Category: Sex Crimes

 

When Prosecutor Refuses Rape Charges, Survivor Convenes Her Own Grand Jury Based on Obscure 1887 Law

May 25, 2021

When a Kansas prosecutor refused to bring charges after a woman accused a man of rape, the alleged victim took the law into her own hands. Madison Smith, a 22-year-old graduate student at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, has spent...

 

Anaheim Teacher Arrested at Elementary School on Suspicion of Possessing Child Pornography

May 21, 2021

An Anaheim schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday at his place of work on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Anaheim Police Department’s Sexual Assault Detectives Unit arrested 39-year-old Joseph Williams Page, a sixth grade teacher at local Guinn Elementary School, early that...

 

Fresno Man Released After Sheriff Discovers Over 1,000 Child Pornography Tapes

May 20, 2021

***Warning: The story below contains disturbing subject matter. On Tuesday, detectives with Central Valley Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested a Fresno man on felony child pornography charges. During the arrest, authorities reportedly came across one of the...

 

Los Angeles Preliminary Hearing Begins in Danny Masterson Rape Case

May 19, 2021

Last June, the Los Angles District Attorney’s Office formally charged Actor Danny Masterson with three counts of rape. The preliminary hearing began Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, and Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo will determine whether or not probable cause...

 

LAPD Opens Investigation After 13 Victims Accuse Rapper T.I. and Wife, Tiny Harris, of Sexual Assault, Drugging

May 18, 2021

In March, a New York-based attorney issued letters on behalf of 11 alleged victims to state and federal prosecutors and attorneys general in Georgia and California. The letters called for criminal investigations on behalf of the victims, citing “eerily similar...

 

Ex-Burbank School Teacher Gets 30-Year Sentence for Child Pornography of Former Student

May 14, 2021

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced yesterday that a former elementary school teacher who taught in Burbank and Hollywood was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing pornographic images of his 15-year-old...

 

Budget Cuts to Eliminate Key ‘SVU’ Sex Crime Groups Within LAPD/L.A. County Sheriff’s Department

May 14, 2021

In November 2020, broad restructuring efforts within local law enforcement organizations were announced, including a $150 million cut to the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget. Local NBC 4 News reported that the budget cuts would include a plan to move...

 

HBO Documentary ‘I Am Evidence’ Highlights Epidemic of Untested Rape Kits

Apr 28, 2021

With April being Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention month, it’s an appropriate opportunity to highlight a film that examines the critical but underreported issue of untested rape kits in the U.S. “I Am Evidence” is an HBO documentary released in...

 

Uber and Lyft Rideshare Accident Statistics: Your Legal Rights

Apr 15, 2021

The popularity of rideshare services has grown exponentially over the past few years. While many riders utilize Uber and Lyft as their primary means of transportation for commuting to and from work, those of us who own cars also frequently...

 

Florida Sheriff: Elementary Teacher Traveled to Solicit Sex With 2-Year-Old

Apr 5, 2021

A Florida elementary school teacher is facing loathsome charges following an investigation by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Officials allege Xavier Donte Alexander, a fourth grade teacher at Grove Park Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens, solicited sex with a...


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