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A rideshare driver from Morris County was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a juvenile he picked up while driving for Lyft, authorities said. Julio Mejia, 43, of Wharton, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and related crimes following a jury trial in Passaic County. Prosecutors said Mejia picked up the minor victim on Aug. 30, 2019, in Prospect Park, and sexually

British comedian and actor Russell Brand is denying allegations of sexual assault against him following a joint investigation published Saturday by the Times of London, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.

In a video posted to his social media accounts, Brand denied the allegations and said his relationships have all been consensual. He said he received "extremely disturbing"

One year after his release from prison, Adnan Syed is asking for the Maryland Office of the Attorney General to open an investigation into his case, “to essentially understand how our rights as a family have been violated.” Syed, 43, made the call to action during a sit-down with reporters Tuesday at his parents’ home in Baltimore County, addressing the facts of his prolonged legal saga for

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A complaint filed Monday alleges that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim last year. The Indiana Supreme Court's disciplinary commission references an interview Rokita gave in July 2022 about Dr. Caitlin Bernard on a Fox News show, The