Tag: Crimes against children
Police officer charged with murder in stepson’s death
CURTIS BAY, Md. — A Baltimore police officer has been charged with murder in the death of his teenaged stepson, whose body was found...
Justice Dept. watchdog: FBI seriously mishandled Nassar case
WASHINGTON — The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn't treat the...
New Zealand man has plea deal in girl’s attempted kidnapping
RICHMOND, Va. — A New Zealand man who was shot while allegedly trying to kidnap a 14-year-old Virginia girl he met online has reached...
German court sentences rapist who wore wolf mask to 12 years
BERLIN — A German court on Tuesday convicted a man of raping an 11-year-old girl while wearing a wolf mask and sentenced him to...
Drake Bell faces sentencing on child endangerment charge
CLEVELAND — Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show “Drake & Josh,” is scheduled to be sentenced Monday on charges relating...
Lawyers granted slight delay in opening of R. Kelly trial
NEW YORK — Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly were granted a little more time Thursday to prepare his defense for his upcoming sex-trafficking...
Judge sets July hearing on Boy Scouts settlement agreement
DOVER, Del. — A bankruptcy judge has set a July 29 hearing on the proposed $850 million settlement agreement the Boy Scouts of America...
Gaetz associate seeks sentence delay to continue cooperation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A key associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is seeking to delay his sentencing so that he can keep...
Germany: 4 men, 1 woman sentenced to prison for child abuse
BERLIN — A court in the western German city of Muenster sentenced a 28-year-old computer technician to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing...
Boy Scouts of America reaches pivotal agreement with victims
DOVER, Del. — The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what...