A federal jury returned a guilty verdict this morning against controversial Evangelist Tony Alamo finding the preacher guilty of numerous child sex crimes including the human trafficking of young girls.
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All L.A. DNA testing has been suspended by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on rape and sexual assault cases.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach a federal judge for obstruction of justice while in office for lying to investigators about allegations of sexual misconduct.
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A Santa Ana woman who went into hiding instead of testifying against her husband in a child molestation case involving her own daughters is sentenced to jail.
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Nearly four in 10 gay men and about one in eight lesbians and bisexuals in the United States have been the target of violence or a property crime because of their sexual orientation, according to a new study by University of California, Davis, psychology professor Gregory Herek.
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The chief prosecutor for the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal has marked International Women's Day with a call to end impunity for wartime sexual violence. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports prosecutor Carla del Ponte's spoke during ceremonies at U.N. headquarters in New York.
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A parliamentary committee of the Israeli Knesset on Thursday approved a leave of absence for the country's president who could be indicted soon on charges of rape and abuse of power. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau.
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Israel's president, facing likely charges of rape and other sex crimes, has told the country's parliament that he is taking a temporary leave of absence.
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