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Crime and Justice News
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Hawley Opposes Confirming Judge, Citing Sex Crime Recommendation
When serving as a federal public defender in Kansas, Richard Federico was assigned the case of Charles Gann, a man accused of using the...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial
A Massachusetts judge decided Wednesday, that Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was unfit to stand trial on charges he sexually...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Training Programs Shape Criminal Responses to Rape Victim 'Freeze'
A common reaction women have while being raped serves as a barrier to prosecution and conviction because the criminal justice system and...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 10, 20231 min read
DHS Finds Over 300 Child Victims of Sexual Exploitation
Working with over a dozen international agencies, investigators with the Department of Homeland Security identified 311 probable victims...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 8, 20231 min read
Joint Intelligence Operation Leads To 100 Child Sexual Abuse Arrests
A joint operation between the Australian Federal Police and the FBI has led to the arrest of almost 100 people over child sexual abuse...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 2, 20231 min read
FBI Rescues 200 Sex Trafficking Victims, Arrests 200 Suspects
The FBI rescued more than 200 sex trafficking victims and identified or arrested more than 125 suspects during a two-week nationwide...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Sexually Abusive Sports Doctor Nassar Stabbed In Florida Prison
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 9, 20232 min read
'Lookback Windows' For Sex-Abuse Victims Run Into Roadblocks
When he was 10, James Adams says he was molested by a priest in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish. He kept that secret for three decades. By...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 21, 20232 min read
College Campus Rape Suspect Remains On The Loose Years Later
Two years after a former Gettysburg College student finally saw charges filed over her 2013 campus sexual assault, the man suspected of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Epstein Victims Reach $290M JPMorgan Chase Settlement
A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes who accused JPMorgan Chase of facilitating the disgraced billionaire's abuse of dozens of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 9, 20232 min read
Time Limits on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Ended In More States
Ann Allen loved going to church in Portland, Me., and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest in the 1960s, until she was...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Instagram Accused of Guiding Users to Child-Sex Content
Instagram's algorithms actively promote underage-sex content, catering to pedophiles searching for content sellers, according to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 4, 20231 min read
Tennessee Anti-Drag Law Voided As 'Vague' And 'Overbroad'
Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows was ruled unconstitutional by federal judge Thomas...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Sheds Light On Prison System Failures
Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell, more than 4,000 pages of federal Bureau of Prisons documents...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Bill Cosby Named By Ex-Model In Another Sexual Assault Case
Bill Cosby is facing another sexual assault lawsuit. Former Playboy model Victoria Valentino who alleges the comedian drugged and raped...
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Crime and Justice News
May 26, 20232 min read
JPMorgan Relationship With Epstein Under New Scrutiny
New disclosures in two civil lawsuits against the nation's largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, expose the bank's cozy relationship with Jeffrey...
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Crime and Justice News
May 25, 20232 min read
Police Tactics Questioned When Rape Victims Become Suspects
Sexual assault victims whose claims police disregarded and turned into accusations of false reporting have become advocates for better...
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Crime and Justice News
May 24, 20232 min read
Illinois Catholic Church Undercounted Sex Cases
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Tuesday that the Archdiocese of Chicago and the rest of the Catholic church in Illinois failed...
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Crime and Justice News
May 22, 20232 min read
Librarians Face Possible Prison Terms For Sexually Explicit Books
Librarians could face years of imprisonment and tens of thousands in fines for providing sexually explicit, obscene or “harmful” books to...
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Crime and Justice News
May 10, 20232 min read
After Carroll Win Over Trump, More Sex Abuse Suits Likely Via NY Law
E. Jean Carroll's win in her suit against former President Trump is a victory for a #MeToo-era New York law that temporarily lifted the...
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