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Melissa Curtis, a former middle school teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, with all but 12 months suspended, for sexually abusing a 14-year-old student in 2015. Curtis, who was 22 years old at the time of the abuse, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree sex offense on June 20, 2024. The abuse occurred over several months and took place in various locations, including her car, t...

On February 22, Georgia nursing student Laken Riley texted and called her mother, Allyson Phillips, as she prepared to go for a run. At 8:55 a.m., Riley sent her last outgoing communication, a text to her mother saying, 'Good morning, about to go for a run'[3].

Riley called her mother at 9:03 a.m. to see if she had time to chat. However, by the time her mother called back about 20 minutes later, Riley had encountered Jose Ibarra...

The final moments of Laken Riley, a college student who was murdered while jogging on the University of Georgia campus, have been captured on various types of footage. Trail cameras and other security cameras showed key events leading up to and following her death. The footage includes Jose Ibarra, the 26-year-old suspect, walking around the UGA campus, Laken Riley out running, and her roommates searching for her after she failed t...

The case involves a mother from Indiana who was sentenced for the starvation death of her infant son. Specifically, the case mentioned involves Shianne Gramlin, a 21-year-old woman from Michigan City, Indiana. She was charged with neglect after her 9-week-old son died due to starvation. The investigation revealed that the baby's death was a result of severe neglect, with the mother failing to provide adequate nutrition, despite the...

Sarah Turney has been tirelessly investigating the disappearance of her sister, Alissa Turney, who went missing on May 17, 2001, the last day of her junior year in high school. Alissa was 17 years old at the time and was last seen after allegedly having lunch with her stepfather, Michael Turney. Initially, Alissa's disappearance was reported as a runaway case, but as time passed and she did not contact her family or use her savings...

Rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Desean Gaulden, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring operating out of his home in Utah. On November 18, 2024, Gaulden appeared in a Cache County, Utah courtroom and pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony identity fraud, two counts of third-degree felony forgery, and six counts of misdemeanor unlawful pharm...

A 51-year-old man, identified as Ramon Rivera, was arrested in connection with a stabbing spree across Manhattan that left two people dead and one critically injured. The incidents occurred on Monday morning at three different locations. The first stabbing happened around 8:30 a.m. at 444 West 19th Street, where a 36-year-old construction worker was fatally stabbed. The second incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. at 500 East 30th Street...

Veteran Australian broadcaster Alan Jones, 83, has been charged with 24 offences related to historical indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents spanning nearly two decades. The allegations involve eight alleged victims, with the youngest being 17 years old at the time of the alleged assault. The charges include 11 counts of aggravated indecent assault where the alleged victim was under his authority, nine counts of assault w...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing a plethora of serious allegations and charges related to sexual abuse, exploitation, and other federal offenses. He was arrested in September 2024 by federal agents in New York on charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and other federal offenses. Federal prosecutors allege that Combs and his associates abused, threatened, and coerced women and others to fulfill his sexual desires, which includ...