A Michigan woman who allegedly raped a man at knifepoint earlier this year will likely not spend a day behind bars. MLive reports that Lestina Marie Smith, 18, pleaded no contest on September 13 to second-degree criminal sexual conduct. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct—the …
A federal appeals court let convicted rapist Ma’lik Richmond play in a college football game Saturday, despite efforts by his university to prevent that from happening, as reported by ESPN. Youngstown State University had sought to block Richmond, 21, from playing in the game, but he sued this week to challenge that decision. U.S. District …
The owner of a now-shuttered private boarding school pressured a teenager into sex, forced girls to undress for “body image therapy” and held other students in solitary confinement, authorities say. Prosecutors on Friday charged Benjamin Trane, the former director of Midwest Academy, with third-degree sexual abuse, sexual exploitation by a counselor and child endangerment, as …
A Michigan mom discovered her 12-year-old daughter had been raped after reading the little girl’s diary and the man responsible will now spend at least five years behind bars. Michigan Live reports that Taylor James Dusen, 18, pleaded guilty in July to first degree criminal sexual conduct. Last week, he was sentenced to serve five years in prison. …
A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly raped, beat and threatened to kill a woman, and in one instance told her he would light her on fire. Jorge Moreno, 34, faces a handful of felony charges in connection with the terrifying ordeal, including attempted murder, false imprisonment, sexual battery and battery, the Miami Herald …
Police arrested a 77-year-old Ohio man on Tuesday, who reportedly raped his intoxicated step-granddaughter. James Allen, of Marblehead, is accused of raping his 20-year-old step-granddaughter inside him home. On Tuesday afternoon, Danbury Township authorities went to Allen’s house to perform a welfare check on the victim. Allen allowed officers inside his home and into the …
A British man accused of raping an unconscious woman while in Singapore allegedly bragged about the ordeal in a group chat, as reported by New York Post. Khong Tam Thanh(pictured), 22, Le Michael, 24, and Vu Thai Son, 24, appeared in the Singapore High Court on Monday. The trio is accused of gang raping a Malaysian woman during …
Police have arrested a New Orleans man and accused him of impregnating a 12-year-old girl after repeatedly raping her, according to NOLA.com. Investigators allege that Jose Moreno Cervantes, 35, raped the victim on three occasions in January 2015. Authorities say the girl gave birth to Cervantes’ son in September 2015. The 35-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all …
A Maryland man faces charges of rape after he reportedly had sex with a teen girl in a motel room, and now, police think that given the circumstances, there may be additional victims. Washington Post reports that Charles Ebenezer Berry Jr., 21, of Germantown, was arrested last Friday and charged with second-degree rape. The incident spans back to June …
‘I truly enjoy the hunt and cannot wait for my prize’
A man who violently raped a Los Angeles-area jogger in broad daylight last month is still on the lam, but newly disclosed details could help lead to his capture. In an effort to find the perpetrator, police on Friday released surveillance video showing what happened just before and after the brazen assault, KTLA reports. According …
A Pennsylvania appeals court upheld the maximum 10- to 20-year prison sentence for an attempted rapist who bragged in his diary that he “truly enjoy[s] the hunt.” A court rejected that Frank Yeager’s attorney was not effective at challenging his confession to police, according to WCAU. This comes after a judge in a Superior Court in Lehigh …
