DHS urges Spanberger to hold illegal migrant charged in attempted rape, cites 25 prior charges

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger is being asked not to release yet another criminal illegal immigrant as Northern Virginia, a major suburb of Washington, D.C., continues to be rocked by a migrant crime spree. Fox News Digital has learned that the Department of Homeland … Read more

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed in 1996 rape, killing of 19-year-old

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed who has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him. The justices left in place a ruling against Reed from the federal appeals court in New Orleans for the second time in less than three years. The three … Read more

Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. — The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping a woman at his Louisiana home nearly four years ago, according to court records. The 55-year-old performer, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in an Ascension Parish courtroom, … Read more

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape, released from prison following murder conviction

The woman, who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of raping her two decades ago, walked free Friday from a North Carolina prison after serving time for the slaying of her boyfriend. Crystal Mangum, a 47-year-old former exotic dancer, wore a gray sweatshirt and khaki pants as she left the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women … Read more

Former officer accused of child rape fatally shot in gunfire exchange with police

A former Pennsylvania police officer charged with sexually assaulting two young girls more than two decades ago was killed early Wednesday during a gunfire exchange with police who recognized his vehicle and confronted him, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. Francis Connell Collier, 38, who resigned in December from the Morton Police Department … Read more

Russell Brand, bible in hand, pleads not guilty to new rape and sexual assault charges

London – British media personality and former comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to two new charges of rape and sexual assault at a London court on Tuesday. Brand, once a left-leaning political campaigner who has rebranded himself as a conservative guru to millions of social media followers, arrived at Southwark crown court carrying a … Read more