7 h. ago Former 'teacher of the year' learns fate after admitting to sex crimes with students

A former California 'Teacher of the Year' has learned her fate just months after she pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two of her sixth-grade students, both under the age of 14.

Society

21 h. ago Church volunteer and mom will head to prison for five years after having sex with 13

Natalie Sorrells, 44, of Heath, Texas, was sentenced to five years in prison after sexually assaulting her son’s friend

Events

3 d. ago Pilates teacher poisoned to death after 'discovering husband's affair'

Pilates teacher Larissa Rodrigues had just learnt of her husband's affair when she suddenly died of poisoning in March of this year in the Jardim Botânico neighbourhood of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Society

5 d. ago ‘Freak offs’, baby oil and the Cassie tape: The shocking allegations behind Diddy’s trial

Music mogul, facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for prostitution, has pleaded not guilty

Events

6 d. ago Emmanuel College admissions official accused of attempting to pay applicant, 17, for sex

The charge of attempted sex trafficking of a minor carries a sentence of 10 years to life in prison

Politics

7 d. ago Florida woman, 20, accused of sex with underage boy she met at a funeral

Ayla Gonzalez Salinas was arrested after allegedly messaging the boy on social media and then meeting up with him

Politics

7 d. ago Florida woman, 20, accused of having sex with underage boy she met at a funeral

Ayla Gonzalez Salinas was arrested after allegedly messaging the boy on social media and then meeting up with him

Politics

7 d. ago P Diddy rejects prosecutors' plea deal just days before upcoming sex crimes trial

The music mogul appeared in a New York court on Thursday, where he rejected the plea deal. Combs, 55, is set to stand trial on multiple federal charges, including sex trafficking

Events

8 d. ago Greater Manchester man is wanted for alleged sex crime from 2000

Detectives are seeking Christopher Charles Larcombe

Events

8 d. ago Suspected double murderer asked 'you like it?' as he stabbed victim to death

Yostin Mosquera is accused of murdering the couple to steal their money before dumping their chopped up bodies at Clifton Suspension Bridge

Events

9 d. ago Girl, 9, was chained in basement for years and forced to drink from puddle to survive, investigators say

David Boyd, 64, is facing charges of repeated sexual assault of a child, physical abuse of a child, trafficking of a child and false imprisonment

Events

1 week ago Tory fury as Labour's asylum block on foreign sex offenders leaves human rights loophole

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (pcitured) announced that attackers who commit 'appalling' sex crimes will no longer be eligible for protection here under the Refugee Convention.

Events

1 week ago Migrants on sex offenders register to be blocked from claiming asylum in UK under law change

Anyone convicted of a crime in the UK which places them on the sex offenders register, regardless of the length of their sentence, will be denied refugee status under new plans

Events

1 week ago Man accused of sex crimes in Rochdale abuse trial denies raping girl

Naheem Akram gave evidence on Monday

Events

1 week ago I didn't think I'd walk again after waiting two hours for an ambulance, but something extraordinary happened

A teacher who had to learn to walk again after an accident at home is running this weekend's London Marathon. Dewi Jones from Cardiff fell 15 feet from a ladder while painting the front of his house in Cardiff. He fractured the ball of his femur, smashed up his wrist and it was a slow and painful recovery with "many dark times".

Politics

2 w. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Disgraced film mogul returns to New York courtroom to face sex crime allegations

A majority-female jury will hear opening statements in the rape and sexual assault retrial

Events

2 w. ago Church of England vicar admits possessing child sex abuse and extreme porn images

The vicar admitted child sex offences following a raid on his cottage

Events

2 w. ago Boy Scout troop leader faces 42 charges for sex crimes that spanned over two decades, cops say

The police department in Utah that arrested the former scout leader is now desperately urging any possible victims of Bates to come forward

Politics

2 w. ago UFC hopeful Ahmad Hassanzada arrested on child sex crime charges just days before debut

The MMA prospect was scheduled to compete in the UFC for the first time on April 26, seven months after earning himself a contract with Dana White's promotion.

Events

3 w. ago Suspect at large after turning the tables and shooting two men sent by sex worker following payment dispute, police say

Police have arrested three people following the double homicide, none of them being the suspected shooter

Events