The defendant has been charged with 2 felony counts of robbery; 1 felony count of attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; and 3 misdemeanor counts of simple assault, theft, and indecent assault.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, of 1,762 confirmed incidents of youth being sexually harassed, abused or assaulted in juvenile facilities from 2013 through 2018, roughly 28.3% involved adult staff victimizing youth and 71.6% involved youth victimizing youth.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore recently signed legislation to end Maryland’s statute of limitations for when civil suits for child sexual abuse can be filed against institutions.

Douglas County launches a student-led sexual assault task force from three campuses: KU, Baker and Haskell, who will come together to improve education and prevention efforts.

According to the indictment, Dr. Darius Paduch, a urologist at two prominent New York hospitals, told his victims the abuse was part of medical care.

As of March 1, 2024: 1. Social media companies will be required to verify the adult age of Utah residents seeking to open or maintain social media accounts; 2. Those under the age of 18 will need the consent of a parent or guardian; and 3. Companies will be required to allow parents full access to their child's account, create curfew settings that blocks access overnight, prohibit direct messages from anyone the child hasn't followed or friended, and block underage accounts from search results.

Rainbow House, Inc., in Jonesboro, Georgia is a nonprofit shelter and child advocacy center that works with the Division of Family and Children Services to offer a home to teenagers who were removed from their homes through the courts.

Pope Francis updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent.