sexual abuse

Former Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon, pictured before a Senate subcommittee in Washington, was charged on Tuesday with lying to police conducting an investigation of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.

Michigan State University Ex-President Charged With Lying In Larry Nassar Case

10:19pm November 20, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Lou Anna Simon was charged with two felony and two misdemeanor counts on Tuesday for allegedly lying to police about how the school handled previous sexual misconduct allegations against the doctor.

"I am sorry for the late notice, but in fact this was conveyed to me late yesterday afternoon," Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Monday, postponing moves that had been touted as concrete steps in response

Vatican Insists U.S. Bishops Put Off Vote On Their Response To Sexual Abuse Crisis

4:27pm November 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"At the insistence of the Holy See, we will not be voting" on a standard of conduct and other actions, said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Pope Francis greets the crowd in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square in October. Many of the pope's most vocal opponents are in the United States, attacking him in tweets, blogs and politically conservative media.

Resurgence Of Cleric Scandal Invigorates Conservative U.S. Critics Of Pope Francis

7:18pm November 07, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Politically conservative Catholics criticize Francis for being pro-migrant, anti-capitalist and less rigid in doctrine than predecessors. The cleric sex abuse scandals have emboldened these critics.

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Bhanwari Devi worked for her local municipality in rural Rajasthan, northern India, when she says she was gang-raped in 1992 by higher-caste men in the area, allegedly because they disapproved of her campaign to end child marriage. Her case went all the w

World News

'They Deserve Justice': Mother Of India's #MeToo Speaks Out

9:22am October 24, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

Women across India have recently been going public about sexual assault and harassment. Many say they draw strength from the struggle of one woman: Bhanwari Devi.

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine speaks during a news conference in 2017.

D.C. Attorney General Launches Civil Investigation Into Catholic Archdiocese

8:07am October 24, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Karl Racine ordered the probe after the archdiocese released a list of priests "credibly" accused of child sex abuse over a decades-long period.

A view of Rockefeller University in New York. The university hospital says pediatric growth specialist Dr. Richard Archibald abused at least one of his patients.

New York Hospital Says It Knew Of Sexual Misconduct By Pediatric Doctor

4:07pm October 19, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The Rockefeller University Hospital says it was aware for several years that Dr. Reginald Archibald, who died in 2007, engaged in misconduct with one or more of his minor patients.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl. The two met in 2015 during the pope's visit to Washington, D.C.

Pope Accepts Resignation Of D.C. Archbishop Donald Wuerl Amid Sex Abuse Crisis

11:05am October 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Two months ago, a Pennsylvania grand jury detailed how Wuerl learned of credible abuse allegations against priests under his supervision — and still gave the men new parish assignments.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Bishop Stephan Ackermann present the results of the study on sexual abuse of minors by Germany's Catholic priests and clerics on Tuesday in Fulda, Germany.

German Bishops' Report: At Least 3,677 Minors Were Abused By Clerics

6:19pm September 25, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The study found that 5 percent of priests in the country's dioceses had been accused of abuse. Germany's justice minister said the study was "shocking and probably just the tip of the iceberg."

Debbie Van Horn was arrested Thursday at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and booked into the Walker County Jail on Thursday.

National

Ex-USA Gymnastics Trainer Arrested In Texas On Sex Assault Charge

11:48am September 07, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Debbie Van Horn is charged with the sexual assault of a child. She worked with disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar at the Karolyi Ranch gymnastics facility just outside of Huntsville, Texas.

Acting New York state Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood (left) speaks in Albany, N.Y. on May 15. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference on Aug. 1 in Newark, N.J.

New York, New Jersey Investigating Sex Abuse And Cover-Ups By Clergy

8:55pm September 06, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The attorneys general for both states have launched active investigations into abuse allegations. Last month, a grand jury report from Pennsylvania detailed abuse by more than 300 Catholic priests.