Sex Crimes

Rapist gets 363 years in '08 attack on O.C. teen

2013-06-14 18:47:00

An Orange County man was sentenced Friday to 363 years to life in prison for the rape of a 16-year-old girl who was attacked as she walked home from a fast-food restaurant early one morning in 2008, prosecutors said. Juan Humberto Avila, 36, was found...

Murder trial to begin in 2011 death of sex offender in O.C.

2013-06-14 16:02:00

A man accused of killing a registered sex offender in a San Juan Capistrano mobile home park and attacking a second victim days later goes on trial Monday for murder. Robert Vasquez, 36, could face a sentence of life in state prison without parole if...

Pimp sentenced in O.C.'s first conviction under Proposition 35

2013-06-13 21:18:00

The conviction in Orange County of a Washington state man described by prosecutors as a pimp marks the first in the county under the anti-human-trafficking proposition -- which increases penalties for such crimes --� approved last year by California...

Child porn allegedly found in home of ex-Santa Ana teacher

2013-06-13 13:07:00

A search of a former Santa Ana teacher’s home in Orange County turned up a large cache of child pornography and charges that the man molested one of his relatives, authorities said Thursday. Robert Ruben Ornelas, 62, is charged with two counts...

O.C. chiropractor gets jail time for "inappropriate" massage

2013-06-14 19:02:00

An Orange County chiropractor was convicted and sentenced Friday for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old client during a massage therapy session, prosecutors said. Dennis Scott Durbin, 65, pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of sexual battery by...

Masseuse offered sex to undercover cop, police say

2013-06-15 07:59:00

A 34-year-old masseuse was arrested this week on suspicion of offering sex to an undercover officer inside a south Glendale spa, police said. Ling Han was booked at the Glendale police jail in connection with prostitution for the alleged sex offer,...

O.C. high school teacher arrested for alleged sex with student

2013-06-14 14:50:00

A math teacher at Brea Olinda High School has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student, Brea Police Department officials said Friday. The boy, whose name and age were not released, told police the alleged sexual encounters occurred more...

'This Is the End's' R rating surprises its co-directors

2013-06-10 06:00:00

� When Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg submitted "This Is the End" to the ratings board of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, the co-directors didn't just expect their raunchy Judgment Day comedy to be slapped with an NC-17 rating — they secretly...

Letters: The military's sex assault problem

2013-06-09 00:00:00

Re "Military on the spot over sex assaults," June 5 Two respected U.S. senators — both women — are sponsoring legislation to shift decisions on serious crimes in the military, including rape, from commanders to independent military...

'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez dead of natural causes

2013-06-07 10:39:00

Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" serial killer convicted of killing 13 people, died of natural causes at 9:10 a.m. Friday at a Bay Area hospital, corrections officials confirmed. A Los Angeles jury convicted Ramirez in the 13 killings that...

General suspended over handling of sexual-assault investigation

2013-06-07 20:33:00

WASHINGTON -- A two-star general in charge of U.S. Army forces in Japan has been suspended from his duties on suspicion of failing to properly investigate an allegation of sexual assault, the Army said Friday. Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison was suspended...

'Night Stalker' victim on killer's death: 'Justice has been served'

2013-06-07 14:58:00

Bill Carns and his girlfriend were the last people to be attacked by� Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" serial killer who murdered 13 people in 1984 and '85 and was convicted of dozens of other felonies, including rape. On Friday, the day that...

Participants in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes walk through downtown Orlando on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Men wore high heels and walked in support of ending violence and sexual assault against women.

2013-06-14 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES -- Police have arrested local soccer coach on multiple charges of child molestation. Jose Duarte, 42, was taken into custody on Monday in the mid-city area.

2013-06-13 07:31:00

Benjamin M. Davidson has been charged with criminal sexual assault, child pornography and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

2013-06-07 11:48:16