Officials in Ohio announced on Monday that they have arrested 161 suspects during an eight-day operation to curb human trafficking. Ohio Attorney General David Yost said in a statement that 51 possible victims were also offered health services and other support during “Operation Ohio Knows,” which was conducted from September 24 to October 1. U.S. …
Chris Chan, the controversial internet personality who was arrested in August amid allegations she sexually assaulted her mother, reportedly compared her plight to that of Jesus in a letter penned to her lawyer. According to KVIA, Chris Chan, whose legal name is Christine Weston Chandler, 39, said in a letter dated September 19, “I am …
The FBI arrested an Oklahoma woman on Wednesday, amid allegations that she and her husband made videos depicting child pornography. According to KOTV, a Broken Arrow police detective was alerted to child pornography on Jason Bycroft’s Dropbox account. Officers who acquired an affidavit reportedly found multiple children performing sex acts on his account. An investigation …
An Oklahoma man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly inappropriately touching a 9-year-old boy at a bus stop in an ordeal reportedly witnessed by the boy’s father. According to a police report, the victim said he was waiting at a bus stop in Oklahoma City when 33-year-old Michael Coghill — who was apparently a minister …
A Pennsylvania prosecutor remains in office despite his arrest on Wednesday for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home on Saturday and raping her. Pennslyvania State Police said in a statement that Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas, 37, entered the acquaintance’s Windber Borough home without permission and refused orders to leave. He allegedly then physically …
R. Kelly told a New York federal court on Wednesday that he will not testify during his ongoing trial for sex trafficking and racketeering. According to the New York Daily News, jurors are expected to hear closing arguments on Wednesday afternoon and start deliberations this week. The defense called multiple members of Kelly’s entourage who …
Authorities arrested a man in Alaska last Thursday for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting three women on running trails in California between January 2020 and August of this year. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told reporters on Tuesday that Army veteran Robert Yucas, 51, was apprehended following a return flight from China. Yucas is believed …
A Las Vegas woman was kidnapped by a convicted sex offender who allegedly locked her in a room and sexually assaulted her for days before she made a daring escape through a window, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Authorities allege that on August 15, 45-year-old Angel Huertas encountered a woman in central Las Vegas and offered …
A Maryland judge at the center of a child sexual abuse investigation killed himself on Friday as federal agents came to his home to arrest him, according to reports. The Baltimore Sun reported that Caroline County Judge Jonathan Newell, 50, who took a leave of absence more than a month ago, posted pictures on Facebook …
The victim reportedly claimed his father recorded the sexual assaults, though he has not been criminally charged
Last week, a Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 21 to 53 years in prison for using her intellectually-disabled teen stepdaughter to produce child pornography in 2020. According to Lehigh Valley Live, Zoraida Flores, 48, pleaded guilty on May to 20 criminal counts, including indecent assault of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault …
California police said on Wednesday that a five-day operation conducted late last month resulted in the arrests of 18 suspected child sex predators. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Operation Catch-A-Predator, which was conducted from August 23 to 27, involved detectives posing as 12- and 13-year-old boys and girls during online …
