Parole Agent
A parolee claims her parole agent in Sacramento sexually assaulted her repeatedly under threat of sending her back to prison if she refused, in federal court.
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Sexual Assault
A class action accuses Dr. Zouhair Kabbara, then of co-defendant Raleigh (W.Va.) General Hospital, of sexual assault; a second, individual complaint also accuses Kabbara of sexual assault, both in Raleigh County Court.
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A mother sued Conroe (Texas) Independent School District in federal court on behalf of her 11th grade daughter, seeking $15,870 for the private school tuition she paid after the public school district allegedly failed to “properly respond” to her daughter being sexually assaulted on campus.
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Federal Judge Denies Relief for Epstein Victims in Florida Legal Battle
Two women who say they were victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex ring lost a decade-long battle in Florida federal court Monday when a judge shot down their demand to punish prosecutors for keeping them in the dark about the wealthy money manager’s favorable plea deal.
Read moreDem Presidential Candidates Call for Kavanaugh’s Impeachment
At least two Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety when he was in college.
Read moreTop Virginia Official Hits CBS With $400M Defamation Suit
In a $400 million defamation lawsuit filed Thursday, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax claims news giant CBS defamed him when it aired a segment featuring what he says are unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault from two women he encountered over 15 years ago.
Read moreFootball Star Antonio Brown Accused of Rape in Florida
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown is facing claims that he sexually assaulted and raped his personal trainer, just days after he made headlines for demanding his release from another team.
Read moreMichigan State University Fined $4.5 Million in Nassar Case
The Education Department is fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against Dr. Larry Nassar.
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Trial Date Set for Federal Case Against R. Kelly in Illinois
The first trial date has been set in one of the many jurisdictions where disgraced R&B star R. Kelly faces criminal sexual abuse charges.
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R. Kelly Must Face Civil Sexual Abuse Case
There is a difference between knowing you had sexual contact and knowing that you were injured by that contact, a Cook County judge told R. Kelly’s attorneys Tuesday before denying the R&B singer’s motion to dismiss a pending civil sexual abuse case against him.
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Five Mary Does and their parents claim in superior court that a Sacramento City Unified School District employee sexually assaulted at least eight elementary students and recorded more than 20 assaults on video, and that he is serving 150 years to life in prison.
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Epstein Accuser Says Prince Andrew Should ‘Come Clean’
One of the many women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has kept Britain’s Prince Andrew uncomfortably at the center of the ongoing investigation.
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Diocese Settles Lawsuit Accusing Ex-Bishop of Sexual Assault
A lawsuit accusing the former bishop of West Virginia’s Roman Catholic diocese of molesting boys and men has been settled.
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A student brought a federal complaint against the Riverhead Central School District, saying high school principal Charles Regan sexually harassed, seduced and assaulted her.
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Parents of a foster child who raped two of their other children claim in a federal complaint that Chinese Children Adoption International never told them the teenager they adopted had been “raped and prostituted at the orphanage he was adopted from in China.”
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A patient claims that, when she awoke from anesthesia at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach, Fla., a male nurse’s “penis was inserted in her mouth,” in Palm Beach County Court.
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Bill Cosby’s Appeal to Review Handling of #MeToo Case
Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight to overturn his sexual assault conviction Monday as the 82-year-old comedian serves a three- to 10-year prison term in Pennsylvania.
Read moreEx-Dean With Oversight of Larry Nassar Gets 1 Year in Jail
A former Michigan State University dean with oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar was ordered Wednesday to serve up to a year in jail after being convicted of neglect of duty and misconduct in office that stemmed from claims he sexually harassed students.
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A former patient claims the Nebraska Medical Center knew that an orthopedic surgeon sexually assaulted women, including her, while they were under anesthesia, but did nothing to stop it.
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