Jul 01 Newly released Epstein transcripts: Florida prosecutors knew billionaire raped teen girls years before cutting deal By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The transcripts show that the grand jury heard testimony that Epstein, who was then in his 40s, had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion. The teenagers testified and told detectives they were also paid… Continue reading
Jun 14 State trooper who hid prior FBI sexual misconduct convicted of child rape in Alabama By Kim Chandler, Jim Mustian, Associated Press A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier claims that… Continue reading
May 19 Sean 'Diddy' Combs admits to beating ex-girlfriend Cassie By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.”… Continue reading
May 09 After Weinstein's case was overturned, New York lawmakers move to change sex crime legal standards By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The state's highest court late last month threw out Weinstein's conviction in a ruling that said a trial judge wrongly allowed women to testify about allegations that weren't part of his criminal charges. Continue reading
Apr 30 Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The lawsuits are the first to challenge Biden's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual assault. Continue reading
Apr 19 Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ students and sexual assault victims. Transgender athletes aren't mentioned By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The administration originally planned to include a new policy forbidding schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but that provision was put on hold. Instead, Biden is officially undoing sexual assault rules put in place by his predecessor and… Continue reading
Mar 20 1 of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 40 years for racist torture of 2 Black men By Michael Goldberg, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press All six of the former officers pleaded guilty, admitting that they subjected Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker to numerous acts of racist torture in January 2023 after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home… Continue reading
Mar 08 Former police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department says a former Oklahoma police officer convicted in the sexual assault of a woman during a traffic stop will become the first to face a heftier penalty under the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Continue reading
Jan 30 New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:49 Study estimates 64,000 pregnancies from rape in states that enacted abortion bans post-Roe By John Yang Polls show about seven in 10 Americans say abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest. But since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, nine states have banned abortion in those cases. A study in the Journal… Continue watching