Top court yet to schedule hearing to discuss appeal, but July 20 extradition hearing for alleged pedophile wanted in Australia will now be able to move forward as planned

Defense relying on refuted 2016 decision to release alleged Australian pedophile, seeking to present new testimony and asking for proceedings to halt in interim

Jan Joosten receives a year in France, ordered put on country's sex offender list for downloading tens of thousands of images and video, some depicting rape of minors

Judge says former school principal feigned mental illness to avoid facing 74 counts of child sex abuse in Australia; defense plans appeal after July 20 extradition hearing

Doctors who already testified for defense can again submit psychiatric opinions, despite court-ordered panel having found alleged sex abuser fit for extradition to Australia

Several thousand men say they were molested by scout leaders; organization could be forced to sell assets to raise money for compensation fund that could surpass $1 billion

Defense asks that separate hearings be held to cross-examine each of the 3 doctors who evaluated alleged sex abuser and only agrees to dates in late February and early March

Court-ordered medical board will present findings at hearing next week, ahead of judge's decision on whether to move forward with extraditing alleged serial pedophile to Australia

State asks court to extradite Brooklyn native accused of assaulting female relatives with his sons; wife drove him to airport on day victim came forward

Hearing on conclusion of psychiatric board, appointed to rule on whether alleged child rapist is feigning mental illness to avoid extradition, is moved to January 14