A sawed-off fingertip reportedly led authorities in Texas to arrest a man for producing child pornography — and his son for distributing it. Per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Richard Lee Kruse, 63, and Charles Lee Kruse, 42, were federally indicted Thursday, weeks after authorities searched the son’s home and computer. The initial criminal investigation began in September …
Numerous New York City hospitals have agreed to repay sexual assault survivors who they illegally charged as much as $3,000 for rape kits, officials announced Thursday. In a statement, the New York Attorney General’s Office said the seven area hospitals will not only pay full restitution but plan to implement policies to prevent future billings of …
A Missouri man who claimed he had consensual sex with a Washington University medical student was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and burglary on Thursday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 28-year-old Jared Hurst claimed he had a three-month relationship with a second-year medical student that led to late night consensual sex. Yet, there were no cellphone, email, …
A South Carolina man is accused of performing oral sex on a 3-year-old boy inside a church on Sunday. According to WCSC, Jacop Robert Lee Hazlett, 28, a volunteer at Newspring Church, assaulted the child as he used the restroom and pulled his pants back up afterward. Investigators said the incident occurred inside the bathroom and …
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after he paused his video game and inadvertently left his PlayStation 4 microphone on, which allegedly relayed him raping a 15-year-old girl. Per The Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Enrique Fabian, 18, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls in two separate incidents in June, the latter of which was caught when …
As travelers gear up to take flights during the holiday, the FBI is sending out a stark warning that sexual assaults aboard airplanes are on the rise, with unaccompanied minors being the most-targeted group. WGN9 reports that midair sexual assaults are increasing and have jumped up by 66 percent from 2014 to 2017. According to …
According to authorities in California, a sheriff’s investigator in the sex crimes division is accused of raping a teen after meeting her through a case he was handling. Ventura County Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Schwartz said 45-year-old Neil David Kimball allegedly tied the girl up during the attack and subsequently threatened her in an …
A North Carolina principal was reportedly found dead following allegations that he raped a 12-year-old student. According to WRAL, hunters found the body of Richard Omar Knight, 35, hanging from a tree in a wooded area of Orange County on Friday. Earlier that morning, at around 12:30 a.m., one of the hunters’ cameras reportedly captured Knight …
A Texas woman who won a $15 million lottery jackpot is at the center of controversy for reportedly bailing her child molester son out of jail after he was accused of raping a child. According to Wichita Falls Times Record, Jason Carlile, 47, was sentenced to three years in jail in 2007 for exposing himself to …
A Florida mother found guilty of producing sexually-explicit videos involving her 18-month-old son was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Leigh Felten, 34, will spend 10 years behind bars for one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition. Felten was arrested in 2015 in connection with a series of videos where she’s seen inappropriately touching a child while …
A Washington man who confessed to raping an 18-year-old woman as she suffered a deadly drug overdose was sentenced to less than three years in prison on Thursday. Per The Everett Daily Herald, Brian Varela, 20, will spend 34 months behind bars in connection with February’s death of Alyssa Noceda. Noceda overdosed after snorting crushed pills Varela, then 19, …
A Lyft driver in New York City was arrested nearly two weeks after he allegedly exposed himself to a 14-year-old in the backseat and pleasured himself. Sources told New York Post that the rideshare company refused to provide police with Narinderjit Singh’s full name, essentially allowing him to continue to pick up fares for 12 …
