A Utah judge has sentenced Nicholas Rossi, a Rhode Island man who fled the country and faked his own death, for a second rape conviction Tuesday. According to KSL, Tuesday’s sentence stemmed from a 2008 Orem rape, the same year Rossi, 38, also raped a former girlfriend. Judge Derek P. Pullan, in Utah 4th District …
A 21-year-old Minnesota man reportedly admitted raping a 51-year-old woman on a Vadnais Heights street earlier this week, telling detectives he did so because “F*** it, since I’m a virgin.” Tristen Alan Leritz is charged with criminal sexual conduct in the the Tuesday night attack, which took place while the victim was taking a walk, …
An Oklahoma man charged with raping and assaulting two high school girlfriends has avoided prison, sparking outrage from the victims’ loved ones. According to the New York Post, 18-year-old Jesse Mack Butler, of Stillwater, pleaded no contest last week at the to a series of felonies, after a deal with the district attorney’s office. The …
A Rhode Island man who faked his own death before fleeing overseas to Scotland is headed to prison. According to the Associated Press, District Judge Barry Lawrence called 38-year-old Nicholas Rossi “a serial abuser of women” before an “indeterminate sentencing” to at least five years in prison on one of two counts of rape. Earlier …
Three children in Ohio are facing charges after prosecutors say they sexually assaulted and tried to kill a 5-year-old child last month. According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, the incident happened near East 148th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland, in a field on September 13. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found the …
An Idaho psychiatrist has been arrested for allegedly raping a patient with a foreign object. Boise police said they investigated the claim for nearly a month before taking 45-year-old Alexander Wills into custody on a charge of forcible penetration by use of a foreign object. Police said they were called about the incident on September …
A North Carolina man already charged with kidnapping has now been charged with additional counts — including rape — in a neighboring county. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office charged Winston Aaron Eccleston, 26, with kidnapping in May after a woman who had been missing since January turned up and told a harrowing tale. An arrest …
A Minnesota man who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl while she played in her backyard is headed to prison. A Hennepin County District Court judge sentenced Qalinle Dirie, 42, to 12 years behind bars for first-degree criminal sexual conduct. His sentencing followed a May conviction. The incident happened in June 2024, in the 900 block of Sheridan …
One of the two migrants charged in the rape and murder of 12-year-old Texas girl Jocelyn Nungaray has been linked to the rape of an American woman on vacation in Costa Rica. Jocelyn’s case sparked an immigration controversy last summer when suspects, Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Martinez Rangel, 22, both Venezuelan …
Self-proclaimed misogynists Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in the United Kingdom with multiple counts, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking, and prostitution. According to The Associated Press, prosecutors authorized the charges against the influencer brothers earlier this year, although they were not publicized. The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed the charges on Wednesday. …
A 23-year-old Louisiana man has been charged with raping his girlfriend twice in late 2023. Louisiana State University Police arrested Wyatt Stephens on Thursday, WBRC reported. The two incidents both occurred in November 2023 at the victim’s apartment on the LSU campus. The two apparently broke up not long after the second incident. In the …
A Kansas man was arrested this week and charged with raping a Walmart customer after telling her he was a security guard and leading her to a restroom at the back of the store. Justin Metz, 42, is charged with rape, aggravated sexual battery, kidnapping, and theft, WDAF reported. Atchison Police said the investigation began …
