Maryland Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Student in Classroom and Providing Him Alcohol

Melissa Curtis, a 31-year-old former middle school teacher in Maryland, has been arrested on allegations she sexually abused a 14-year-old student more than 20 times in 2015.

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A 2nd Hockey Player Sues NHL Team Accusing the Former Coach of Sexual Assault

A former player has sued the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, accusing the team of overlooking his complaints that coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him leading up to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, with the lawsuit alleging, that the Blackhawks put “Stanley Cup Championship aspirations ahead of the welfare of its players and provided cover to a sexual predator on its coaching staff who groomed, harassed, threatened, and assaulted John Doe.”

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Former U.S. Senator Sexually Assaulted While Running

Former Arizona U.S. Senator Martha McSally, who was a fighter pilot in the Air Force, stated was attacked alongside the Missouri River, near the border of Iowa and Nebraska, while out on a run.

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AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Beginning to Flood the Internet

The Internet Watch Foundation, an organization responsible for removing images from the internet that exploit children, found nearly 3,000 AI-generated images in one month, the majority of which looked so realistic that they were treated as real, and may be difficult for trained professionals to distinguish from actual photographs.

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Philadelphia Police Officer Pleads Guilty After Being Charged with More Than 200 Counts of Sex Crimes

Patrick Heron, a 54-year-old former Philadelphia police officer, was sentenced to 15-40 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls often in the back of his police vehicle and while in uniform, allowing him to avoid trial on more than 200 counts that included child sex assault, child pornography, and kidnapping.

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Arizona Supreme Court to Consider a Law Protecting Clergy from Disclosure of Child Molestation

A lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints may become the legal basis for the AZ Supreme Court to consider, and void, a statute that protects members of the clergy from disclosing confessions of child molestation, opening the door for victims to sue, and paving the way for actions against other religions that have long been shielded from being sued for failing to disclose sex abuse.

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Kansas House Amends Statute of Limitations for Both Criminal and Civil Child Sex Abuse Cases

The Kansas Legislature approved by a 120-0 margin a landmark reform to childhood sex abuse law, which entirely eliminates the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of childhood sexual abuse and extends the time frame for civil lawsuits involving child sex crimes.

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Northern California Food Delivery Driver Arrested for the Sexual Abuse of a Minor While Working

Police arrested Sandeep Sandeep, a food delivery driver in San Jose, after he allegedly forced his way into a motel room during a delivery and sexually assaulted a female juvenile.

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