The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...

The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial ...

The Department of Justice’s operation led to the arrest of more than 200 child sexual abuse offenders, including five from ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has agreed in principle to settle more than 100 childhood sexual abuse ...

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

"Boardwalk Empire" actor Michael Pitt was arrested and indicted in Brooklyn on Friday on charges of sexual abuse, criminal ...

Actor Michael Pitt was arrested Friday at his home in Brooklyn on nine state counts. His lawyers deny the allegations.

A care worker who admitted having a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman has been jailed for five years and eight ...

Former Sheriff Mickey Stines was named in a civil sexual abuse lawsuit and was deposed just days before allegedly killing Judge Kevin Mullins.

More than 200 alleged offenders were arrested from April 28 to May 2 as part of the operation, which involved 55 FBI field offices, officials said.