Latest Sexual abuse News

Nevada trial set for ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor in newly-revived sex abuse case

Nov. 13, 2024 20:28 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse is set to stand trial early next year in Las Vegas on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, a significant development in the sweeping criminal case after more than a year of stalled court proceedings...

Wander Franco released under supervision after gun arrest in Dominican Republic

Nov. 13, 2024 13:46 PM EST

SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco, the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop who awaits trial in a sexual abuse case, was granted supervised release Wednesday after being arrested and charged for illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during an altercation in a parking lot in...

Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal

Nov. 12, 2024 17:17 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as...

Wander Franco charged with illegally carrying a gun in the altercation that led to his arrest

Nov. 12, 2024 17:12 PM EST

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during the altercation in a parking lot that led to his arrest in the Dominican Republic over the weekend, prosecutors said Tuesday. The attorney...

Justin Welby, spiritual leader of global Anglican Communion, resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal

Nov. 12, 2024 09:11 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Justin Welby, spiritual leader of global Anglican Communion, resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal.

Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits trial in sex abuse case, arrested over parking lot altercation involving guns

Nov. 11, 2024 12:21 PM EST
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits trial in sex abuse case, arrested over parking lot altercation involving guns.

Takeaways from The Associated Press investigation into sexual abuse of incarcerated women

Oct. 31, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

As part of a sweeping two-year investigation into prison labor, The Associated Press found that correctional staff nationwide have been accused of using inmate work assignments to sexually abuse incarcerated women, luring them to isolated spots, out of view of security cameras. Many cases follow a...

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse is again indicted on sex abuse charges, reviving his sweeping criminal case in Nevada

Oct. 31, 2024 16:53 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse is again indicted on sex abuse charges, reviving his sweeping criminal case in Nevada.

Ex-University Park mayor charged with possessing child sexual abuse material

Oct. 31, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

UNIVERSITY PARK, Md. (AP) — A former mayor of University Park was charged with 28 counts related to child sexual abuse material after authorities searched his home Monday, according to local news reports. The Baltimore Sun reported that the investigation by state and federal...

Pope's child protection board urges transparency from Vatican sex abuse office and compensation

Oct. 29, 2024 12:34 PM EDT

Pope Francis' child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information about their cases and the right to compensation, in the first-ever global assessment of the Catholic Church’s efforts to address the crisis. The Pontifical...