Tag: Crimes against children
US hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday designated 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warned them of potential U.S....
Josh Duggar trial on child porn charges moved to November
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar's trial on child pornography charges has been moved to November.
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Wyoming man accused of torching toddler has bail set at $1M
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man accused of burning a toddler with a butane torch, killing him and disposing of his body in an...
Polish church reports recent clergy abuse of 368 children
WARSAW, Poland — In its latest report on the sexual abuse of minors, Poland’s Catholic Church says 292 clergymen allegedly abused 368 boys and...
Former Indiana teacher faces 18 sex crime charges
ELKHART, Ind. — A former northern Indiana teacher has been charged with more than a dozen sex crimes after he groped and made sexual...
Prosecutors try to revive plea deal with child porn purveyor
GREENBELT, Md. — Less than two months after a judge rejected a plea deal, federal prosecutors say they have an agreement to resolve a...
Priests cannot be charged for old abuse despite new Iowa law
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Roman Catholic priests who victimized Iowa children decades ago cannot be prosecuted despite a new law eliminating the statute of...
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...