SPARTANSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A registered sex offender who was recently re-elected as chief of a Pennsylvania town’s volunteer fire department has resigned. The Journal reports that Roger Gilbert Jr. quit the Spartansburg department Sunday, a day after the newspaper reported on his criminal background. Gilbert tells the Journal that he will “no longer be …
A 14-year-old Miami girl was raped in a high school bathroom by three teen boys, including two who have sexually transmitted diseases, WSVN-TV reports. The ninth-grader told the television station the first encounter involved a boy who grabbed her sweater and wouldn’t let her go, and then forced her to have anal sex in a …
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women upended the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term of 40 to 125 years for molesting young athletes at an elite Michigan training center. Larry Nassar listened to dozens of victims …
Police in Brookhaven, Georgia, are looking for a man who–along with a man who’s HIV-positive–allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy. According to WGCL, Kelvin Armstrong, 38, and Kevin Walker, 46, (pictured left and right) are accused of snatching the victim and dragging him into a nearby apartment Monday afternoon. Police said the men held …
According to reports, police in Meridian Township, Michigan, will apologize to Brianne Randall-Gay, who was 17 years old when she filed a report claiming Larry Nasser sexually abused her during an examination. The former USA Olympic gymnastics doctor has been accused by hundreds of individuals, including popular Olympic athletes, who say he molested them or …
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An 18-year-old southern Indiana man has been arrested on charges alleging he molested 17 children ages 3 to 7 while he worked at a YMCA and as an elementary school teaching assistant. Michael Begin Jr., of Jeffersonville, was charged with two counts of child molestation in October. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy …
DNA evidence has become increasingly important in the criminal justice system over the past several decades, but experts say recent advancements in the field have made it much easier to extract biological material from smaller samples. Mark Desire of the New York City chief medical examiner’s office discussed some of the practical applications new technology …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wynn Resorts is denying multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault by its founder Steve Wynn, describing it as a smear campaign related to divorce proceedings from his ex-wife. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a number of women say they were harassed or assaulted by the casino mogul. One case …
It appeared until recently that Matt Lauer had been blindsided by accusations of sexual misconduct that cost him his job as Today show co-anchor, but a new report in Page Six reveals that Lauer felt the noose tightening for weeks beforehand, and was aware that both Variety and the New York Times were preparing to …
A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and was charged Monday with raping, assaulting and robbing four victims, California prosecutors said.
By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison as the judge declared: “I just signed your death warrant.” The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in which …
Disgraced former NBC anchor Matt Lauer is in the doghouse — or in his case, a separate home near the Sag Harbor estate he once shared with his wife Annette Roque. But no longer. Page Six reports that the Dutch model, who has been married to Lauer for almost 20 years, kicked him out of …
