Attorneys for Ghilsaine Maxwell have asked for a retrial after being convicted of sex trafficking earlier this month. The New York Post reports that attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s close confidant have requested a retrial, reportedly because one juror did not disclose during jury selection that they were a victim of childhood sex abuse. As CrimeOnline …
Earlier this month, an Illinois judge reversed an 18-year-old man’s sexual assault conviction — finding that the 148 days he spent in jail was “plenty of punishment.” Drew Clinton had turned 18 two weeks before sexually assaulting Cameron Vaughan, 16, at a graduation party on May 30. Vaughan, who waived her anonymity, told WGEM that …
On Wednesday, a federal judge in New York ruled that Prince Andrew must face a lawsuit that accuses him of sexually abusing a woman when she was 17. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Virginia Roberts Giuffre, 38, can pursue a lawsuit in which she alleges Andrew, now 61, and late billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein …
A Florida teacher was arrested on Saturday amid allegations that he has been sexually abusing a 17-year-old student since December. Charles W. Flanagan High School teacher Philip Velez, 28, reportedly told police officers who came to his Hollywood apartment on Saturday that he was with his girlfriend — a 17-year-old female student. Velez also admitted …
Two Mississippi men have been charged with kidnapping and rape in relation to a missing toddler who disappeared on December 30 and was found 15 miles away the next day. Keldrick J. Magee, 33, has been charged with four counts of rape, one count of sexual battery, and one count of kidnapping, WDAM reported. Kim …
Five missing teenage girls were found and three dozen sex offenders were arrested in a recent law enforcement operation in Louisiana, CNN reports. One missing 16-year-old girl was located in a home where multiple adults were present, including someone who works as a strip club dancer. Investigators believe the teen ran away from home in …
A fourth woman has accused actor Chris Noth of sexual assault. Singer Lisa Gentile says she had known Noth, who was fired this week from the CBS series “The Equalizer,” for several years when he offered her a ride home from a New York restaurant where several friends had met up in 2002. “When we …
A former CNN senior producer sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, then tried to bribe a family member for their silence, federal prosecutors alleged in a motion on Monday. The FBI arrested John Griffin, 44, on December 10, amid accusations that he was grooming underage girls for sex. CNN said it learned on Griffin’s arrest the same …
An Arizona man is behind bars, accused of assaulting a young child who reportedly tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Jacob Sullivan was arrested in Peoria on December 21, and charged with sexually assaulting his roommate’s 6-year-old daughter. Officials said that an investigation began on November …
A California man arrested in connection with the deaths of model Christy Giles and architectural project manager Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, in now facing charges in four different cases of sexual assault from unrelated incidents. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christy Giles, a 24-year-old model originally from Alabama, was dumped on the sidewalk in front of Southern …
CNN announced on Tuesday that it has fired a senior producer days after he was arrested last week in Connecticut for grooming underage girls for sex. In a statement issued to Newsweek, a CNN representative said “New Day” producer John Griffin, 44, was fired on Monday. The FBI arrested Griffin on Friday, and the network …
A Wisconsin teen accused of rape has been identified as the nephew of Milwaukee Common Council President and Milwaukee Mayoral candidate, Cavalier Johnson. According to CBS 58, the incident happened on November 30 outside of the Waukesha Public Library. The victim, an 87-year-old woman, told police she was sexually assaulted at knifepoint by the suspect, …
