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'That ‘70s Show' star Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for rape
That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home more than two decades ago.
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Man who raped, impregnated 9-year-old sentenced to life in prison
A man accused of raping and impregnating a 9-year-old girl pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of rape.
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Andrew Tate appears in Romanian court to face rape and human trafficking charges
Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, has arrived at court in the Romanian capital.
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Former Mass. prosecutor found not guilty in Boston rape case
A Massachusetts jury found Gary Zerola, the former assistant district attorney charged with two counts of rape in an alleged 2016 attack in Boston, not guilty on Friday. Prosecutors had accused Zerola of sexually assaulting a friend of his then-girlfriend’s at a Beacon Hill apartment after a night of partying together in 2016. The attorney pleaded not guilty. The courtroom…
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New details in 2007-08 Boston rapes as NJ lawyer appears in court
New details were revealed in court about a string of sexual assaults against women in Boston about 15 years ago that are now being blamed on a man who is now an attorney in the New York City area. Matthew Nilo, 35, faced charges of aggravated rape, kidnapping, assault with attempt to rape and indecent assault and battery in Suffolk…
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Attorney Arrested in Years-Old Boston Rapes Set for Return to Mass.
The attorney who was arrested this week in New Jersey by police and the FBI is set to return to Boston to face charges in a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings from 2007 and 2008. Matthew Nilo appeared in Hudson County Superior Court Thursday morning for an extradition hearing after his arrest on Tuesday at his Weehawken apartment building…
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‘Super Powerful' DNA Tech Led to Lawyer's Arrest in Years-Old Boston Rapes
The arrest this week of an attorney in a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood in 2007 and 2008 highlights the increased use of forensic genetic genealogy by investigators. Matthew Nilo, who was due in a New Jersey court Thursday morning for an extradition hearing, was arrested Tuesday at his Weehawken apartment building across the Hudson…
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Indiana Doctor Reprimanded, Fined $3,000 for Talking Publicly About Ohio 10-Year-Old's Abortion
An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
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Lawsuit: New York City Hospital Covered Up Abuse by Star Doctor Convicted of Rape
A major New York City hospital is facing allegations that hospital officials ignored a star physician’s rampant sexual abuse of patients for more than a decade.
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E. Jean Carroll Takes the Stand: ‘Trump Raped Me'
On Wednesday, the writer took the stand to tell jurors that Donald Trump assaulted her in a department store in 1996.
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Man Charged Decades Later With Raping Girl, 13, in Cambridge Bedroom
A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a child more than 20 years after the alleged attack in the girl’s bedroom in Cambridge, prosecutors said Thursday. Roger Reddick Jr., now 41, is accused of sneaking into a family’s home on Oct. 18, 2000, and sexually assaulting her, knowing she was 13 years old. Reddick fled the home when…
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Boston Drugging, Rape Charges Dropped Against Elite Personal Trainer
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a personal trainer who’s worked with NBA players after the Rhode Island man was arrested last year on suspicion of drugging and raping a woman in downtown Boston. The charges of rape and drugging for intercourse against Robert McClanaghan were dismissed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday. “Based on a review...
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Ex-Chelsea School Committee Member Pleads Guilty to Raping Child in Car
A former member of the Chelsea School Committee on Thursday pleaded guilty to raping a child in 2021 after offering them a ride, prosecutors said. Henry Wilson was sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of rape and five years of probation after he’s released for pleading guilty to charges of enticement and posing a child in sexual…
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Missed Warning Signs: Massage Therapist Charged With Rape
“I was scared. I was feeling panicked because I didn’t know what he would do next,” a woman who asked to be referred to as Carrie told NBC10 Investigator Kathy Curran. The NBC10 Investigators have protected the identity of Carrie, who said she was sexually assaulted during a massage session at Massage Envy on March 3, 2021. Carrie has now…
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This Mass. County Will Soon Clear Its 1,100 Rape Kit Backlog. The State Has a Long Way to Go
For nearly a decade, a murder in New Bedford could have been solved, prosecutors say. Hiding in plain sight was a rape kit that hadn’t been tested 14 years prior. Through a coincidental and meandering turn of events, the woman’s murder would help uncover an accumulation of rape kits that prosecutors say has led to criminals remaining free for...
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High-Profile NBA Skills Trainer Arrested for Downtown Boston Rape
According to the Boston Police Department, Robert McClanaghan, 43, of Warwick, RI, was arrested Friday in East Greenwich, RI, by members of the department’s sexual assault unit. McClanaghan was wanted on a warrant out of Boston Municipal Court on charges of rape and drugging for intercourse.
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Elite Trainer for NBA Stars Accused of Drugging, Raping Person in Downtown Boston
A Rhode Island man is facing multiple charges in connection with a rape that occurred in downtown Boston where the victim was allegedly drugged, police said Saturday.
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Disturbing Details Revealed in Court After Man Accused of Kidnapping, Raping Woman
Christian Lynch, 26, is accused of abducting the victim from the Wollaston T stop Saturday morning, raping her repeatedly in his car and in a home, and then dumping her at the parking lot of Lowe’s in Brockton that night. Prosecutors said he duct taped and handcuffed the victim’s hands and feet, and that she was still duct taped when...
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UK Judge Confirms Arrested Man Is Rhode Island Fugitive Who Allegedly Faked His Own Death
A judge in Scotland ruled Friday that a man who has spent almost a year fighting extradition to the United States is Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive alleged to have faked his own death to escape rape allegations.
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Iowa Teen Who Killed Rapist Escapes From Probation Center
Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence.