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National

The son of Trump's alleged would-be assassin is charged over child sex abuse images

12:56pm September 25, 2024

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been charged with one count each of receipt and possession of images of child sex abuse.

National

A Maryland mayor has been arrested on more than 50 counts of child pornography

5:27am March 03, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Police were tipped off about a social media account posting child pornography in the county that was tracked back to Wojahn, who has been mayor of the city since 2015.

R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case in May 2019 in Chicago.

U.S. prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

1:56pm February 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The additional sentence from last year's child pornography and enticement convictions in Chicago would add to 30 years the R&B singer and songwriter recently began serving in a New York case.

Balenciaga is suing the producers of its own ad campaign after facing backlash

5:05pm November 28, 2022

by Emily Olson

The luxury fashion house is taking legal action against the production company North Six after back-to-back ad campaigns have left the luxury fashion house embroiled in controversy.

A federal judge has sentenced reality TV's Josh Duggar to about 12 1/2 years in prison for his conviction on one count of receiving child pornography.

National

Josh Duggar, a former reality TV star, gets 12 years in a child pornography case

7:55am May 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Prosecutors had asked for the maximum term of 20 years in prison for Duggar, whose family was the focus of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting. Duggar's lawyers maintain his innocence and say they'll appeal.

Nirvana artifacts and exhibits are seen at the opening of In Bloom: The Nirvana Exhibition, at a London art gallery on Sept. 13, 2011. The album's 20th anniversary featured a $20 bill, but the original album had a $1 bill.

Man Photographed As A Baby On 'Nevermind' Cover Sues Nirvana For Sexual Exploitation

11:41am August 25, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Now 30 years old, Spencer Elden, the naked baby on Nirvana's iconic cover, is suing the band, the photographer and the record labels that he says profited from the image.

Attorney General William Barr announced an update in the investigation of the deadly shooting last month at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla. He said Monday: "This was an act of terrorism."

DOJ Says 21 Saudi Cadets Being Expelled From U.S. Over Extremist, Child Porn Content

6:04pm January 13, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The announcement comes a month after a Saudi national opened fire at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., killing three sailors. Attorney General William Barr called the shooting an act of terrorism.

The Department of Justice announced that hundreds of people have been charged in the takedown of a massive darknet child pornography website.

'One Of The Worst Forms Of Evil': More Than 330 Arrested In Child Porn Site Bust

6:36pm October 16, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The porn website has been shut down and 23 children were rescued. "You may try to hide behind technology, but we will find you and we will arrest and prosecute you," a federal official warns.

Mike Folmer was arrested on Tuesday on child pornography charges filed by the state Attorney General's Office. According to charging documents, Folmer told police he had been "dealing with some personal problems."

Pennsylvania State Senator Resigns After Arrest On Child Porn Charges

1:57pm September 18, 2019

Mike Folmer, 63, was arrested at his home on Tuesday. According to court documents, he told police that he "had been dealing with some personal problems."

Crime

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Boone Man On Child Pornography Charges

4:59pm August 26, 2019

by Paul Garber

A federal grand jury in Charlotte has handed down multiple sex charges against a Boone man.