Jury selection continued on Wednesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York. Judge Arun Subramanian gave lawyers additional time to decide which prospective jurors to eliminate. USA Today reported that the judge identified 35 qualified jurors, but prosecutors must pick 45 qualified jurors to proceed with opening statements. The …
The mother of a missing Texas girl was arrested last month after her other daughter was found severely malnourished in a closet. Virginia Gonzales’ 7-year-old daughter was reportedly discovered barricaded in a bedroom closet on April 3. KVUE reported that the girl’s grandmother found her in the 5-foot by 2-foot closet, where she was left …
Jury selection continued on Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York. USA Today reported that six prospective jurors selected on Monday were retained, while 15 others were dismissed. While some were reportedly dismissed due to language barriers or health issues, others were dismissed because they expressed potential bias …
On Friday, a federal grand jury indicted an Ohio woman for sexually abusing toddlers who were in her care. Molly Duncan, 25, was a nanny when she allegedly created sexually explicit materials of two toddlers while in their homes. The indictment said that Duncan abused the first child between November 2023 and March 2024 and …
Authorities have accused an Alabama woman and her father of abusing her 1-year-old son before his disappearance and presumed death last year. A March 19 grand jury indictment accused Wendy Bailey, 22, and her father, John Bailey, 50, of tying up her son, Kahleb Collins, with items like zip ties on two occasions. The indictment …
Jury selection began on Monday for Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial. The trial is not being televised but is open to the public. The New York Post reported that Combs requested a two-minute bathroom break, telling the judge, “I’m sorry, your honor, I’m a little nervous today.” Read Crime Online’s Ongoing Coverage on Sean ‘Diddy’ …
Florida police arrested a man on Wednesday for raping a 97-year-old woman last month. WPLG reported that the elderly victim is undergoing hospice care and is nonverbal and bedridden. The victim’s niece, her legal guardian, allegedly received a Ring camera notification showing Timothy Morris, 66, raping the woman. Morris reportedly assisted with caring for the …
On Thursday, Virginia officials suspended a woman’s nursing license as she faces criminal charges for abusing at multiple babies at a hospital. The Virginia Board of Nursing issued the temporary suspension against Erin Strotman, 26, pending a July 23 hearing. WTVU reported that Strotman worked at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital NICU when several babies suffered bone …
Surveillance footage reportedly showed two brothers hours before their bodies were discovered on a Georgia mountain in March. WAGA reported that Qaadir and Naazir Lewis, 19, were filmed at a Shell gas station in Lawrenceville on the night of March 7. The brothers, who were seen eating snacks and drinking water before leaving the store, …
Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in a New York court on Thursday to confirm he rejected a plea deal in his federal sex trafficking and racketeering case. Combs told Judge Arun Subramanian that he is declining a plea deal following a discussion with his legal team. Specifics regarding the plea deal were not revealed to the …
Pennsylvania police charged a woman on Wednesday with having sex with a teen student on multiple occasions. Michelle Mercogliano, 35, a special education teacher at Conestoga High School, allegedly had sex with the 16-year-old student 12 times in February. WPVI reported that most of the encounters transpired at Mercogliano’s parents’ home. Mercogliano was also accused …
On Thursday, Texas officials issued an AMBER Alert for a 10-year-old girl who vanished on Wednesday. Skylar Beach was last seen in Hamlin at 4 p.m. with suspect Terry Jeter, 43. Jeter is believed to have abducted Beach on a motorcycle, but their whereabouts are unknown, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Beach is 5 feet …
