TAMPA An 18-year-old Plant City man's computer contained movies and images depicting children engaged in sexual activity, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — A jury deliberated less than two hours Thursday before convicting Oral Williams, 21, of nine counts of rape, kidnapping, robbery and burglary. The jury acquitted Williams, of Sebring, on two counts of forcing the victim's boyfriend of engaging in sexual activity with the female. "I would be just guessing why," said Asst. State's Attorney John Kromholz, who rested his case at 2:45 p.m. Thursday. Williams's attorney, Bruce Nants of Bartow, also rested his defense without calling Williams or other witnesses to testify in his defense. ...more

June 20, 2008

Proponents of sex education programs that focus on encouraging abstinence are launching a nationwide campaign aimed at enlisting 1 million parents to support the controversial approach. ...more

June 1, 2008

Stephanie Ragusa knew her relationship with a teenage student could come back to haunt her. No one, she told the boy, would understand. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - Before being charged with having sex with two underage students, teacher Stephanie Ragusa told one of the boys during a 17-minute phone conversation that she knew what they had done was illegal. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - Ybor City's 3-year-old Relevant Church offered a unique challenge to its members Sunday: 30 straight days of sex, or no sex at all. ...more

February 17, 2008

Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity. ...more

January 6, 2008

With more states declining an abstinence-only approach to sex education, Florida remains a big promoter of abstinence education, even as new studies show the emphasis is failing to keep many kids from having sex. ...more

January 2, 2008

Patrick Lynn Whaley, who knows he has HIV, agreed Tuesday to engage in a sexual activity for $200, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 19, 2007

A 20-year-old Palm Harbor man engaged in sexual activities with a 13-year-old girl in an apartment complex restroom Sunday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 10, 2007