An FBI sting resulted in the arrest of a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force who’s accused of trying to meet a 14-year-old girl at a hotel after he met her online. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Willie Newson, 47, was placed on leave following his arrest Tuesday night at the Radisson in Marietta. Newson is …
An American Catholic priest was recently charged in U.S. federal court for allegedly sexually abusing numerous young boys in the Philippines, where he’s lived since the 1960s. According to CNN, authorities said Reverend Kenneth Bernard Pius Hendricks, 77, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, was arrested in the Philippine city of Naval after several boys came forward …
A private screening of a Lifetime documentary series premiere exploring the sexual assault allegations against R. Kelly was cancelled following a bomb threat targeting the New York City venue where alleged victims were set to speak. CNN reports that local law enforcement recommended the theater at NeueHouse Madison Square be evacuated after an unknown caller …
Authorities in Connecticut say a high school soccer coach was inside of his vehicle in October when he flashed a young girl standing nearby. According to the New York Post, 29-year-old David Sharpe was arrested on Saturday in connection with the alleged crime in Fairfield earlier this year. The girl was walking in an area …
A sawed-off fingertip reportedly led authorities in Texas to arrest a man for producing child pornography — and his son for distributing it. Per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Richard Lee Kruse, 63, and Charles Lee Kruse, 42, were federally indicted Thursday, weeks after authorities searched the son’s home and computer. The initial criminal investigation began in September …
Numerous New York City hospitals have agreed to repay sexual assault survivors who they illegally charged as much as $3,000 for rape kits, officials announced Thursday. In a statement, the New York Attorney General’s Office said the seven area hospitals will not only pay full restitution but plan to implement policies to prevent future billings of …
A Missouri man who claimed he had consensual sex with a Washington University medical student was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and burglary on Thursday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 28-year-old Jared Hurst claimed he had a three-month relationship with a second-year medical student that led to late night consensual sex. Yet, there were no cellphone, email, …
A South Carolina man is accused of performing oral sex on a 3-year-old boy inside a church on Sunday. According to WCSC, Jacop Robert Lee Hazlett, 28, a volunteer at Newspring Church, assaulted the child as he used the restroom and pulled his pants back up afterward. Investigators said the incident occurred inside the bathroom and …
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after he paused his video game and inadvertently left his PlayStation 4 microphone on, which allegedly relayed him raping a 15-year-old girl. Per The Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Enrique Fabian, 18, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls in two separate incidents in June, the latter of which was caught when …
As travelers gear up to take flights during the holiday, the FBI is sending out a stark warning that sexual assaults aboard airplanes are on the rise, with unaccompanied minors being the most-targeted group. WGN9 reports that midair sexual assaults are increasing and have jumped up by 66 percent from 2014 to 2017. According to …
According to authorities in California, a sheriff’s investigator in the sex crimes division is accused of raping a teen after meeting her through a case he was handling. Ventura County Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Schwartz said 45-year-old Neil David Kimball allegedly tied the girl up during the attack and subsequently threatened her in an …
A North Carolina principal was reportedly found dead following allegations that he raped a 12-year-old student. According to WRAL, hunters found the body of Richard Omar Knight, 35, hanging from a tree in a wooded area of Orange County on Friday. Earlier that morning, at around 12:30 a.m., one of the hunters’ cameras reportedly captured Knight …
