Female Sex Crimes: Society's Last Taboo

(NEWSER) - An international pedophile gang that preyed on infants through teens has been convicted in a groundbreaking case in Scotland that sentenced lawbreakers for the first time for conspiring to carry out sex attacks, reports the Times of London. The eight men will be imprisoned for an indefinite period until they are judged to no longer be a threat. The judge blasted their "utterly horrific" crimes, often carried out against the children of friends. More than 100 men have been linked to the gang. More»

Jill Thomas fights ruling allowing former coach to see grandkids

(NEWSER) - Jerry Sandusky was given the OK to see most of his grandchildren yesterday, and his former daughter-in-law isn't happy about it. Sandusky "inappropriately touched my son," says Jill Thomas, adding that she thinks he was grooming the child for sex abuse. Sandusky still isn't allowed to see Thomas' three children, who were excepted from yesterday's ruling, but Thomas says she doesn't believe it is safe for Sandusky to be around "any children" and that she will continue to fight the ruling. Sandusky was not charged with a crime over the allegations that he touched his grandson, ABC News notes. More»

Drastic change needed to restore confidence, officials at Miramonte say

(NEWSER) - The entire staff of a Los Angeles-area elementary school will be replaced while sexual abuse charges against two teachers are investigated. No one else at Miramonte Elementary School—which has been closed for two days —is suspected of abusing children, but a drastic change was needed in order to restore parents' confidence in the school, officials tell the Los Angeles Times . More»

Mark Berndt and Martin Springer arrested within days of each other

(NEWSER) - Miramonte Elementary School students won't be going to class tomorrow or the next day, after two longtime teachers were arrested last week on suspicion of sexually abusing students as young as six. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy is meeting with parents at a local high school tonight to discuss the situation, the AP reports. Classes have been canceled for the next two days for reasons related to the investigation, a district spokesperson says. More»

Two new alleged victims come forward

(NEWSER) - Jerry Sandusky was arrested again today, in light of new sexual assault charges a grand jury has filed against him. The former Penn State assistant coach was brought by police from his home to an arraignment, ABC News reports. The new charges stem from two men who say they were assaulted as boys while involved with Sandusky's Second Mile charity; Victim 10 claims Sandusky molested him on the Penn State campus. Also today came news that Sandusky failed a background check to volunteer at a school last year. More»