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Amid Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal sex-crimes trial, here are the people accusing him of sexual abuse and assault as far back ...

Advocates for victims of sex abuse say there needs to be an accounting of how then-Cardinal Robert Prevost handled such cases ...

Jackman plays Jon Macklem, a critically acclaimed yet best-selling author who teaches literature at a “world class college.” ...

Jacqueline Ma, a 36-year-old former "Teacher of the Year" in California, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing two of her students.

The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial ...

The DuPage State’s Attorney’s Office said Monday that Murtaza Hameed will not be released pre-trial, and will appear in court on June 2.

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

A former deputy head teacher has been banned indefinitely after a disciplinary panel found his behaviour towards three pupils ...

Actor Michael Pitt has been indicted on allegations of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, choking her, and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of lumber in separate incidents at his New ...