Looming wave of sex abuse cases poses threat to Boy Scouts
The lawyers’ ads on the internet aggressively seeking clients to file sexual abuse lawsuits give a taste of what lies ahead this year for the Boy Scouts of America: potentially the most fateful chapter in its 109-year history.
Area Catholics react to diocese list of clergy accused of sexual abuse
Father Jason Johnston was removing an old picture frame from its place on the wall in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Starkville on Tuesday afternoon.
Man tells his story of abuse by a priest who served in the Columbus area
John Long will be 83 in April and confesses there are things he cannot remember from his childhood.
Such is the erosive nature of time.
AP Exclusive: Big jump in US Catholic dioceses naming names
Over the past four months, Roman Catholic dioceses across the U.S. have released the names of more than 1,000 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children in an unprecedented public reckoning spurred at least in part by a shocking grand jury investigation in Pennsylvania, an Associated Press review has found.
Ex-Palmer Home employee faces trial for sex abuse
More than 10 years after the incidents are alleged to have occurred and three years after an indictment was handed down, a former Palmer Home for Children house parent still awaits trial for sexually abusing two sisters on their eighth birthdays.
Couple arrested for sexual abuse of children
A Clay County couple has been arrested on charges related to the sexual abuse of children.
Pickens Co. man sentenced to life in child sex case
A man from Reform, Alabama, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple children.
Elmo actor resigns amid underage-sex allegations
Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from “Sesame Street” on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, bringing an end to a 28-year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of the most beloved — and lucrative — characters on TV and in toy stores.
A Safe Haven: Local agency offers shelter, assistance to assault victims
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. And a local organization devoted to providing shelter and assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault is working to make the public aware of its significance.