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Two of 3 sex assault cases against ex-Philadelphia police inspector dropped

Carl Holmes Jr. was charged in 2019 with sexual assault of three female officers after a grand jury probe concluded that he abused his power after mentoring female officers at the police academy and in other roles.

By The Associated Press

US missionary from Lancaster gets 15 years for abuse at Kenyan orphanage

The FBI said he abused four girls, including two who were 11 years old when the abuse began. Prosecutors said his wife even took his victims to a medical clinic for birth control implants, enabling his crimes.

By The Associated Press

Updated: December 2, 2020 | 5:18 am

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction goes before high-level court

The 83-year-old Cosby hopes to overturn his 2018 sex assault conviction because the judge let prosecutors call five other accusers testify.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press

Legal advocates line up on both sides of Bill Cosby’s appeal

Legal advocates are lining up on both sides of actor Bill Cosby’s appeal as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to review his 2018 sex assault conviction.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press

Philadelphia, state investigate sex abuse claims at care facility

An investigative report by The Philadelphia Inquirer found Devereux is plagued by inadequate supervision of staff. The report also noted that at least 41 intellectually disabled children have reported sexual assaults over the past quarter-century.

By The Associated Press

Bill Cosby appeal in Pennsylvania will test scope of #MeToo prosecutions

The 82-year-old has been imprisoned in suburban Philadelphia for nearly two years after a jury convicted him of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004.
By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press

Bill Cosby granted appeal in Pennsylvania sex assault case

Comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press
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