A pastor and his wife are being accused of using their organization as a front to lure teen girls into sexual abuse. In 1999, pastor James Jackson and his wife, Valerie founded P.H.A.T. Positive Habitat Aspiring Teens in Palm Beach, Florida. The nonprofit organization was said to have a goal which would enable teens to […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for Bill Cosby are accusing prosecutors of playing a game of “gotcha” by waiting 12 years to charge him in a sex-assault case and using his testimony in a civil lawsuit against him. Defense lawyers filing their final motion Thursday before a key pretrial hearing next week say Cosby had a […]
The sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly have plagued his career since the early 2000s.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of sexual assaults at the three military academies surged by more than 50 percent in the 2014-15 school year, and complaints of sexual harassment also spiked, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. A senior defense official says the sharp increases were due largely to students’ growing confidence in the […]
Throughout the allegations against her husband, Camille Cosby has largely kept her lips sealed.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad. The case sets the stage for perhaps the biggest Hollywood celebrity trial […]
Seven women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault have issued a subpoena for his wife Camille Cosby to be deposed next month.
The NYPD has yet another issue on its hands.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bill Cosby‘s attorneys have moved a defamation lawsuit by a Pittsburgh-area woman from state to federal court. The document filed late Tuesday is known as a notice of removal. It lets someone move a lawsuit to federal court if the parties live in different legal jurisdictions. The filing indicates Cosby is a […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rape convictions that could put a fired Oklahoma City police officer behind bars for life are vindication for some of the women he targeted, and also a reminder of how difficult it is to achieve justice in such cases. Most victims never report sexual assaults, and those who accused ex-officer […]
Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty on 18 of 36 charges, which ranged from rape, sexual battery and other charges.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma City police officer was convicted Thursday of 18 of the 36 counts he faced, including four counts of first-degree rape, related to accusations that he victimized 13 women on his police beat in a minority, low-income neighborhood. Daniel Holtzclaw, 29, sobbed as the verdict was read aloud. He […]
