News Topic: Rape
Monday November 23 2009
Lee County, Ala. Jury To Consider Death Sentence
A Jury In Lee County Will Consider Imposing The Death Penalty On A 20-year-old Man After Convicting Him Last Week Of Murdering His Infant Son The 12-member Jury... more »
Friday November 20 2009
Child Rape Arrest
A 31-year-old Mobile man is accused of raping two young girls for more than a year. more »
Man Charged With Raping A Child
A Mobile man is charged with having sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. more »
Wednesday November 18 2009
3 Suspects Accused Of Raping Teens
Two teenagers and a man are accused of raping two 14-year-old girls. more »
Thursday July 09 2009
Cold Case Cracked Open
A Pascagoula man is behind bars charged with raping a 15 year old girl in 1990. more »
Monday July 06 2009
Saraland Man Accused Of Raping Missing 15 Year Old Girl
Mobile police say they found Alex Dennis having sex with the missing teenager in a car. He's charged with rape, sodomy and drug possession more »
Monday June 15 2009
Police Arrest Suspected Rapist
Loxley Police say they've taken a rapist off the streets. more »
Sunday June 14 2009
Stapleton Rape Suspect In Custody
Authorities say they matched the suspect’s bike to one used to make a getaway. more »
Rape Suspect In Custody
Loxley Police say they have a man in custody after he is accused of breaking into a woman's home and raping her at gunpoint. more »
Sunday April 26 2009
Arrest Made In PJC Rape
Jaworski Simmons is accused of attacking woman in a restroom on campus more »
Thursday April 23 2009
Woman Lies About Being Raped
Police say Tonya McRae went so far as to tie up her two year old son with duct tape to stage a home invasion. more »
Sexual Assault On Campus
Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a student on a college campus. more »
Wednesday April 15 2009
Hopkins Indicted In Freezer Murder
A Mobile County grand jury has indicted a traveling preacher accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a freezer. more »
Monday April 13 2009
Police Looking For Serial Rapist
Police say DNA evidence shows a match in DNA collected from three rapes Dothan over the past 18 months. more »
Monday March 30 2009
Child Rape Case Delayed
The trial of a former cop accused of raping his young step daughter has been delayed until June. more »
Thursday March 19 2009
Former Cop Will Face Rape Charges
After two years of delays, the family of an alleged rape victim will finally have their day in court. more »
Thursday March 12 2009
Former UAB Football Star Arrested
Will Dunbar has been arrested for failing to register as a sex-offender in Alabama. He raped a 16-year-old Georgia girl in 2004. more »
Wednesday March 04 2009
Rape Suspect Beaten By Victim’s Relatives
A man mobile police say raped a teenage girl during a burglary was beaten with a metal pipe. But the people who attacked him have not been charged. more »
Monday March 02 2009
Cops Accused Of Raping Drunk Woman
The New York City Police Department is investigating a complaint that two police officers raped an intoxicated woman after they escorted her home to her apartment. more »
Friday February 27 2009
Police Investigating Doctor’s Past
They want to find out if an Alabama pediatrician accused of raping a teenage patient had problems in Illinois, Connecticut and Tennessee, where he previously worked. more »
Thursday February 26 2009
Pediatrician Charged With Raping A Patient
Bond has been set at $1 million for 63-year-old Michael Roy Sharpe. He's charged with raping a patient under the age of 16 and possession of child pornography. more »
Monday February 16 2009
Trailer Where Lunsford Was Raped & Murdered Burns
A suspicious fire has burned down a Florida mobile home where 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford was raped and murdered four years by John Evander Couey. more »
Thursday February 12 2009
Alabama Executes Second Inmate Of The Year
Danny Joe Bradley was executed for the rape and strangulation of his 12-year-old stepdaughter after spending 25 years on Alabama's death row. more »
25 Years On Death Row Will End Tonight
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution for Danny Joe Bradley. Bradley will be excuted Thursday after 25 years on Alabama's death row. more »
Friday February 06 2009
Man Accused Of Raping Teen
Michael McDuffie was arrested for Rape First Degree on Thursday. more »
Tuesday February 03 2009
Man Loses Appeal After 30 Years On Death Row
A federal appeals court has denied Thomas Whisenhant's bid to challenge his conviction for the 1976 rape and murder of a Theodore woman. more »
Saturday January 31 2009
Violent Home Invasion And Robbery
Mobile police have arrested a man, they say, raped a juvenile. more »
Tuesday January 20 2009
Learn How To Fight Off A Rapist
Click here for details on a potentially life saving course for women. more »
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University Of South Alabama Office Of Public Relations
Friday January 16 2009
U.S. Marshals Capture FL Rape Suspect In Tennessee
Chad Alioth was wanted for twice raping a woman at gunpoint and threatening to kill her if she told anyone. Marshals had to tase Alioth twice during the takedown. more »
Thursday January 15 2009
Man Executed After 26 Years On Death Row
James Callahan was executed Thursday for the 1982 kidnapping, rape and murder of a college student. more »
‘Tonight, Justice Will Finally Be Served’
Governor Bob Riley says he will not stop the execution of James Callahan, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. more »
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WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Tuesday January 13 2009
Senate Passes Bill For Harsher Rape Penalty
The Mississippi Senate has approved a bill to make 'life without parole' a sentencing option in rape/sexual battery cases involving victims under the age of 12. more »
Friday January 09 2009
Former Teacher Arrested On Sex Charges
A former teacher is in jail accused of inviting a man to molest two children in her home. more »
Wednesday January 07 2009
Judge Drops Rape Charge Against MSU Tennis Player
Christopher Doerr was arrested Nov. 17 after the reported sexual assault of female student. Prosecutors could still file charges later. more »
Monday January 05 2009
Serial Carjacking Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Frank Hicks is accused of carjacking four people. His last alleged victim was raped. more »
Wednesday December 24 2008
Many Suffered From Anti-gay Volence In 2008
FBI statistics show the number of reported hate crimes based on sexual orientation climbed from 2005 to 2007. more »
Tuesday November 18 2008
Mississippi State Tennis Player Accused Of Rape
Girl says Christopher Doerr raped her this weekend during a party at his apartment. more »
Thursday November 13 2008
Incest Suspect Charged With Murder
Man accused of fathering 7 children with his daughter now faces murder charges in addition to rape, incest, slavery and false imprisonment more »
Wednesday October 22 2008
Autopsy Complete On Body Found In Freezer
Mobile County medical examiner confirms the body is Arletha Hopkins. Her husband Anthony, who's a preacher, is charged with her murder. more »
Saturday September 27 2008
Suspect Sought In Sexual Assault
Prichard Police looking for suspect who reportedly kicked down the door of a home and sexually assaulted a 50-year old woman inside more »
Monday September 22 2008
Child Rape Trial Delayed
A former police officer accused of raping his stepdaughter will not face a judge for at least several more months. more »
Thursday August 21 2008
Mobile Man Accused Of Raping 8-Year-Old
Police say Roderick Coleman sexually abused his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter. more »
Tuesday August 19 2008
Homeless Man Wanted For Rape
NEW INFORMATION Mobile police say this man broke into a woman's home in the middle of the night, attacked her with a knife and raped and sodomized her. more »
Wednesday August 13 2008
New Details In Freezer Murder
A travelling preacher accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a freezer may have first buried her in a shallow grave. more »
Tuesday August 12 2008
Hopkins Isolated From Prisoners
Freezer murder suspect being held in isolation. Anthony Hopkins faces a judge Wednesday. more »
Tuesday August 05 2008
Not Guilty Plea In Freezer Murder Case
Evangelist says he did not kill his wife and stuff her body in a freezer. Anthony Hopkins also says he's innocent of sexually abusing one of his children. more »
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WKRG Staff/Associated Press
Friday August 01 2008
New Developments In Freezer Body Case
News 5 investigation has learned Anthony Hopkins may face new charges in another Alabama city. more »
Wednesday July 30 2008
Police: Woman Raped In Bay Minette Park
Police in Bay Minette say a man with a long criminal history is back behind bars. more »
Tuesday July 29 2008
Neighbors React To Body Discovery
Police believe a body found in a freezer may have been there for more than three years, but neighbors say they had no idea the woman was even missing. more »
Attempted Rape At Beach
A close call for a woman on her way to work in Orange Beach. more »
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend,…
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Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside…
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A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway.
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Some residents want work on Highway 98 bypass to resume.
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