NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan luxury department store. The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court […]
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Pensacola man gets 23 years in prison for child abuse
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was sentenced to prison after an Escambia County jury found him guilty of child abuse. The jury found Eric Suggs guilty of one count of aggravated child abuse and four counts of child abuse. Judge Coleman Robinson sentenced Suggs to 15 years in state prison for aggravated child abuse […]
Jodi Hildebrandt, business partner of ex-family vlogger, pleads guilty to 4 counts of child abuse
Jodi Hildebrandt, the business partner of former family vlogger Ruby Franke, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse. She was charged in Utah alongside Franke in September with six counts of felony child abuse, after the pair was arrested in August. Police had found one of Franke’s children with open […]
Young mother completes START substance abuse recovery program
FREMONT – Zoe Harmon struggled through the Ohio Sobriety Treatment and Reducing Trauma (START) program, but there was one thing that kept her determined to push through — her 2-year-old son, Silas. Harmon is the first person in Sandusky County to complete the START program, and her success was recognized during a ceremony at the […]
Man charged for sex crimes and child abuse, allegedly hit child with highchair tray
Rowan County officials arrested a man accused of sex crimes with a child and child abuse. Officials say they began investigating Christopher Coogan in August after receiving a report of possible child abuse in Rowan County. Christopher Coogan Stanly County Department of Social Services made the initial report which included photos of a large handprint […]
Western Taney County firefighter accused of creating, sharing child sex abuse material
A Western Taney County Fire Protection District firefighter was arrested Wednesday after federal investigators accused the Hollister man of creating and distributing material depicting the sexual abuse of children. Cameron Allen Ryan, 32, is in Greene County Jail following a recent online sting in which a federal investigator posed as a man seeking sexually explicit […]
Nevada high court upholds sex abuse charges against ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has denied Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to toss a sprawling indictment that accuses the former “Dances With Wolves” actor of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades. The court’s decision means prosecutors can proceed with their 18-count criminal case […]
YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, Ruby Franke, pleads guilty in child abuse case
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed and needed to be punished to repent. Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed […]
Democrats seek to restrain new immigration powers, fearing abuse by Trump
WASHINGTON — Senators negotiating new U.S. immigration restrictions as part of a deal to advance Ukraine aid are exploring ways to prevent a future president from abusing some of the executive powers on the table to control the number of migrants seeking asylum, two sources with knowledge of the talks said. One source said Democrats […]
February sentencing set in abuse case
Dec. 17—EAU CLAIRE — A man facing the potential for more than a century behind bars will be sentenced in February after his conviction for sexually abusing a young relative. Jurors convicted Jay Conklin, 50, of first degree child sexual assault, incest and causing mental harm to a child after an August trial. The charges […]
Family vlogger Ruby Franke expected to enter plea agreement in child abuse case
Former family vlogger Ruby Franke is expected to enter a plea agreement Monday in Washington County, Utah, after being charged in September with six counts of felony child abuse. The Utah mother of six had an audience of nearly 2.3 million subscribers before her family YouTube channel “8 Passengers” was removed from the platform. She […]
Doctor who treated freed Hamas hostages describes physical, sexual and psychological abuse
About 100 Israeli hostages, kidnapped during the deadly Hamas raid on Israel, have been released after more than 50 days in captivity. Dr. Itai Pessach (director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital at Sheba Medical Center outside Tel Aviv), whose team interviewed and examined many of them, told “CBS News Sunday Morning” the […]