A Tennessee man allegedly convinced a teen to carve letters into her skin as part of a disturbing effort to groom and sexually exploit her, WKMG-TV reports. Wesley Hurd, 29, faces a raft of charges in connection with the allegations, which involve a 14-year-old Florida girl. Authorities say Hurd met the victim online and used …
An Ohio mother filed a civil lawsuit on Monday, months after a social worker was arrested for sexually assaulting her 13-year-old son. The victim’s mother notified police in September, after reportedly finding messages between her son and Payton Shires, 24, who was hired to mentor and counsel the boy via her employer, National Youth Advocate …
A woman has accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when he worked as a police captain with the New York Police Department. The woman also worked for the city at the time, WABC reports, although it’s not clear in what capacity. Adams was named in a summons filed late …
A man arrested in Florida for alleged human trafficking is the husband of a federal judge and the brother-in-law of Georgia political activist Stacey Abrams, WFLA-TV reports. Authorities say that around 1:43 a.m. Friday, Jimmie Gardner met a 16-year-old girl and invited her to his Tampa hotel room. Once inside, the 57-year-old is accused of offering …
A former school employee in Connecticut was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy last year. A criminal investigation began in September after a report was filed about a boy being sexually assaulted. Investigators suspect Alyson Cranick, 42, sexually assaulted the victim in Columbia multiple times in July and August 2022, according …
An Illinois judge may lose his place on the bench after he reversed a defendant’s conviction for sexually attacking a sleeping girl. Nearly two years after a high school graduation party sexual assault, a hearing with the Illinois Courts Commission started Tuesday to determine whether Adams County Judge Robert Adrian will face discipline. According to the …
U.S. Marshals arrested a Washington woman on Tuesday for allowing the father of her 10-year-old daughter to rape the girl at least six times last year. Big Country News reported that Dawn Manby, 44, let Grant Yeaman, 43, come to her Asotin County home despite Yeaman having a prior conviction in Idaho for raping a …
Prosecutors have disclosed the alleged internet search history of the California mom accused of hosting underage sex parties at her mansion, where victims say she got them drunk and watched while they were raped, KRON-TV reports. Recent court filings show Shannon O’Connor allegedly searched the internet for material involving minors, including searches for “Good books with …
An Ohio social worker has allegedly admitted to having sex multiple times with a 13-year-old client who was receiving counseling services, WCMH-TV reports. On Friday, a SWAT team in Columbus arrested 24-year-old Payton Shires in connection with the allegations. Shires is charged with one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The arrest came after …
A former campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California, who was awaiting trial for sexually abusing 16 patients, was found dead at his Los Angeles home. A judge found sufficient evidence in August to try George Tyndall, 76, on 18 counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person and nine counts of sexual battery …
A Florida teen learned she had been raped at a party after a video of the assault emerged online, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said that underage victim had been drinking September 23 at a teen party in Plant City when the incident happened. Police described the victim as being …
A Michigan man who had a sizeable online following for exposing suspected sexual predators was fatally shot on Friday during a confrontation with two teens. The Detroit Free Press reported that Robert Wayne Lee, 40, who went by Boopac Shakur, confronted a 17- and 18-year-old male at a Pontiac restaurant and accused one of them …
