A Maryland judge at the center of a child sexual abuse investigation killed himself on Friday as federal agents came to his home to arrest him, according to reports. The Baltimore Sun reported that Caroline County Judge Jonathan Newell, 50, who took a leave of absence more than a month ago, posted pictures on Facebook …
The victim reportedly claimed his father recorded the sexual assaults, though he has not been criminally charged
Last week, a Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 21 to 53 years in prison for using her intellectually-disabled teen stepdaughter to produce child pornography in 2020. According to Lehigh Valley Live, Zoraida Flores, 48, pleaded guilty on May to 20 criminal counts, including indecent assault of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault …
California police said on Wednesday that a five-day operation conducted late last month resulted in the arrests of 18 suspected child sex predators. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Operation Catch-A-Predator, which was conducted from August 23 to 27, involved detectives posing as 12- and 13-year-old boys and girls during online …
Accused pedophile and sex trafficker R. Kelly sexually assaulted a teen girl two days after marrying a 15-year-old Aaliyah in an illicit, secret ceremony, according to testimony Monday in a New York federal court. The Daily Beast reported that a 43-year-old woman named Addie took the stand and said she was 17 when R. Kelly …
A South Carolina woman is behind bars after police say she sexually assaulted a baby. An investigation into 19-year-old Taylor Schiel began when investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Schiel, of Blythewood, is now facing first-degree criminal sexual conduct …
Perennial Oklahoma political candidate Paul Tay was arrested this week and charged with kidnapping and raping a woman in Tulsa. Police said that the victim responded to a CraigsList ad for a job on Tay’s latest gubernatorial campaign team in Oklahoma City and that Tay, 58, picked her up for the interview since she didn’t …
A former volleyball coach at a Christian high school in Virginia was arrested for sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl on her team. Chesterfield County police said in a statement that Elisabeth Bredemeier, 21, sexually assaulted the victim while in a custodial relationship. Bredemeier worked for Richmond Christian School, where police allege the assault occurred. A …
Opening statements are underway in the trial of R. Kelly, who is facing federal charges in New York for sex trafficking and racketeering. Prosecutors characterized Kelly, 54, as a “predator” who committed sex crimes for almost 30 years. Five accusers, who are using pseudonyms, are expected to testify during the singer’s federal trial, according to …
An Alabama man in custody after allegedly attempting to solicit sex from a child. According to WEAR-TV, Blake Thomas Martin was busted in an undercover sting in Escambia County after the sheriff’s department received texts, intended for a child, that Martin had allegedly sent to set up a meeting for sex. He then arranged for …
Three Michigan men were arrested on Friday for allegedly planning to meet up with teenagers for sex. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Aaron Nowicki, 37, Benjamin Simpkin, 41, and Micah Rickerd, 23, were apprehended during a daylong operation at a hotel, where they planned to meet the victims. The three …
