New York (CNN Business) Lyft was hit with five more lawsuits on Tuesday by women who allege they were sexually assaulted or raped by drivers on its platform.

The first experience with sexual intercourse for more than 3 million U.S. women was forced in their early teens, according to a new study.

Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez has been arrested and is being charged with multiple felonies in Florida and Pennsylvania.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former University of California, Berkeley student has been ordered to stand trial for the alleged sexual assault of two women, one at a ...

Indiana is getting closer to rolling out a system that will allow sexual assault victims to track what happens to their forensic exam kits.

A number of sexual assault survivors report enormous benefits from specialized self-defense classes, but not all therapists are on board.

Attorney General Dana Nessel was granted permission to submit subpoenas in the investigation of the Me Too Kits Company.

The largest school system in Virginia has prevailed in a case involving a former student who said he was the victim of gender discrimination after school officials ...

Controversial wide receiver Antonio Brown took the field today with the New England Patriots in their game against the Miami Dolphins. How many more times ...

Continued allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh sent President Trump on the warpath Sunday, as Trump tweeted that his ...

More than 100000 men have been sexually assaulted in the military in recent decades. Shame and stigma kept the vast majority from coming forward to report ...

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown lost an endorsement deal with football helmet manufacturer Xenith in the wake of a federal lawsuit accusing ...

ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis masseur has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman. Xing Wu Zhang was charged Monday with two ...

A former college classmate accused New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown of rape and sexual assault in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

JEFFERSON — A jury on Friday acquitted a retired Catholic priest on charges alleging that he had sexually assaulted an altar boy over several years, starting in ...

New York (CNN Business) Fourteen women are suing Lyft over allegedly mishandling their sexual assault, sexual misconduct and rape complaints against ...

Lyft announced Tuesday it is making a handful of safety updates following a spate of lawsuits alleging the ride-hailing company fails to protect riders and ...

Chapel Hill Police are searching for information regarding a reported sexual assault that occurred early Friday morning in the Shortbread Lofts parking deck on ...

While sexual assault on campus has become part of public discourse in recent years, sexual assault while studying abroad has not. An issue that impacts the ...

Lyft has announced changes in its safety policies following a lawsuit filed by 14 women saying that the company did not do enough to protect them from sexual ...

A week after a University of Florida senior was accused of sexual assault and arrested on charges of battery and false imprisonment, a judge released him ...

For women, fending off unwanted male attention is the job that never ends.

Cody Wilson, the Austin man who gained national attention for attempting to make blueprints for 3D-printed guns available online, was sentenced Tuesday to ...

Chanel Miller introduced herself to the public Tuesday ahead of the release of her memoir, Know My Name, later in the month. The lenient sentence handed to ...

A teenage girl was sexually assaulted while she walked to school Monday in southwest suburban Burbank.

The theme of the 2019 National Sexual Assault Conference—Beyond the Breakthrough—sought to inspire the collective movement to end sexual violence and ...

Decades after an 11-year-old California girl was murdered, a suspect has been identified through the emerging investigative tool of genetic genealogy.

A 22-year-old man is facing felony charges of criminal sexual assault and kidnapping after he allegedly assaulted a girl who was walking to school in suburban ...

Cody Wilson, former CEO of 3D-printed gun company Defense Distributed, has been sentenced to probation in a plea deal over sexually assaulting an ...

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Thursday filed a lawsuit against CBS, alleging the network defamed him when it aired interviews earlier this year with two ...

Justin Bailey, 25, was charged in November 2015 with\u00a0two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct – one alleging an incapacitated victim and the ...

A 31-year-old man is behind bars in Fort Worth, accused of capital murder, sexual assault and indecent exposure. Lee Dexter Joiner was arrested Tuesday, Fort ...

Multiple prominent game developers have been accused of sexual assault over the past day, including creators behind titles like the Elder Scrolls and Night in ...

The 12-year-old was charged in relation to an incident at a high school in Glasgow in August.

Police on Chicago's west side arrested a man who hours earlier had allegedly sexually assaulted a housekeeper at a hotel in west suburban Oak Brook.

A man arrested Saturday for breaking into a home in Georgetown in late August and sexually assaulting a woman was wearing a GPS monitor at the time of the ...

After a nearly four year legal battle, a Howell-area man has entered a plea in a sexual assault case. In November of 2014, 25-year-old Justin Michael Bailey of ...

Washington (CNN) The three senior leaders of a US Navy SEAL Team have been fired from their positions by the admiral overseeing the Navy's elite special ...

After Meghan Wright was sexually assaulted in 2006, she went to Murray Calloway County Hospital to get checked out. A certified sexual assault nurse examiner ...

Mike Florio and Chris Simms discuss the lawsuit filed against Patriots receiver Antonio Brown accusing him of sexual assault and rape.

At the next general election, the Women's Equality party will contest five seats where MPs have been accused of violence or harassment. Two candidates ...

The number of sexual assault cases and suicides in the Army are on the rise, and the *service's* new top leaders say they are looking at how to change culture at ...

Michael Antonov, a co-founder of Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus, has been accused of groping a woman during a VR demo at the 2016 Game ...

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin Police Department lieutenant has been arrested after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child. According to jail records, ...

The actor posed with a street band in his second bizarre sighting since his Massachusetts case was dropped in July.

The men are charged with numerous counts of rape as well as intent to do great bodily harm. They face up to life in prison.

Art Briles is coaching again for the first time since his firing by Baylor amid a sexual assault scandal. Why is a Texas high school giving him another chance?

George Tyndall, a former university gynecologist who's facing 29 counts of sex crimes, has surrendered his medical license, the Medical Board of California said.

The league said it did not find “sufficient basis” for a former sports reporter's allegations against Walton, the head coach of the Sacramento Kings.

Jacinda Ardern says allegations in question are 'incredibly distressing' and offers to meet alleged victims.

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers revealed for the first time in court documents the amount he paid to settle allegations that he raped a woman in a ...

Family and friends of three young men from Beloit who were sentenced this month in connection with the 2018 sexual assault of a classmate at Beloit Memorial ...

Austin had the highest number of rapes reported in large Texas cities in 2017. The rate of reported rapes that year was also nearly 40 percent higher than U.S. ...

Sexual offences and murder rates have risen significantly in South Africa over the past year, according to new official crime figures. Murders recorded by the ...

A Genoa Township man was bound over to trial Tuesday morning on two counts of felonious assault after his attorneys waived a preliminary exam, according to ...

A week after nine women in an Associated Press report accused opera star Plácido Domingo of sexual harassment, Los Angeles Opera promised to conduct a ...

San Diego Unified School Board Trustee Kevin Beiser and the political consultant who sued him for sexual assault settled a civil lawsuit Friday morning and are ...

Nearly 75 percent of backlogged, untested sexual assault kits have been tested by a lab under a program started last year by San Diego Sitrict Attorney Summer ...

Earlier this year, Brenda Tracy visited UTSA multiple times to discuss sexual assault and misconduct prevention. While in San Antonio, Tracy spoke with UTSA ...

A panel of eight officers found Cadet 2nd Class Michael Crotts not guilty.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Several new Texas laws aiming to protect sexual assault victims went into effect on Sept. 1, which healthcare providers and ...

SAN ANTONIO - An area city councilman is facing charges of attempted sexual assault. The allegations are the talk of the town in the city of Gonzales. Just about ...

NEW MILFORD — A High Trail man was charged with felony sexual assault of a spouse or cohabiting relationship, strangulation, and unlawful restraint Monday.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — The Prince George's County Police Department is investigating an alleged sexual assault in College Park near the University of ...

A 22-year-old Sanger man was sentenced to 24 years in prison Tuesday for the sexual assault and kidnapping of a Parlier woman. The attack happened near ...

Military leaders and university administrators are joining forces in an effort to eliminate sexual assault and harassment.

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to increase R. Kelly's $1 million bond for sexual assault and sexual abuse ...

A 19-year-old suspect is accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls and then bragging about recording one of the sex acts to his friends, police said.

LONG COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - New information was released Tuesday in court involving a Long County bus driver arrested on sexual assault charges.

Rape is the easiest violent crime to get away with in the United States. On average, less than 1% of sexual assaults ever lead to conviction. Let...

Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh seeks to ...

ST. PETERS, MO - Xing Wu Zhang, 61, of O'Fallon, MO, is accused of a repeatedly sodomizing a woman, 45, at a St. Peters massage parlor. His employer tells ...

Even before the sentencing hearings began, Pitkin County District Court Judge Chris Seldin had to quiet people as they shuffled into the courtroom. Two victims ...

Employees of the Redding 99 Cents Only store were sexually assaulted in a walk-in freezer there, leading to a $1.2 million settlement, the state announced ...

A former student at Senn High School in Edgewater was sexually abused and assaulted by her theater teacher, including at a downstate hotel while on an ...

ODESSA, Texas — An Ector County ISD officer is facing charges for sexual assault of a child. David Franco, 43, worked at Wilson and Young Middle school, ...

Kevin Hart sexual assault accuser suing comedian for $60 million.

Court documents say the alleged assaults started in 2004.

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) – A man who prosecutors said molested a young child more than once is facing charges in Champaign County.

The second woman in a month was sexually assaulted in Santa Rosa's Howarth Park on Sunday, but police said they believe the two incidents are unconnected ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — People who live in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood in southeast Minneapolis are asking hard questions of police after an attempted ...

A man is running for City Council in Walled Lake after a controversial past.

Wake County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested 61-year-old James Williams on Tuesday and charged him in the alleged repeated sexual assault of a minor ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A Bethlehem man accused of forcing himself on an underage girl for about two years allegedly defended his actions by arguing the teen ...

Chapel Hill Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a man caught on surveillance video.

The 88-year-old victims family is suing the Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, alleging its negligence allowed the assault to occur.

A felon on parole has been charged with sexually assaulting a St. Laurence High School female student on her way to the school just blocks away.

Robert Luis Robinson was booked into the Smith County Jail on $500000 bond.

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A former Carpentersville District 300 employee who lives in Geneva pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two minors she knew, the ...

A group comprised of several NC State alumni recently launched Our Wave, an online platform aiming to empower survivors of sexual assault by allowing them ...

An independent, third-party investigation into allegations made by actress Afton Williamson ahead of her abrupt exit from ABC's The Rookie has ended, and its ...

CLEVELAND-- A Cleveland neighborhood is on edge after two sexual assaults in less than two weeks. Police said a woman was raped inside her home, just ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a Fort Collins home and sexually assaulting a sleeping woman. The woman contacted the police at 2 ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – The Rape Crisis Center of Horry County says they've assisted in more sexual assault cases this summer compared to last.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Chapel Hill Police want to identify a man spotted on surveillance video in the area where a sexual assault took place near UNC ...

A plea hearing was held Tuesday morning for a former Wausau firefighter charged with sexually assaulting a female patient in the back of an ambulance.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office announced Tuesday that Rev. Vincent DeLorenzo faces another charge of criminal sexual conduct.

The Michigan State University Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that occurred on campus Sunday morning.

OKLAHOMA CITY - One man is facing charges for an alleged sexual assault on a ride at the Oklahoma State Fair. He was arrested just minutes before the victim ...

A sexual assault was reported on Michigan State University's East Lansing campus, police say.