May 1 Virginia man accused of sodomizing 8-year-old girl allegedly tried to bribe victim's mother with a house A Virginia man accused of sodomizing an 8-year-old girl allegedly tried to bribe the victim's mother with a house to drop charges, prosecutor says.
April 28 Cold case cracked after 40 years as teen's alleged killers are caught after podcast helps find new leads Four men were charged in the decades-old rape and murder of Roxanne Sharp after a podcast and advanced DNA technology revived the cold case.
April 27 Illegal migrant accused of NY dumpster rape captured on Texas bus as he fled toward southern border: DA Texas authorities arrested an illegal migrant from Honduras accused of violently raping a man behind a dumpster outside a New York restaurant.
April 24 Forensic genealogy unmasks cold case suspect as strangler, sexual predator decades later: officials Authorities say advances in forensic genetic genealogy solved two cold cases in Brockton, Massachusetts, identifying a suspect decades after the crimes.
April 23 Elite school teacher known as 'Mr Wonderful' accused of heinous crimes against students A former teacher who was nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful" has been charged with three counts of rape involving two former students who allege years of abuse and grooming.
April 23 Biological male killer housed in Oregon women's prison wins high-dollar legal settlement in sex abuse suit Convicted killer who transitioned in prison was awarded a $295,000 settlement after claiming repeated sexual assaults in Oregon male facilities.
April 23 Man who pleaded guilty to raping 12-year-old relative is illegal immigrant from Honduras, DHS says Jose Lopez-Montoya, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, pleaded guilty to raping and impregnating a 12-year-old relative and faces up to 99 years in prison.
April 21 Doctor indicted on 81 new sexual assault charges in case involving dozens of victims Massachusetts doctor Derrick Todd is indicted on 81 new charges including rape and assault allegedly involving dozens of his hospital patients.
April 20 Killer undone by decades-old threads — glove, towel and shirt stitch together cold case justice Aloysius Winthrop James was sentenced to life without parole for the 1988 murder of Ofelia Sandoval after a covert FBI DNA sample cracked the cold case.
April 20 DNA from chewing gum nails longtime sexual predator decades after reign of terror: report Detectives used a clever gum ruse to collect DNA from Mitchell Gaff, who pleaded guilty to two decades-old cold case murders in Snohomish County court.