In New Orleans, hope for justice seen in ex-deacon’s arrest

A man who says he was raped by a Roman Catholic deacon four decades ago while serving as an altar boy in New Orleans says he hopes the deacon’s arrest will “send a message to other pedophiles in the church that this should never happen again.” “There’s no closing the book on this for me... Read More

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George F. Brignac

September 27, 2019

Defense makes case for ex-athlete accused of multiple rapes

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A woman who says she was raped by an ex-university of Delaware baseball player accused of multiple sexual assaults has told conflicting accounts of their encounter and may have regretted being physically intimate with him, a defense attorney told jurors in closing arguments Thursday. Texts the woman exchanged with friends before... Read More

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Clay Conaway

September 26, 2019

Mental evaluation planned for convict in prison escape

RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — A mental evaluation by video conference will help determine whether a convict accused of killing a Tennessee corrections administrator before escaping prison is competent to stand trial, lawyers said Wednesday. Attorneys for Curtis Ray Watson said during a hearing that a forensic evaluation could take place in October for the two-time... Read More

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By ADRIAN SAINZ

September 23, 2019

Former Charlie Rose makeup artist sues, alleging harassment

NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief makeup artist at Charlie Rose’s interview show is suing him, saying the disgraced television journalist ran a “toxic work environment” for women. Gina Riggi said in her harassment lawsuit filed Thursday that she worked for 22 years for Rose and Bloomberg, the company where his Manhattan studio was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

September 20, 2019

Woman who reported rape testifies that she didn’t protest

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A woman who says she was raped by an ex-University of Delaware baseball player accused of multiple sexual assaults testified under cross-examination Thursday that she did not protest when he removed all her clothes as they lay in his bed. The woman also acknowledged that she told friends in the days... Read More

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Clay Conaway

September 19, 2019

Woman sues Epstein estate, saying she was abused at age 14

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman whose claims of sexual abuse against Jeffrey Epstein were outlined in a federal indictment sued his estate Wednesday, saying the wealthy financier took advantage of her family’s poor financial position to abuse her from age 14 to 17. The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court sought unspecified damages on behalf... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

September 19, 2019

Mexican megachurch leader back in court in child rape case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will detail Thursday accusations of child rape and human trafficking against the leader of Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo. Naason Joaquin Garcia, who is considered the church’s apostle, and two co-defendants were arrested in June on suspicion of sexually abusing three girls and a woman in Los Angeles County.... Read More

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Naasón Joaquín García

September 18, 2019

Judge won’t return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge in R. Kelly’s Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer’s release from county jail. The judge says papers that restauranteur Valencia Love signed clearly indicated she could lose the money. Love’s... Read More

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R. Kelly

September 18, 2019

Lawyer: Chicago archdiocese paid $80M to clients of law firm

CHICAGO (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has paid $80 million to 160 victims of sexual abuse by clergy represented by a single law firm since 2001, the lawyer who heads the Minnesota-based firm told reporters Tuesday. According to a statement issued later by the archdiocese, it has paid around $200 million in... Read More

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Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church

September 17, 2019

The New York Times faces questions over Kavanaugh story

NEW YORK (AP) — Between an offensive tweet and a significant revision, The New York Times’ handling of a new sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh attracted almost as much attention as the accusation itself. The story also gave President Donald Trump and his allies fresh ammunition in his campaign against the... Read More

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Brett Kavanaugh, The New York Times

September 17, 2019

Epstein saga brings national focus to victims’ rights

NEW YORK (AP) — The Jeffrey Epstein case has brought national attention to victims’ rights, from prosecutors shunning Epstein’s accusers more than a decade ago to the same women speaking about their suffering at an extraordinary court hearing last month. If there was a silver lining to the saga, attorneys for the women said, it... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

September 13, 2019

Fugitive priest faces sentencing in US sex abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Santa Fe, where a jury found him guilty this year of sexually abusing an altar boy in the early 1990s before fleeing the country. Federal prosecutors are requesting a sentence of more than 30 years in prison for 81-year-old... Read More

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Arthur Perrault

September 12, 2019

Judge: Hastert victim broke terms of $3.5M hush-money deal

CHICAGO (AP) — A former student who Dennis Hastert sexually abused decades ago breached an unwritten $3.5 million hush-money agreement with the former U.S. House Speaker by telling family members and a friend about it, an Illinois judge ruled this week. But Kendall County Judge Robert Pilmer declined to enter an immediate judgment in favor... Read More

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Dennis Hastert

September 12, 2019

In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes

NOME, Alaska (AP) — There’s not much that scares Susie. As an Alaska Native woman, she thrives amid sub-zero winters in her village near the Arctic Circle, and camps with her family each summer at the Bering Sea, catching, drying and smoking salmon to put away for winter. But Susie is afraid to return to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

In New Orleans, hope for justice seen in ex-deacon’s arrest

Defense makes case for ex-athlete accused of multiple rapes

Mental evaluation planned for convict in prison escape

Former Charlie Rose makeup artist sues, alleging harassment

Woman who reported rape testifies that she didn’t protest

Woman sues Epstein estate, saying she was abused at age 14

Mexican megachurch leader back in court in child rape case

Judge won’t return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it

Lawyer: Chicago archdiocese paid $80M to clients of law firm

The New York Times faces questions over Kavanaugh story

Epstein saga brings national focus to victims’ rights

Fugitive priest faces sentencing in US sex abuse case

Judge: Hastert victim broke terms of $3.5M hush-money deal

In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes

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