A former U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press aide has pleaded no contest after a police sting caught him in "sexually explicit" conversations with a "teenage girl" online. Brian J. Doyle, 55, was arrested after he had inappropriate and illegal conversations with an undercover detective posing as a young girl. Now Doyle faces up to five years behind bars, and a sentencing hearing scheduled for late November.

A man accused of sexually assaulting disabled young boys tells the court that it was part of a constitutionally protected religious ritual. Phillip Distasio, 34, who stands accused of 74 charges of rape, drugs and pandering obscenity to minors, tells the judge that he is a pagan friar, and has declined legal representation.

Strippers and prostitutes are demonstrating for more legal protection and the decriminalization of prostitution. The protest is being held in downtown Las Vegas on the steps of the city's courthouse. Sex industry workers say all too often, workers claims of rape and violence are ignored by authorities and that anti-human trafficking laws are sometimes unfairly used against sex industry workers.

Long Island's infamous Joey Buttafuoco is sentenced to a year in jail for possessing ammunition as a felon. He pleaded no contest after probation officers found the ammunition while searching his home in Chatsworth, California.

When it comes to protecting your children, a couple of grandparents went over the line. The couple, in an attempt to stop their daughter in law and their three grandchildren from testifying, offered to pay for a hitman to kill the four individuals.