Bestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A bestselling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials has been formally indicted on six felony counts. A Rockingham County grand jury returned the indictments against Brendan DuBois,...

Lawyers: Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks trial next April or May on sex trafficking charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, lawyers for the jailed hip-hop mogul told a judge on Wednesday. His preference for a trial in April or May was mentioned in a joint letter in which his lawyers and prosecutors...

Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements

A former WWE employee who filed a lawsuit against the company and ex-leader Vince McMahon, accusing him of sexual battery and trafficking, is asking them to not enforce nondisclosure agreements with other former and current employees and contractors so they can potentially come forward with similar...

Federal prosecutors quietly dismiss Chasing Horse's long-dormant sex abuse case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case against Nathan Chasing Horse, though the former “Dances with Wolves" actor still faces criminal charges elsewhere. The federal case was tossed Oct. 1, just as state prosecutors...

Nevada federal prosecutors quietly dismiss former actor Nathan Chasing Horse's long-dormant sex abuse case

Judge denies Wisconsin attorney general's request to review Milwaukee archdiocese records

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge has denied Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul's request to review the Milwaukee Archdiocese's sealed bankruptcy records as part of his investigation into clergy sex abuse. U.S. District Judge G. Michael Halfenger denied Kaul's request on Monday,...

Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials are “deliberately indifferent” to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, threatening to sue the state if it doesn’t quickly take steps to curb rampant...

Details from New Mexico's lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion

Snapchat failed to act on “rampant” reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform, according to a newly unredacted complaint against the company filed by New Mexico's attorney general. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the original complaint...

Jury awards $300 million to women who alleged sex abuse by doctor at a Virginia children's hospital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia children's hospital, awarding them a total of $300 million in damages. The jury in Richmond Circuit Court on Friday awarded each woman $60 million in...

Pope gets an earful from Belgian king and abuse victims over scandals and failures to respond

BRUSSELS (AP) — On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that invited him here all ripped into the institution he heads for a spectrum of sins: for covering up cases of clergy sex abuse and being far...