Sexual Assault

Bill Cosby prohibits wife from testifying in court; Comedian sues 7 women for defamation

Actor-comedian Bill Cosby’s fight against multiple sexual assault cases is getting more intense wi...

Dec 30, 2015 10:21 AM EST

Bill Cosby Countersues Beverly Johnson

One year after the initial accusation, Cosby sues Johnson for defamation and undefined damages.

Dec 22, 2015 10:21 AM EST

German authorities accused of playing down refugee shelter sex crime reports

Germany's police union and women's rights groups accused the authorities on Tuesday of playing down ...

Oct 06, 2015 05:56 PM EDT

Bill Cosby accused of three more sexual assaults as deposition looms

Three more women came forward on Wednesday to accuse veteran comedian Bill Cosby of sexually assault...

Sep 30, 2015 07:01 PM EDT

U.S. cracks down on female teachers who sexually abuse students

A "Saturday Night Live" skit about a male student having sex with his female high school teacher pai...

Apr 21, 2015 08:48 AM EDT

Rolling Stone awaits review of debunked Virginia gang rape story

A Columbia University review of a now-discredited Rolling Stone story about an alleged gang rape at ...

Apr 04, 2015 07:54 PM EDT

Lawyers for Bill Cosby ask U.S. judge to dismiss defamation lawsuit

Attorneys for Bill Cosby asked a federal court judge on Friday to dismiss a defamation suit filed ag...

Feb 28, 2015 03:53 AM EST

Lawyers for Bill Cosby to ask U.S. judge to dismiss lawsuit

Attorneys for Bill Cosby plan to ask a federal court judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed aga...

Feb 25, 2015 07:25 PM EST

Bill Cosby quits trustee post at Temple University

Comedian Bill Cosby has resigned from the board of trustees of Temple University, his alma mater sai...

Dec 01, 2014 07:01 PM EST

White House anti-assault campaign uses stars, sports to reach campuses

U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who have long talked about the need to cur...

Sep 20, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

One in 10 girls raped or sexually abused worldwide: U.N.

One in 10 girls around the world - or about 120 million in total - have been forced to have intercou...

Sep 07, 2014 10:09 AM EDT

Gang Rape In India: 10 Men Arrested After Two Groups Commit Sexual Assaults On 21-Year-Old Woman On Christmas Eve (Video)

10 Indian men are in custody after a 21-year-old woman was raped by two apparently unrelated groups ...

Dec 27, 2013 04:02 PM EST

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski Who Heads Air Force Sexual Assault Unit, Drunkenly Gropes Woman in Parking Lot, Arrested (Video)

A drunk Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski, the officer in charge of the U.S. Air Force's effort t...

May 07, 2013 01:20 PM EDT

Audrie Pott Suicide: 3 Teenagers Arrested 7 Months After Sexual Assault Led California Girl to Take Her Own Life (Video)

Three California teenagers, who were accused of raping Audrie Pott, are facing charges of sexual bat...

Apr 12, 2013 12:43 PM EDT

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Rips Top Pentagon Lawyers for Military Not Effectively Stopping Sex Crimes Within Ranks (Video)

While chairing her first subcommittee hearing, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made it a priorit...

Mar 16, 2013 01:48 PM EDT

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