2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they held a woman against her will and raped her this month. Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint — who were kicked off the team Wednesday after they were charged — made an initial appearance in Franklin... Read More

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Amir Riep, Jahsen Wint

February 14, 2020

Lawsuit: Mexican megachurch leaders abused woman for years

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California woman says the father and son leaders of a Mexican megachurch sexually abused her for 18 years starting when she was 12, manipulating Bible passages to convince her the mistreatment actually was a gift from God, according to a federal lawsuit. Sochil Martin, 33, said she was “groomed”... Read More

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Sochil Martin

February 14, 2020

Man sued over Iowa sexual arousal study ran Kansas facility

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A child psychologist facing a federal lawsuit in Iowa stemming from sexual arousal experiments he oversaw on residents at a state care center for people with intellectual disabilities conducted similar research in Kansas while running one of its state hospitals. The Kansas agency that oversees the state’s hospitals says its initial... Read More

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Jerry Rea

February 14, 2020

Prosecutors get final word at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial give their closing argument on Friday, it will have been more than a week since jurors heard one of his accusers recount what prosecutors describe as a vile sexual encounter with the disgraced Hollywood mogul. In the days since, Weinstein’s lawyers have... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 13, 2020

Arizona church sued over decades-old abuse allegations

PHOENIX (AP) — Two children were sexually abused by Catholic priests about 40 years ago in an Arizona parish and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix covered up the problem, according to newly filed lawsuits. Both lawsuits were brought Monday under a 2019 state law that extends the right of people who say they were... Read More

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Catholic Church, Joseph Henn

February 13, 2020

Media seek open hearing on NFL team’s emails with church

New Orleans news outlets were set to argue Thursday for an open hearing on the confidentiality of emails between Roman Catholic officials and the city’s NFL franchise concerning clergy sex-abuse scandals. As The Associated Press reported last month, victims’ lawyers allege that hundreds of Saints emails show team executives did behind-the-scenes public relations damage control... Read More

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NFL, Saints

February 13, 2020

Weinstein jury set to hear closing from #MeToo skeptic

NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments at the Harvey Weinsten rape trial are set to begin Thursday, with the jury hearing first from a Chicago attorney who’s taken #MeToo movement heat for representing the disgraced Hollywood mogul and making provocative mid-trial comments about his case outside of court. Donna Rotunno faces the tricky task of... Read More

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Harvey Weinsten

February 12, 2020

Ex-state NAACP leader denies harassment allegations in suit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina NAACP leader accused of sexually harassing an employee has issued a statement denying the allegations, saying a lawsuit brought by the woman is “”baseless.” The Rev. Curtis Gatewood issued a statement Monday referring to the suit filed earlier in the month as a “baseless, frivolous, and outrageously... Read More

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Curtis Gatewood

February 12, 2020

Embattled Boy Scouts seek to boost support for abuse victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a possible bankruptcy due to sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America issued a new apology Tuesday to survivors of abuse and announced plans for expanded services to support them. The Boy Scouts are teaming up in a five-year partnership with 1in6, a national nonprofit that provides various resources and... Read More

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1in6, The Boy Scouts

February 12, 2020

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo trial punctuated by graphic testimony from six accusers. As expected, Weinstein chose not to testify, avoiding the risk of having prosecutors... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 11, 2020

‘Never happened’: Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — In the strongest defense testimony yet, a Mexican model on Monday denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul sexually assaulted the woman at a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013. “Never happened,” Claudia Salinas told jurors Monday at Weinstein’s rape trial... Read More

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Claudia Salinas, Harvey Weinstein

February 11, 2020

Jury seated in trial of coach’s knowledge of Nassar abuse

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A jury was selected Monday in the trial of a former Michigan State gymnastics coach who is charged with lying to investigators in connection with sexual assault complaints against sports doctor Larry Nassar. A jury of seven women and seven men, including alternates, was seated in Ingham County court. Opening statements... Read More

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Kathie Klages, Larry Nassar

February 11, 2020

Saints owner denies team had role in clergy sex abuse list

The owner of the New Orleans Saints said Monday that the NFL team played no role in determining which priests would be named in the list of “credibly accused” clergy published by the area’s Roman Catholic Church. Gayle Benson, a devout Catholic who has donated millions of dollars to church causes, also said in a... Read More

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Catholic Church, NFL, Saints

February 11, 2020

Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are set to rest their defense case Tuesday, but not before answering the big question looming over his New York City rape trial: Will he take the risk of testifying? So far, they say, Weinstein hasn’t signaled he’ll roll the dice. His last chance to declare his testimony... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape

Lawsuit: Mexican megachurch leaders abused woman for years

Man sued over Iowa sexual arousal study ran Kansas facility

Prosecutors get final word at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

Arizona church sued over decades-old abuse allegations

Media seek open hearing on NFL team’s emails with church

Weinstein jury set to hear closing from #MeToo skeptic

Ex-state NAACP leader denies harassment allegations in suit

Embattled Boy Scouts seek to boost support for abuse victims

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

‘Never happened’: Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser

Jury seated in trial of coach’s knowledge of Nassar abuse

Saints owner denies team had role in clergy sex abuse list

Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?

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