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Mom gets 99 years in prison for gluing tot's hands
A Dallas woman who beat her 2-year-old daughter and glued the toddler's hands to a wall was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison by a judge who ...
Jury: Detroit dad guilty in missing child's death
A Detroit father who prosecutors say faked a carjacking to cover up the slaying of his 2-year-old daughter was found guilty Friday of first-degree ...
French upset by lenient sentences in rape trial
Lenient sentences and acquittals for 14 men accused of gang raping two teenage girls are causing a stir in France, where women's organizations decry ...
Ex-Peace Corps worker gets 15 years for sex abuse
A former Peace Corps volunteer apologized for sexually abusing young girls while serving in South Africa and acknowledged the widespread fallout from ...
Lawsuit involving pedophile pediatrician settled
Attorneys for the state medical society and a southern Delaware hospital have settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of former ...
Savile's headstone removed from cemetery
The headstone at the grave of a British children's television host has been removed after police said Jimmy Savile may have sexually assaulted more ...
Sandusky headed to prison, but scandal persists
Headed to prison for the rest of his life, Jerry Sandusky leaves behind a trail of human and legal wreckage that could take years to clear away.
Sandusky gets at least 30 years, denies wrongdoing
In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, ...
Mom seeks leniency for woman who glued kid's hands
A Dallas woman who admitted beating her 2-year-old daughter and gluing her hands to a wall is "not a monster" and deserves probation, the child's ...
Quotes from Sandusky sentencing, Penn State, more
Quotes on the day Jerry Sandusky is sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for child sexual abuse: "In my heart I know I did not do these ...
A look at what Sandusky can expect in prison
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for molesting 10 boys over a period of 15 years.
Chilean bishop suspected of abusing minors resigns
The pope on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a Chilean bishop who is under investigation by the Vatican for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
Police: More than 20 girls may be Savile victims
British police say the late children's television host Jimmy Savile may have sexually assaulted more than 20 girls over a 40-year period.
China to reform much-criticized labor camp system
China's government is working on reforms to its system of imprisoning people in labor camps without trial, a senior judicial official said Tuesday.
Sandusky, victims plan to speak at sentencing
Jerry Sandusky and at least some of his victims plan to address the judge at his sentencing, a proceeding that may last less than two hours, lawyers ...
Potential penalties Sandusky faces at sentencing
Jerry Sandusky faces sentencing Tuesday on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, and what he gets will be decided by Judge John Cleland, but the state's ...
Sandusky runs risk of sexual assault in prison
Because of who he is and what he's done, Jerry Sandusky could be in particular danger of sexual assault when he is sent off to prison this week.
What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison
Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars.
Evidence questioned in Missouri child rape case
The crime was brutal: a 7-year-old girl choked, raped and forced to smoke drugs before she was left for dead in a fire set by her attacker.
Teachers, bosses charged in NJ school sex scandal
A student at Triton High School went to Principal Catherine DePaul six months ago with a disturbing story: She believed another student was involved ...
McQueary files defamation suit against Penn State
A former Penn State graduate assistant who complained he saw former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky showering with a young boy on campus and ...
TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity ...
Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously
The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the ...
Student exchange sponsor hounded by complaints
An organization suspended from bringing foreign exchange students to the U.S. was hounded in recent years by allegations of mismanagement, with ...
Victim 1 in Jerry Sandusky trial has book deal
A key witness against convicted child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, known in court papers as Victim 1, has ...