In an essential breakthrough, the law expands the definition of “abuse” under Massachusetts law to include “coercive control.

A former organ teacher and choirmaster at a Surrey church has been jailed for three years for historic sexual abuse of a ...

The bill would have changed the statute of limitations to give people sexually abused in juvenile facilities more time to sue ...

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for child abuse after he reportedly grabbed a child by the throat.

Jenna Hoffman, 21, allegedly made the videos at the request of a stranger on social media who was willing to pay for them, ...

The Archdiocese of New York filed a lawsuit against its insurance provider for allegedly refusing to pay out victims of ...

Charles Scott Bell was married to Jennifer Hall, a respiratory therapist for decades suspected in the deaths of as many as ...

Pope Francis also doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and praised Catholic abuse victims for their conduct.

Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to be more transparent and aggressive in combatting child sex abuse in the Church during ...

Pope Francis promised Saturday to “offer all the help we can” to aid victims of clergy sexual abuse heal after victims told ...

A man was awarded $33 million by a jury in San Bernardino County for failure to report neglect of a child by several deputy ...

Recent cases in Austria and Germany illustrate how common such abuse is and how medical associations and the courts may ...