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Report Blasts Virginia School System’s Handling of Sexual Assaults

A special grand jury convened at the request of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued a scathing report against a northern Virginia school system accusing it of mishandling a student who sexually assaulted classmates at two different high schools last …

Two New York Hospitals to Pay $165M to Victims of Abuse by Gynecologist

Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian announced the agreement Friday. Last year, …

More Coaches Named in South Carolina Cheerleader Abuse Lawsuit

A lawsuit alleging the rampant sexual abuse of underage athletes at a competitive cheerleading gym in South Carolina has been amended to name six more coaches as defendants and three more accusers. The accusers — now seven female and two …

South Carolina Insurance Fund Pays Out $275,000 in Citadel Sexual Abuse Case

The South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund, which insures state and local governments, has stepped in to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he was sexually abused by an instructor at the Citadel, a military college. The payout …

New Mexico Archdiocese Sues Insurers Over Sexual Abuse Coverage

One of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. is suing four insurance companies over claims that they haven’t fulfilled contracts to provide liability coverage for sexual abuse complaints. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe filed the lawsuit this week …

Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Claim for Undisclosed Amount

Prince Andrew has settled a lawsuit against him by a woman who said he sexually abused her when she was a teenager at the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan and Virgin Island properties. The amount of the settlement …

Senate Joins House in Passing Ban on Forced Arbitration of Worker Sexual Abuse Claims

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would ban companies from forcing employees who allege sexual assault or harassment to settle their claims with an arbiter without the option of filing a lawsuit. The bill, which the House …

More Dancers Allege Sex Abuse by Instructor, Ballerina Wife

Three more dancers have come forward to allege that an instructor and his wife, a former star with the Boston Ballet, sexually abused them, according to an expanded lawsuit. Five dancers now say dance instructor Mitchell Taylor Button and his …

Former Delaware Pastor Found Liable for Child Sexual Abuse

A woman who said her father, a former pastor of a Delaware church, sexually abused her as a child and trafficked her to other men, was awarded $1.5 million by a federal jury on Friday. Alicia Cohen, 41, said in …

Dancers Allege Instructor Sexually Abused Them With Wife’s Aid

Two professional dancers have filed a lawsuit alleging that the husband of a former principal dancer with the Boston Ballet sexually assaulted young dancers he was instructing, and that his wife aided in the abuse. Boston Ballet’s Sage Humphries and …