Tag: Crimes against children
Drake Bell pleads guilty to felony endangerment charge
CLEVELAND — Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show “Drake & Josh,” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges relating to a...
Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000
CHICAGO — Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys...
Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was ‘overwhelming’ but now rare
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in...
Elkhart man charged with murder in beating death of boy, 4,
ELKHART, Ind. — A northern Indiana man has been charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old boy who died at a hospital...
Girl’s sex-assault lawsuit reinstated by appeals court
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit from a northern Virginia student who said her school failed to take...
Former NFL player, Wisconsin star is accused of assault
DULUTH, Minn. — A former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl.
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NC Supreme Court upholds murder charge in child abuse case
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision finding a man guilty of first-degree murder by starvation and...
Former Wisconsin teacher to plead guilty to filming students
MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota has reached...
Penn State ex-president reports to jail in Sandusky scandal
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a...
EU lawmakers say Morocco put children’s lives at risk
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers on Thursday accused Morocco of endangering the lives of children in an attempt to put political pressure on Spain,...