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June 7, 2019

Maryland student, 15, pleads guilty to second-degree rape in HS locker room attack: report

A 15-year-old from Maryland has pleaded guilty in juvenile court during a closed hearing Thursday to second-degree rape and attempted rape in a high school locker room attack police said involved a broomstick last fall, according to a report.

June 3, 2019

Woman escapes brutal 6-hour rape by jumping from window, police say; suspect identified, sought

A 29-year-old woman who'd been brutally beaten and raped last week escaped by jumping out a second-floor window at her tormentors New York City home — where officials said she'd been assaulted for six hours.

May 23, 2019

Serial killer put to death for 1984 Florida murder spree that claimed 10 women's lives

A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a 1984 murder spree that claimed the lives of 10 women was put to death on Thursday evening.

May 21, 2019

Maryland pediatrician indicted on 65 charges, including child sex abuse, after rape accusation

A 68-year-old Maryland pediatrician is accused of sexually assaulting at least a dozen of his female patients — some of whom were underage — and authorities say the doctor's alleged serial sex offenses date back as far as the 1980s.

May 9, 2019

Civil-rights groups show support for Paul Haggis’ rape accuser

Eleven civil rights organizations — including the ACLU, Her Justice and the Anti-Violence Project — have filed an amicus brief in support of Haleigh Breest, the publicist who accused Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis of rape.

April 29, 2019

Former school bus driver sentenced to probation after admitting to rape of teen girl: report

A former New York school bus driver was reportedly sentenced to probation on Thursday after he admitted to raping a student.

April 25, 2019

Amal Clooney tells UN it faces 'Nuremberg Moment' amid US criticism of International Criminal Court

Human rights attorney Amal Clooney implored the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to pass a resolution declaring sexual violence a "weapon of war."

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.

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.

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.