Sheriff: Michigan State official arrested amid Nassar probe

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar was arrested Monday amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the former sport doctor, who is in prison for sexually assaulting patients under the guise of treatment. William Strampel was in jail pending an arraignment Tuesday, Ingham County Sheriff Scott... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU, William Strampel

March 26, 2018

Lawyers accused of ethical lapses in Sandusky investigation

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The agency that investigates and prosecutes wrongdoing by Pennsylvania lawyers wants the state Supreme Court to punish Penn State’s former general counsel and a prosecutor who helped convict Jerry Sandusky of child molestation related to their involvement with the 2012 grand jury investigation. The state Office of Disciplinary Counsel has lodged... Read More

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Frank Fina, Jerry Sandusky

March 23, 2018

Fred Savage denies abuse on set of ‘The Grinder’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred Savage says allegations in a lawsuit that he was abusive to a woman on the set of the Fox series “The Grinder” are “absolutely untrue.” Costumer Youngjoo Hwang claims in the suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, that Savage berated her, struck her arm and behaved aggressively toward female employees.... Read More

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Fred Savage

March 23, 2018

Cosby wants judge ousted over wife’s sex-assault advocacy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers on Thursday asked the judge in his upcoming sexual assault retrial to step aside, arguing the judge could be seen as biased because his wife is a social worker who has described herself as an “activist and advocate for assault victims.” Cosby’s lawyers contend some of Judge Steven O’Neill’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 19, 2018

Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Friday removed the suspended Guam archbishop from office and ordered him not to return to the Pacific island after convicting him of some charges in a sex abuse trial. The Vatican didn’t say what exactly Archbishop Anthony Apuron had been convicted of, and the sentence was far lighter... Read More

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Anthony Apuron

March 16, 2018

Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge agreed Thursday to let five additional Bill Cosby accusers testify at his April 2 retrial for an alleged 2004 sexual assault, giving prosecutors a chance to portray the man once known as “America’s Dad” as a serial predator who made a sadistic habit of drugging and molesting women. Judge Steven... Read More

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Bill Cosby

March 16, 2018

Gymnastics coach who fled US pleads guilty to child porn

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California youth gymnastics coach who fled the country more than a decade ago to avoid prosecution has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. U.S. prosecutors in Sacramento say 48-year-old Derek Swede Godfrey escaped to the Netherlands in 2006, a day after law enforcement agents found more than 400 explicit... Read More

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Derek Swede Godfrey

March 15, 2018

Michigan Senate passes legislation backed by Nassar victims

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, voting to retroactively give the imprisoned sports doctor’s victims more time to sue, restrict governments’ ability to claim immunity from such lawsuits and require more people to report suspected abuse to authorities. The fast-tracked legislation was... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

March 14, 2018

Louisianan man who abused girl convicted of sexual battery

COVINGTON, La. (AP) — A man who abused a girl for more than a year when she was 4 and 5 years old has been found guilty in Louisiana. District Attorney Warren Montgomery says a jury found 28-year-old Scott A. Barr guilty Friday of two counts of sexual battery. According to a news release, the... Read More

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Scott A. Barr

March 14, 2018

Parents to AP: Military ignored boy’s abuse of girls on base

The three military fathers sat at the commander’s conference table on the U.S. Army base in Germany, pleading for help. They told the commander that their daughters were among a half-dozen girls sexually assaulted by a boy in their first-grade class at the base school. The principal had known about the boy’s behavior for months,... Read More

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Military

March 12, 2018

Michigan universities seek delay on Nassar-inspired bills

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s 15 public universities are asking the state Legislature to delay voting on bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, expressing concern about measures that would retroactively extend the time victims would have to file lawsuits and remove an immunity defense for governmental agencies. The Senate may vote this... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

March 9, 2018

4 Oklahoma teens plead not guilty in sexual assault case

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Four former high school football players charged with sexually assaulting a teammate in Oklahoma have pleaded not guilty to second-degree rape. The Bixby High School students entered their pleas Wednesday, The Tulsa World reported. The 16-year-old victim told investigators he was assaulted with a pool cue during a team dinner in... Read More

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Bixby High School

March 7, 2018

Investor group cancels deal to buy Weinstein Co.

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of investors pulled out of a deal to buy the beleaguered Weinstein Co. on Tuesday after discovering tens of millions of dollars in undisclosed debt, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet, who has been leading the group of buyers along with billionaire investor Ron Burkle,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

March 7, 2018

Former ESPN on-air personality files sex harassment lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former on-air personality at ESPN has filed a lawsuit alleging she was subjected to sexual harassment at the cable television sports giant and then ostracized for complaining about it. The lawsuit filed Sunday in federal court in Connecticut by Adrienne Lawrence describes an atmosphere in which male employees openly watch... Read More

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Adrienne Lawrence

Sheriff: Michigan State official arrested amid Nassar probe

Lawyers accused of ethical lapses in Sandusky investigation

Fred Savage denies abuse on set of ‘The Grinder’

Cosby wants judge ousted over wife’s sex-assault advocacy

Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse

Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial

Gymnastics coach who fled US pleads guilty to child porn

Michigan Senate passes legislation backed by Nassar victims

Louisianan man who abused girl convicted of sexual battery

Parents to AP: Military ignored boy’s abuse of girls on base

Michigan universities seek delay on Nassar-inspired bills

4 Oklahoma teens plead not guilty in sexual assault case

Investor group cancels deal to buy Weinstein Co.

Former ESPN on-air personality files sex harassment lawsuit

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