Feb 15 Prince Andrew to settle sex abuse case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Lawyers say a tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 6:06 New report exposes former pope's inaction on child sexual abuse By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris A tough new report finds the retired Pope Benedict failed to deal adequately with sexual abuse cases when he was the leader of a German diocese decades ago. Stephanie Sy has the latest on these revelations and how they reflect… Continue watching
Jan 04 Prince Andrew effort to toss sex assault suit meets tough scrutiny from judge By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A judge seems mostly dismissive of oral arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the prince sexually assaulted an American woman when she was 17. Continue reading
Jan 03 $500,000 settlement between Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser now public By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The lawyers said the $500,000 settlement between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein was released in Manhattan federal court on Monday. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 4:46 Why the $380 million settlement in gymnast sexual abuse suit is just a start By John Yang, Claire Mufson After a five-year legal battle, USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurance companies reached a settlement with the victims of former physician Larry Nassar. The settlement — totaling $380 million — is one of the largest… Continue watching
Dec 13 USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380 million settlement with victims of sexual abuse By Will Graves, Associated Press Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to detail sexual abuse at the hands of former USA team doctor Larry Nassar, says the lawsuit wasn't about the money but the hope of effecting change within the organization. Continue reading
Oct 20 R. Kelly's Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1 By Associated Press A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction in an earlier sex trafficking trial in New York. Continue reading
Sep 30 Gloria Estefan says she was molested at music school at 9 By Sigal Ratner-Arias, Associated Press Estefan spoke about the pain she experienced and how after telling her mother about it, they were discouraged by police from pursuing a case. Continue reading
Sep 27 R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press R. Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial after several accusers testified in lurid detail how he subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage. Continue reading
Sep 22 Lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doctor are dismissed By Kantele Franko, Associated Press A federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. Continue reading