As a 15-year-old girl waited at a bus stop on Nov. 30, a man, later identified as Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, pulled up in a black Chevrolet Suburban that had signage for a childcare business, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a Jan. 23 news release.

An Albuquerque man is accused of the statutory rape of a teenage girl who police say was brought to the city from California to be sex trafficked. William Cates, 50, is charged with criminal sexual penetration and patronizing prostitution in the case.

Gregory Rodriguez, a former guard at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, has been convicted of 64 counts of rape, sodomy, and sexual

Ex-San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield will remain in California state prison for now after a judge declined to make a bail ruling.

Diddy is accused of orchestrating a brutal attack, issuing threats, and attempting to silence his alleged victim.

Kern County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Stephen Wells has been charged with rape, assault, and burglary following an alleged incident involving a former colleague

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced he will not charge Marilyn Manson, a.k.a. Brian Warner, in cases of alleged domestic violence and rape.

A description of an upcoming panel event at UC Berkeley that claimed the assaults and rapes against Israeli women by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2024 were “debunked” has been removed after it prompted controversy and backlash.

David Pearce took the stand in his own defense Tuesday to deny committing multiple rapes and say he did everything he could to try to save two women who prosecutors allege died after ingesting drugs at his apartment in 2021.

Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their lives to dig it up barely make enough to get by. Federal student loans, Pell Grants not tied up in funding pause, but will be reviewed

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia Airport.

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador is expected to seek a change of venue out of Harford County, Maryland, where he is accused of killing Rachel Morin.