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Sex Crimes
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lamag.compolitics37 days ago
Harvey Weinstein Sex Crimes Trial in New York Ends in Mistrial After Jury Deadlock
A jury deadlocked after three days of deliberations on a third-degree rape charge tied to Jessica Mann's 2013 allegations, marking the second hung jury in a year on the same case. Judge Curtis Farber declared the mistrial on May 15, 2026. Prosecutors have until late June to decid…
nypost.comworld45 days ago
Ian Watkins, Convicted Child Sex Offender, Killed in Prison Cell at HMP Wakefield
Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, 48, was killed in a 20-second attack on Oct. 11, 2025, while serving a 29-year sentence for child sex crimes. Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 44, deny murder and possession of a weapon in prison. Prosecutors detailed the sequence ca…
usmagazine.comworld68 days ago
2020 Weinstein Remark Disclosed Before Third Manhattan Sex Crimes Trial
Prosecutors disclosed an alleged remark by Harvey Weinstein made during his 2020 trial as jury selection began for his third Manhattan sex crimes trial on Tuesday. The remark was reported to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office last week. Weinstein faces a third-degree rape c…