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

Apr. 22, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
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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

Sheriff: Tucson inmate hospitalized with COVID-19 dies

Jan. 18, 2021 03:44 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona inmate who was hospitalized with COVID-19 has died. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said the 70-year...

New trial date set for R Kelly's federal trial in Chicago

Dec. 22, 2020 03:16 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday again delayed R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the...

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 file photo, priest Tadeusz Rydzyk, chairman of "Radio Maryja" and TV channel "Trwam," demonstrates with others in Warsaw, Poland, against government policies, and to demand social welfare and job security. The popular Polish priest Tadeusz Rydzyk apologized Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020, for a sermon in which he defended a bishop accused of covering up for pedophile priests. His sermon, delivered to a congregation including the justice minister and other top politicians, was condemned by government officials. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
Polish priest apologizes for defense of disgraced priest

Dec. 08, 2020 11:29 AM EST

Child sex offender seeks early prison release due to virus

Nov. 27, 2020 03:20 PM EST
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A convicted sex offender serving 19 years for traveling to Thailand and molesting young boys is among inmates seeking early release from a...

Former Waterbury mayor seeks release from prison for COVID

Jul. 29, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut mayor who is serving a 37-year sentence in a South Carolina prison for child sexual abuse is asking to be released...

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson listens to a question during an online news conference with European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritas Schinas at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, July 24, 2020. The European Commission unveiled plans Friday to create a European center to prevent child sexual abuse amid a spike in mistreatment in recent years and during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
EU unveils plans to step up fight against child sexual abuse

By Samuel Petrequin Jul. 24, 2020 10:09 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 03:56 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 7 The Washington Post on...

Baltimore's top prosecutor dismisses about 600 open warrants

Jun. 26, 2020 07:35 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top prosecutor has dismissed nearly 600 open warrants for minor offenses as part of efforts to reduce the number of people...

Europol: Rise in online child abuse content in lockdown

Jun. 19, 2020 09:17 AM EDT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union police agency warned Friday that during coronavirus lockdowns offenders are increasingly trying to access...

Suspected child webcam cybersex operator, American David Timothy Deakin, from Peoria, Ill., sits in his living room following his arrest as investigators gather evidence during a raid at his home in Mabalacat, northern Philippines, April 20, 2017. A Philippine court has convicted Deakin who exploited Filipino children sexually using webcams to sell videos, images and livestreams to pedophile buyers abroad, an official said Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine court convicts American of online child abuse

By Jim Gomez May. 27, 2020 09:41 AM EDT

Man released from jail because of virus concerns arrested

May. 27, 2020 08:19 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man released from jail because of concerns about catching the coronavirus has been arrested on a charge of distributing child...

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. A federal judge denied Kelly's request that he be released from custody out of concern that he might contract the coronavirus. He is being held in a federal in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges. “The defendant is currently in custody because of the risks that he will flee or attempt to obstruct, threaten or intimidate prospective witnesses,” U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly of Brooklyn wrote in her denial. "The defendant has not explained how those risks have changed.” (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Judge: R Kelly must remain locked up amid coronavirus crisis

Apr. 07, 2020 03:12 PM EDT