sexual assault

Three women wo were sexually assaulted in the 80s by the former CEO of a Connecticut charter school are speaking about the relief they feel now that he’s been sentenced to prison for his crimes.

When a sexual assault happens, forensic evidence gets collected and processing it is a crucial step in solving the crime. As states around the country have struggled with rape kit backlogs, Connecticut stands out as a model, getting national recognition for several reforms it has made to improve the timely processing of those kits. At the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory…

As states around the country have struggled with rape kit backlogs, Connecticut stands out as a model, getting national recognition for several reforms it has made to improve the timely processing of those kits.

Cornell frat parties are suspended following students reporting sexual assault and drugging taking place at an off-campus fraternity.

Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence.

A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple children in Meriden earlier this year, police said. According to investigators, 35-year-old Adam Fountain sexually assaulted several kids in July 2022. Police obtained a warrant for his arrest and he was taken into custody on Friday. Fountain faces several charges for sexual assault. He is being held on a $150,000…

A dancer on a film produced by Harvey Weinstein says she went with the movie mogul to a hotel in 2003 because she felt reassured by the presence of his female assistant.

A foreign model-actress who says Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2013 testified Tuesday that she “wanted to die” during the alleged sexual assault by the former film producer in her Los Angeles hotel room and had feelings of guilt and disgust that lasted for years.

A woman who accused “That’s ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson of sexually assaulted her in 2003 broke down on the witness stand Wednesday while giving graphic testimony of the alleged incident

A prosecutor on Tuesday described rape allegations by three women against “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson from two decades ago that contained some of the same disturbing elements.

 A rapper-actor who appeared in the 2018 film “SuperFly” was sentenced on Monday to 50 years to life in state prison for sex-related charges involving three teens and four young women in attacks dating back to 2013.

A New Haven man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after sexually assaulting a woman in her home in 2019. Authorities are still looking for 38-year-old Carlos Mejia after he didn’t show up in court Tuesday. He didn’t show up for his court appearance in October either. The U.S. Division of Criminal Justice said Mejia allegedly assaulted...

A Maine Uber driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman he’d picked up from a nightclub in Bangor in June, police said. The woman called police the next morning to report the assault, Bangor police said, according to NewsCenter Maine. Joseph Graston, a 28-year-old Milo resident, was arrested on charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual...

A 30-year-old Brookfield man will spend close to twelve years behind bars after authorities say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a minor. According to the Maine Department of Justice, Devin Melycher traveled to Gorham, Maine back in August of 2020 where he had sex with a thirteen-year-old girl. Documents show that Melycher had been corresponding with the teen…

A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city.

A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with multiple sexual assaults between 2001 and 2008, according to the Division of Criminal Justice. Officials said Angelo Alleano, of Vernon, was sentenced on four counts of sexual assault Friday. He’ll also be required to register as a sex offender. Investigators said the break in the case…

Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up.

Speaking to Barron, the “Honey Boy” actor revealed that to step into the shoes of the biopic’s titular character, the late-Christian mystic Padre Pio, he began to take part in the Catholic Church. To start, he moved into a monastery of Franciscan Capuchin friars.

Mario Batali has agreed to settle two Massachusetts lawsuits that accused the celebrity chef of sexual assault, attorneys for the women said on Wednesday. The decision to settle the cases comes more than two months after the former Food Network personality was cleared of a criminal charge stemming from accusations by one of the women, who prosecutors alleged aggressively kissed and...

A state trooper was suspended Wednesday as state police launched a sexual assault investigation and searched a home in Southbury.