Crime, Law and Justice

Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups, but survivors disappointed by summit
Pope Francis closed out his summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing to confront abusers with "the wrath of God." But his failure to offer a concrete action plan to hold bishops accountable when they failed to protect their flocks from predators disappointed survivors.
R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing
A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors, in a case that seemed likely to produce another #MeToo reckoning for a celebrity.
Sentencing memo: Manafort 'brazenly violated the law' for years
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to "the heart of the criminal justice system," according to a sentencing memo filed Saturday by special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor.
According to a criminal complaint, Abdi Yusuf Hassan was part of a conspiracy to kidnap the journalist in January 2012 in Galkayo, Somalia, and demand $20 million in ransom. The journalist was released Sept. 23, 2014.