Jan 18 Watch 9:56 Gymnasts' wrenching testimonies detail doctor's sexual abuse, cast light on dark Olympic secret By PBS News Hour At a remarkable sentencing hearing in Michigan, more than 100 girls and women have confronted the man who abused them sexually for years about the lasting psychological scars. Larry Nassar worked for USA Gymnastics for 29 years, including as a… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 9:02 Sex abuse against people with disabilities is widespread -- and hard to uncover By PBS News Hour People with developmental disabilities become victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities, according to a Justice Department figured uncovered by a year-long NPR investigation. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Joseph Shapiro and… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Political fallout continues over Roy Moore report By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed paperwork to pull out of a joint fundraising agreement with Judge Roy Moore, who is accused of molesting a minor decades ago in reporting by the Washington Post. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Twitter chat: What #MeToo says about sexual abuse in society By Lora Strum The PBS NewsHour is hosting a Twitter chat on the significance of #MeToo on Thursday, Oct 26 at 1 p.m. ET. Questions? Tweet them to #NewsHourChats. Continue reading
Oct 16 Thousands share stories of sexual abuse with #MeToo after Weinstein allegations By Joshua Barajas Thousands of people revealed the magnitude of sexual assault and harassment they have endured under the social media hashtag #MeToo within the last 24 hours. Women shared stories of how they've been the targets of such abuse after actor Alyssa… Continue reading
Oct 16 This poem shows what sexual abuse looks like By Elizabeth Flock “From One / who says, ‘Don’t cry. You’ll like it after a while,’” she writes. “And Two who tells you thank you / after the fact and can’t look at your face.”… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 5:35 Student on student sexual assault is more common than we thought By PBS News Hour Sexual abuse of students by other students happens more frequently in schools than reported, according to a new investigative report. Associated Press reporters tallied during a four-year period at least 17,000 cases around the country, including many that were treated… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 8:29 Prep school Choate owns up to decades of abuse allegations By PBS News Hour Decades of sexual abuse have been uncovered at one of the nation's elite prep schools. A new investigation details the experiences of 24 adult alumni of Choate Rosemary Hall who, between 1963 and 2010, allegedly suffered offenses such as kissing,… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 5:41 UN peacekeepers accused of thousands of cases of abuse, AP finds By PBS News Hour A new investigation by The Associated Press found nearly 2,000 allegations of abuse and exploitation by United Nations peacekeepers in the past 12 years in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. More than 300 of the… Continue watching
Dec 21 UK soccer pedophilia scandal widens to 429 victims By Joshua Barajas More potential victims have reported past cases of sexual abuse from the U.K. soccer world. Survivors were invited to come forward by an ex-professional player who told a British newspaper recently that a youth coach abused him as a child. Continue reading