Latest Sexual assault News
New charges against Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants
TORONTO (AP) — Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach who was arrested again this week is accused of sexually assaulting seven new complainants in alleged incidents from 1977 to as recently as February, court documents on Friday showed. The documents provide...
Tennessee law changes starting July 1 touch on abortion, the death penalty and school safety
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After Tennessee lawmakers spent months debating a slew of new laws during their legislative session, many of those statutes will go into effect Monday — ranging from abortion travel restrictions for minors, allowing the death penalty for child rape convictions and many...
Japan protests sex assault cases involving US military on Okinawa and their delayed disclosure
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which were only recently made public. In one case, an Air Force member is accused of...
Texas judge dismisses civil lawsuit by woman who alleged sexual assault by Dak Prescott
DALLAS (AP) — A district court judge in Texas has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by a woman against Dak Prescott that accused the Dallas Cowboys quarterback of sexual assault. The judge's decision this week came just less than two months after police in Dallas decided against...
Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in...
Former Boston attorney once named 'most eligible bachelor' convicted of rape
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston attorney who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors was found guilty of rape on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for five hours, prosecutors said. Gary Zerola, 52, was acquitted of the greater charge of aggravated rape and...
Billionaire Frank Stronach is facing additional sexual assault charges in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach was arrested again on Wednesday and is facing additional sexual assault charges, police said. Peel Regional Police Constable Tyler Bell-Morena said investigators have identified additional victims and Stronach,...
3rd lawsuit claims a Tennessee city's police botched investigation of a man accused of sex crimes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city is facing a third lawsuit claiming its police refused to conduct proper investigations into allegations that a man was sexually assaulting multiple women for years. The newest plaintiff has said the man drugged her and pushed her out of his fifth-story...
States fail to track abuses in foster care facilities housing thousands of children, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report...
Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who's believed by some to be the reincarnation of the founder of Buddhism, was arrested by police...
