Latest Sexual abuse News

MLB, players association agree to place Wander Franco, accused of sexual abuse, on administrative leave through June 1

Mar. 28, 2024 10:43 AM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — MLB, players association agree to place Wander Franco, accused of sexual abuse, on administrative leave through June 1.

Former correctional officer at women's prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates

Mar. 27, 2024 23:12 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal California women's prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday. Nakie Nunley, who supervised inmates...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says raids of the rapper's homes were 'excessive' use of military force

Mar. 26, 2024 20:28 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy" Combs' lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper's Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were “a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight" to...

Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut it

Mar. 26, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana's Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file civil damage lawsuits over their molestation. The ruling bucked a...

Nevada Supreme Court will take another look at Chasing Horse's request to dismiss sex abuse charges

Mar. 26, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The full seven-member Nevada Supreme Court will reconsider Nathan Chasing Horse's request to dismiss a sprawling indictment accusing him of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls. It's the latest development in a...

Strippers' bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state

Mar. 25, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law on Monday. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure, which creates safer working...

Southern Baptists pick a California seminary president to lead its troubled administrative body

Mar. 21, 2024 20:09 PM EDT

A top Southern Baptist administrative body has selected its first permanent leader in nearly two-and-a-half years, a time when it has navigated a tumult of controversies ranging from a sexual abuse scandal to financial struggles — to its own stumbling efforts to find a new president. ...

Over 300 French sports coaches, teachers and officials accused of sexual abuse or cover-ups in 2023

Mar. 21, 2024 11:04 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — More than 300 French coaches, teachers and sports officials have been accused of sexual abuse or of covering up such wrongdoing in 2023, the country's sports minister said Thursday. France launched a nationwide effort to uncover and combat sexual violence in sports...

A New Hampshire school bus driver and his wife charged with producing child sex abuse images

Mar. 20, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who drove a school bus for children with disabilities has been charged along with his wife with taking sexually explicit photos of a young girl, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. Paul and Krystal Baird, of Keene, were arrested Wednesday...

A Nebraska senator who name-checked a colleague while reading about rape is under investigation

Mar. 20, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

A Republican Nebraska lawmaker who stirred a firestorm of controversy by repeatedly name-checking a fellow senator while reading a graphic account of rape from a best-selling memoir on the floor of the Legislature is now under investigation for sexual harassment. The investigation...