually abusing children, saying their convictions were tainted by expert testimony backing the accusers' allegations.
