Tennessee Authorizes the Death Penalty for Certain Types of Child Sexual Abuse, in Direct Challenge to Supreme Court Precedent

TN Governor signed a bill authorizing the death penalty for aggravated rape of a child, following Florida’s passage of a similar law last year, with both laws contradicting longstanding Supreme Court precedent holding the death penalty unconstitutional for non-homicide crimes.

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Alaska Basketball Coach Sentenced on Child Sexual Abuse Case with a Student

Kylelle Brown, the former Dimond High School basketball coach and security guard who admitted to having sexual relations with a minor student multiple times, was sentenced to 60 months of jail time, with 33 months suspended, 10 years of probation, and will be required to register as a sex offender for 15 years after probation ends.

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Family of 13-Year-Old Girl Sues Delta for Negligence After Sexual Assault on Flight

The family of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted on a Delta flight is suing the airline for negligence, alleging flight attendants not only overserved the assailant alcohol after being visibly intoxicated prior to the flight, but failed to properly intervene after the assault.

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Microsoft Calls for New Laws on Deepfake Fraud and A.I.-Generated Sexual Abuse Material

In a 50-page document, tech giant Microsoft is calling on Congress to pass laws that make it illegal to use AI-generated voices and images to defraud people and require AI companies to build tech to identify fake AI images made with their products.

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U.S. Sues TikTok for Violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Despite offering a “Kids Mode” for users under the age of 13, TikTok has still allegedly knowingly allowed children under 13 to create accounts on TikTok and collected extensive personal information from those children without first providing parental notice or obtaining verifiable parental consent.

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Former FBI Agent Sentenced to Life for Child Rape in Alabama

A former FBI agent was sentenced to life in prison for 1st-degree sodomy and child sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper, where he was hired after being fired from the FBI amid claims he raped a co-worker at knife point, but was able to move from one law enforcement job to another with the help of a forged letter making it appear he was eligible for rehire.

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Kentucky Pastor Charged with the Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Kentucky pastor, 53-year-old Dicky Tiller, was arrested in Boyd County and charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse, with the complaint alleging that, while being a person in a position of authority and special trust he used his role of pastor to abuse the juvenile.

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WA Schools Face Lawsuit Over Allegations of Mishandled Sexual Abuse Reports

The parents of an elementary school student in Bellingham, Washington, are suing the district over their alleged failure to stop another student who sexually assaulted their son.

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