Sex Crimes

Rape, sexual assault and molestation are some of the violent ways offenders commit these heinous crimes.


Harvey Weinstein appears in court
A judge has tentatively rescheduled the retrial of Harvey Weinstein. The Hollywood mogul will go on trial again on rape and sexual assault charges on November 12.
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Court TV producer Cody Thomas returns to Florida where Madeline Soto's body was discovered and retraces Stephan Sterns' steps. Sterns was charged with sexual abuse of a minor days after Soto was found on March 1 in a wooded area.
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Rachel Morin's alleged killer, Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, will stand trial in October as prosecutors plan to seek a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
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side by side photos of Madeline Soto and Stephan Sterns
Gary Zerola at sentencing.
Attorney Gary Zerola at his rape sentencing.
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Julie Grant/Alec Baldwin/Hannah Gutierrez
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Brian Steven Smith sits in court
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Booking photo of Timothy Haslett
split screen showing Sean Combs and a magazine photo of a woman
Newly released documents from a 2006 grand jury investigation suggests Florida prosecutors knew Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted teenage girls two years before they cut a plea deal.
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A photograph shows a woman showing injuries to her face
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wade wilson appears in court
Jeffrey Epstein mugshot
Former Boston attorney, Gary Zerola, who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors was found guilty of rape on Wednesday after a jury deliberated for five hours.
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Sandra Birchmore was found dead, hanging in her apartment in Canton, Mass. The autopsy ruled her death a suicide and confirmed that she was 3-months pregnant.  Three officers are alleged to have groomed and sexually abused Birchmore since she was 15.
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The Death of Sandra Birchmore

Sandra Birchmore was found dead, hanging in her apartment in 2021. Three officers are alleged to have sexually abused her since she was 15. More

June 25, 2024

New documents offer more insight as we continue to learn more about what the dynamic was between Stephan Sterns and his alleged victim, Madeline Soto. Soto told a school counselor that Sterns made her 'uncomfortable.'
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Hundreds of pages of investigative documents and reports into the disappearance and murder of Madeline Soto are revealing the mountain of evidence police have gathered against her accused killer, Stephan Sterns.
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According to WFTV Investigative Reporter Shannon Butler, authorities have determined that Madeline Soto was allegedly strangled by Stephan Sterns, who faces the possibility of the death penalty for Soto's murder.
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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Stephan Sterns, who's charged with sexual abuse of a minor. Sterns was later indicted on charges of first-degree murder in connection to Madeline Soto's death.
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Matthew Gilbert testifies in Miles Bryant's trial
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Court TV addresses the odd reaction from Madeline Soto's mother, Jenn Soto, in newly released bodycam footage as the investigation starts in the search for Madeline Soto, who had been missing for twelve hours at that point.
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Newly released videos of Stephan Sterns and Jenn Soto are offering new insight into the first minutes of the search for Madeline Soto, the 13-year-old girl found dead in a wooded area days after she was reported missing.
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Stephan Sterns and Jennifer Soto are seen on bodycamera
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