Crimes Against Children

Ex-York City officer Steven Cugini was fired after being charged with raping a 13-month-old. He remains free on $200,000 bail. Trial is set for January 2027. The child's mother faces…

Former Boulder Swimming coach Jon Beber was convicted of sexually abusing three teenage athletes. A judge sentenced him to 42 years to life in July 2024. He is not eligible…

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins survived a 2023 stabbing at HMP Wakefield, then was murdered there in October 2025. A Leeds jury was discharged in May 2026. Retrial is listed…

Operation Protect the Innocent arrested 141 people in seven days across five California counties. Later ICAC sweeps in the same region produced hundreds more arrests.

Polk County's six-day undercover sting arrested 17 people accused of seeking children online, including three Walt Disney World employees, two military veterans, a nurse, and a poker pro. They faced…

Sarah Sands fatally stabbed convicted pedophile Michael Pleasted in Canning Town after he abused her son and other local boys. She was convicted of manslaughter. The Court of Appeal raised…

Corinna Smith, also known as Corinna Baines, poured boiling water mixed with sugar over her husband Michael Baines as he slept in Neston, Cheshire. He died five weeks later. Chester…

Former boarding-school maths teacher John McKno, 74, was serving 14 years for sexually abusing five boys. He choked to death on breakfast at HMP Norwich. An inquest recorded cardiac failure…

Operation Reclaim and Rebuild's 2021 statewide week produced about 450 arrests and 39 victims rescued, including children. The 2026 edition produced 611 arrests and 170 rescues, including 14 minors.