A parolee in Utah allegedly raped a 7-year-old girl late last month, days after he reportedly walked away from a supervised substance abuse program and failed to notify authorities. Joshua Perez, 23, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim on January 30. KSL reported that the victim was “hysterical and crying” when she told her …
A Virginia woman who fatally beat her 11-year-old daughter so severely that it split her stomach open was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week. Latoya Smith, 35, pleaded guilty to felony homicide and child abuse or neglect in the May 2018 slaying of Heaven Watkins. WVEC reported that she was sentenced on Friday …
A popular anti-vaccine Facebook group reportedly convinced a Colorado woman not to give her 4-year-old son a prescribed antiviral medication days before he died of the flu this week. NBC News reported that the mother asked for advice about the flu in “Stop Mandatory Vaccination” — a Facebook health misinformation group comprised of approximately 178,000 …
A Massachusetts man was reportedly killed Wednesday when his friend fatally shot him with a crossbow while trying to save him during a dog attack. In a statement, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office said the unidentified man’s death at his Adams home appears to have been accidental. The man’s friend, who is a neighbor, reportedly …
Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell, the prison tailor who was jailed for helping two convicted murderers escape from a New York prison, is less than thrilled about how a Showtime series depicted the 2015 incident. In two jailhouse interviews with the New York Post, Mitchell, 55, denied having consensual sex with Richard Matt and David Sweat and …
A New Jersey man who was found dead this week is believed to have stabbed his wife and two children to death before taking his own life. On Wednesday, a passerby discovered Eugenio Severino’s body in a wooded area near his Penns Grove apartment. NJ Advance Media reported that an inspection of his apartment uncovered …
This week, a former Michigan foster care provider confessed in court to sexually assaulting a child. Mark Sorensen, 61, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Muskegon County Circuit Court. MLive reported that he admitted to twice assaulting the victim, who was younger than 13. WXMI reported that Mark Sorensen was arrested in April, …
A Georgia police officer was arrested for murder on Wednesday for allegedly fatally shooting his wife and claiming she had killed herself. Six days before Amanda Perrault, 44, was found dead in her home, her husband, Eatonton police Officer Michael Perrault, 43, was charged with simple battery, family violence, and cruelty to children for an …
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein apparently dozed off several times in court on Monday as one of his accusers testified that he raped her. Sources told Page Six, that Weinstein, 67, was spotted dozing off several times as Jessica Mann accused Weinstein of sexually assaulting her several times, including in a Manhattan hotel room in …
Prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they are dropping all charges against reality star surgeon Dr. Grant Robicheaux and his girlfriend, who were accused of drugging and raping multiple women in California. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement that his review team “unanimously” voted there was “insufficient evidence” to prove this case if …
A man who is currently serving a prison sentence for killing his son in New York was convicted on Monday for killing his wife under similar circumstances 17 years earlier. Karl Karlsen, 59, was found guilty of Christina Karlsen’s first-degree murder. The Union Democrat reported Karl Karlsen intentionally set a fire at their family home …
A New York man admitted in court on Tuesday to keeping a dungeon in his parents’ basement where he sex trafficked more than 20 women. According to Newsday, Raymond Rodio III, 48, started operating the sex trafficking ring out the Sound Beach basement in 2014. Officials said that forced the victims, most of whom were …
