WARNING: This article contains details of sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone affected by it. A former Hamilton police officer will not go to jail for sexually assaulting the woman he was mentoring as she pursued her own career in policing. Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months […]
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Australian MP drugged and sexually assaulted on night out
Australian police have launched an investigation after Queensland MP Brittany Lauga said she was drugged and sexually assaulted. Ms Lauga, the assistant minister for health, said she was attacked on an evening out in her constituency Yeppoon. She said: “This could have happened to anyone and tragically, it does happen to many of us.” The […]
SC teen runs to front desk of motel to ask for help after being assaulted. What we know
A teenager ran to the front desk of a hotel to escape an alleged sexual assault by a 45-year-old Aynor man, according to an Horry County Police report. Dale Andrews was arrested and taken to J. Reuben Long Detention Center on April 29 for alleged crimes in July. He has been charged with third degree […]
Parent sues Verona district, alleges daughter was sexually assaulted repeatedly in school
An elementary school parent is accusing the Verona Board of Education of failing to protect her young daughter from being sexually assaulted by a classmate. The mother is suing the board, F.N. Brown Elementary School principal Anthony Lanzo, Superintendent Diane DiGiuseppe and teacher Maria Graziano, saying the defendants allowed a male student to sexually assault […]
Woman alleges neighbor sexually assaulted her when she went to look for missing package
A Shelton man is facing sexual assault charges after police allege he inappropriately touched his neighbor, according to officials. Dennis Barry, 76, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree sexual assault after police received a complaint from a 29-year-old woman that her neighbor had sexually assaulted her on Wednesday. The woman said she went next door […]
Woman sues Fort Worth Massage Envy spa, alleges she was sexually assaulted by therapist
A woman is suing a Massage Envy parlor in Fort Worth, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a therapist during a full-body massage. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in a Tarrant County district court by Houston-based law firm Blizzard Greenberg, PLLC. Defendants named in the lawsuit include Massage Envy, its parent company Knead for Health […]
Family of girl sexually assaulted in SC middle school bathroom receives 6-figure settlement
The family of a middle school student who was sexually assaulted by a janitor in a school bathroom will receive $150,000 in a legal settlement. The unidentified girl was attacked in the restroom at Pelion Middle School in May 2021, according to the lawsuit brought by Columbia attorney Tyler Bailey. The janitor was subsequently arrested […]
Authorities investigating after student allegedly assaulted by bus driver in Asby
Police in Ashby are investigating a troubling incident on a North Middlesex Regional School District school bus Tuesday afternoon. The incident, captured on video, indicates a bus driver allegedly assaulted a student while the bus was stationed in Ashby, according to North Middlesex Regional School District Superintendent Brad Morgan. There were other students on the […]
Suspect in Lakewood kidnap try first assaulted pregnant girlfriend with baseball bat: cops
A Farmingdale man accused last week of attempting to kidnap a teenaged girl in Lakewood and molesting a separate female victim in Toms River began his alleged crime spree in Burlington County, where he struck his pregnant girlfriend on the head with an aluminum baseball bat, according to police documents. Quamel Benton, 35, was arrested […]
2 Exeter men arrested after teen sexually assaulted, police say
EXETER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two men who allegedly sexually assaulted an underage teenager were arrested in Exeter on Tuesday, according to the Exeter Police Department. Police say on March 21, they took over an investigation that originated in Visalia where it was reported two men had met a 17-year-old victim through social media. Investigators report […]
A family is suing Delta Air Lines after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted when she was separated from her parents on board
A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a Delta Air Lines flight in 2022. Passenger Brian Patrick Durning was sentenced to five years in prison in late September. A lawsuit filed last Monday says Delta didn’t restrain him and allowed him to roam around the cabin. Delta Air Lines is being sued by the family […]
Woman found safe after being assaulted and kidnapped from Wildwood home, police say
Police said a woman is safe after she was violently attacked and kidnapped from a home in Wildwood. 12:54 p.m. update: Wildwood police said Marivel Dunn had been safely located and is currently with law enforcement. Officers said the suspect, James Savage, has been located by an out-of-county law enforcement agency and they are working […]