Over the course of several days that I’ve been browsing The New York Times I was able to identify certain types of crimes that are more likely to be represented. I noticed that crimes such as sexual assault and rape were more likley to be covered on the news especially if they’re committed by high profile people like celebrities. I still believe that crime is only a minor part of news coverage and should be covered more often.

1.Ex-Kansas Police Officer Is Charged in a Long Series of Sex Crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/us/former-kansas-cop-sexual-predator.html?smid=url-share

Summary of the article: In this article, it speaks about a former police officer called Todd Allen, 51 who served the Hutchinson Police Department for about 20 years until he resigned in 2018 after being accused of sexual assault. He is facing nine counts of aggravated sexual battery, five counts of rape, one count of indecent liberties with a child, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of sexual battery and five counts of breach of privacy and eavesdropping.

2. Sex Assault Trial in US a Rare Moment for Chinese #MeToo Movement: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/world/asia/richard-liu-sexual-assault-trial.html?searchResultPosition=7

Summary of the article: Richard Liu also known in China as Richard Qiangdong is one of the world’s most famous tech billionaires. He is the founder of JD.Com which is an e-commerce that draws comparisons to Amazon. Ms. Liu who is not related at all to Mr. Liu accused him of following her to her apartment after dinner in Minneapolis and raped her in 2018. However, Mr. Liu has denied these allegations and states it was consensual.

3. Former Idaho Lawmaker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Raping Intern: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/aaron-von-ehlinger-rape-sentencing.html?searchResultPosition=67

Summary of the article: A former Idaho lawmaker, Aaron von Ehlinger, claims to be innocent even after being convicted for raping a 19 year old legislative intern after dinner. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and will have to serve 8 years before he’s eligible for parole. Although, Ehlinger got 26 letters of people who spoke positive stuff about his character wasn’t enough to convince Judge Reardon. Judge Reardon states that didn’t see any empathy and didn’t take responsibility.

4. Pentagon Admits Lack of Oversight to Stop Junior R.O.T.C. Sexual Abuse: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/us/jrotc-abuse-pentagon-oversight.html?searchResultPosition=20

Summary of the article: Dozens of military veterans who taught in Highschools have been accused of sexual assault. Officials state that they have been figuring out how to improve the supervision in the program after an article published by the New York Times stated about how veterans are sexually abusing students.

5. Ex-Police Detective Suspected of Preying on Black Women Faces U.S. Charges: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/us/kansas-police-officer-sexual-assault.html?searchResultPosition=34

Summary of the article: In this article, it speaks about a former detective named Roger Golubski, 69, who was accused of sexual assault for preying on two women while on duty from 1998 to 2002. Golubski had already been suspected of sexually assaulting black women while patrolling. He faces six federal counts of civil rights violations. This means that Golubski could face life in prison.