East Quogue Man Indicted for First-Degree Murder in Alleged Torture Killing
Suffolk County, NY — Jeremy Allen, 43, of East Quogue, has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and related offenses for the alleged torture …
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Marion County Man Receives 50-Year Sentence in Disturbing Kidnapping and Torture Case
Marion County, OH — In a chilling case that has gripped the community, Shane Edward Hooper, 36, of Marion County, has been sentenced to 50-55.5 …
New Rochelle Woman Indicted for Torture Killing of Intimate Partner
White Plains, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced today that a New Rochelle woman has been indicted for the murder and …
Ohio and New Jersey Men Involved in Creating Monkey Torture Videos
COLUMBUS, OH—A plea agreement was revealed today involving Ronald P. Bedra of Etna, Ohio, who admitted to conspiring to create and distribute disturbing videos that …
Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ torture defendants get prison terms of 10 to 40 years
By Steve Gorman and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A federal judge in Mississippi on Thursday wrapped up sentencing of six white former law enforcement officers who …
Two Mississippi officers sentenced in federal ‘Goon Squad’ torture case
(This March 19 story has been corrected to say that the former officer who shot Michael Corey Jenkins was Hunter Elward, not Christian Dedmon in …
Madison County Political Staffer Accused of Murder and Sexual Torture
MADISON COUNTY, AL – Kyle Hayden Lewter, a 36-year-old GOP political staffer well-known in local circles, has been arrested and charged with the murder and …
Indiana Mother Sentenced to 42 Years for Role in Son’s Torture and Death
LAPORTE COUNTY, IN – In a heartbreaking case, 28-year-old Mary Yoder has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for her involvement in the horrific …
Woman Sentenced to Life for Fatal Torture of Stepdaughter
BRAZOS COUNTY, TX — Jessica Bundren, a 40-year-old Texas woman, received a life sentence after a jury found her guilty of torturing her twin stepdaughters, …
Argentina’s capital controls are an ‘instrument of torture,’ Bullrich says
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s leading conservative presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich said on Thursday that the country’s strict capital controls were an …
World Court to hear Syria torture claims on July 19 and 20
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The World Court on July 19 and 20 will hear a request by the Netherlands and Canada that it order Syria …
UN experts raise ‘widespread’ torture concerns with Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) -A group of U.N. experts said on Thursday they had written to Moscow raising concerns about the use of torture by Russian military …
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him …
Montana Legislature Suspends Trans Lawmaker Who Accused GOP Of ‘Torture’ Over Transgender Bills
Montana Legislature Suspends Trans Lawmaker Who Accused GOP Of ‘Torture’ Over Transgender Bills Arjun Singh on April 26, 2023 The Montana House of Representatives has …
Over 60 Christian Dissidents Detained In Thailand Facing Imprisonment, Torture If Deported To China
Over 60 Christian Dissidents Detained In Thailand Facing Imprisonment, Torture If Deported To China Philip Lenczycki on March 31, 2023 After an early morning police …
U.S. couple facing child torture charges in Uganda freed on bail
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A U.S. couple detained in Uganda since December accused of torturing a 10-year-old boy in their care was granted bail on Wednesday …
U.S. report cites killings, torture in Ortega’s Nicaragua
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department cited credible reports of killings, arrests and torture in Nicaragua, as well as harsh and life-threatening conditions in the country’s …
UN rights chief asks Venezuela to release arbitrary detainees, end torture
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela should release arbitrarily detained individuals and end torture, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Saturday …
Torture, kidnap convict released early wanted for kidnapping, murder
Erinn Broadus on January 27, 2023 An Oregon man is wanted on charges of kidnapping and attempted murder after serving just over two years for …
Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges
By Anthony Deutsch, Anna Voitenko and Olena Harmash KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Oksana Minenko, a 44-year-old accountant who lives in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, …
Top Iranian Sunni cleric says torture of protesters un-Islamic
DUBAI (Reuters) – A top dissident Iranian Sunni cleric on Friday denounced as un-Islamic Iran’s alleged use of forced confessions to convict detained protesters, as …
Animal cruelty and torture charges filed against Philadelphia man with malnourished puppies in Queens
NEW YORK, NY – A Philadelphia man has been charged for torture and failing to provide food and drink to a group of puppies in …
Lino Lakes Felon Sentenced to 24 years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS – A Lino Lakes man has been sentenced to 289 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for drug trafficking and …
Queens, NY Man Found Guilty in Kidnapping, Torture Plot Which Resulted in Death of Two Brothers in Schuylkill River in 2014
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jason Rivera, 37, of Queens, NY, was convicted today at trial of kidnapping and extortion …
Prosecutors seek 35-year prison term for Kosovo ex-rebel accused of torture
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – War crimes prosecutors called on Monday for a former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla commander to be sentenced to 35 years in …
Lino Lakes Felon Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking, Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS – A Lino Lakes man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearms violations in connection to the December 2021 kidnapping and torture of …
U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces move to halt ‘brutal torture’ at IS camp
AL-HOL, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish security forces have launched a new operation targeting Islamic State sleeper cells in a large northeastern detention camp …
‘Enough Is Enough’: Palestine Accused Of ‘Systematic Torture’ Before The International Criminal Court
‘Enough Is Enough’: Palestine Accused Of ‘Systematic Torture’ Before The International Criminal Court Micaela Burrow on July 28, 2022 The International Legal Forum (ILF), an …
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Concludes First-Ever Investigation Into Palestine’s Record Of ‘Widespread Torture’
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Concludes First-Ever Investigation Into Palestine’s Record Of ‘Widespread Torture’ Micaela Burrow on July 20, 2022 The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) …
Lino Lakes Felon Charged Federally with Methamphetamine Trafficking, Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS – Jose Angel Chapa-Aguilera has been charged in a federal indictment with drug trafficking and firearms violations in connection to the December 2021 kidnapping …
Brant Man Charged for Nine Counts of Animal Neglect, Torture
An investigation by the SPCA has led to nine counts of animal neglect against 49-year-old Jesika S. Bristol-Glor of Town of Brant. Bristol-Glor was arraigned …
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Torture
HARRISBURG – U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Department of Justice announced today that a Pennsylvania man was …