At ProPublica, reporter Ginger Thompson has obtained what might be the most potent illustration of the impact of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” border policy: stomach-churning audio of the sobs and frantic pleading of young children who have been stolen from their parents by the U.S. government. The audio…
On Sunday night, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielson tweeted: “We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period.”
The parents of a 16-year-old girl in Texas were arrested on Friday after police alleged they physically abused her and threw hot cooking oil on her because she didn’t want to take part in an arranged marriage. The teen went missing in January, according to reports, and she has since been placed in child protective…
In a press conference held on Wednesday, Alexander Polinsky, formerly a co-star of Scott Baio’s on the hit ’80s sitcom Charles in Charge, alleged that Baio sexually harassed and abused him when he was a minor.
In an interview with BBC radio host Adrian Chiles, Alex Winter, the actor/director best known for his role Bill S. Preston in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, revealed that he was sexually abused as a child actor “in the 1970s.”
Actor Mark Salling has been found dead from what police believe was suicide. He was 35.
We’re living in an era of “scandal” nostalgia, in which networks, publications and podcasts are revisiting decades-old salacious headlines that already took up a huge chunk of our time and attention. In recent years, we’ve seen new media about old news narratives that shocked our nation over the course of weeks and…
On Sunday, Highpoint Church preacher Andy Savage told the megachurch congregation that he had “sinned” 20 years ago with a woman named Jules Woodson. At the time of his alleged assault against her, Woodson was 17 years old. The congregation responded with standing applause.
This weekend spewed plenty more slime for the chumbucket (the Running List of Alleged Predators Facing Accusations and Consequences Post-Weinstein) (refresh later for updates), but particularly horrendous was Variety’s report that Disney music executive Jon Heely has been charged with three counts of child sexual…
On Thursday, the San Antonio Police Department held a press conference to discuss the failure of their Special Victims Unit to properly investigate 130 cases. SVU is responsible for investigating crimes like sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Some of those cases are now ineligible for prosecution.
Last year, a Bucks County man named Lee Kaplan was arrested for child abuse and sexual assault after a neighbor reported him for having a suspicious number of young girls living in his house, all wearing blue dresses. Lee was convicted on 17 counts of child sexual abuse and rape in early June, and will be sentenced…
Dr. Larry Nassar is a former employee of Michigan State University who also worked with athletes at USA Gymnastics, the organization responsible for sending gymnasts to the Olympics. He is currently facing a slew of lawsuits and charges over sexual assault and child pornography.
Casey Anthony was acquitted in 2011 of killing her daughter Caylee after an extremely controversial trial. Retired Circuit Judge Belvin Perry Jr. presided over her case and he has his own theories about what really happened to Anthony’s child.
Dr. Larry Nassar was arrested in November of 2016 for sexual abuse of a minor, and the ensuing investigation revealed an enormous collection of child pornography that may also point to up to 60 victims who fell under Nassar’s care. Many of them are well-known athletes.
Roman Polanski has been avoiding getting extradited to the United States for years now, but it’s really starting to cramp his style. He wants to settle things once and for all.
A woman named Brandy Jaynes of Toquerville, Utah, has been arrested for allegedly locking her 12-year-old son in the bathroom for a suspected one-to-two years in what authorities are calling one of the “most heinous cases” they’ve ever seen.
Dr. Larry Nassar is the former athletic director for Michigan State University and also for USA Gymnastics, the organization responsible for preparing and sending gymnasts to the Olympics. Nassar was also arrested in November of 2016 on three counts of sexual abuse against a minor, and the following investigation…
Pennsylvania mom Elizabeth Scarlett Hawk was charged on Tuesday with child endangerment, after the father of her infant son, Jerry Hawk, brought him to a Fayette County Children & Youth Services location, from which he was rushed to the hospital. He claimed his estranged wife was “obsessed” with following a…
Both TMZ and People magazine are reporting that Brad Pitt is currently under investigation for child abuse by the LAPD and the LA Department of Child Services concerning an incident that occurred aboard the couple’s private plane last week.
Five women were arrested in Victorville, California on Thursday morning after authorities found 20 children and 20 dogs in a home they described as “uninhabitable.”
