More than 100 new accusers file child sex abuse lawsuits against Illinois juvenile detention centers
Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the state of Illinois and Cook County.
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.
Police chief turns in brother, sister-in-law accused in sex abuse case, ID officials say
A police chief in northeast Idaho turned in his brother and sister-in-law accused of child sex abuse, news reports say. Richard G. Cowell III, 54, and Katherine Cowell, 50, both of Bonners Ferry, were arrested Feb. 5, the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 6 news release.
L.A. County hit with record number of lawsuits amid flood of child sex abuse claims
The amount the county paid to outside attorneys rose 18% from the previous year to $75 million — nearly double what the county spent four years ago.
Maryland’s highest court upholds ending statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits
Maryland’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Illinois juvenile detention abuse allegations: Hundreds of more lawsuits filed
More lawsuits were filed this week alleging widespread sexual abuse inside the juvenile justice system in Illinois.
Sexual abuse case against former local high school coach dropped
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$3.4M settlement in B.C. Catholic abuse lawsuit
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher "some degree of restitution for the harm that was ...
State sought 20 years in prison in aggravated child abuse case. Judge gave the man 30
Bryan O. Aponte has been sentenced to a 30-year prison term. The state sought 20 years behind bars. Here's a look at that and other recent cases: ...
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Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
The lawsuit claims that the CDCR and its executives ... Legislature identified the inadequacies in addressing sexual abuse at the hands of staff, calling out the inaccessible reporting process ...
OKC police search for suspect in animal abuse case caught on camera
The Oklahoma City Police Department is searching for the person responsible for a horrific case of animal abuse caught on ...
Charges dropped, refiled against former Kennebunk cop in child sex abuse case
Andrew Belisle, 73, has been accused of sexually abusing a teenager several times in 2019 and 2020, before he retired from ...