In 2020, Lateef Adedimeji embarked on a one-man, twelve-character stage play, attracting massive attendance from thespians and prominent brands. Little did he know that this would mark a turning ...

The man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, is accused of posing as a teenage girl to convince a boy in South Carolina to send him sexually compromising images of himself. By Tim Balk A Nigerian ...

Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and got 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him "compromising photos," the Justice Department said. Lawal then ...

South Carolina Rep. Branon Guffey speaks to senators outside the House chamber in Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, May 2, 2023. Guffey’s 17-year-old son took his own life in July 2022 after ...

In a courtroom in Columbia on Monday, Guffey got to face 24-year-old Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, who was brought to the U.S. from Nigeria on Saturday. EDITOR’S NOTE — In the U.S., the ...

The former owner of a central Ohio daycare was sentenced to over 40 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to endangering children charges. Rhonda Coomes, 53, appeared in Delaware County ...

Federal authorities indicted Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, who was extradited from Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday after the FBI took him into custody. He pled not guilty and was ordered held ...

Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, of Osun State, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of child exploitation resulting in death, distribution of child sexual abuse material ...

Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, from Osun State, Nigeria, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media to coerce 17-year-old Gavin Guffey into sending compromising photos. Prosecutors say ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal agents have extradited a suspect they say orchestrated a sextortion scheme against South Carolina teenager Gavin Guffey that ultimately led to the teen taking his own life.

FBI agents and Nigerian officials extradited a 24-year-old man, identified as Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, to South Carolina last week. “Today, justice and accountability takes a major step ...