Crimes against children
FILE Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal, in the men's 5000-meter medals ceremony, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. The British athlete made the revelation in a BBC documentary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
UK Olympic great Mo Farah says he was trafficked as a child

By Danica Kirka Jul. 12, 2022 08:07 AM EDT

Former Olympic champ Agnel in custody in rape investigation

Dec. 09, 2021 11:46 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel of France was arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into the rape of an underage girl,...

United States Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is now serving decades in prison after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment when he worked for Michigan State and Indiana-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Biles: FBI turned 'blind eye' to reports of gymnasts' abuse

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Graves And Michael Balsamo Sep. 15, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar listens during his sentencing at Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
Watchdog: FBI mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics abuse case

By Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker Jul. 14, 2021 05:50 PM EDT

Spike in child sex assault cases concerns N Carolina police

Jun. 04, 2021 08:36 AM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The police department in North Carolina’s largest city has expressed concern over what it said is a 210% increase in sexual assault...

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., after a hearing at Wednesday, May 26, 2021. A judge has upheld the jail sentence of Spanier who was forced out as the school's top administrator after Jerry Sandusky was arrested nearly a decade ago. The judge said Spanier must report to jail on July 9 to begin serving at least two months for endangering the welfare of children, followed by two months of house arrest. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Judge upholds Penn St. ex-president Spanier's jail sentence

By Mark Scolforo May. 26, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

In this Nov. 2020, photo provided by the Scott County (Iowa) Sheriff's Office is Henry Earl Dinkins. Dinkins, a registered sex offender was charged last July, with violating sex offender registry requirements by failing to update his address, and having contact with minors. On Wednesday, April 5, 2021, authorities announced that Dinkins, who is still in custody, has been charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of Breasia Terrell, a Davenport girl who disappeared last July. (Scott County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Suspect in Iowa girl's murder had been paroled weeks earlier

By Ryan J. Foley May. 18, 2021 02:28 PM EDT

Ex-officer convicted of child sexual assault

May. 11, 2021 04:05 PM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer convicted last month of sexually assaulting a child was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to three...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Chicago Sun-Times. May 10, 2021. Editorial: Catholic religious orders must come clean about abusive clergy Despite...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Austin American-Statesman. May 7, 2021. Editorial: Texas GOP lawmakers trust you with a gun — but not with the vote ...

Police: Man assaulted Walmart worker over mask request

Apr. 24, 2021 12:18 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island say a man assaulted a 16-year-old Walmart worker after refusing to put a mask on his young child. ...

Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1:30 p.m.

Apr. 22, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in the Mid-Atlantic, covering North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Questions...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 03:44 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ April 21 The South Florida Sun Sentinel on the...

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021 file photo, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions witnesses during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. On Friday, April 16 The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that a photo showed Gaetz as a senior in high school with a mullet hairstyle and a tuxedo. The image is not genuine. A reverse-image search revealed Gaetz’s face was superimposed onto a different man’s portrait, which has been circulating as a meme online for at least 11 years. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2021, file photo, Liliana Carrillo, right, appears with her representative, Deputy Public Defender Brandon Mata, during her arraignment in Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield, Calif. The California woman suspected of killing her three children in the midst of a bitter custody battle said Thursday, April 15 that she drowned them to keep them away from their father, a television station reported. In a jailhouse interview, Carrillo told KGET-TV that she wanted to "protect" them from abuse, the station reported. (Alex Horvath/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)
California woman says she drowned children to protect them

By Stefanie Dazio Apr. 16, 2021 02:42 AM EDT

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer attends a news conference about the crime statistics report for 2020 in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Annegret Hilse/Pool via AP)
Germany sees drop in crime during 1st year of pandemic

Apr. 15, 2021 09:35 AM EDT

This undated photo shows Roger Sweet in Detroit. Sweet convicted of killing his first wife and other crimes has won early release from federal prison because of the risk of COVID-19, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Prosecutors fought to keep Roger Sweet locked up and were surprised by the decision last week from Judge Victoria Roberts. Sweet still had seven years remaining on a sentence for sexual exploitation of children. (David Coates/Detroit News via AP)
Michigan police shocked by convicted murderer's release

By Ed White Apr. 13, 2021 01:51 PM EDT

FILE- In this July 2, 2020 file photo, Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Sex trafficking charges were added Monday, March 29, 2021 to the indictment against financier Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend as prosecutors alleged that she groomed a 14-year-old girl to recruit other young females in the early 2000s to provide “sexualized massages” to Epstein in return for cash. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Fight over Ghislaine Maxwell's jail conditions heats up

By Larry Neumeister Apr. 08, 2021 01:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 17, 2021, file photo, Texas Gov Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference about migrant children detentions, in Dallas. Texas child welfare officials say they've received three reports of abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 immigrant teenagers who crossed the southern border. Child welfare officials would not reveal details about who made the allegations, but Abbott said his understanding was that they came from someone who had been inside the facility. One of the allegations include sexual abuse, but no further details were provided. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Texas investigating abuse allegations at migrant facility

By Paul J. Weber And Nomaan Merchant Apr. 07, 2021 09:24 PM EDT

This 2021 photo made at an undisclosed location shows a woman who has accused now-defrocked Catholic priest Richard Daschbach of abuse when she stayed at the Topu Honis children's shelter in Kutet, East Timor. Over a dozen accusers have come forward to accuse Daschbach. They are not being identified because of fears of retribution. (AP Photo)
Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse

By Margie Mason And Robin Mcdowell Apr. 07, 2021 09:13 PM EDT