Two viral videos that reportedly showed an assault on an Oklahoma woman as she held her 6-month-old son have led to an arrest. According to KSLA, a teenage girl was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with the October 18 attack. The victim, Janie McCoy, told the station that she and her son were invited to a …
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that individuals considered “serious sex offenders” can attend church even if the facilities offer Sunday school or child care where minors are present. According to the CNHI Statehouse Reporter, the appellate court overturned a Boone Superior Court ruling that three sex offenders couldn’t attend churches that offered programs that …
Authorities are searching for a Mississippi man who allegedly left his 5-year-old son in the woods overnight. Wayne County Sheriff Jody Ashley told WDAM Monday that Richard Dearman, 32, is accused of leaving his young son in the woods for 24 hours last Wednesday. “He told him he thought the law was behind him,” Ashley said. “They …
Former President George H.W. Bush has apologized following sexual assault allegations from actress Heather Lind, with his spokesperson calling the incident an “attempt at humor.” In a now-deleted Instagram post, Lind, 34, reportedly accused Bush, 93, of groping her in 2014 in during a Houston screening for the AMC series Turn: Washington’s Spies. She claimed Bush …
A convicted rapist who police caught working as a security guard at a California rape counseling center was recently sentenced to five years behind bars on weapons charges. KFSN reported that Damon Rodgers served 13 years in prison for a series of rapes he committed in Madera County in the ’90s. Alarmingly, authorities discovered in late July …
A Massachusetts mother claimed that employees of a children’s group home in Dracut shaved her 7-year-old child’s hair—then told the girl that her hair would grow back straight. Speaking with WBZ-TV, Denise Robinson said her daughter, Tru, had very long hair before a clinician at the Little Heroes Home took her to a salon where a …
A man allegedly raped a woman near a busy Indian roadway—all while dozens of onlookers recorded the ordeal on cellphones instead of coming to the woman’s rescue. According to the Hindustan Times, Ganji Siva, 23, is accused of carrying out the violent attack in Visakhapatnam around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The victim, a 43-year-old woman, left her home two days …
An Oregon man training to become a certified nursing assistant is accused of trying to smother an elderly dementia patient with a pillow. KOIN reported that Henry Woolner, 21, worked at the Gracelen Terrace Long Term Care Facility in Portland. It was there where he abused a 67-year-old patient “who is not able to speak or articulate …
A former assistant to Harvey Weinstein has accused the embattled producer of sexually harassing her for years. In October 1998, Zelda Perkins and a colleague reportedly split a $330,000 settlement and signed a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) related to Weinstein’s sexual abuse and harassment. Now, she’s breaking her silence to recount her troubling time at Miramax. Speaking with …
Police reportedly saved two teen runaways from a Brooklyn home where three alleged sex traffickers kept them against their will. According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, two Ulster County girls, ages 14 and 15, went with the suspects to Brooklyn on October 17. NYPD spokeswoman Sergeant Jessica McRorie said the teens heard the suspects talking about “prostituting …
Police in Vermont reportedly discovered 80 animal carcasses in a woman’s rented mobile home last month. Ashleigh Tillson, 30, pleaded not guilty Thursday to 88 counts of animal cruelty related to the disturbing discovery. The Grand Isle Sheriff’s Department said they were called to the South Hero home on September 21 after her landlord entered her home and …
A 13-year-old Oklahoma boy is accused of fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy with a crossbow Saturday evening. Lincoln County police told KOKH Monday that the unnamed teen was arrested in connection with the death of Austin Almanza. Police said they were called to the home following a report of two juveniles being injured with a crossbow. Almanza …
