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A man accused of trying to set former co-workers on fire is charged with assault
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a Detroit man accused of trying to set two former co-workers on fire with multiple counts, including assault with intent to murder. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and assistant prosecutor Lisa Coyle said...
A man is charged with drugging and raping women he met through a 'sugar daddy' website
LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia man drugged and sexually assaulted women he met online over the past 15 months, police said Wednesday in filing rape and other charges against him. Andrew J. Gallo, 40, of Levittown was jailed with bail set at $500,000 cash after being...
Deshaun Watson denies sexual assault allegations, says lawsuit was a surprise. Plans to play Sunday
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Just one game in, Deshaun Watson's third season with the Browns is already headed in a bad direction. In addition to talking about his shaky performance in the season opener, Cleveland's quarterback was confronted Wednesday with questions connected to new sexual...
Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records held by Michigan State University
DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of documents turned over by Michigan State University reveal nothing new about what the school might have known about years of sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar, the campus doctor who assaulted female athletes, the state attorney general said Wednesday. ...
Malaysia's police rescue 402 children after sex abuse allegations at Islamic welfare homes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities on Wednesday rescued 402 children and arrested 171 suspects after raiding 20 welfare homes linked to an Islamic business group, in which children were exploited and sexually abused, the national police chief said. ...
NFL investigating lawsuit filed against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, accused of sexual assault
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson is again under a spotlight away from the field. The NFL said Tuesday it is investigating the latest civil lawsuit filed against the Cleveland Browns quarterback for an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2020 while he played for Houston. ...
A residential care worker gets prison in Maine for assaults on a disabled man
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A residential care center employee in Maine is going to prison after pleading guilty to what prosecutors described as “grotesque and pervasive” assaults on a disabled man. Zachery Conners, 26, was among four workers accused of abuse including waterboarding,...
Detroit-area officer sentenced to prison for assaulting man after his arrest
DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for a civil rights violation. “I wonder what would have happened if the cameras weren't working in that...
Wisconsin appeals court says teenager accused of killing 10-year-old girl will stay in adult court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The case against a Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl he allegedly lured into the woods will remain in adult court, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Prosecutors charged the teenager, identified in court documents only as C.T.P.-B, as...
Swiss appeals court convicts Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape, overruling a lower court
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss appeals court has found noted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan guilty of rape and sexual coercion nearly 16 years ago and sentenced him to a year in prison, overruling an acquittal by a lower court. In a written ruling made public on Tuesday, the court in Geneva...
