Tag: Crimes against children
Hundreds claim decades of abuse by 150 youth center staffers
CONCORD, N.H. — Abuse allegations against New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center now span six decades, with 150 staffers during that time accused of...
Former Greek National Theater director ordered jailed
ATHENS, Greece — A court in Athens has ordered the former director of Greece’s National Theater remanded in custody after he appeared before a...
Greek PM vows legal overhaul in wake of #MeToo allegations
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister on Thursday promised sweeping changes to the country's laws and labor regulations to combat sexual abuse and misconduct...
Greece mulls legal reforms amid high-profile sex abuse case
ATHENS, Greece — The former director of Greece’s National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a...
Oregon man sues Mormon church over alleged sexual abuse
SALT LAKE CITY — David Hiser felt sick to his stomach when he learned that a man he says sexually abused him in his...
Police arrest man after Wyoming boy found dead in dumpster
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The boyfriend of a Wyoming woman whose 2-year-old son was found dead in an apartment complex dumpster has been arrested, police...
Ghislaine Maxwell makes third attempt at bail on sex charges
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, says...
Dutch prosecutors drop case of father of isolated family
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors asked a Dutch court Thursday to drop the case against a 68-year-old father who is accused of isolating and...
Dance teacher featured on ‘Dance Moms’ accused of sex abuse
ORLANDO, Fla. — A dance instructor who appeared on Lifetime's “Dance Moms" is accused of sexually abusing girls at an Orlando dance studio.
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Epstein ex-girlfriend alleges abuse by guard in federal jail
NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend claimed through her lawyer Tuesday that a guard physically abused her at a federal lockup in Brooklyn,...