E. Jean Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle, had already sued the former president for defamation after he branded her a liar Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Sex Crimes”
Sex Abuse Victims Plead to Keep Doctor’s Conviction Despite His Suicide
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Ricardo Cruciani killed himself at Rikers. His victims asked a judge to maintain his conviction all the same. Source: New York Times
Sex-Cult Leader’s ‘Trusted Lieutenant’ Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2022
Isabella Pollok, one of the Sarah Lawrence students who fell under the influence of Lawrence V. Ray, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money. Source: New York Times
‘That Nurse Should Be Alive’: How Police Delays Left a Suspect at Large
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2022
The New York Police Department let a suspect in a Brooklyn rape case slip through its grasp. A month later he was arrested in connection with the murder of a nurse in Queens. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyers Are Now Suing Her Over Legal Fees
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2022
The law firm Haddon, Morgan and Foreman has accused Ms. Maxwell and her brother of failing to pay nearly $900,000 in legal fees related to her sex abuse defense. Source: New York Times
Yoga Chain Was a Criminal Enterprise That Reaped Millions, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2022
The founders of Yoga to the People, a once wildly successful business that closed in 2020, are accused of concealing their income from the Internal Revenue Service for years. Source: New York Times
Gary Busey Faces Sex Charges After Appearance at Film Convention
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
The actor, 78, was a featured guest at Monster-Mania Con in Cherry Hill, N.J. He was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact, among other counts, the police said. Source: New York Times
Ex-Prosecutor Turned Advocate Is Charged With Rape in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Adam Foss, who had been investigated in Boston, pleaded not guilty to attacking a 25-year-old woman in New York. Source: New York Times
Ricardo Cruciani, Who Sexually Assaulted Patients, Found Dead at Rikers
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
Ricardo Cruciani was found with a sheet around his neck in a shower weeks after his conviction. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly after release. Source: New York Times
How the N.Y.P.D. Failed Victims of Sexual Attacks
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
The Special Victims Division is under federal investigation. Women who were attacked said officers often didn’t know how to investigate, or didn’t bother. Source: New York Times
Ricardo Cruciani, Pain Doctor, Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Patients
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Ricardo Cruciani was known as a gifted neurologist. But Manhattan prosecutors said he took advantage of his patients’ chronic pain. Source: New York Times
Sixth Teenager Charged in Central Park Jogger Case to Be Exonerated
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
Steven Lopez is expected to have a robbery charge linked to the 1989 attack cleared from his record. Source: New York Times
U.S. Pays $4.2 Million to Victims of Jail Guard’s Long-Running Sex Abuse
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
Six women sued, saying they were abused by one guard at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a now-closed federal jail. Source: New York Times
Amid Scrutiny of N.Y.P.D.’s Sex Crimes Unit, Discipline for Two Former Supervisors
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
Inspector Paul J. Saraceno and Sergeant Keri L. Thompson of the Special Victims Division admitted to misconduct and were removed from their posts. Source: New York Times
Prosecutors Defend Decision to Place R. Kelly on Suicide Watch
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
The singer, who was given a 30-year sentence last week for sex trafficking and racketeering, is challenging the decision by jail authorities. Source: New York Times