A Florida man who posted bail after being charged with trafficking a minor and child pornography in California was arrested again this week back in his home state — this time on charges related to stalking and witness intimidation, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The sheriff’s office said that …
Authorities in California announced Tuesday that skeletal remains discovered near an interstate in 1981 belong to a Texas woman who was reportedly known to hitchhike. As KTXL reports, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that the remains found off Interstate-5 belong to Lilly Ann Prendergast, 26. The missing woman’s brother told …
Los Angeles County prosecutors added more sex crime charges to the docket against Ron Jeremy on Wednesday, the second time this summer they’ve amended the complaint against the 67-year-old porn star. Jeremy, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, was arraigned on three counts of forcible rape, two counts of forcible oral copulation, and one …
The state Supreme Court tossed out the penalty phase over problems with jury selection and may
A caretaker who works at several facilities in southern California has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in his care described as “severely disabled” and taking video of the incident. Anaheim police said the 45-year-old woman had been under the care of Raul Salgadocastro, 40, for 20 years, CBSLA reported. Police said the …
A California teacher leading a remote learning class reportedly contacted authorities Thursday after witnessing someone break into her students’ home. Teacher Jennifer Petersen told KOVR that she waits until every child logs off before disconnecting — leading her to notice that two students, who live together, had not logged off for the day. She said …
A convicted child molester who was serving a life sentence at a California prison died Wednesday in what officials are reportedly investigating as a homicide. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement that officers at Mule Creek State Prison found Deandre Austin, 46, unresponsive in his cell while responding to a …
An undocumented immigrant acquitted of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier but still faces federal gun charges told a magistrate this week to either accept his guilty plea and send him to prison or deport him back to Mexico, CBS San Francisco reported. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is currently awaiting a determination about …
Friends and family of a missing California college freshman held a vigil Thursday afternoon in North Carolina to draw attention to the case of 19-year-old Sydney West, who hasn’t been seen in more than two weeks. West, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was in California to attend the University of California-Berkeley. She was last seen …
San Francisco police are looking for a 19-year-old former University of California-Berkeley student who hasn’t been seen since September 30. Sydney West’s family reported her missing on October 2, police reporting, saying that she is considered at risk because of depression. West was last seen in the area of Crissy Field, a part of the …
The disgraced movie mogul faces an extradition hearing in New York on December 11.
A lawsuit filed Monday accused YouTube of subjecting moderators to traumatic, graphic videos, and failing to provide them with mental health services. In the 29-page lawsuit obtained by CNBC, the plaintiff, only identified as Jane Doe, said she was a former moderator who developed PTSD and depression while working at YouTube. Doe, who worked for …
