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A Northwest Indiana man who traveled to Wisconsin multiple times two years ago for sex with a 12-year-old was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in federal prison.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
A 41-year-old Portage man told police he had no idea there were three short sexually-related videos on his cell phone of an underage girl he knows, according to charging documents.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a case stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney is calling on Catholic bishops across Illinois to end the “dangerous deceit” and release a full list of religious o…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz will be sentenced in August after a judge accepted a plea deal requiring him to cooperate with prosecutors.
Dwayne J. Cullum, 48, of Gary, was prepared to admit to felony counts of child exploitation and possession of child pornography without the benefit of a written plea agreement, his attorney said.
The COVID-19 pandemic is effectively switching off an important spotlight in detecting child sex abuse, region and national authorities say.
"We have already seen the numbers of online exploitation complaints rise this past spring when the lockdowns increased across the country," Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann said.
With scams on the rise across the U.S. targeting the vulnerable, local law enforcement officials are warning the public of scammers preying on victims' fears during the COVID-19 crisis.
WASHINGTON — Government investigators who uncover child exploitation initiated more than 4,000 cases around the world in the 2019 budget year,…
VALPARAISO — Images of a girl around the age of 4 being sexually abused by a man were among the child pornography being made available online …
VALPARAISO — Police said a video of a nude 9-year-old girl was among the child pornography being shared and kept by 34-year-old Center Townshi…
NEW YORK — Federal authorities pressed on Tuesday with their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's jailhouse suicide amid mounting evidence the…
CHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested Friday in Chicago on sweeping fed…
PORTAGE — A 20-year-old Portage man accused of secretly filming girls and women in the bathroom of the auto parts store where he worked, asked…
PORTAGE — A 20-year-old employee of a Portage auto parts store faces multiple charges after two 10-year-old girls discovered a cell phone reco…
CHICAGO — R&B singer R. Kelly's attorney entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client Monday as the singer faces multiple charges of …
CHICAGO — R&B star R. Kelly was taken into custody after arriving Friday night at a Chicago police precinct, hours after authorities announced multiple charges of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.
VALPARAISO — A second plea agreement has been thrown out involving a Valparaiso man accused of hiding a cellphone in a young girl's bedroom in…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-u…
CROWN POINT — A 19-year-old man is accused of videotaping a sexual encounter he had last fall with a 17-year-old girl in Highland.
WASHINGTON — It was a few days before the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration and a Lebanese-American businessman wa…
VALPARAISO — A 38-year-old Valparaiso-area man was sentenced Monday to 40 years behind bars after pleading guilty in a child molesting case th…
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge in Indianapolis has rejected an appeal that former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle filed himself in an attempt to o…
