Caroline Eshghi is campaigning to change sentencing guidelines in child abuse cases.

Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement with nearly 300 former students who had accused the school’s ...

New research reveals that female perpetrators of child sexual abuse often use grooming, and victims rarely tell anyone.

VINTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A child abuse story is getting national attention after babysitter Carly Webb was caught on camera abusing an 18-month-old toddler. Tyler and Madison Boothe say she wasn’t just a ...

Warning: this article contains distressing quotes from perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Researchers have long tried to ...

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A new report says Catholic clergy in Rhode Island abused hundreds of children for decades as church leaders minimized the scandal. According to the report, more than 300 children were molested and ...

Experiencing abuse at any age can have devastating consequences for physical and mental health. But our new report suggests that what may happen to people in later life – including abuse, poverty and ...

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The court ruled that prosecutors cannot make defendants who take a plea deal waive their right to a hearing that would allow their history of domestic abuse to be considered during sentencing. By ...

An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement. Cesar Chavez during a ...