Tag: Crimes against children
12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order
CANBERRA, Australia — A judge on Friday ordered a dozen Australian media companies to pay fines from 1,000 Australian dollars ($766) to AU$450,000 ($345,000)...
Ex-child actor Drake Bell accused of child endangerment
CLEVELAND — One of the stars of the popular Nickelodeon children's show “Drake & Josh” faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met...
Epstein ex Ghislaine Maxwell loses bail bid for 5th time
NEW YORK — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell lost a bid Wednesday to be freed on bail prior to a November...
Boy shot after man returns paintball fire with real gunfire
MIAMI — Thinking his home was under attack, a Florida homeowner shot and wounded a 10-year-old whose father had driven him to participate in...
Mexico report suggests child sex abuse ring at some schools
MEXICO CITY — A study published by a children’s rights group in Mexico Monday suggests there has been a disturbing pattern at as many...
Man charged in deaths of children returned to Nebraska
BELLEVUE, Neb. — A Bellevue man charged in the deaths of his two young children found dead in his home earlier this month has...
Attorney Dershowitz sues Netflix for $80M over Epstein show
MIAMI — Attorney and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix for $80 million over his portrayal in the streaming service's “Filthy Rich”...
Woman who identified predator in 1953 may finally get reward
Connecticut legislators on Wednesday moved closer to making amends with a Hartford woman who helped in the identification, arrest and conviction of a man...
Judge to weigh Penn St. ex-president Spanier’s jail sentence
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Penn State president who was forced out as the school's top administrator after Jerry Sandusky was arrested nearly a decade...
Chase Elliott’s spotter suspended by NASCAR, team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The spotter for defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott has been suspended by NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports after his domestic...