sexual assault

Defrocked former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is facing charges that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy at Wellesley College in the 1970s. Wellesley police have charged McCarrick, now 91 and living in Missouri, with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday. The Boston Globe was first to report the charges. McCarrick was…

Twelve women are suing Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of a pattern of mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment, and fostering an unsafe campus environment

A 22-year-old taekwondo instructor was arrested Friday after a girl recently accused him of inappropriately touching her in 2019.

When Bill Cosby went to prison nearly three years ago, it was the most stunning development yet of the year-old #MeToo movement.

Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting Andrea Constand at his suburban estate. He served two years of his three-to-10-year sentence. He was released from a Pennsylvania prison two hours after the court’s opinion came down.

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction was overturned Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders

The Associated Press has learned that leaders of the military services have expressed reservations to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command

A woman testified that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when he began having sex with her while she slept, as he often did

A longtime American Airlines flight attendant is suing the airline over how it handled her complaint that she was sexually assaulted by a celebrity chef during a work trip.

A Virginia truck driver wanted in Texas for sexual assault of a child was found in Rhode Island with a teenage girl reported missing nearly a year ago, authorities said.

April Hernandez Castillo has a number of high-profile acting credits under her belt, including guest spots on hit shows like “New Amsterdam,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “30 Rock,” and “Dexter.” In 2007, Castillo starred opposite Oscar-winner Hilary Swank in the drama “Freedom Writers.” But before her success, there was life-threatening trauma. Like a regrettably large number of women,…

The Education Department announced plans Tuesday to hold a public hearing on how schools ought to handle sexual misconduct cases as the first step in a planned overhaul of Title IX regulations. In a letter released by the Education Department, the hearing is described as a chance for students, parents, school officials and advocates to weigh in before the Biden...

Trump “has no further excuse to delay justice,” said Beth Wilkinson, an attorney for Summer Zervos.

After the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that the experience was a triggering event that recalled the trauma of a past sexual assault. Sarah Klein, a survivor and advocate for sexual assault victims, joined LX News to explain how other survivors are helped when public figures like AOC speak out about their own trauma.

Police are searching for the suspect in an assault of a young girl along the Rock Creek trail in Kensington Tuesday evening.

Investigators are looking for a man wanted in the sexual assault of a girl. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.

If you or someone you know is experiencing sexual violence, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline by calling 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), visit the lifeline crisis chat at www.online.rainn.org, or find your local rape crisis center at www.centers.rainn.org. After a rape, the first step toward a conviction — before evidence testing, charges and a trial — is a sexual assault forensic exam. Commonly...

The designer, 37, known best for his eponymous brand started in 2005, has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by a model based in the U.K.