Sep 15 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. Continue reading
Sep 14 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. Continue reading
Sep 03 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. Continue reading
Aug 18 Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway By Tom Hays, Associated Press A prosecutor has introduced a jury to the sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kelly, saying the criminal trial was “about a predator" who used his fame to manipulate children and women. Continue reading
Jul 14 FBI seriously mishandled Larry Nassar case, Justice Department watchdog says By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The long-awaited watchdog report raises serious questions about how the Justice Department and the FBI handled the case. It highlights serious missteps at the FBI between the time the allegations were first reported until Nassar's arrest. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 7:49 100% of military sexual assault survivors feel ‘trapped,’ have suicidal ideations By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Approximately 20,000 U.S. military members are sexually assaulted annually. But only 7,816 reported those cases, and only in 350 cases were perpetrators charged with a crime. President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin created an independent commission to examine… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:51 Understanding the Boy Scouts’ sexual assault settlement and whether it’s adequate By John Yang, Alison Thoet The tentative settlement between the Boy Scouts of America and its sexual abuse survivors is one of the largest in U.S. history. But the national organization had filed for bankruptcy in the winter of 2020. So just how much will… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: JBS meat plants downed globally after cyberattack possibly linked to Russia In our news wrap Tuesday, slaughterhouses across the U.S., Canada and Australia have shut down after a new cyberattack targeted JBS — the world's largest meat processor. Florida became the largest state yet to ban transgender athletes from girls and… Continue watching
Jun 01 Vatican law now criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 9:03 Survivor details how USC ’empowered’ campus doctor at center of sexual abuse scandal Last week, the University of Southern California announced it would pay over $850 million to hundreds of women who were allegedly preyed on by campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall over nearly three decades. It's the largest sexual abuse settlement ever… Continue watching