A man in Ireland was acquitted of raping a teenage girl after his defense attorney told jurors they should consider what kind of underwear she was wearing, The Irish Examiner reports. The defendant, a 27-year-old man, was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in Cork, Ireland. In closing arguments, defense lawyer Elizabeth O’Connell said the …
The reward fund for information that leads to the whereabouts of a missing teen girl has reached $20,000 after the state of North Carolina added $5,000 to the FBI’s reward of $15,000. ABC reports that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the additional money on Friday during a press conference, as authorities continue to search for …
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — An autopsy determined that the gunman who killed 12 people at a Southern California bar died from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said Saturday. Ian David Long, a 28-year-old ex-Marine machine-gunner, fatally shot 11 people at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks and a …
Authorities in Florida say a school bus driver was arrested recently on suspicion of multiple sex crimes against a juvenile student. According to WFTS, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office launched a probe late last month into claims a 16-year-old girl first shared with a relative. The alleged victim and her family knew the suspect, 61-year-old …
A female gang member who was 17 when she participated in the filmed torture and slaying of a 15-year-old Maryland girl learned her fate in court this week. WRC reported that Venus Romero Iraheta, now 18, was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for the January 2017 murder of Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas. Iraheta previously confessed …
A Target customer in Florida said she noticed someone invading her space as she shopped earlier this month, prompting her to allegedly catch a voyeur in his perverted act. According to the Naples News, police say the victim was at a Super Target location in the Naples area on November 6 when she became suspicious …
An Arkansas man accused of raping a disabled woman allegedly told police that his penis might’ve “accidentally” penetrated the victim. According to KAIT, the victim said she and Louie Carl James Rogers, 72, were at Rogers’ home on November 5 when he began touching her after she showered. Court documents stated that, at one point, …
Authorities in Ohio released body camera footage of an unusual exchange with an unclothed subject this week. According to WJW, authorities responded to the Biddulph Plaza Center in Brooklyn where they encountered Wilbur Rosado, clad at the time in only a towel. From there, video shows the suspect and police engage in a bizarre exchange …
Authorities in Florida say a fellow law enforcement officer was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and battery for an incident at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport this week. According to WFLA, Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrived at the terminal for Allegiant Airline at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday in response to a disturbance that resulted …
A 77-year-old Georgia grandfather beloved by his friends and family was allegedly murdered and then gruesomely dismembered by a neighbor, WXIA-TV reports. Authorities this week located parts of Robert Page’s body in a cooler inside his next-door neighbor’s residence and found other body parts under tarps in the yard. The macabre discoveries came after Page’s …
UPDATE A Wisconsin teen reported missing last week has been found safe and reunited with her family, according to the Journal Sentinel. Original Story Wisconsin authorities are asking the public’s help in locating a teen girl reported missing on Thursday. The Oak Creek Police Department announced that 14-year-old Tatiana Stepanenko disappeared from Oak Creek on Thursday at …
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The gunman who killed 12 people at a country music bar in Southern California went on social media during the attack and posted about his mental state and whether people would believe he was sane, a law enforcement official said Friday. Also, …
