Tag: Child exploitation
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty; trial date in flux
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell faced a judge in person for the first time Friday as lawyers squabbled over exactly when she should be...
Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys to 2nd Circuit: She’s no monster
NEW YORK — Defense lawyers insisted Ghislaine Maxwell is “no monster” as they asked an appeals court Monday for her release on bail so...
Demolition begins on Epstein’s former Florida mansion
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Demolition began Monday on a South Florida mansion that once belonged to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
Ex-children’s museum leader pleads not guilty to child porn
HARTFORD, Conn. — A former leader of a Connecticut children's museum has been charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse online, including while...
195 arrested in vast international human trafficking sweep
PARIS — Interpol says police in Africa and Europe arrested 195 people and rescued nearly 500 victims of human trafficking in a vast crackdown...
Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse
It was the same every night. A list of names was posted on the Rev. Richard Daschbach’s bedroom door. The child at the top...
Lawyers raise a stink over British socialite’s jail care
NEW YORK — The rancorous fight over jail conditions for Ghislaine Maxwell is reaching new lows, with prosecutors blaming the British socialite and Jeffrey...
Police: Teacher offered $200 for sex with 2-year-old
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida school district fired a teacher shortly after a law enforcement report was released Monday saying he offered to...
Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise
WASHINGTON — Compared with most congressional newbies, it didn't take Rep. Matt Gaetz long. Phone calls from the president. Rides aboard Air Force One....