Tag: Crimes against children
Sex abuse charges expand to 2nd New Hampshire youth center
CONCORD, N.H. — Four former youth detention center workers charged with sexual assault made initial court appearances in New Hampshire on Thursday, including one...
Indiana woman reaches plea deal in baby’s meth-related death
PORTLAND, Ind. — An eastern Indiana woman whose three-month-old son died last year from methamphetamine intoxication has agreed to plead guilty to a neglect...
Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys to 2nd Circuit: She’s no monster
NEW YORK — Defense lawyers insisted Ghislaine Maxwell is “no monster” as they asked an appeals court Monday for her release on bail so...
Report: Missouri lawmaker should be ousted for alleged abuse
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A state House committee report released Monday called for a new Missouri lawmaker’s ouster over allegations that he physically and sexually...
Demolition begins on Epstein’s former Florida mansion
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Demolition began Monday on a South Florida mansion that once belonged to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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California woman says she drowned children to protect them
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A California woman says in a jailhouse interview that she drowned her three young children to protect them from abuse by...
Germany sees drop in crime during 1st year of pandemic
BERLIN — Germany saw a drop in reported crime last year, partly due to pandemic restrictions that kept people indoors, although there was a...
Missouri House delays lawmaker resignation to finish review
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday refused to accept a lawmaker's resignation so the Ethics Committee can fully investigate allegations that he...
French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
New Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan could exclude local councils
DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America have filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils...
