Dua Lipa is suing Samsung Electronics for at least $15 million over the electronics giant’s use of a photograph of the singer on cardboard packaging for Samsung televisions sold across the United States. Lipa alleges Samsung used a copyrighted photograph she owns without permission, creating the false impression that she endorsed Samsung televisions and depriving … Read more
Duda Alves, whose full name was Maria Eduarda Alves dos Santos, was a Brazilian TikTok influencer who died at age 22 in September 2026. She had built an audience of more than 745,000 followers with humorous videos about her daily life, relationships and things she disliked. Alves had recently undergone breast surgery and documented her … Read more
Lynda Mae Crouse is a 32-year-old South Florida woman accused of stealing a Rolex valued at $98,400 from a man she met at a Hallandale Beach club after he became unusually tired and lost consciousness. Police say the April 2026 case resembles at least four other investigations involving Crouse in Miami-Dade County in which men … Read more
Abigail Michelle Faust is a former fifth-grade teacher at River Crest Elementary School in Hudson, Wisconsin, who pleaded guilty in September 2026 to child sex crimes after investigations uncovered allegations involving both an elementary-school student and a teenage boy whose family had employed her as a nanny. Faust, 25, became part of a broader investigation … Read more
Darvis Lenell Griffin is a 55-year-old Texas A&M University information technology executive who was arrested in September 2026 on child sexual abuse charges originating in McLennan County, Texas. Griffin, who served as Texas A&M’s executive director of information technology, faces charges of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and indecency with a child by … Read more
Jamie Corder is a former Venus High School teacher in North Texas who was arrested in September 2026 and charged with improper relationship between an educator and a student. Corder had previously been recognized as Venus High School’s Teacher of the Year. An indictment alleges that he engaged in inappropriate physical contact with a female … Read more
Victoria Anne Cranmer is a 25-year-old Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, woman accused of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old child she had babysat and recording sexually explicit material involving the child. Cranmer was arrested in July 2026 after investigators obtained videos allegedly stored in her Snapchat Memories. She faces four criminal charges, including sexual assault and … Read more
Christina Clemens is a 46-year-old Lakeland, Florida, woman charged with incest and living in open adultery after Polk County sheriff’s investigators alleged that she had maintained a sexual relationship with her adult son for approximately four years. The investigation emerged from a domestic-violence case involving Clemens’ 22-year-old son, Shane Clemens. Authorities say Shane disclosed the … Read more
Carson Dean Barry is a South Carolina social media influencer who was arrested in September 2026 and charged with six felonies involving the alleged sexual exploitation of minors. Barry, 23, had built a large audience on social media before his arrest, with more than 423,000 followers on TikTok and nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram. Authorities … Read more
Shawn Gremminger is a 44-year-old Falls Church, Virginia man and former healthcare-industry executive who was arrested after Fairfax County police accused him of secretly recording two 18-year-old women and a 16-year-old girl at stores in Tysons, Virginia. The investigation expanded after police searched Gremminger’s electronic devices. He now faces 34 pending criminal cases, including allegations … Read more