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June 12, 2023

AI ‘deepfakes’ of innocent images fuel spike in sextortion scams, FBI warns

There has been an uptick in sextortion victims reporting the use of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes since April, according to the FBI.

June 12, 2023

Country singer Jimmie Allen dropped from his label amid sexual abuse lawsuit

Country star Jimmie Allen has been dropped by his label, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Digital confirmed. The label drop comes after Allen's former manager filed a lawsuit for alleged sexual abuse.

June 11, 2023

Texas police arrest 11 suspects who allegedly tried to have sex with minors

Eleven suspects in Texas were arrested after they allegedly arrived at locations believing they would have sex with minors, the Fort Worth Police Department announced.

June 10, 2023

Boston lawyer once named a People magazine 'top 50 bachelor' found not guilty at rape trial

Prominent Boston lawyer Gary Zerola was found not guilty Friday of raping a 23-year-old woman. He had formerly been featured as one of "America's Top 50 Bachelors."

June 9, 2023

New York lawmakers move to automatically seal old criminal records

The New York Assembly has passed a bill that will automatically seal the criminal records of certain convicts several years after release, barring recidivism.

June 9, 2023

Archdiocese of St. Louis to pay $1M settlement for sex abuse lawsuit

The Archdiocese of St. Louis has agreed to a $1 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest with a history of abuse.

June 9, 2023

Maryland, Maine, Vermont completely remove statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases

Time limits on filing lawsuits over child sex abuse have been repealed in Maine, Vermont, and Maryland, as more people allege that they were abused by priests when they were younger.

June 9, 2023

Rhode Island councilman busted with crack cocaine pipe in hand now charged with child molestation

Former Cranston, Rhode Island, city councilman Matthew Reilly, who is facing allegations of possessing crack cocaine, is now in police custody on charges of child molestation.

June 8, 2023

IN nursing home resident, 61, pleads guilty to raping, murdering 80-year-old invalid

Dwayne Freeman, 61, of Indianapolis, has pleaded guilty to raping and killing Patricia Newnum, 80, at the nursing home where they both resided.

June 8, 2023

Disgraced Cleveland dance instructor gets life for raping, abusing underage students

Terence Greene, a once-acclaimed dance instructor who launched several Broadway performers' careers, was sentenced to life in prison for raping six students and sexually assaulting two.