Romanian authorities have charged actor Jean-Claude Van Damme with crimes related to human trafficking, A complaint filed with the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said the 64-year-old knowingly engaged in sex with women trafficked by a group led by Morel Bolea, according to Antena 3. The complaint alleged the incident happened …
An Illinois special education teacher accused of molesting a teen student broke down in tears after hearing the charges against her, according to bodycam footage of her arrest. Christina Formella, 30, reportedly cried when officers placed her in the back of a police car on March 16, according to Downers Grove police body cam. “Oh …
Former Nee York City Councilman Dan Halloran, who previously served time for a bribery scheme, has been arrested for possessing hundreds of child sex abuse videos. The New York Post reports that Halloran, 54, was detained at Miami International Airport on Saturday after arriving from Cuba. A criminal complaint said he had 1,362 videos on …
A volunteer group in Arizona plans to search for the additional remains of 14-year-old Indigenous girl Emily Pike to provide closure for her family and tribal community. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Emily vanished from her Mesa group home in late January and was found dead off U.S. 60 northeast of Globe on February 14. Hikers …
Jury selection kicked off Tuesday morning for the retrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing her Boston police offficer boyfriend, John O’Keefe. Read’s second murder trial began as Judge Beverly Cannone introduced the case and instructed 92 prospective jurors at Norfolk Superior Court. Judge Cannone listed 150 potential witnesses for the trial, …
The Portland Police Department in Maine is searching for a missing 23-year-old woman. According to police, Christenia Kangas was last seen at the Maine College of Art and Design at around 3 o.m. on March 28. She last sooke with her family through text on March 13. She is described as standing 5 feet, 3 …
On Tuesday, jury selection starts for the second murder trial of a 45-year~old Karen Read, charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Read’s legal team and prosecutors are preparing for a trial that could last weeks, while her supporters plan to stand by her, WHDH reports. Court officials will bring hundreds of …
Police in Harrisonville, Missouri, are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 43-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter. Police say Kristi Pollington and her daughter, Rosemary Murphy, were last seen on February 14 at a home in Harrisonville, KSHB reports. On March 15, a relative reported their disappearance to police and indicated that Pollington …
Olathe police have issued a Silver Alert for a 71-year-old woman who vanished Sunday morning, and may be traveling with her dog in a red sedan. Gayl Stockman was last spotted around 9:30 a.m. on March 30, leaving the 15800 block of West 150th Terrace. She has not been seen or heard from since. Police …
Las Vegas police arrested a babysitter accused of stabbing a 3-year-old girl to death. Marketta Phillips, 41, is charged with open murder with a deadly weapon. Authorities said the attack happened around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment on the 4200 block of Channel 10 Drive, about five miles south of downtown Vegas. The child’s …
An Arizona group home manager says Slain Indigenous girl Emily Pike, 14, left a Mesa group home for girls in January, reportedly to return to her friends and family on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. “She just missed her family. It was that simple,” Elizabeth Morales, the group home’s operator, told Arizona Republic. “Did I …
A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 14-year-old girl. According to police, Surianneylis Perez-Sanchez was last seen in the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Avenue in Bradenton. She’s described as a white-Hispanic female, standing 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing 70 pounds. She has red hair, brown eyes, and piercings in …
