A top Southern Baptist Convention committee agreed Tuesday to fund a third-party investigation into its handling of sexual abuse allegations
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Second lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by multiple staffers at New Hampshire youth center
The lawsuit names the state health and human services commissioner and several former staffers.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Oakland man sentenced to 20 years in prison for child rape
Jeramy D. Hinton, 49, began assaulting a girl when she was 4 years old.
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Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen
He faces three counts of indecent assault and battery on the boy, including at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Prosecutor says texts show former China man repeatedly sought sexually explicit images
Defense attorneys argue that emoji, in text messages between Jared Jandreau and Jessica Cox, that were not preserved by state computer crimes experts mean the intent of the texters can’t be fully determined.
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Biden backs changes in military sexual assault prosecution
A long-debated change to the military justice system would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
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Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex assault conviction overturned
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge the comedian.
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Military service leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
They strike a note of caution as momentum builds toward changing a military justice system that has come under increasing criticism.
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Harvard punishes professor who gave Jeffrey Epstein an office on campus
Martin Nowak will be barred from starting new research or advising students for at least two years.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
Trump administration policies weakened how colleges and universities that get federal dollars handle sexual assault accusations on campus.