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An ex-teacher from Cheshire has admitted a catalogue of sexual offences involving children. Police say he posed as a teenager ...

Trial evidence revealed the sexual abuse against the victim began when she was only 5 years old and continued until she was 8 years old, officials said.

Kealty was a decorated cop, Army vet and family man, but he also shared child porn and convinced a 16-year-old Ohio girl to send explicit pics.

Former Florida state senator Lauren Book is raising awareness for child sexual abuse. She founded the nonprofit, Lauren's Kids, which educates adults and children about sexual abuse prevention. Sign ...

A man was arrested in Isle of Wight on charges relating to child sexual abuse material on Thursday. Jacob McReynold of the 300 block of Forecastle Street in ...

The Ohio Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a Warren County child sex abuse case on whether a Franklin Twp. man was denied the right to a fair trial. At issue is whether a ...

The capital murder trial of Nicholas Canfield began Monday. The jury has been seated and opening arguments begin today. He ...

On March 26, the Carlisle Police Department arrested Jose Torres Ortiz, 41, of Carlisle on over 150 charges of sexual abuse of children.

A 42-year-old Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Deputy, Anthony Nickoles of Pasadena, Maryland, was arrested on March 26, 2025, ...

On Wednesday, detectives applied for charges via the Anne Arundel County Court Commissioner. The court commissioner's office ...

Attorneys in suit against South El Monte school district allege favoritism, racial bias and a history of abusive behavior by ...