Bill Cosby Ousts Legal Team Ahead of Sex Assault Sentencing
Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defense team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting him of sexual assault in April.
Read moresexual assault
USC Gynecologist
The U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights division said Monday it will investigate the University of Southern California’s handling of sexual harassment reports against USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall; dozens of women complained over more than 25 years.
Read moreLawsuit Against Boy Scouts Details ‘Perversion Files’
Claiming the youth organization was infiltrated by pedophiles, an Arkansas man filed a lawsuit saying the Boy Scouts allowed a scout leader accused of sexually assaulting boys in Georgia to relocate and abuse him several years later.
Read more52 Women Step Forward, Claim Abuse by University Gynecologist
Police say they are investigating 52 complaints from former patients of a University of Southern California gynecologist who has been accused of inappropriate exams and behavior while examining female students at a university clinic.
Read moreUSC President Agrees to Step Down Amid Gynecologist Scandal
The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school’s board of trustees said Friday.
Read more
Harvey Weinstein Gets $1M Bail After Rape Arrest
Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police in New York early Friday to face state rape and sexual-assault charges.
Read moreMichigan State Reaches $500M Settlement With Nassar Victims
Michigan State University announced Wednesday that it has agreed to pay a $500 million settlement to hundreds of survivors sexually abused by former university and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Read moreEthics Critique Drives Out Massachusetts Lawmaker
The first openly gay lawmaker to lead a legislative chamber in Massachusetts resigned Thursday on the heels of a blistering audit about his role in a sexual-misconduct scandal that brought charges against his husband.
Read moreAustralian Cardinal to Face 2 Trials on Sexual Abuse Charges
Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, will face two trials on sex crime allegations spanning decades, a court heard on Wednesday.
Read moreBill Cosby Found Guilty in Sexual Assault Retrial
Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. The spectacular downfall of the once-beloved comedian came after just one-and-a-half days of jury deliberations.
Read moreCosby Jury Begins Deliberations After Explosive Arguments
On the eve of deliberations Wednesday, the jury in the Bill Cosby sexual-assault trial heard a prosecutor call out the comedian for smirking about the allegations.
Read moreBill Cosby Faces Closing Arguments in Assault Retrial
As the retrial of comedian Bill Cosby on sexual assault claims heads into closing arguments Tuesday, attorneys will fight for a more definitive verdict than last year’s hung jury.
Read moreSex and College
A federal judge granted summary judgment to the Regents of the University of California on a claim from a woman who says she was sexually assaulted while working on a fellowship in Alaska, as “UC did not have control over the assailant or program in Alaska.”
Read moreJudge Orders Bill O’Reilly Settlements Exposed
Ex-Fox News host Bill O’Reilly “has not even come close” to proving his right to privacy outweighs the public’s right to access the sexual harassment settlements that cost him his job, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreQuaalude Evidence May Not Feature in Cosby Retrial
Hinting that he would exclude Bill Cosby’s sworn statements about giving quaaludes to women before sex, a federal judge said Friday he won’t rule on the issue until it comes up at trial.
Read more‘Child Safety Zones’ Cast Too Wide a Net, Pardoned Sex Offender Says
Nearly 10 years after he was pardoned for sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman, a Connecticut man claims in a federal complaint that he is barred from using the library and other public spaces because of an unconstitutional town law.
Read more