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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.

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.

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.

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.

R. Kelly says he won't testify at his sex trafficking trial

By Tom Hays, Associated Press

R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination.

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and other gymnasts on how FBI 'betrayed' them, 'enabled' Nassar

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday heard testimony from four elite U.S. gymnasts about the FBI's mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols criticized the agency…

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WATCH: FBI employees betrayed their duty in Nassar case, director Wray testifies

By News Desk and Associated Press

The hearing is part of a congressional effort to hold the FBI accountable after multiple missteps in investigating the case, including the delays that allowed the now-imprisoned Nassar to abuse other young gymnasts.

WATCH: 'USA Gymnastics knew that I was abused,' Simone Biles says during Senate hearing

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Biles explained her belief that the system failed her. “USA Gymnastics knew that I was abused by their official team doctor long before I was ever aware of their knowledge,” she said.

WATCH: Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, other gymnasts testify about Larry Nassar abuse investigation

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Graves, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress that federal law enforcement and gymnastics officials turned a “blind eye” to Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women.

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

An activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's court appearance in a sex abuse case marks a new phase in the global struggle to hold clerics accountable.