Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Seven years after Jerry Sandusky was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to decades behind bars, an appeals court has ordered a resentencing hearing for the former Penn State assistant football coach whose crimes have cost the university a fortune and triggered changes to state law. Sandusky, 75, was sentenced in... Read More

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Jerry Sandusky

February 6, 2019

Pastor accused of child sex trafficking faces federal trial

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Three pastors accused of coercing and sharing teenage girls to have sex, often for money, also sent one another photos and videos of the girls, federal prosecutors say. Two of the men already have pleaded guilty, and the third is set to go on trial this week in federal court. Anthony... Read More

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Anthony Haynes

February 5, 2019

90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017

Since the start of 2017, The Associated Press has tallied at least 90 state lawmakers who have faced public allegations or repercussions over sexual misconduct claims. Most of those cases became public since the #MeToo movement gained momentum in October 2017, although some of the incidents allegedly occurred several years ago. Here is a look... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

February 5, 2019

6 French women on trial for alleging lawmaker harassed them

PARIS (AP) — Six French women stood trial Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by a former lawmaker they accused of sexual misconduct 1½ years before the #MeToo movement. Four journalists who published allegations from the women and eight others in May 2016 also are defendants in the case filed by Denis Baupin, who resigned... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Sexual Abuse

February 1, 2019

Bill Cosby victim settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The victim in Bill Cosby’s criminal sex-assault case has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor who said she added details to her story over time. Andrea Constand’s suit against Bruce Castor had been set for trial in April in Philadelphia after a federal judge refused to dismiss it. The case... Read More

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Bill Cosby

January 31, 2019

Speech law makes docs on Jackson, R. Kelly tough to stop

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denials and denunciations. Lawsuits and legal threats. Attacks and pushback. What’s a documentarian to do? While the medium is having a powerful cultural moment, documentaries’ paths to the screen can be perilous when they make damning claims about high-profile subjects, like the recent Lifetime television series on R. Kelly or an... Read More

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Michael Jackson, R. Kelly

January 30, 2019

Weinstein lawyers argue against sex trafficking claim

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers said the movie mogul is not a sex trafficker, despite claims in a class-action lawsuit. The lawyers in a court filing late Monday urged U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to toss out civil claims by women that claim Weinstein tried to coerce sex in return for movie... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 29, 2019

Judge: Human trafficking law OK against Harvey Weinstein

NEW YORK (AP) — A second judge ruled Monday that a human trafficking law can be used in a civil lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan made the finding as he let former Weinstein consultant Alexandra Canosa’s lawsuit proceed against Weinstein and two of his companies. In her 2017... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 28, 2019

Judge approves changes to Weinstein’s legal team

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein won a judge’s approval Friday to overhaul the defense team in his rape and sexual assault case, replacing his bulldog New York City attorney with a four-person squad that’s high on courtroom stars and headline-grabbing cases. The disgraced Hollywood mogul was in a Manhattan courtroom — along with new... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 28, 2019

Jackson accusers’ film gets standing ovation, estate rebuke

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — It’s not uncommon for audiences at the Sundance Film Festival to give standing ovations, but the ceremonial act took on a solemn air as two men who accuse Michael Jackson of molesting them as boys walked onstage following the festival’s only screening of “Leaving Neverland,” a documentary about their stories.... Read More

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Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson

January 25, 2019

Bryan Singer keeps directing gig following allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — Following an expose that claimed Bryan Singer has seduced and molested several underage men, the film production company Millennium Films on Thursday said it is staunchly supporting the director. In a statement, Avi Lerner, founder and chief executive of Millennium, said that the company is going forward with a remake of... Read More

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Bryan Singer

January 24, 2019

Bryan Singer faces allegations of sexual assault with minors

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Singer, the director of the Oscar-nominated “Bohemian Rhapsody,” has been accused of sexually assaulting minors in an expose published by the Atlantic. The Atlantic on Wednesday published a lengthy article based on a 12-month investigation. It details the stories of four alleged victims who said they were seduced and molested... Read More

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Bryan Singer

January 24, 2019

Weinstein hires pack of new lawyers for NY rape case

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein unveiled a new legal team brimming with star power Wednesday to defend him at his upcoming New York rape and sexual assault trial. Weinstein’s four new lawyers all have experience defending high-profile clients, including Casey Anthony, former sports stars Aaron Hernandez and Kobe Bryant and, in a strange twist,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 24, 2019

French child rape case is another lesson about sports abuse

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — The victims’ parents regarded him as a family friend, unaware of the tortures he was inflicting on their children behind closed doors. His past glories as a champion swimmer helped lull admirers into thinking that Vincent Leroyer was reliable, someone to look up to. Yet the truth, finally aired at his... Read More

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Vincent Leroyer

Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing

Pastor accused of child sex trafficking faces federal trial

90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct since 2017

6 French women on trial for alleging lawmaker harassed them

Bill Cosby victim settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

Speech law makes docs on Jackson, R. Kelly tough to stop

Weinstein lawyers argue against sex trafficking claim

Judge: Human trafficking law OK against Harvey Weinstein

Judge approves changes to Weinstein’s legal team

Jackson accusers’ film gets standing ovation, estate rebuke

Bryan Singer keeps directing gig following allegations

Bryan Singer faces allegations of sexual assault with minors

Weinstein hires pack of new lawyers for NY rape case

French child rape case is another lesson about sports abuse

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