Sex Crimes March 31, 2019 Efforts to clear Arizona's rape kit backlog lead to arrests, convictions Investigators in Arizona have said their efforts to clear a backlog of more than 6,400 rape kits have led to a slew of arrests and convictions.
Rape March 12, 2019 Testing of 100K backlogged rape kits across US leads to 1,000 arrests Funds to clear a nationwide backlog of untested rape kits going back months, years-- and sometimes decades--has led to more than 1,000 arrests and hundreds of convictions, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Homicide February 13, 2019 Kidnapped girl Hania Aguilar, 13, most likely died of asphyxia, autopsy finds A 13-year-old girl abducted from her North Carolina home in November most likely died from suffocation or strangulation after being sexually assaulted and dumped in a water pit, according to findings from an autopsy released Wednesday.
Rape February 3, 2019 Marshals hunt for fugitive Army vet in child rape case suspected of faking suicide U.S. marshals have launched a manhunt in Denver for a fugitive Army veteran from Mississippi suspected of faking a suicide to avoid imprisonment in a child rape case.
CRIME February 1, 2019 Missing Tennessee teen found; adoptive father arrested, charged with rape: officials A missing Tennessee teen was found on Thursday, and her adoptive father was arrested and charged in connection to her disappearance, officials said.
Texas December 11, 2018 Former Baylor frat president accused of rape avoids prison in plea deal In a case with echoes of the furor involving a Stanford University swimmer two years ago, advocates for sex-crime victims say the plea bargain that enabled a former Baylor University fraternity president to stay out of jail is another failure by the legal system.
Rape November 29, 2018 New York hospitals to repay survivors charged up to $3,000 for forensic rape exams, AG says Six New York hospitals have agreed to repay sexual assault victims who were illegally charged as much as $3,000 for rape examinations that should've been billed to the state or their insurers, Attorney General Barbara Underwood said Thursday.
Rape November 26, 2018 Florida gamer allegedly raped girl as player on other end listened: report A Florida video gamer was arrested Wednesday after a fellow gamer overheard him allegedly raping a teenager, according to a report.
CRIME October 30, 2018 Texas man posted ad seeking child to 'try necrophilia and cannibalism': sheriff A Texas man who told an undercover Florida sheriff's agent he wanted to "rape, kill and cannibalize" a child was arrested as part of a case that was described as "one of the most unusual and disgusting" ever seen.
CRIME October 29, 2018 1994 Prospect Park rape victim receives apology from New York City police commissioner New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill publicly apologized Sunday to a woman who was raped in a Brooklyn park in 1994 — a case that a columnist once dubbed a possible “hoax” and only cracked after DNA linked a serial rapist to the incident earlier this year.