Courts and Crime

Meghan Markle comments on claims her estranged father possessed child sexual abuse images. The Duchess of Sussex describes the report as distressing.

Bellum Entertainment owner Mary Carole McDonnell has been on the run since 2018 after she was accused of defrauding banks of more than $15 million.

Opening statements began in the rape trial of Russell Brand, who is accused of sexual misconduct and assault of six women.

An ex-player for Riverside Church basketball program was awarded $11.3 million by a jury for sexual abuse he suffered decades ago as a team member. 

Leon Botstein abruptly resigned from all roles at Bard following a House Judiciary Committee letter sent to the school’s leadership.

A judge rejected a request from Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers to find her not guilty of killing her three children after her case ended in a mistrial.

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, argued his client should be found not guilty over a lack of evidence for the triple murder charges.

The grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells unanimously decided against any indictments in the case.

Michael P. Desronvil defended his vote to convict Lindsay Clancy, whose murder trial over the deaths of her three children ended in mistrial.

Jurors discussed what happened behind closed doors during Lindsay Clancy’s closely watched triple murder case, which ended in a mistrial last Friday.