A former Maryland police officer was indicted on Tuesday, months after he allegedly raped a woman following a traffic stop. In September, then-Fairmount Heights officer Martique Vanderpool, 30, and a colleague reportedly pulled over a female driver in Capitol Heights. The Prince George’s County Police Department said in a statement that Vanderpool placed the driver …
On Saturday, authorities in Florida arrested a registered sex offender who they believe committed a series of rapes during the 1980s. According to the Miami Herald, Robert Koehler, 60, was recently accused of sexually assaulting at least 44 women from South Miami to Deerfield Beach between May 1981 and February 1986. The then-unidentified suspect was …
The suspect allegedly demanded the victim say who her “master” was during the prolonged sexual assault
A man in Colorado who was arrested on December 13 for allegedly fatally poisoning a 9-year-old girl with chloroform died hours after being found unresponsive in his cell on Monday. On Thursday, the Mesa County Coroner’s Office identified the Mesa County Jail inmate who died this week as Jeffrey Beagley, 34. Beagley was jailed in …
A Maryland judge suffered minor injuries on Wednesday after a defendant in a criminal sex case threw a metal water pitcher at her head during sentencing, according to reports. Chief Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Heard had sentenced Travis Burroughs, 36, to life with all but 70 years suspended for sodomy and false imprisonment. A Baltimore …
A British man who worked as a Primark security guard will spend 14 years in prison for forcing teen girls to perform sex acts on him to avoid shoplifting charges, a judge ordered on Tuesday. The Evening Standard reported that Zia Uddin, 27, raped a 15-year-old and coerced three other girls to perform sex acts …
A rape victim is reportedly outraged after a Louisiana judge suggested that a convicted rapist could pay money in exchange for a lighter sentence. Washington Post reports that Judge Bruce Bennett sentenced Sedrick Hills, 44, to 12 years in prison for raping a teen girl in 2003. The victim was 15 when the incident happened. She’s …
An alleged gang member in New York who is charged with robbery and assault is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl while out on bail. The New York Post reported that Supreme Court Justice Craig Walker set Tony Johnson’s bail at $6,000 in March, allowing his mother to get him out of jail. In …
On Wednesday, a Florida court found a man guilty of sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl who was found dead in a bay in 2014. Granville Ritchie was convicted of first-degree murder, sexual battery, and aggravated child abuse for the death of Felecia Williams, whose body was found floating near some mangroves and rocks …
Actress Demi Moore has revealed she was raped when she was 15 — and that her attacker claimed her mother sold her to him for $500. Moore, 56, recounted the traumatic childhood experience during a “Good Morning America” interview where she also promoted her forthcoming memoir, “Inside Out.” As a teen, Moore says her mother …
A registered sex offender in Missouri was arrested on Wednesday, months after he allegedly raped his daughter’s friend at his home. James Michael Reed, 44, was arrested at his job and charged with rape and sodomy for the alleged June 30 incident. Police began their investigation after the victim was hospitalized and claimed Reed sexually …
A Maryland man was recently arrested, accused of raping his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter dozens of times as the mother worked and wasn’t home. Authorities got involved after August 24, when the mother allegedly caught Jose Indalecio Rosales, 38, touching her daughter’s genitals while in the child’s bed. The mother called Rosales back to their bed …
