Three Chicago teens have been arrested and charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The teens allegedly posted video of the attack on their…
Trouble is brewing for NBA star Nick Young. The player for the Philadelphia 76ers has been accused of drugging and raping a woman he met…
Michael Beasley, forward for the Phoenix Suns might be in hot water. According to Sporting News NBA, the Scottsdale police are currently investigating sexual assault…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Though the Alabama Legislature has cleared the way for posthumous pardons of the Scottsboro Boys, much work — from legal documents to public hearings — remains before the names of the nine black teens wrongly convicted more than 80 years ago are officially cleared. The Scottsboro Boys were convicted by all-white […]
SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old California girl committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three of her friends and a photo of the attack surfaced online, an attorney said Friday. Robert Allard, a lawyer for the family of Audrie Pott, said she saw an intimate photo being passed around online and pieced together […]
Rick Ross’ rape lyrics in “U.E.O.N.O” have been the topic of discussion for weeks and everyone has spoke out against the Miami rapper, even fellow lyricist, Talib Kweli. Put Molly all in the champagne. She ain’t even know it. I took her home and I enjoy that. She ain’t even know it. However, the women’s rights group, UltraViolet hasn’t […]
The verdict is in but the story about the two Steubenville high football players convicted of raping a West Virginia teen girl continues to make headlines. More recently two high school football players in Torrington, Conn., were charged with assaulting a 13-year-old girl, and the alleged victim has been menaced on social media as a […]
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police and witnesses from phone service providers have testified about cellphones collected as evidence in the case against two Ohio high school football players accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl. Thursday marks the second day of the juvenile court trial in eastern Ohio. The testimony focused on how phones […]
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay nearly $10 million to settle four cases alleging abuse by a now-defrocked priest who told Cardinal Roger Mahony nearly 30 years ago he had molested children, attorneys confirmed Tuesday. The cases involving ex-priest Michael Baker span 26 years from 1974 to 2000. Two were set for […]
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A judge planned to rule on whether the upcoming trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl should be open to the public or closed at the request of the girl, the state attorney general and one defendant. At issue are concerns about protecting the girl […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws. Police officer Raj Jeet Singh said a […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Five men accused of raping a university student for hours on a bus as it drove through India’s capital were charged with murder, rape and other crimes that could bring them the death penalty. The attack on the 23-year-old woman, who died of severe internal injuries over the weekend, provoked a […]
