Rape Crisis Center officials say the Madison Metropolitan School District must do more to combat sexual violence in its schools following an alleged sexual ...

A two-year Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) initiative about sexual assault awareness came to a running close on April 12 when Griz ...

A college student has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc. founder and Chief Executive Liu Qiangdong of sexually ...

A northern Illinois man has been indicted on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman nearly eight years ago. In a news release, Winnebago County State's ...

A man with a criminal history is being investigated in connection to a half dozen rapes and sexual assaults in the Spokane area, at least four of them dating back ...

City's policies should center the needs of survivors.

Alex Franklin Hovey has been charged with felony aggravated sexual battery and two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.

Dothan Police Department has identified a Florida man involved in a robbery investigation on April 1 at a Dothan bridal shop.

Deputies arrested a 38-year-old man Wednesday after DNA evidence connected him to a 2013 abduction and sexual assault case near Santa Paula.

The 67-year-old clerk locked the door to the store, unbuckled his belt, unzipped his pants and cornered a 17-year-old girl in the women's restroom, according to ...

Sexual assault survivors told Minneapolis City Council members Wednesday about repeated failures by police to handle their cases. Their experiences ranged ...

The Sexual Assault Kits Initiative aims to reduce the nation's backlog of SAKs and assist jurisdictions in pursuing current and cold case sexual assaults.

Weeks after suspending all social activities in its Greek system, University of Texas at Arlington police are investigating a reported rape at a Fraternity house on ...

The Beaumont Tower carillon bells will ring at 12 p.m., paying tribute to Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Chippewa Falls man who was charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl was convicted Wednesday of two counts of child ...

A jury acquitted a Naval Academy midshipman on all charges Friday, the culmination of a five-day trial where he faced charges of sexual assault.

The lawsuit accuses Mastery, the city's largest charter-school operator, of mishandling an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at Pastorius-Richardson ...

School officials in suburban Maryland will hire an outside firm to help in an investigation of reporting practices and supervision issues following a sexual assault ...

Two girls who say they were sexually abused by a 24-year-old family friend have been removed from their home. Here's what we know.

Last week, the Legislature's Joint Committee on Higher Education held a hearing on two campus-safety bills. The committee heard story after heartbreaking ...

Overnight custodial workers on Capitol Hill have alleged being targets of sexual harassment, overhearing harassing conversations and seeing materials such as ...

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Shawn R. Haggan, 39, pleaded guilty Tuesday to gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact charges in connection with incidents involving a 14-year-old ...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to stand with survivors, raise awareness and reflect on how communities are affected by violence.

It's Sexual Assault Awareness Month and commands around the Army are putting on special programs to jazz up an annual training that generally elicits groans.

ST. PAUL — Investigators believe a Shoreview man charged with sexually assaulting and secretly videotaping two women he previously dated had done it ...

Mastery Charter Schools suspended a student after she had a sexual encounter in a school auditorium. But her guardian now says it was rape, and she's suing.

Ellen Reid, a 36-year-old composer, won the Pulitzer Prize in Music on Monday for her opera p r i s m. The Pulitzer jury described the winning piece as a "bold ...

The issue gained heightened attention in the wake of high-profile cases and the #MeToo movement, officials say.

A woman fights off a man who sexually attacked her on a South Phoenix street.

Proponents of legislation that would toughen Connecticut's sexual assault and harassment laws won a victory Wednesday with the Judiciary Committee's ...

David Blaine, the celebrity magician and performance artist, is “under active investigation” by the New York Police Department after two women accused him of ...

In an email to the university community, the school president affirmed his commitment to free speech and academic freedom.

Joseph Dalla Betta accused the CEO and editor-in-chief of Flaunt Magazine of groping and hitting them while they worked for the magazine.

A New Jersey judge who asked a woman if she had closed her legs to try to prevent an alleged sexual assault should be suspended without pay for three ...

SPEC leaders say they do not regret their selection of Miguel, who is set to perform as the Spring Fling headliner this coming weekend, despite student protests ...

The Wisconsin National Guard received 52 reports of sexual assault between 2013 and 2017, with more than half related to military *service*.

There are a handful of reasons that Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., joined the Air Force. A debt-free college education, to make her late father proud, to channel ...

Houston police have arrested a 17-year-old, and charged him with super aggravated sexual assault of a girl under 6 years old.

They are disturbed by the organization's “inaction” after attendees voiced their concerns about an archaeology professor, David Yesner, who was implicated in a ...

A lawsuit against Holland Christian High School has turned Betsy DeVos's alma mater into Exhibit A as the education secretary moves to lighten the rules ...

In the hierarchy of progressive political causes women are relegated to the bottom of the pile, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik.

A construction laborer claims that after a co-worker choked her on a Manhattan job site, her supervisor told her she'd have to “squash the beef” with her attacker.

UPDATE (WKOW) — The Madison Metropolitan School District tells 27 News a letter went home to parents after the alleged sexual assault at East High School.

A Naval Academy midshipman took the witness stand in his own defense Thursday, the fourth day of a court-martial where he faces charges of rape and ...

The U.F.C. star was arrested and released without charges as the investigation continued.

Pittsfield — Against the backdrop of a leading anti-domestic violence agency, Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington on Tuesday launched a ...

More than ever, we are paying attention to sexual assault on college campuses, in our workplaces and our society. But air travel is still an outlier.

Updated April 11, 2:30 p.m. with comments from survivors and experts. Reader advisory: Some accounts of sexual abuse in this story contain explicit details and ...

The sexual assault occurred about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the report. The attempted abduction occurred at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday.

A nationwide push to test backlogged sexual assault kits is teaching law enforcement about the serial nature of many sexual offenders—and as we mark Sexual ...

Porzingis, traded to the Dallas Mavericks in January, has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his home last season while he was with the Knicks.

A law professor writes about the difficult choices universities will face under new Title IX rules, if approved, and how they should be planning for likely changes in ...

PRATTVILLE — The Billingsley School principal has resigned in the wake of an independent investigation into an alleged sexual assault at the school.

Police in North Carolina's largest city have announced an arrest in a sexual assault case going back to 1995.

A man from Wolcott faces sexual assault charges after a victim came forward to file a report.

A Maryland man accused of preying on young woman by posing as a Howard University student has been arrested and charged with sexual assault in incidents ...

The armed forces is failing to ensure that sexual assault victims are asked where they want their cases to be prosecuted, according to the results of a Defense ...

Steven Blaha, 25, is charged with repeated sexual assault of a child. He faces up to 40 years imprisonment for the charge.

As it prepares to go public, Uber says it is committing to more transparency around sexual assaults that happen on its platform.

Efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act could derail the education secretary's attempts to finalize rules regarding Title IX and campus sexual assault.

Until recently the law in New York and elsewhere seemed settled that sexual assault can never be an “accident.” The New York Court of Appeals however has ...

Evidence can make or break a sexual assault case. And in some cases, plea deals might be the best option, prosecutors and advocates say.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says a cadre of lawyers helped Wynn Resorts conceal allegations of sexual misconduct against founder Steve Wynn.

Todd M. Compton, 47, was booked into the Douglas County Jail and is awaiting his first appearance before a judge.

The backlash was swift eight years ago when Sharon Bialek came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct that helped sink Herman Cain's bid for the 2012 ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A Scottsdale medical worker has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was under sedation. Scottsdale police say ...

A resident of Washington, DC, is suing Uber for negligence and consumer protection violations, after she was sexually assaulted by one of the ride-hail ...

A college student who worked alongside L. Douglas Wilder, the former Virginia governor, has accused him of kissing her without her consent and suggesting ...

A midshipman is awaiting a court-martial on sexual assault charges stemming from a March 2018 incident in Pensacola, Florida, according to charging ...

A woman who worked in a grocery store has filed a lawsuit against the parent company alleging failure to take action against a manager who was sexually ...

Virginia Democratic Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax's office issued a statement Sunday again denying allegations of sexual assault and saying Fairfax took two ...

Brian Ellis, a Republican Pennsylvania state representative, has resigned from his House seat following allegations of sexual assault. According to KDKA-TV, ...

Police arrested a Dallas man in Tarrant County on Wednesday who Lacy Lakeview police believe was in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl living in ...

WHITEWATER — Students and staff have been informed that a sexual assault allegedly occured on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus on Friday, ...

Ralph Santillo, 60, who is charged with 2 felony sex crimes in Oxford County, also has worked as a substitute teacher.

The Burleigh County State's Attorney's office has filed more charges against a man previously charged with gross sexual imposition in December 2017.

The woman was showing a house at 2:02 p.m. in the 6800 block of West 181st Street when she felt Stanley Keller use a stun gun on her from behind.

"I'm a survivor of sexual assault and not many people, at least until now, knew that."

Officials at Damascus High School in suburban Maryland waited more than 12 hours to tell police about credible allegations that several junior-varsity football ...

K-pop is a multibillion-dollar industry—and one that has long grappled with how it treats its women, from charges of sexual assault to backlash against female ...

A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman faces a court-martial trial for allegedly raping an enlisted sailor last spring, according to charge sheets provided to Navy ...

The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers is clashing with the university over how it deals with sexual harassment and discrimination claims.

A new change.org petition calls on TripAdvisor to implement policies for handling reports of sexual assault.

Adrianna Branin, a South Philadelphia native and 2016 graduate of Franklin Learning Center in the city's Spring Garden section said she was “honored, ...

An Ashland man was convicted by a jury late Wednesday of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl and related crimes.

Reed Dodson, 18, a student at Zionsville Community High School, is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager in Boone County.

A Dauphin County man was charged March 19 after police say a now 17-year-old girl said that he forced her to have sex when she was about 13. The girl said ...

Megastars Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross defended Michael Jackson this weekend against two men who claim the pop star sexually assaulted them as boys, ...

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced at an event on campus sexual violence on Thursday that his office was coordinating with all 21 county ...

A Cloquet man was convicted of sexual assault of a minor Thursday after a one-day trial in Sixth District Court in Carlton County. Michael Dean Defoe, 51, was ...

On Thursday night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, the show featured a storyline about how rape kits are administered in hospitals. According to showrunner Krista ...

A student reported today that she was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance earlier this week at an apartment leased by an Auburn-affiliated entity.

A 28-year-old Aransas Pass man accused of online solicitation of a minor could face more charges.

A political consultant is accusing San Diego Unified School District board member Kevin Beiser of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

UC Berkeley's athletic department has referred an allegation of sexual harassment involving the football team to the campus' Office for Prevention of Harassment ...

Judge David Rees this morning reached a verdict in the sexual assault trial of Charles McGee and Aubre Dickson. "I cannot conclude with moral certainty that ...

A Menomonie man accused of second degree sexual assault was found not guilty on Friday.

Amid months of concern and discussions on campus at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester about alleged sexual misconduct -- including a sit-in from ...

The owners of Stockman's Restaurant have filed a lawsuit against six people after they made Facebook comments accusing the restaurant's management of ...