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Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly unsealed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed singer's mounting legal challenges across three states. The 13-count superseding indictment doesn't add more charges against Kelly. It...
Man pleads to having child porn on cell phone, which he lost
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who lost a cell phone containing child pornography at a truck stop pleaded guilty Thursday in the case. Christopher Lee Caven, 39, of Belton, admitted he used the phone to receive child pornography via Kik, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography...
Raid, court case against writer mark France's #MeToo moment
PARIS (AP) — Police raided a noted French publishing house Wednesday in their investigation of an 83-year-old writer who celebrated pedophilia in his work as court proceedings opened in another case against him. Investigators searched the offices of French publishing house Gallimard in connection with a...
Jury seated in trial of coach's knowledge of Nassar abuse
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A jury was selected Monday in the trial of a former Michigan State gymnastics coach who is charged with lying to investigators in connection with sexual assault complaints against sports doctor Larry Nassar. A jury of seven women and seven men, including alternates, was seated in...
Ex-aide to Miami mayor charged in underage sex case
MIAMI (AP) — A former aide to the mayor of Miami has been charged with groping a teenage boy at City Hall and then sending him a lewd photograph. Rene Pedrosa, 48, was charged Friday with battery and transmitting pornography to a minor, court records show. It wasn't immediately clear if he had a lawyer...
Ex-cop freed after years without charges in child porn probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Philadelphia Police sergeant has been released after spending more than four years in jail without charges because he failed to unlock two of his hard drives for investigators who suspected he'd stored child pornography on them, his lawyer said Friday. The 3rd U.S. Circuit...
Reserve deputy fired amid child pornography investigation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri sheriff has fired a reserve deputy who is charged with sharing child pornography online. Thirty-three-year-old Joseph Ferzely is free on bond after he was charged Thursday with possessing and promoting child pornography. No attorney is listed for him in online...
Wisconsin teacher charged in Minnesota hidden camera case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Wisconsin high school teacher leading a business club trip to Minnesota was accused in a criminal complaint of placing surveillance cameras hidden in air fresheners and a smoke detector in students' hotel room bathrooms, only to have a student discover one of the devices when she tried...
Man called largest child porn 'facilitator' pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest “facilitator” of child pornography websites pleaded guilty Thursday to operating a web hosting service that allowed users to anonymously access hundreds of thousands of images and videos depicting the rape and...
States use Catholic clergy abuse lists to screen applicants
In the wake of revelations that scores of Roman Catholic priests and religious workers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living unsupervised in communities across the country, state officials face a quandary: Should they screen former clergy members who seek licenses for jobs that put them in contact...
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