Bail for accused Cleveland kidnapper, rapist Ariel Castro set at $8 million
Bail for accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro was set at $8 million on Thursday in the decade-long abduction ordeal of three young women and a child, who was conceived and born in captivity.
Man wanted for armed rape, robbery in Brooklyn
Police are searching for a 21-year-old man wanted in the rape and robbery of a woman at gunpoint in a Brooklyn park last year.
Ariel Castro: Accused Cleveland captor charged with kidnapping, rape
52-year-old Ariel Castro, the accused captor of missing Cleveland girls Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight, has been charged with four felony counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape.
Worcester man wanted to kidnap, rape and eat children
Federal authorities say a man from the U.K. who has been living in Worcester pleaded guilty to trying to kidnap children, intending to rape, kill, and eat his victims.
Group fights to change catcalling culture in Bed-Stuy
A local community group is trying to change the way men and women interact with one another on the streets of Bed-Stuy.
Man arrested for drugging, raping Columbia U. student
A 27-year-old man from Long Island has been arrested for allegedly raping a Columbia University student after he drugged her [...]
Strawberry Mansion elementary school teacher charged with child rape
Sumo Dukulah, 39, a teacher at Leslie P. Hill Elementary School in Strawberry Mansion, allegedly raped an 8-year-old family member for over eight years.
Brooklyn teacher arrested for having sex with student
A Brooklyn teacher was arrested for having sex with a 15-year-old student, according to the office of Special Commissioner of [...]
U.S. woman sailor uses thighs to send would-be Dubai rapist packing
An off-duty U.S. Navy sailor on her way back to her ship in a Middle Eastern port, fended off a [...]
Department of Justice updates medical exam guidelines for rape victims
The Department of Justice has issued new national guidelines for medical exams for rape victims.