The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces a barrage of new sex-abuse lawsuits.

A jury has convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997, nearly 20 years before he was charged

A Fairfax County music teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke to students and parents who knew him.

The principal at a D.C. public charter school is facing a criminal charge. Prosecutors say she failed to promptly notify the proper authorities that a teacher was accused of sexually touching a student.

Pope Francis abolished the use of the Vatican’s highest level of secrecy in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday, responding to mounting criticism that the rule of “pontifical secrecy” has been used to protect pedophiles, silence victims and prevent police from investigating crimes.

An Associated Press investigation of Catholic review boards across the country shows that the bishop-appointed boards, operating in secrecy, have routinely undermined sex abuse claims from victims, shielded accused priests and helped the church avoid payouts.

A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse of a child. Sterling Van Wagenen, 71, entered the plea as part of an agreement that includes a sentence of six years to life. He plans to plead guilty to a second charge involving the same victim later...

A judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit brought by a choreographer who alleged Michael Jackson molested him as a child, resolving one of the last major claims against the late singer’s holdings. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff’s summary judgment ruling against the now-35-year-old Wade Robson found that the two Jackson-owned corporations, which were the remaining defendants in the case, were not...

The son of former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky was charged Monday with suspicion of child abuse.