A federal correction officer repeatedly raped a Brooklyn inmate and even threatened to throw her in solitary confinement if she ratted him out, the woman testified on Tuesday. “I was raped,” the woman, identified only as Maria, told the Brooklyn federal courtroom before bursting into tears. Prosecutors said in their opening statements that Carlos Martinez, … Read more
Ray Smith awoke to a scuffle from across his sleepy Delray Beach, Florida, street. It was 1 a.m. on Jan. 18, 1991, and the front door of his neighbor’s home was ajar. Ray and his wife Evelyn watched as Charlene Hoeffer’s husband was “manhandling” her, Ray told cops according to a police report. The man … Read more
A San Francisco police officer was arrested Monday for sex crimes after a months-long investigation, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Justin McCall, 30, a four-year veteran of the department, was taken into custody about 1 p.m. Monday and booked into county jail on charges of sexual assault when the victim is prevented from … Read more
A Brooklyn woman claims an NYPD cop asked her to expose her breasts during a traffic stop — and arrested her on bogus charges when she refused. Jasmine Campbell of Bushwick is suing the city and Officer Javier Munoz for $2 million over the alleged Feb. 26, 2014, incident, during which she says Munoz “kept … Read more
A Birmingham woman has been awarded a $10 million default judgement by a Jefferson County judge after she claimed she was sexually assaulted by a former police officer when she was just a teen. Circuit Judge Michael G. Graffeo awarded the damages to Daria Collins, who was just 17 when the attack is said to … Read more
In a chilling case out of Colorado, a gay inmate has filed a federal lawsuit claiming prison guards knowingly set him up to be repeatedly raped by another inmate. “This is malice. This is sadistic. They set him up to be beaten and raped and that is exactly what happened to him,” said Denver attorney … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When Veronica was raped more than 13 years ago, she says neither the police nor the hospital staff believed her story that a longtime friend attacked her while his mother was in the next room. “I was treated like a female crying wolf,” said Veronica, who says the man raped her while … Read more
MADISON, Wis. – A federal agent was arrested Tuesday for allegedly taking photos in a women’s restroom at a UW-Madison residence hall, according to police A victim reported to police that the man Justin T. Fahy, 27, of Monona slipped his phone under the restroom stall and took pictures of her Friday around 2:45 p.m., … Read more
LANSING, N.Y. — A Tompkins County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault following an investigation into an alleged crime that happened about four years ago. Deputy Scott Walters and another man named Matthew Pinney are both facing felony charges for the Feb. 2, 2013 alleged incident that happened at … Read more
A woman was strip-searched during a visit to an inmate at a privately-run Tennessee prison. She said that deputy guards forced her to remove her clothes and literally show them her genitals to prove she was menstruating. This proof was required when she tried to take a sanitary napkin, or “maxi pad” into the facility. … Read more
In June 2015, Brittany Walker was six months pregnant when, she says, a St. Louis police officer coerced her into giving him oral sex. She had called the police for help after her estranged husband took the family car, but says the officer who showed up had something different on his mind. “Are you freaky?” … Read more
Two former police officers in Etowah County were arrested Monday night on sex crime charges. Jonathan Perry Works, 41, of Gadsden, and Brian Edward Walker, 44, of Rainbow City were booked into the Etowah County Jail in the early evening, records show. Both worked at Southside Police Department and their arrests followed indictments that were … Read more