SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would make California the first state to define when “yes means yes” while investigating sexual assaults on college campuses. The Senate unanimously passed SB967 as states and universities across the U.S. are under pressure to change how they handle rape allegations. The bill […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A kindergartner abducted from her school was missing for six hours before her family learned she was gone, witnesses testified Monday as a young woman’s kidnapping and sexual assault trial opened. Former child care worker Christina Regusters, 21, is the lone person charged in the brazen attack, although the defense has said […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper was set to return to court in California on Wednesday for a pair of hearings as he faces sexual assault allegations in several states. The 38-year-old All-Pro safety and Super Bowl winner was scheduled to appear Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he’s […]
Two members of Jason Derulo’s entourage have been arrested in Ireland for allegedly sexually assaulting a pair of female fans aboard the singer’s tour bus, according to an Irish report. One of the teenage girls claims she was raped, while another alleges she was sexually assaulted, according to the Independent.ie. Following the alleged incident, the […]
GENEVA (AP) — The Vatican released comprehensive statistics for the first time Tuesday on how it has disciplined priests accused of raping and molesting children, saying 848 priests have been defrocked and another 2,572 given lesser sanctions over the past decade. The Vatican’s U.N. ambassador in Geneva, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, revealed the figures during a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says sexual assaults are a threat to both women and men in uniform. And he says the Pentagon must do more to fight a culture that discourages victims from reporting assault. Hagel says reports of sexual assaults by military members rose 50 percent last year, showing that more […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department on Thursday took the unprecedented step of releasing the names of the 55 colleges and universities currently facing a Title IX investigation over their handling of sexual abuse complaints. The release came two days after a White House task force promised greater government transparency on sexual assault in higher […]
According to TMZ Sports, former New York Knicks star Larry Hughes is being questioned by the NYPD as part of a sexual assault investigation. TMZ reports that…
NFL legend Rosey Grier is in the midst of a serious lawsuit. His neighbor and former manager is suing him for sexual assault. According to…
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PHOENIX (AP) — Charges are piling up for Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper. He has been indicted in Arizona on charges of sexual assault and administering dangerous drugs, authorities said Wednesday, marking the latest development in investigations in five states involving the Super Bowl champion. A Maricopa County grand jury indicted Sharper in sexual assaults […]
Today on “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg, Jenny McCarthy, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters discussed James Taranto’s controversial Wall Street Journal column from Monday, “Drunkenness and…
