The Latest: Sheriff launches criminal probe of Epstein stay

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on financier and accused child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A Florida sheriff says he’s launched a criminal investigation into financier Jeffrey Epstein’s stay at his county jail. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw released a statement Thursday evening confirming that his office had opened a... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 25, 2019

Pennsylvania high court declines to review Sandusky decision

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky won’t get a fresh chance to argue in state court he should get a new trial, seven years after the former Penn State assistant football coach was convicted of molesting 10 boys. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down Sandusky’s request that it review a Superior Court decision earlier... Read More

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Jerry Sandusky

July 25, 2019

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s spokesman says an insurance company has settled another defamation suit filed by an accuser, this one by model Janice Dickinson. ? Dickinson and lawyer Lisa Bloom have scheduled a press conference Thursday near Los Angeles. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says American International Group Inc. settled the case without Cosby’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby, Janice Dickinson

July 24, 2019

Champion bodybuilder turns himself in on Utah rape charges

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A champion bodybuilder accused of raping a woman has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued earlier this month. Court records indicate Shawn Rhoden attended a court hearing Tuesday in a Salt Lake City suburb and was booked into a county jail. He remained behind bars Tuesday afternoon.... Read More

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Shawn Rhoden

July 24, 2019

Ex-MSU president awaits judge’s trial ruling in Nassar case

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A judge may not rule for months on whether a former Michigan State University president stands trial for allegedly lying about her knowledge of allegations against Larry Nassar. A state prosecutor and an attorney for Lou Anna Simon gave closing statements in her preliminary exam Tuesday. Eaton County District Judge Julie... Read More

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Larry Nassar

July 24, 2019

Man admits to posing as teen basketball player, groping girl

DALLAS (AP) — A 26-year-old man was sentenced to probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to posing as a 17-year-old student so he could play basketball at a Dallas high school and groping a 14-year-old girl. Under a deal with Dallas County prosecutors, Sidney Gilstrap-Portley received six years’ probation for indecency with a child and record... Read More

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Sidney Gilstrap-Portley

July 23, 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face rape charge in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face criminal charges after a woman accused the soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago, a top prosecutor said Monday. A new investigation by Las Vegas police failed to show that Kathryn Mayorga’s claim could be proven... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

July 23, 2019

Jailed judge alleging pedophile ring on verge of extradition

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer for a former Lithuanian judge and parliament member jailed in Chicago said Monday that a new court ruling could be a fatal blow to his client’s long fight against extradition to Lithuania, saying she could be sent back any day now to the Baltic Sea nation where she says she... Read More

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Neringa Venckiene

July 22, 2019

Florida sheriff to investigate Epstein’s work release

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida sheriff launched an investigation Friday into whether his department properly monitored the wealthy financer Jeffrey Epstein while he was serving a sentence for soliciting prostitution from underage girls. The inquiry will focus on whether deputies assigned to monitor Epstein in a work-release program violated any rules or regulations, Palm Beach... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 19, 2019

Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual conduct with or in the presence of underage girls. Epstein, 66, also might use his “great wealth and... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 18, 2019

R. Kelly doesn’t have freedom, money for this legal battle

CHICAGO (AP) — The difference between R. Kelly’s life in 2002 when he was last charged with child sex-related crimes and his arrest last week on even more serious charges was on full display when the R&B singer turned and slowly walked out of court. Each step Tuesday was cut shorter than normal by the... Read More

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R. Kelly

July 18, 2019

Indiana attorney general’s lawyers downplay groping claims

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for Indiana’s attorney general are downplaying allegations he drunkenly groped four women during a party, arguing that the claims against him represent common behavior even if they are true. They made their arguments in court documents submitted on behalf of Republican state Attorney General Curtis Hill, calling for a judge to... Read More

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Curtis Hill

July 18, 2019

Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016 after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information supporting the actor’s claims of innocence. Spacey was charged with indecent assault and battery last year in... Read More

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Kevin Spacey

July 17, 2019

Epstein defense offers explanation for foreign passport

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys told a court Tuesday that financier Jeffrey Epstein obtained a foreign passport decades ago out of fear that he might be kidnapped in the Middle East, seeking to allay concerns over the apparently phony travel document. Prosecutors have said the passport was under an alias. They have pointed to... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

The Latest: Sheriff launches criminal probe of Epstein stay

Pennsylvania high court declines to review Sandusky decision

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

Champion bodybuilder turns himself in on Utah rape charges

Ex-MSU president awaits judge’s trial ruling in Nassar case

Man admits to posing as teen basketball player, groping girl

Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face rape charge in Las Vegas

Jailed judge alleging pedophile ring on verge of extradition

Florida sheriff to investigate Epstein’s work release

Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case

R. Kelly doesn’t have freedom, money for this legal battle

Indiana attorney general’s lawyers downplay groping claims

Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey

Epstein defense offers explanation for foreign passport

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