Lyft Rape
A woman claims her Lyft driver raped and robbed her after driving her home, and that Lyft drivers “saturate neighborhoods with bars and nightclubs,” in search of young women who have been drinking, in L.A. Superior Court.
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NorCal Police Credit DNA in Arrest of Rape Suspect
Five months after authorities cracked a decades-old cold case by nabbing the Golden State Killer, law enforcement officials announced Friday the capture of another notorious California predator, the NorCal rapist, who is accused of raping at least 10 women over 15 years.
Read moreWoman Who Helped Kidnap Elizabeth Smart Released From Prison
A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart and stood by as the Utah girl was sexually assaulted was released from prison Wednesday amid concerns that she remains a threat 15 years after the chilling crime.
Read moreAnti-Abortion Group Can’t Join Iowa Legal Brawl
An Iowa judge denied an anti-abortion group’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by two abortion providers who argue the state’s new fetal-heartbeat law is unconstitutional.
Read more10th Circuit Upholds Missionary’s Convictions of Child Rape
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld the criminal conviction of a missionary worker who had sex with Kenyan orphans, but not without raising concerns about applications of the Foreign Commerce Clause.
Read moreTexas Doctor Found Guilty of Assaulting Drugged Patient
A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a doctor for raping a heavily sedated patient in 2013, not buying his defense lawyers’ claims that the victim had seduced him to make her husband jealous and get a legal settlement.
Read more‘LOL’ Message Cited as Basis to Dismiss Weinstein Charges
In a bid to throw out rape charges against Harvey Weinstein, attorneys for the disgraced producer pointed Friday to dozens of emails where Weinstein’s accuser uses smiley-face emoticons and the phrase “booty call.”
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A woman claims her boss at Dynamic Enterprise Services, of Fremont, Calif., drugged, raped and sodomized her, in Alameda County Court.
Read moreBoard Recommends Cosby Be Found Sexually Violent Predator
Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offenders Assessment Board is recommending Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator.
Read moreUber Rape
A woman claims in Miami-Dade County Court that she was raped by an Uber driver — the 16th such lawsuit against Uber since 2015.
Read moreAnti-Abortion Group Decries Exceptions in Iowa Law
Save The 1, an anti-abortion advocate for protecting children born of rape and incest, filed a motion to intervene Tuesday in a case challenging Iowa’s new fetal-heartbeat law because it says the law includes too many exceptions.
Read moreHarvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sex Charges
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York.
Read moreRape an ‘Accident’ Coverable by Employer’s Insurance, California High Court Rules
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurers must cover employers in lawsuits over incidents such as rape, which can be considered an “accident” subjecting the employer to claims of negligent hiring, supervision or retention.
Read moreNew Weinstein RICO Suit Adds Political Intrigue
Three women, one of whom says Harvey Weinstein raped her, joined the lengthy list Friday of accusers bringing federal anti-racketeering charges against the indicted producer.
Read moreWeinstein Indicted in Sex Case; Lawyer Says He’ll Fight It
Harvey Weinstein was indicted Wednesday on rape and criminal sex act charges, furthering the first criminal case to arise from a slate of sexual misconduct allegations against the former movie mogul.
Read more‘Golden State Killer’ Suspect Now Charged in 12 Murders
Authorities on Thursday filed four additional murder charges against the suspected Golden State Killer over killings that took place in 1979 and 1981 in Santa Barbara County, bringing the total charges he faces to 12.
Read moreWisconsin Asks Justices to Reject ‘Making a Murderer’ Appeal
Attorneys for Wisconsin filed a brief Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices not to hear “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey’s appeal of his rape and murder charges at the center of the Netflix documentary series.
Read moreNYPD Rape
NYPD officer Raul Olmeda’s indictment accuses him of raping an underage teenager, but a civil complaint filed Wednesday against the Bronx cop identifies the victim as a 6-year-old.
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