All news on the topic: Sexual Abuse

A decade ago, the state of Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy. Last year, she opened a private school there with ease.

Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant has claimed British sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was "instrumental" in making him the "monster" he became.

Nearly 300 Sri Lankan monks have faced accusations of child abuse over the past three years, resulting in charges against nearly 30 of them, as revealed by the country’s child protection agency.

Allegations of rape and sexual abuse on the British version of the reality show “Married at First Sight” have shaken the industry and prompted discussions about tighter regulation.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but a Dominican judge ruled Monday that he will not serve a sentence for it.

More than a decade prior to the police discovering numerous videos of naked children on the computer of longtime children’s pastor Tony Waller, girls at his Assemblies of God church in Arkansas repeatedly alerted adults about what was occurring behind closed doors, as stated in a lawsuit filed this week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times in response to an opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners.

Sri Lankan authorities arrested a high-ranking Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the most high-profile case involving clergy in the country.

Thirty former Ohio State University football players, including over a dozen who later played in the NFL, have joined the class action lawsuit filed by other former OSU students who claim they were sexually abused decades ago by campus doctor Richard Strauss.

Daniel Savala, a former missionary whose influence within a college ministry operated by the Assemblies of God persisted for years despite repeated warnings about his predatory behavior, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of sexually abusing two boys.

The singer D4vd is accused of murdering a teenage girl whose dismembered body was discovered in the trunk of his Tesla. This occurred after she threatened to disclose information that could "end his career and destroy his life," as stated in court documents filed on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, a federal appeals court rejected President Donald Trump’s request to rehear his appeal in the $83 million defamation case filed by writer E. Jean Carroll.

The two law firms representing Sam Altman’s sister in her sexual abuse lawsuit against the OpenAI chief executive announced on Monday that they are withdrawing from her case.

A former UCLA gynecologist admitted guilt on Tuesday to sexually abusing five of his patients during examinations, and the once-renowned cancer expert received an 11-year state prison sentence.

For years, Utah permitted government officials to do something that other states prohibited: request a person who reports a sexual assault to take a polygraph test.

An ex-model alleged that her friend was traveling with Epstein when he forced her into a room with the then-prince in 2023.

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the legacy of the Latino labor icon with explosive sexual abuse allegations before the state holiday on March 31.

In 2015, officers in Hertfordshire began the investigation into the controversial influencer after three women came forward.

A Massachusetts police officer cried in court on Thursday as she and her husband faced severe rape charges brought by a boy they had taken into their home.

A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse has recounted her experience at the pedophile’s notorious Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, characterizing it as “cold,” “dark,” and possessing an “eerie feeling.”