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Inmate van escape trial starts for Tennessee man facing sexual assault allegations
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The first of multiple trials has begun involving a Tennessee man who is charged with raping children to create pornography, possessing methamphetamine and thousands of child sexual abuse images, and is accused in lawsuits of sexually assaulting dozens of women for years...
A former candidate for governor is disbarred over possessing images of child sexual abuse
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor has been disbarred following the completion of his sentence for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse, officials said. A judge on Monday signed off on the Maine Board of Overseers of...
New Zealand's inquiry into systemic abuse follows 2 decades of similar probes worldwide
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is the latest country to wrestle with its history of the cruel, systemic and commonplace abuse of children and vulnerable adults in the care of state and faith-based institutions. Its six-year independent inquiry, presented to Parliament...
Pediatric anesthesiologist accused of possessing, distributing child sexual abuse material
A pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Boston's Children's Hospital has been arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, federal prosecutors said. The 35-year-old physician made an initial appearance in court Friday and was detained pending a...
Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that lacks adequate oversight, advocates say. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by...
Rays' Franco used his mother to pay the mother of a minor he is accused of abusing, documents say
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco used his mother to give money to the mother of a minor who he was accused of abusing in an effort to hide the funds, according to documents that prosecutors presented to a judge this week and viewed by The Associated...
Bestselling author Brendan DuBois charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Bestselling author Brendan DuBois was arraigned Thursday on multiple counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials after police discovered dozens of "sexually explicit conduct.” DuBois was arrested Wednesday after police in Exeter, New Hampshire, opened...
A 5-year-old child in foster care dies after being left in hot SUV in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 5-year-old Nebraska boy in foster care died after being left for several hours inside a hot SUV, and his foster mother is now facing charges. Officers were called at 5:11 p.m. Wednesday to a beauty salon parking lot. Lt Neal Nonacci told the Omaha World-Herald...
Arizona man gets life sentence on murder conviction in starvation death of 6-year-old son
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to prison for the rest of his life on convictions including first-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son, according to court proceedings. A Coconino County judge sentenced Anthony Martinez,...
8-year-old dies after being left in hot car by mother, North Carolina police say
A woman faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in North Carolina after her child died from being left in a hot car, police said. The 8-year-old girl was transported to a local hospital after being found in critical condition in a vehicle in Charlotte on Wednesday evening but later...
