Tag: Sex Crimes: Page 5

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Ex-Calif. Cop Arrested for Sex Crimes On Duty

A former Modesto police officer was arrested Thursday after detectives say he "committed criminal sexual violations against an adult female" while on duty in early January.

March 15, 2012

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NYPD Cop's Gunpoint Rape Trial Resumes

The attorney representing a New York City police officer on trial for allegedly raping a school teacher at gunpoint said his client did "unforgiveable" and "criminal" acts but shouldn't face 10 years to life.

March 15, 2012

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Best Friend Fired Fatal Shot In Calif. Cop Shooting

The Santa Maria (Calif.) Police officer who was fatally shot by fellow officers attempting to arrest him at a DUI checkpoint drew his weapon on two sergeants—his cousin and the best man in his wedding just three weeks earlier.

February 1, 2012

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Stalking on Campus: A Silent Epidemic

Twenty-four people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, and a significant portion of these individuals attend, are employed by or are patients of universities, K-12 districts and hospitals.

January 30, 2012

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Child Sexual Abuse: More Prevalent Than You Think

Research indicates crimes involving the sexual abuse of minors are greatly underreported, and many organizations that serve youth aren't doing a good job of addressing, let alone preventing, them.

January 30, 2012

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Rape Suspect Arrested After Flirting with Cop

A rape suspect who tried to pick up a uniformed San Francisco Police officer was immediately arrested, after the officer returned only tough love.

January 9, 2012

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La. Cop Arrested for Sex with Minor

Rayville (La.) Police Officer Channen O. Ricks has been arrested for felony carnal knowledge with a 15-year-old female.

December 19, 2011

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FBI to Change Official Definition of Rape

The revamped description will be broader, pleasing activists who say the current definition leads to the low-balling of sexual assault cases, and also discourages victims from coming forward.

December 7, 2011

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Sources Say Sheriff Arpaio Botched Sex Crime Cases

More than 400 sex-crime cases reported to Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office during a three year period were inadequately investigated.

December 4, 2011

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Ill. SRO Removed for Role In Sexting Case

A Lake Forest Police officer has been removed from Deer Path Middle School for his role in a sexting scandal that resulted in the resignation of the principal.

November 20, 2011

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Arbitrator Reinstates San Jose Cop Fired for Misconduct

A San Jose (Calif.) Police officer who was fired last year for mishandling sex crime cases has been reinstated with full back pay by an arbitrator, because the department failed to meet a legal deadline.

November 16, 2011

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NYPD Cop Accused of Gunpoint Rape Says DA Targeted Him

Officer Michael Pena, 27, is accused of pointing his 9mm service weapon at a 25-year-old Bronx teacher and raping her behind an Inwood apartment building on Friday morning. In an interview with the Daily News, Pena said the DA is "arresting cops, indicting cops."

August 21, 2011