Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that separated the ex-Cabinet secretary from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
27 July 2026
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‘It’s over’: Judge returns kids to Valpo couple who says state wrongfully accused them of abuse
A Valparaiso mother and father have their kids back after they say the Indiana Department of Child Services wrongfully accused them of abusing their baby.
7 July 2026
Pete Buttigieg recalls ‘darkest hours’ after separation from children over hoax CPS report
The former US transportation secretary says an anonymous, false report — which police determined was meritless — led Child Protective Services to separate him from his young twins for 24 hours, in what he calls a “cruel, politically motivated hoax”.
27 June 2026
Bodycam: 'MeToo' accuser raided
Bodycam footage shows the police raid on a MeToo accuser as questions mount over her celebrity abuse claims.
3 October 2025
Missouri man freed as murder conviction overturned after three decades
Lamar Johnson, sentenced to life for the killing, was released after judge found ‘reliable evidence of actual innocence’
15 February 2023
St. Louis priest to have arrest record expunged after sexual abuse cases dropped
ST. LOUIS (MO)Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO]
8 September 2022
‘It was all taken away’: Former teacher of the year wants apology from DCPS after abuse charge dropped
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Duval County teacher of the year said she is devastated and maintains she did nothing wrong after charges of child abuse were…
30 August 2022
Man wrongfully convicted of New Orleans rape as a teen is exonerated decades later
Sullivan Walter, 53, with, left to right, his brothers Joseph Walter and Byron Walter Sr, and Innocence Project New Orleans legal director Richard Davis…
26 August 2022
New trial being sought in Steven Avery "Making a Murderer" case
Steven Avery from "Making A Murderer" on Netflix (Netflix)
18 August 2022
'Sextortion' cases against CEOs, celebs explode
Wealthy executives and celebrities increasingly turn to lawyers to fight sextortion plots demanding tens of thousands for silence.
25 July 2022
Another wave of falsely accused priests returned to ministry
Innocent (l to r): Rev. Thomas J. Wopperer, Rev. Martin H. Demek, Rev. Michael Scully,and Rev. Robert G. Beiter
27 June 2022
They Were Accused Of Rape And Had Their Names Printed In The School Paper. The School Just Paid Them $450,000.
Three UMBC students falsely accused of rape received a $450,000 defamation settlement after the student newspaper printed their names and the allegations.
8 December 2021
CPI/SAVE Commends Dept. of Justice for Cessation of Funding for Dishonest 'Start By Believing' Investigations
CPI and SAVE commend the US Department of Justice for ending funding for 'Start By Believing' victim-centred investigations.
13 July 2021
Guilty Cosby going free is a win for due process
Gabriel Malor argues Bill Cosby going free is a vindication of the right to due process rather than of Cosby himself.
30 June 2021
One-Third of Sexual Assault Allegations in Criminal Setting Are Unfounded
SAVE argues one-third of sexual assault allegations in criminal settings are unfounded, contrary to activist claims that false reports are rare.
7 May 2021
Survey: Over 20 Million Have Been Falsely Accused of Abuse
A YouGov survey finds 8% of Americans, over 20 million adults, report being falsely accused of domestic violence or abuse.
17 December 2020
Long Island woman who made false rape claims denied probation reduction
A Connecticut judge denied a request to cut short probation for a Long Island woman convicted of falsely accusing two former Sacred Heart University football…
26 August 2020
Inside Florida's Campus Speech Battles
An attorney for UCF professor Charles Negy describes the nine-hour inquisition the university mounted after his controversial tweets sparked calls for his firing.
13 August 2020
Innocence Files reveals the really guilty
The Innocence Files shows police breaking rules, junk forensic science and prosecutors withholding exculpatory evidence.
26 July 2020
Woke America Is a Russian Novel
Woke America read as a Russian novel, where denunciation and public confession replace due process and forgiveness.
21 July 2020
"Making a Murderer" returns with a new Steven Avery lawyer to obsess over: Kathleen Zellner
Steven Avery's and Brendan Dassey's cases have stayed in the news since season 1. Zellner gives new reason to watch
19 October 2018
High School Girls Admitted to Making False Sexual Assault Accusations Against a Male Student Because They 'Just Don't Like Him'
Seneca Valley girls admitted making false sexual assault accusations against a male student because they 'just don't like him'.
17 October 2018
A son speaks out
Moses Farrow's first-person account of life inside Mia Farrow's household, and why he says the 1992 allegation against Woody Allen never happened.
23 May 2018