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Police have identified the man charged with allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman aboard a ferry off the coast of Massachusetts on Monday. Bruno Sanches Dejesus, 20, of Dorchester, is charged with two counts of rape, according to Massachusetts State Police. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday at his arraignment in Falmouth District Court and was ordered held on $25,000 bail. The…

A man accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on a ferry appeared in court Tuesday.

A person was arrested after an alleged sexual assault aboard a ferry off the coast of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. Monday, according to Massachusetts State Police. While authorities did not say where it took place, the Steamship Authority of Massachusetts acknowledged police responded to an incident on one of its vessels. The alleged attacker fled…

A person was arrested after a sexual assault was reported on a ferry.

Five men charged in a sex abuse case at a New Hampshire youth detention center made court appearances Friday.

A Connecticut man is facing sentencing after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from a Massachusetts park and sexually assaulting her before abandoning her in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Joshua Besaw, 37, of Thompson, is set to be sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison Monday in federal court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty to a kidnapping charge…

A physical therapist in New Hampshire is accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients. Rochester police say Patrick O’Donnell, 55, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 12, and charged with three counts of sexual assault, unauthorized practice and contempt. Authorities allege O’Donnell inappropriately touched a patient while working as a physical therapist at Orthopedic and Sport Therapy Services in Rochester….

A federal judge has rejected a proposed $18.8 million settlement that Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board reached with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, attorneys said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Heellerstein in Manhattan said Weinstein’s accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together. The tentative deal, originally announced late last...

Authorities are investigating a reported break-in and sexual assault at a Massachusetts college.

A New Hampshire man is facing a slew of charges after police say he used a dating app to exchange sexually explicit images with a teenager and sexually assault the teen. Patrick O’Brien, 51, of Exeter, was arrested Monday by Manchester police on an active warrant following an extensive investigation, according to a Manchester police statement.

A 71-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a relative’s in-home caregiver, according New Hampshire police. Bruno Meoli, 71, of Peabody, Massachusetts was arrested Friday on charges including sexual assault and three counts of simple assault.

Actor Kevin Spacey is set to make an appearance at the Nantucket District Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery. The “House of Cards” actor is accused of groping a former Boston news anchor’s soon at a Nantucket restaurant.

A New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate back in 2015 was in court again Wednesday for his second appeal. This time, Owen Labrie is arguing for a new trial, citing ineffective counsel during his first trial.

Defense attorney Enrique Latoison explains how the appearance of “The Cosby Show” actress Keshia Knight-Pulliam in court Monday can affect the jury in the Bill Cosby sex assault trial.