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Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term

Mar. 18, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans,...

Ex-Catholic priest gets nearly 22 years in prison for attempted sexual abuse of a South Carolina boy

Feb. 09, 2024 18:39 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Catholic priest in South Carolina has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for trying to sexually assault a boy and showing him pornography. Jamie Adolfo Gonzalez-Farias, 69, could have faced a life sentence. Federal Judge Mary Geiger Lewis on...

Germany will reduce the minimum sentence for child sexual abuse images, citing unintended problems

Feb. 07, 2024 08:49 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved plans to reduce a one-year minimum sentence for spreading child sexual abuse images, changing a rule that was introduced less than three years ago but officials say has proven to be too inflexible in practice. German law...

What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift

Jan. 31, 2024 16:39 PM EST

Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsensual images of both adults and children. But in this Taylor-centric era, the problem...

Massachusetts House passes bill aimed at outlawing "revenge porn;" Nearly all states have such bans

Jan. 10, 2024 16:59 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn" in the state was approved unanimously by the Massachusetts House on Wednesday. Massachusetts is one of the last states -- along with South Carolina — with no current protections against image-based sexual assault. ...

Indiana man serving 20-year sentence dies at federal prison in Michigan

Jan. 09, 2024 13:09 PM EST

MILAN, Mich. (AP) — An Indiana man serving a 20-year sentence for producing child abuse images died at a federal prison in Michigan, authorities said Tuesday. Romio Hawkins, 26, was found unresponsive Monday at the Milan prison, and life-saving efforts were not successful, the U.S....

Ex-Florida QB Jalen Kitna is headed to UAB after serving probation

Dec. 30, 2023 16:57 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna is heading to UAB in an attempt to resurrect his football career. Kitna has been admitted to UAB after serving six months of probation as part of a plea deal that included dismissal of five felony child pornography...

Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe's new digital law

Dec. 20, 2023 10:59 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — Three of the world's biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users, the 27-nation bloc said Wednesday, expanding the reach of its digital law designed to keep people safe on the internet. Pornhub, XVideos...