Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced proposed legislation on Jan. 26 for a battery of law-and-order initiatives. Speaking at a press conference in Miami, the Republican governor told reporters he seeks crackdowns on fentanyl manufacturing and sex offenses against children. He also hopes to make it easier to get a death sentence in a capital case…

From sexting to rape, there is a disturbing uptick in sexual misconduct by public school teachers and other staff against students across the United States. The growing problem was recently highlighted by an audit of Chicago public schools where dozens of staff members ranging from teachers, administrators, and counselors, to security officers—even a sign language…

With disturbing news of child sex predators—groomers and Balenciaga—being exposed lately, parents are hugging their children a little tighter before tucking them in each night. Few know better what dangers are lurking out there than child crimes investigator Terra Avilla, 36, of the District Attorney’s Office in Susanville, California. The investigator and mom of three…

A former physician in Ohio has been charged with 50 counts of rape, sexual battery, and other sex crimes involving 15 women. Donald Gronbeck, 42, was indicted in Greene County by a grand jury. The 50 charges include felony and misdemeanor charges, including nine counts of rape between 2017 and 2021. Gronbeck was arrested on…

A former Rock County, Wisconsin, sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts of having sexual contact with children as young as 8, supplying them opioid drugs, and making them watch pornography. Gary Aaron Huber, 34, of Milton, was arrested in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and will be extradited to Rock County to…

ALBANY, N.Y.—A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman asked a judge for more time to evaluate the evidence, saying the criminal complaint filed last week by the local sheriff was “potentially defective,” according to a letter released Friday. The request from Albany County District Attorney David Soares throws…

SANTA ANA, Calif.–A registered nurse was booked June 30 on suspicion of sexually assaulting three women on separate occasions while he was working in the emergency room of Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. Paul Alden Miller, 56, of San Clemente was arrested this morning at his residence, said Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton….