Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material

Possession of AI child sexual abuse imagery may be protected in some cases, judge rules

Federal prosecutors are appealing a federal judge’s ruling in Wisconsin that possessing child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence is in some situations protected by the ...

NBC News - 2d

Former Texas pastor surrenders to authorities for alleged child sex crimes

A former pastor of a Texas megachurch has surrendered to authorities in Oklahoma after being charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. NBC News' Antonia Hylton has the details ...

NBC News - 3d

Accused Texas megachurch pastor to surrender in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges

A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is expected to turn himself into Oklahoma authorities Monday on child sexual abuse charges.

NBC News - 4d

Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Gateway Church founding pastor indicted on child sex abuse-related charges

Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year following allegations that he sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl approximately four decades ago.

CBS News - Mar. 12

Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison

The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.

The New York Times - 1d

Canadian man sentenced to prison for destroying energy facilities in Dakotas

Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North and South Dakota. Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Ex-scout leader convicted of child sex offences after 27 years on the run in Thailand

‘Unrepentant paedophile’ Richard Burrows, 80, abused boys in 60s and 70s and was found guilty of 97 offences by Cheshire court. A former boarding school housemaster and scout leader has been ...

The Guardian - 3d

Silent Hill f Includes Disclaimer About Gender Discrimination And Child Abuse

Konami is alerting players that Silent Hill f features a range of potentially upsetting topics, including depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, ...

GameSpot - 6d

Students at Elite Schools Tell Sex-Offender Teacher How He Scarred Them

Winston Nguyen, who taught math at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pressuring students from several private schools to send him lewd images.

The New York Times - 1d

Founder of megachurch indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma attorney general charged Robert Morris with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Morris is the founder of Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country. It ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Arkansas Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Producing Deadly Ricin Poison

Jason Kale Clampit, 44, was sentenced for possession of ricin, which he had made to set traps for trespassers, prosecutors said.

The New York Times - Mar. 9

West Virginia couple convicted of abusing adopted children is set for sentencing

A West Virginia couple convicted in the mistreatment of their adopted children, including locking some in a shed, is due in court Wednesday for sentencing.

NBC News - 2d

Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison

A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from ...

ABC News - Mar. 11

Rapper Jay Rock arrested in L.A. on suspicion of illegal firearm possession

Rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in 'Serial' podcast case

A Maryland judge formally sentenced Adnan Syed on Friday to the time he’s already served in prison, appearing to finally close the “Serial” podcast case.

NBC News - 6d

Public data should not conflate sex and gender, review says

Author of government-ordered review says biological sex and gender have become distinct and should be recorded separately.

BBC News - 23h

Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict

A court in Georgia has handed another prison sentence to imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili

ABC News - 3d

Man gets prison in U.S. for helping pressure Chinese expat to return home

A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison.

NBC News - 2h

Man who drugged and robbed men in NYC gay bar murders sentenced to 8 years

Andre Butts, one of the men who participated in a drugging and robbery scheme of gay men that killed two people, was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in state prison.

NBC News - 18h

Thousands allege sexual abuse in youth detention centers. It could cost Maryland a huge sum

Thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims.

NBC News - 2h

Texas embalmer charged with mutilating corpse of registered sex offender

A Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse after she allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Former NBA player and coach claims sex abuse by Indiana University team doctor

Former NBA player Butch Carter says in an amended lawsuit that he was sexually abused by the Indiana University basketball team doctor when he was on the squad.

NBC News - 10h

Teenager sentenced to life for south London murder of Elianne Andam

Hassan Sentamu jailed for at least 23 years for fatal stabbing of Elianne, 15, in Croydon after row over teddy bear. A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 15-year-old girl ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in Serial murder case

Syed, convicted of 1999 murder and jailed for life, maintains innocence in long-running case of legal twists and turns. A Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he has already ...

The Guardian - 6d

An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve

A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a reprieve from his death sentence.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Sara Sharif's family denied sentence appeal bids

Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her death in Woking.

BBC News - Mar. 13

Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom handed two-year jail sentence in France

Former Narbonne president has faced financial charges Elsom not in court and his whereabouts remain unknown The former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom was sentenced to two years in ...

The Guardian - 6d

Georgia man sentenced to 1 year in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia

A former Georgia warehouse worker for the Augusta National Golf Club was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for transporting millions of dollars’ worth of stolen Masters tournament ...

NBC News - 1d

Former bishop jailed for sex attacks on boy

Anthony Pierce abused the boy over a five-year period while he was a priest in the late 1980s.

BBC News - Mar. 12

Why the men sent to El Salvador's mega-prison may never make it out

Hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador from the U.S. may face long or indefinite detention in a prison system known for human rights abuses.

NBC News - 11h

Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California

Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the US has been rocked by a slew ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Deported family of U.S. citizen girl recovering from brain surgery alleges civil rights abuses

Attorneys are requesting a probe into abuses the family faced in U.S. detention and urging immigration authorities to grant humanitarian parole to the undocumented parents.

NBC News - 3d

Former lawmaker says Trump pardoned him 2 weeks into campaign finance scheme sentence

President Trump pardoned a former Tennessee Republican lawmaker who was two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for a campaign finance scheme. Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey announced his ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

I’m a sex educator. Here’s what you should know about sexual incompatibility

There is no ‘ideal’ aim for sexual compatibility. If you feel there is something amiss, talk about it. As a sex educator and author, my job – my purpose in life – is teaching women to live with ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Man who escaped Puerto Rico prison in 1987 is caught in Florida

A man who escaped from a Puerto Rican prison in 1987 has been arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, where authorities say he had been living under a different name.

CBS News - Mar. 10

Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report

First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men. Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get U.S. residency

A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country.

NBC News - 4d

Sara Sharif's dad should have sentence increased to whole life order, court hears

Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her body was found.

BBC News - Mar. 13

Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material

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