Nov 01 Watch 6:36 How this Nashville women's recovery home blends business with bonding By John Yang, Leah Nagy Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business -- it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking. The organization’s two-year program offers participants housing, free therapy and medical care, as well as opportunities to work… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 8:03 Why it's so hard to stop images of child sex abuse The number of horrific images of sexual abuse against children being posted on the Internet has exploded in recent years. A New York Times investigation found that technology platforms like Facebook and Google reported some 45 million videos and photos… Continue watching
Sep 13 Fugitive priest sentenced to 30 years in New Mexico sexual abuse case By Morgan Lee, Mary Hudetz, Associated Press A former Roman Catholic priest who fled the country decades ago was sentenced Friday in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing an altar boy at a veterans' cemetery and military… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows new asylum policy to take effect In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration began enforcing a new asylum policy after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect nationwide. The rule requires migrants who pass through a country other than Mexico before reaching the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 8:21 N.Y. suspended its statute of limitations on child sex abuse. A flood of claims emerged People who were sexually abused as children often need years to process what they’ve endured. By then, it’s often too late to take legal action against those responsible. But New York and a dozen other states are exploring changing the… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 5:43 How much oversight do foster homes for migrant children have? A new investigation by the Associated Press and FRONTLINE finds allegations of physical and sexual abuse for some migrant children who are moved into government-funded foster care after they are separated from their families. Jeffrey Brown talks to the AP’s… Continue watching
Aug 16 Medical examiner rules Epstein death a suicide by hanging By Michael Balsamo, Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 13 Guards suspended, warden reassigned after Epstein death By Jim Mustian, Michael Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The announcement came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility to keep the 66-year-old Epstein from harming himself while he awaited trial on charges of sexually abusing teenage girls. Continue reading
Aug 10 Epstein dies in the dark, but abuse investigation carries on By Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his jail cell, now prompting an additional federal investigation into his death along with one already examining allegations of sexual abuse and conspiracy against him. Continue reading
Aug 05 Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press Former students at an institute for the deaf say Rev. Nicola Corradi was the force behind years of "indescribable" torment through alleged sexual abuse. Two others are also on trial. Continue reading