http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sexual_OffensesFind stories, videos, and photos about Sexual Offenses from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:08:30 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sexual_Offenses14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Sexual Offenses from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/31/sex.offenders.halloween/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/31/sex.offenders.halloween/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the week before Halloween each year, Lt. Steve Rose of the Sandy Springs Police Department in Georgia knocks on the doors of every registered sex offender in his jurisdiction.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/sex.offender.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/sex.offender.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextOperation Shepard, a four-day sweep for fugitive sex offenders in Colorado, has led to 106 arrests, according to the US Marshals Service.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/15/rape.kit.backlog/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/15/rape.kit.backlog/index.html#cnnSTCTextLavinia Masters was 13. She winced as the doctor swabbed her vagina for possible evidence. She watched as he put her underwear and purple nightgown into plastic bags, careful not to disturb any fibers or hairs.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/02/iran.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/02/iran.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Iranians who were caught up in the waves of arrests that followed the disputed presidential elections in June have accused their captors of raping them.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/congo.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe young girl whispered in a hushed tone. She looked down as she spoke, only glancing up from her dark round eyes every now and then. She wanted to tell more, but she was too ashamed. She was just 9 years old when, she says, Congolese soldiers gang-raped her on her way to school.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/30/sa.rape.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/30/sa.rape.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlexandra township, north of Johannesburg, is a densely populated melting pot with some of South Africa's worst social ills: poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/22/scotus.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/22/scotus.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court will review a federal law allowing convicted sex offenders deemed "sexually dangerous" by the government to remain in prison even after they have completed their sentences.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/scotland.pedophile.ring/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/08/scotland.pedophile.ring/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Scottish court has convicted eight men of child sexual abuse in what police say is the largest pedophile ring ever dismantled in Scotland.Sat, 09 May 2009 03:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/sexting.busts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/sexting.busts/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Vanessa Hudgens' naked photos hit the Internet, the "High School Musical" star quickly apologized. But sending nude or seminude pictures, a phenomenon known as sexting, is a fast-growing trend among teens.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/texas.polygamy.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/texas.polygamy.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextA polygamist sect is planning an event today to mark the first anniversary of a raid in which more than 400 children were removed from its Texas ranch.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/military.assaults/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/military.assaults/index.html#cnnSTCTextReports of sexual assault among U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan rose 26 percent from the previous year, according to an annual Pentagon report presented to Congress on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/16/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/16/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTextA verdict in the case of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, could come as early as Thursday, a court official told reporters Monday.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/03/stiles.video.sex.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/03/stiles.video.sex.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter deliberating for more than four hours, a jury convicted a Nevada man of 22 counts Tuesday for videotaping himself sexually assaulting a toddler, CNN affiliates report.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/23/crimes.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/23/crimes.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of investigations of online child sexual exploitation and child pornography have been significantly delayed by backlogs at FBI cybercrime labs, according to a Justice Department report released Friday.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/15/childporn.convicted/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/15/childporn.convicted/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal court jury in Florida convicted seven people of participating in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise, according to the Department of Justice.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/13/mitchell.sex.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/13/mitchell.sex.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTextEarly last month, beautiful 25-year-old Laura Garza went missing. Her family holds out hope she is still alive.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/13/sex.offender.lottery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/13/sex.offender.lottery/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Alaska lottery held to raise money for a group that helps sexual abuse victims had a surprise winner: a convicted sex offender.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/12/porn.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/12/porn.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 170 people around the globe, including at least 61 in the United States, have been arrested in a major operation targeting international child pornographers, officials said Friday.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/12/jeffs.indictment.texas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/12/jeffs.indictment.texas/index.html#cnnSTCTextA grand jury has indicted polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on a second sexual assault charge in connection with a probe of his Texas compound, prosecutors said Wednesday.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/23/polygamy.indictments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/23/polygamy.indictments/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree more members of a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs are facing sexual assault charges, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Tuesday.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextA congresswoman said Thursday that her "jaw dropped" when military doctors told her that four in 10 women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the military.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1813170,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1813170,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVerizon, Sprint and Time Warner Cable have agreed with New York state officials to block access to child pornographyTue, 10 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809761,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809761,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics A devastating report accuses U.N. peacekeepers as well as aid workers of engaging in the sexual abuse of children in disaster areas and war zonesTue, 27 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/27/charity.aidworkers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/27/charity.aidworkers/index.html#cnnSTCTextHumanitarian aid workers and United Nation peacekeepers are sexually abusing small children in several war-ravaged and food-poor countries, a leading European charity has said. Tue, 27 May 2008 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/19/scotus.porn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/19/scotus.porn/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court on Monday upheld a law aimed at preventing child pornography, ruling a provision dealing with "pandering" illicit material does not violate constitutional protections on free speech.Wed, 21 May 2008 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1747252,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1747252,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsStarting in 2009, rape victims nationwide can have an emergency-room exam, and evidence will be kept on file in case they decide to press chargesTue, 13 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/08/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/08/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pedophile suspect who became the subject of an international manhunt this week after an appeal from Interpol has been detained in the United States.Thu, 08 May 2008 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/halloween.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/halloween.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextScores of sex offenders in Anderson, South Carolina, will be corralled for Halloween tonight in a move authorities say is needed to keep kids safe as they trick or treat.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/17/trailer.sexoffender/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/17/trailer.sexoffender/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a community that seems serene, with just a wind chime breaking the silence. But look again and you will see many residents wearing ankle monitor systems that alert authorities if they wander too far away. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:52:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/09/13/hall.indicted.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/09/13/hall.indicted.ap/index.htmlFormer major league outfielder Mel Hall was indicted Wednesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two girls -- ages 12 and 14 -- who played on elite basketball teams he coached in the 1990s.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSix people, all white, including a mother and son and a mother and daughter, have been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction of the 23-year-old black womanTue, 11 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1646133,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1646133,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trialWed, 25 Jul 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/technology/myspace.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/technology/myspace.reut/index.htmPopular Internet social network MySpace said Tuesday it detected and deleted 29,000 convicted sex offenders on its service, more than four times the figure it had initially reported.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/17/couey.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/17/couey.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextLooking directly at the man who murdered his 9-year-old daughter, Mark Lunsford told John Evander Couey, "I hope you hear her cry as you try to sleep at night."Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/05/bridge.sex.offenders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/05/bridge.sex.offenders/index.htmlThe sparkling blue waters off Miami's Julia Tuttle Causeway look as if they were taken from a postcard. But the causeway's only inhabitants see little paradise in their surroundings.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/01/devlin.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/01/devlin.charges/index.htmlMichael Devlin, accused of abducting two Missouri boys and holding one for four years, has been indicted in federal court on child pornography charges, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/magazines/fortune/net_child_safety.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/12/magazines/fortune/net_child_safety.fortune/index.htmDespite all its virtues, the Internet has created a raft of new threats to our children. Sexual predators and abusive pedophiles are newly empowered by the Net, and neither parents nor society have yet figured out how to respond. However bad you think the problems are, they're probably worse.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.familyslain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.familyslain/index.htmlOne of the U.S. soldiers accused of raping and killing an Iraqi and slaying her family told investigators that after the killings he poured kerosene on the girl's bullet-ridden body, according to testimony Monday in a military hearing.Mon, 07 Aug 2006 23:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/28/duke.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/28/duke.case/index.htmlPolice said Friday they did not pursue prior rape allegations by the woman at the center of the Duke University rape case because she apparently did not provide the additional details they requested.Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/20/gonzales.porn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/20/gonzales.porn/index.htmlAttorney General Alberto Gonzales on Thursday issued what he termed a "wake-up call" to the growing problems of pedophiles prowling the Internet and online images of sexual abuse of children.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/18/scarolina.predator/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/18/scarolina.predator/index.htmlSouth Carolina fugitive and convicted sex offender Kenneth Hinson, suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two teenage girls, was thirsty, so he showed up at a relative's house seeking a drink of water. That's when police caught up with him.Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/18/spain.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/18/spain.arrests/index.htmlSpanish authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people -- including teachers, business executives a doctor and a priest -- for allegedly acquiring and distributing child pornography on the Internet.Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/30/katrina.sexoffenders.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/30/katrina.sexoffenders.ap/index.htmlGovernors in states that accepted Katrina evacuees are being urged to locate about 2,000 registered sex offenders who fled the Gulf region during the hurricane's mayhem and may have vanished from legally required tracking.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/05/scout.official/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/05/scout.official/index.htmlA former official with the Boy Scouts of America was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for receiving and distributing child pornography, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Dallas, Texas.Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/20/couey.documents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/20/couey.documents/index.htmlCourt documents indicate that family members of sex offender John Couey recently told police he sexually abused their daughters years before he was arrested for murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/12/idaho.children/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/12/idaho.children/index.htmlA convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing two young Idaho children was charged Tuesday with three counts of first-degree murder for the killings of their mother, older brother and their mother's boyfriend.Wed, 13 Jul 2005 02:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/09/amies.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/09/amies.law/index.htmlA teenage girl who was abused as a child and convinced Wisconsin lawmakers to make public the records of juvenile sex offenders, urged Congress Thursday to create similar federal regulation.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/23/offenders.viagra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/23/offenders.viagra/index.htmlNew York's comptroller urged the nation's top health official Sunday to ban high-risk sex offenders and convicted rapists from receiving Viagra paid for by Medicaid.Mon, 23 May 2005 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/22/louisiana.church/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/22/louisiana.church/index.htmlPolice have arrested the pastor of a defunct church in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, his wife and six former congregants in a sexual abuse case involving as many as 24 children, authorities said.Sun, 22 May 2005 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/18/sex.offenders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/18/sex.offenders/index.htmlA bill introduced in the House and Senate on Wednesday would require sex offenders to register with authorities before their release from prison and require two-time convicts to wear a monitoring device for life.Wed, 18 May 2005 13:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/06/sex.predator/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/06/sex.predator/index.htmlA convicted sex offender who removed his tracking bracelet and bolted earlier this week is in police custody.Fri, 06 May 2005 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/05/sex.predator/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/05/sex.predator/index.htmlAuthorities are looking for a sex offender from Florida who remains missing after removing his ankle tracking bracelet and fleeing his mother's house.Thu, 05 May 2005 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/lunsford.act/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/lunsford.act/index.htmlMembers of Congress on Thursday were introduced to legislation that would require states to keep closer tabs on convicted sex offenders not behind bars.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/20/florida.killing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/20/florida.killing/index.htmlNew details emerged Wednesday on the last moments in the life of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, while Florida lawmakers moved forward on a bill named for her that would impose tougher penalties on sex offenders.Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/20/florida.sexoffender/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/20/florida.sexoffender/index.htmlThe Florida Senate will take up a measure that would impose tougher penalties for sex offenders after the House of Representatives unanimously approved a similar bill Tuesday.Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/11/cardinal.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/11/cardinal.law/index.htmlCardinal Bernard Law helped lead a mourning Mass for Pope John Paul II on Monday, amid protests about his time as archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, during a sexual abuse scandal.Mon, 11 Apr 2005 06:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/09/lunsford/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/09/lunsford/index.htmlA convicted sex offender facing capital murder charges in the killing of a 9-year-old Florida girl told investigators he buried her alive, law enforcement sources told CNN Friday night.Sat, 09 Apr 2005 08:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/21/colorado.rapes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/21/colorado.rapes/index.htmlA DNA sample that might have identified an alleged serial rapist two months before a series of rapes in Colorado was not matched to the suspect because of a computer glitch, police said Monday.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 03:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/21/michael.jackson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/21/michael.jackson/index.htmlThe judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case ruled Friday that the prosecution can call expert witnesses to testify about the behavior of victims of child sexual abuse trauma.Sat, 22 Jan 2005 02:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/12/michael.jackson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/12/michael.jackson/index.htmlThe judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case Wednesday postponed hearing arguments on whether accusations of past sexual abuse against the pop star should be admitted as evidence at his upcoming trial.Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/15/jackson.case/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/15/jackson.case/index.htmlProsecutors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case want to include as evidence previous allegations of sex offenses for which police did not charge the singer.Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/07/hamilton.sex.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/07/hamilton.sex.abuse/index.htmlLast week, a Hampden County, Massachusetts prosecutor indicted Bishop Thomas L. Dupre for child rape with two boys .Dupre was the first Roman Catholic Church bishop to be charged with the crime.Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/australia.pornography/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/australia.pornography/index.htmlHundreds more people face arrest in Australia one day after police arrested more than 190 in a massive crackdown on child pornography.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 03:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/07/twins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/07/twins/index.htmlIdentical twins not only look exactly alike, they have the same DNA. So what happens when that DNA is evidence in a sexual assault case?Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/09/priest.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/09/priest.abuse/index.htmlProsecutors in Massachusetts tried to convince a judge Friday that convicted pedophile and former Catholic priest James Porter should be held in prison.Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/09/air.force.sexual.assault/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/09/air.force.sexual.assault/index.htmlAt least 92 allegations of sexual assault, including rape, involving U.S. Air Force personnel in the Pacific were reported over the past three years, according to a review ordered by the region's commander.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/03/belgium.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/03/belgium.trial/index.htmlFormer electrician Marc Dutroux has admitted kidnapping and raping young girls but denied murder, insisting he was a pawn of a child-sex gang protected by police and politicians.Wed, 03 Mar 2004 08:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/02/child.porn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/02/child.porn/index.htmlThe "trial of the century" of four people in Belgium on child kidnapping, abuse and murder charges has once again focused attention on child sex abuse and worldwide child pornography rings.Tue, 02 Mar 2004 06:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/13/findlaw.analysis.colb.statutory.rape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/13/findlaw.analysis.colb.statutory.rape/index.htmlRecently, the Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments in Dixon v. State. The case involves the conviction of Marcus Dwayne Dixon for statutory rape and aggravated child molestation. (Dixon was acquitted of rape and several other charges.)Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/06/military.assault/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/06/military.assault/index.htmlU.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has ordered a 90-day review into allegations of sexual assaults against female soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait.Fri, 06 Feb 2004 19:49:00 EST