Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1969
June 1, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him Thursday under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims.
Armie Hammer avoids charges after sex assault investigation, says ‘name has been cleared’
June 1, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Armie Hammer will not be charged after a long investigation of a woman's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2017, Los Angeles prosecutors said.
Iowa judge orders continued probation for teen sex trafficking victim who killed her alleged abuser
May 31, 2023 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A teenage sex trafficking victim who fatally stabbed the man she accused of abusing her was resentenced Wednesday to probation, telling an Iowa judge that she now has a support system to help keep her on track.
Parole denied for Judith Ann Neelley
May 26, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials swiftly denied parole Thursday for a woman convicted of murder in the 1982 death of a 13-year-old girl who was abducted from a Georgia shopping mall, sexually assaulted and injected with drain cleaner before being fatally shot.
Former California corrections officer charged with sexually assaulting 13 at women’s prison
May 25, 2023 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at the biggest women’s prison in California has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least 13 inmates over the past nine years, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Jodie Comer scales heights on Broadway in ‘Prima Facie,’ a play that challenges the legal system
May 23, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The script for the play “Prima Facie” didn't languish after landing in Jodie Comer's inbox. Fitting for an urgent call for change, the script demanded action.
E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M
May 23, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict.
Lawsuit targets ambulance company for paramedic accused of sexually assaulting 2 elderly women
May 22, 2023 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed against medical transport provider American Medical Response West in California court says the ambulance company's lax hiring and oversight allowed a paramedic to sexually assault two women in their 80s while en route to a hospital.
New trial ordered for man who spent 15 years on death row in death of 3-year-old boy
May 21, 2023 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — A new trial has been ordered for a man who spent more than a decade and a half on Ohio's death row in the 2006 death of the 3-year-old son of his former live-in girlfriend.
Lamont Hunter, 54, was convicted of aggravated murder, child endangering and rape in the death of Trustin Blue, who authorities said was sexually assaulted and died from blunt impact and shaking injuries to his head.
Court says it’s too late to sue athletic group for coach who sexually assaulted teens
May 17, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — It is too late for a woman to sue the sports organization that employed a basketball coach who repeatedly sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday.
Mississippi doctor charged with fondling teenage patients
May 15, 2023 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi doctor has been arrested and had his medical license suspended over allegations that he fondled teenage patients.
Dr. Mehul Dixit, 59, was charged with two counts of sexual battery in Hinds County, where sheriff’s deputies arrested him last week, WAPT-TV reported.
Man sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexually abusing autistic girl, sharing images
May 15, 2023 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former special education technician who sexually abused a 6-year-old autistic girl and recorded it was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Monday.
Benjamin Conroy, who pleaded guilty last year to sexual exploitation of a minor, must serve 15 years of probation when he's released from prison, the judge said.
Judge dismisses 44 charges including rape, oppression against former Tennessee deputy
May 12, 2023 GMTCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A judge dismissed a 44-court indictment on Friday against a former Tennessee sheriff's deputy that included charges of rape, sexual battery, oppression and extortion.
Ex-NRL star Hayne sent back to jail on sexual assault charges, eligible for parole in 2025
May 12, 2023 GMTSYDNEY (AP) — Former National Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne is expected to remain in jail until at least 2025 after being found guilty on two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
Hayne denied sexually assaulting a woman in her Newcastle home, north of Sydney, in 2018 and faced three trials on the charges.
Arkansas jail officer charged with sexually assaulting prisoner
May 11, 2023 GMTPERRYVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas jail officer was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a prisoner, authorities said Thursday.
In a statement posted online, the Perry County Sheriff’s Office said deputies opened an internal investigation after allegations surfaced that a detention officer had an “inappropriate relationship” with a prisoner at the Perry County Detention Center in Perryville, Arkansas, about 44 miles (70.81 kilometers) from Little Rock.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Louisiana rejected legislation Wednesday that would add exceptions in cases of rape and incest to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.
Florida detective accused of falsifying sex crimes cases
May 10, 2023 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A detective who has been with a South Florida sheriff's agency for nearly 21 years is accused of falsifying information in multiple cases and of threatening one victim with deportation.
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
May 10, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.
Execution set for Florida man convicted of rapes and murders
May 9, 2023 GMTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing and sexually assaulting a teenage girl and another woman in separate South Florida attacks in 1984 is set to be executed next month under a death warrant signed Tuesday by Republican Gov.
New Hampshire youth center sex abuse claim settled for $1.5M
May 9, 2023 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A claim made to a legislative fund established in New Hampshire to settle allegations by people who said they were physically and sexually assaulted at the state’s youth detention center has for the first time been resolved for the maximum $1.5 million, the state attorney general announced Tuesday.
Court again denies Dani Alves’ request to be freed on bail
May 9, 2023 GMTMADRID (AP) — Former Barcelona player Dani Alves will remain in jail after a Spanish court on Tuesday denied his request to be freed on bail while a sexual assault accusation against the Brazilian is investigated.
Ex-US Homeland Security agent gets life for sex assaults
May 9, 2023 GMTRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Homeland Security special agent was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday for sexually assaulting two women he silenced by telling them he was "above the law."
Jury hears final arguments in writer’s claims against Trump
May 8, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking an advice columnist in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law, a lawyer for the columnist told a jury Monday in closing arguments in the lawsuit that accuses Trump of rape.
Forensic genealogy leads to arrest in 2007 Kansas rape case
May 8, 2023 GMTWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas have arrested and charged a man in a 2007 sexual assault by matching a DNA sample to data submitted to genealogy websites.
Ted Foy, 52, of Augusta, is jailed on $500,000 bond after he was charged last week with rape, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated criminal sodomy.
Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?
May 5, 2023 GMTE. Jean Carroll testified in sometimes searing detail about the day she says Donald Trump raped her in a department store dressing room two decades before he became president, allegations the Republican has repeatedly and vehemently denied.
How Oklahoma rapist got out of prison early, then killed 6
May 4, 2023 GMTQuestions mounted Thursday about why an Oklahoma sex offender who authorities say shot to death his wife, her three children and their two friends and then killed himself was freed from prison early, despite facing new sex charges in a separate case.
Judge gives Trump time to decide on testifying at rape trial
May 4, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump hinted Thursday that he might show up soon at the New York City trial where a jury is hearing allegations that he raped a woman in the mid-1990s.
The former president's lawyers insist that he won't attend the proceedings or testify.
Sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says
May 4, 2023 GMTAn Oklahoma sex offender who was released from prison early shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free as his trial on new sex charges loomed.
Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson charged with sexual battery
May 3, 2023 GMTOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February.
New Mexico St player to AP: ‘I can’t put my trust in people’
May 3, 2023 GMTNew Mexico State fans couldn't wait to see if William Benjamin Jr. — the player known as “Deuce” — could take the Aggies back to March Madness, and maybe even to the Sweet 16 the way his dad did back in the day.
Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter’s family
May 3, 2023 GMTA registered sex offender found dead on a rural Oklahoma property with his wife, her teenage children and two visiting teens kept the family “under lock and key” and always had to know where they were, the wife’s mother told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Tuesday morning.
Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump
May 2, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A woman testified Tuesday that Donald Trump molested her with what seemed like “40 zillion hands" on an airline flight in the late 1970s — years before writer E.
Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape
May 1, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store's dressing room two decades before he became president acknowledged Monday that she never followed her own advice to readers that they report sexual attacks to police.
DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms
May 1, 2023 GMTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned capital punishment in such cases.
New Mexico governor wants bill to address hazing allegations
April 29, 2023 GMTSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor wants legislators to help her enact a new anti-hazing law in the aftermath of allegations by New Mexico State University basketball players that they were sexually assaulted by teammates and that coaches and staff failed to respond.
Trump lawyer questions E. Jean Carroll at rape lawsuit trial
April 27, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyer sought Thursday to pick apart a decades-old rape claim against the former president, questioning why accuser E. Jean Carroll did not scream or seek help when Trump allegedly attacked her in a department store.
Former UD athlete gets more prison time for sexual assaults
April 27, 2023 GMTDOVER, Del. (AP) — A former University of Delaware athlete already serving a six-year prison sentence for sex offenses was sentenced Thursday to 2½ additional years behind bars for other sexual attacks on young women.
Alves tells judge he had consensual sex with alleged victim
April 17, 2023 GMTBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves testified in court on Monday and told the judge investigating a sexual assault accusation against him that he had consensual sex with the alleged victim.
Prosecutor jailed after conviction in attack on woman
March 17, 2023 GMTSOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania county prosecutor was in jail Friday after jurors convicted him of six charges for an attack on a woman while acquitting him of sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault.
Stanford University employee charged with lying about rapes
March 16, 2023 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 25-year-old Stanford University employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony perjury for allegedly lying about being raped twice last year on campus, authorities said.
Ex-Winslow High coach gets prison for sex crimes with minors
March 15, 2023 GMTWINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) — A former Winslow High School wrestling coach has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving underage children, according to authorities.
Libel lawsuit over ‘media men’ list settled out of court
March 7, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — An author-editor's libel lawsuit over allegations that he had committed sexual assault, widely cited as a prime example of backlash against the #MeToo movement, has been settled out of court.
Florida lab to test 550 Tennessee rape kits with $1.5M grant
March 6, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is outsourcing the testing of at least 550 rape kits to a private Florida lab through a $1.5 million federal grant, the state's lead investigative agency announced Monday in a move aimed at reducing processing times that have drawn scrutiny.
New Mexico Indian Affairs appointee accused of rape in 2007
February 25, 2023 GMTALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former governor of a New Mexico pueblo appointed earlier this month to oversee the state's Indian Affairs Department, including its specialized task force addressing crimes against Indigenous women and girls, was accused of rape in 2007.
California serial killer suspected of slaying cellmate
February 25, 2023 GMTDELANO, Calif. (AP) — Convicted serial killer Ramon Escobar is suspected of killing his new cellmate Friday at a central California prison, authorities said.
Escobar, 51, shared a cell at North Kern State Prison in Delano with Juan Villanueva, whose death is being investigated as a homicide, said a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Teen charged in rape case of LSU student later killed by car
February 23, 2023 GMTBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A teenager has been charged as an adult in the case of Madison Brooks, a Louisiana State University student who was allegedly raped then left on the side of a road where she was struck and killed by a car.
Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assault
February 23, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 more years in prison after a jury convicted him of the rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model, furthering the fall of the onetime movie magnate who became a #MeToo magnet.
Spain court denies Dani Alves’ appeal to be freed on bail
February 21, 2023 GMTMADRID (AP) — A Spanish court denied Dani Alves' appeal on Tuesday to be freed on bail while the investigation of a sexual assault accusation against the Brazilian soccer player continues.
The court ruled that Alves was a flight risk and must remain in prison during the investigation.
Rape trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred starts in Paris
February 20, 2023 GMTPARIS (AP) — The trial of popular Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred on charges of aggravated rape and assault got underway in Paris on Monday, in a case that sparked a backlash among feminist activists in North Africa and the Middle East.
Trump lawyers try to ban ‘Access Hollywood’ tape from trial
February 17, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the “Access Hollywood” tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can molest women.
Ex-superintedent convicted of indecent assault and battery
February 9, 2023 GMTMALDEN, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts school superintedent was convicted by a jury Thursday of indecent assault and battery for inappropriately touching an employee in his office.
Frederick Foresteire, 79, who led the city of Everett's schools from 1989 until his resignation in 2018 when the assault allegations first came to light, was sentenced to 18 months in jail with 90 days to serve and the balance suspended for two years.
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape
February 8, 2023 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last week and charged in Nevada with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls.
Prison for woman who admitted statutory rape of young boys
February 7, 2023 GMTMARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — A 35-year-old Northern California woman pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of teenage boys and will serve nearly eight years in state prison, prosecutors said Monday.
Jennifer Decarlo last week entered guilty pleas to two counts of lewd acts upon a minor, two counts of statutory rape, and one count of meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Judge hears 8 witnesses in Dani Alves sexual assault case
February 3, 2023 GMTBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The judge overseeing the investigation into the Dani Alves sexual assault case took testimony from eight witnesses at a closed hearing in Barcelona on Friday.
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor remains jailed in sex abuse case
February 2, 2023 GMTNORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and leading a cult must remain held without bail until his next court hearing, a judge ordered Thursday morning.
Records: ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor armed cult against cops
February 2, 2023 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse trained his wives to use firearms, instructing them to “shoot it out” with police officers if they ever tried to “break their family apart,” according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Dani Alves offers to turn in passport, wear tracking device
February 1, 2023 GMTMADRID (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves has agreed to turn in his passport and wear a tracking device if he is set free pending the sexual assault investigation against him, his lawyers said in an appeal filed to a Spanish court this week.