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  • Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Vegas

    May 22, 2013 2:30 PM

    LAS VEGAS- Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco sexually assaulted her. Police say the 48-year-old Canseco was named as a suspect in the investigation. However, no charges have been filed and no arrest has been made. Word about the investigation became public... more »
  • Obama: Sexual assault in military is a 'betrayal'

    May 7, 2013 1:37 PM

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says military personnel who engage in sexual assault are betraying the uniform they are wearing. He says he has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to "step up our game exponentially" to halt such assaults. In a tough statement, Obama said he wanted members of the... more »
  • Changes to LSU rec center after man was groped in shower Play Video

    May 1, 2013 9:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - There are changes at the LSU Student Recreational Center after someone was sexually assaulted in the men's shower. On April 16, a male student told police a he was groped by another man while taking a shower. Last week, police arrested Hung M. Dang, 46,... more »
  • Judge hears arguments on Sandusky trial fairness

    January 10, 2013 10:48 AM

    BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A judge has heard arguments from Jerry Sandusky's attorneys about the fairness of his trial but did not issue a ruling. The proceeding Thursday in central Pennsylvania related to Sandusky's claim that his lawyers didn't have enough time to prepare for his molestation trial. Sandusky's post-sentencing motions... more »
  • Police: Conn. man fathered child with daughter

    December 7, 2012 12:40 PM

    BETHEL, Conn. - A 46-year-old Connecticut man and his 23-year-old daughter have been arrested on incest allegations after police say DNA tests showed he was the father of both the woman and her baby. An arrest warrant affidavit says George Sayers and Tiffany Hartford, of Bethel, were charged Monday with... more »
  • Court date in NY hotel maid's suit vs. Strauss-Kahn

    December 4, 2012 10:02 AM

    NEW YORK - A court date has been set for next week to discuss a New York City hotel maid's sexual assault lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Office of Court Administration spokesman David Bookstaver says the hearing will be held 10 a.m. Monday in the... more »
  • Texas out to seize Warren Jeffs' polygamist ranch

    November 28, 2012 10:52 AM

    AUSTIN, Texas - The state of Texas is trying to seize ownership of Warren Jeffs' polygamist ranch where prosecutors say the convicted sect leader and a dozen followers sexually assaulted children. The Texas attorney general's office filed a seizure warrant Wednesday in rural Schleicher County. A judge will determine whether... more »
  • Nebraska court: Woman must testify in rape case

    May 11, 2012 12:39 PM

    OMAHA, Neb. - The Nebraska Supreme Court says a Kansas woman can be sent to jail for refusing to testify against the Nebraska man she has accused of sexual assault. The woman had refused to testify, saying it would shame her and her family. But a Nebraska judge ordered her... more »
  • DNA brings conviction in 1996 rape in New Orleans

    February 17, 2012 8:38 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - The Orleans Parish district attorney says DNA from a rape 16 years ago has convicted a 35-year-old man of a sexual assault committed when he was 19. A jury in New Orleans convicted William Danastasio on Thursday of one count each of aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping.... more »
  • McQueary email: I stopped Sandusky, went to police

    November 15, 2011 5:22 PM

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Mike McQueary told a friend from Penn State that he stopped an alleged assault by Jerry Sandusky on a 10-year-old boy in 2002 and went to the police about it. In the email dated Nov. 8 from McQueary's Penn State account and made available to... more »
  • Prosecutors: Drop some or all Strauss-Kahn charges

    August 22, 2011 3:27 PM

    NEW YORK - Prosecutors in New York have filed papers recommending that some or all charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped. The filing in the sexual assault case against the former International Monetary Fund leader was not immediately made public and details weren't releasedNEW YORK - Prosecutors in New... more »
  • Airplane Sexual Assault

    August 15, 2011 7:29 PM

    A man who fondled a sleeping female passenger on a Continental Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Newark, New Jersey got a year in prison and a $10,000 fine. Ramesh Advani of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey was seated next to the woman on the overnight flight and admits he reached... more »
  • DNA leads police to arrest in Tigerland armed robbery

    June 15, 2011 5:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man is behind bars and another is on the run after an armed robbery and sexual assault at a Tigerland apartment, according to Baton Rouge Police. Sgt. Don Stone said Joseph Peter Morgan, 25, of Baton Rouge was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. He's... more »
  • One arrested, another at large in Tigerland attack

    June 15, 2011 11:28 AM

    BATON ROUGE - One person was arrested and another is still at large in connection with a robbery and sexual assault at a Tigerland apartment, according to Baton Rouge Police. Sgt. Don Stone said Joseph Peter Morgan, 25, of Baton Rouge was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. He's... more »
  • Two men sought in Tigerland beating, sexual assault

    June 7, 2011 1:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police are looking for two men accused of beating a man and sexually assaulting a woman during an armed robbery in Tigerland Monday night. Corporal L'Jean McKneely tells News 2 around 11 p.m. two men forced their way into an apartment on the 1400... more »
  • Maine hypnotist sentenced for sex with underaged girl

    May 3, 2011 11:19 AM

    AUBURN, Maine - A Maine hypnotist accused of using his craft to keep a teenage girl quiet about their sexual encounters is going to prison for six years. The Sun Journal of Lewiston says 38-year-old Aaron Patton of Jay was sentenced Monday by Superior Court Justice Donald Marden. ... more »
  • Authorities: Woman drives off in police car in Florida

    March 22, 2011 1:04 PM

    RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - Authorities say a Florida woman who was handcuffed by police and placed on the back seat of a patrol car managed to drive off in the cruiser, crashing it blocks away. Police in Riviera Beach said Monday that officers responded to a weekend call of... more »
  • Authorities: Man traveled across country for sex with online bride

    February 10, 2011 12:52 PM

    DETROIT - Authorities say a 54-year-old Massachusetts man traveled to Michigan to have sex with a 13-year-old girl who was his bride in an online role-playing game. John Phillips of Fitchburg, Mass., is charged with sexual assault, child sexually abusive activity and accosting a child for immoral purposes. ... more »
  • NOPD solves 3 sex crimes with DNA from database

    November 3, 2010 5:04 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police arrested Jimmy Spratt, who's wanted in connection with three sexual assaults that occurred in 1994. Thanks to DNA obtained from the three victims at the time of the assaults, investigators were able to use modern technology to capture Spratt. Spratt became a suspect in... more »
  • Man faces additional rape, molestation charges

    November 1, 2010 5:22 PM

    ST. MARTINVILLE - Update: Two young boys have come forward about being sexually assaulted by a man who authorities arrested last Tuesday in connection with another sexual abuse case. 61-year-old Phillip Miller Jr. is now charged with two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of molestation of a juvenile.... more »
  • Prosecutor: Nebraska boy recanted story about mom sex

    October 22, 2010 1:05 PM

    Nebraska prosecutors dropped a sexual-assault charge against an Omaha woman after her teenage son recanted allegations that she forced him to have sex with her nightly. The boy originally said he was abused by his mother when he was in seventh and eighth grade. Deputy Douglas County Attorney... more »
  • Man gets 5 years for attempted sexual battery

    October 18, 2010 5:32 AM

    A Ragley man has been sentenced to five years on a sexual assault charge involving a girl who was 3 years old at the time. Robert Williams Bell had been charged with sexual battery and aggravated rape, though he was convicted on a lesser count of attempted sexual battery. Bell... more »
  • TX murder, sexual assault suspect caught in NOLA

    September 2, 2010 3:05 PM

    Authorities say a man wanted on rape and murder charges out of Texas was arrested today in New Orleans. Forty-year-old Anthony Wayne O’Neal of New Orleans was arrested around 11:20 a.m. by the FBI’s SWAT Team and New Orleans Violent Crime Task Force. He was being sought for an alleged... more »
  • Man wanted for murder, sexual assault

    August 27, 2010 5:08 PM

    Police are looking for a man wanted for murder and sexual assault occurring last Sunday. Forty one-year-old Anthony Wayne O’Neal is wanted for murder in Temple, TX and sexual assault in Lorena, TX. Police said O’Neal also stole the sexual assault victim’s vehicle, which they found in Rayne, LA on... more »
  • Mamou man charged in second sexual attack

    March 24, 2010 3:56 PM

    A Mamou man has been charged in a second sexual assault in Lafourche Parish. Sheriff Craig Webre said Brian Lasage, 39, was formally charged in connection with the rape of a Cut Off woman on Tuesday, Jan. 5 on East 37th Place. Lasage faces charges of aggravated rape and simple... more »

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