Sexual Abuse

Camden Diocese Settlement

Diocese of Camden reaches $180 million settlement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse

Philly's only rape crisis center receives financial relief to stay afloat after layoffs

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Philadelphia's only rape crisis center announces layoffs, service cuts amid state budget impasse

Clergy abuse allegations against Diocese of Camden can be investigated by grand jury, N.J. Supreme Court rules

Family from N.J. sues Roblox and Discord, claiming platforms are 'hunting ground' for child predators

Former Chester County student teacher charged with secretly recording boys in high school locker room

Lawsuits claim dozens of children were abused at Pa. juvenile detention facilities

Pennsylvania Youth Detention

Federal bill would allow sexual violence survivors to temporarily defer student loan payments

Student Loan Survivors

Former Bucks County D.A.R.E. officer sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting teenage boys

Bucks County Sexual Assault

N.J. police must keep rape kits for 20 years under new state policy

New Jersey Rape Kits

Child sex abuse victims' window to file civil suits in Pa. could be longer as bill passes in state House again

Pennsylvania House Amendment

Pennsylvania lawmakers hold special session to consider constitutional amendment for child sex abuse victims

PA Constitutional Amendment

Ex-Philly homicide detective sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of witnesses, informants

Philip Nordo Main

Former Chester County football coach sexually abused girl, prosectors say

Chester County Football Coach

Former Bucks County D.A.R.E. officer pleads no contest to sexually assaulting 5 teenage boys

Bucks County DARE

Former Philly police officer charged with sexually abusing children, witness intimidation

Philly Cop Sex Crimes

Chester County basketball coach charged with rape, sexually abusing children

Chester County sexual assault

Boy Scouts will sell Poconos camp to pay for sexual abuse settlement

Sexual assault and harassment increases risk of high blood pressure in women, study finds

Hypertension

Physical abuse can expedite when a woman enters menopause, study finds

Violence effects menopause

History of sexual abuse linked to long-term brain damage

Sexual Assault Brain Health

Atlantic County babysitter accused of sexually assaulting three girls

Babysitter sexual assault

Suspended South Jersey state troopers facing charges for allegedly sharing images of child sexual abuse

N.J. state troopers charged

Police arrest suspect wanted for allegedly raping, stalking women in Philadelphia

Philadelphia man stalks, sexually assaults women

Former Bucks County D.A.R.E. officer charged with sexually abusing boys

Carey Bucks County

Pa. department botches amendment aiding child sex abuse victims

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy in Delaware while facing sexual abuse lawsuits

Woman sexually assaulted during ICE detention paid $75,000 settlement by Berks County

Three new Pennsylvania laws will protect victims of sexual abuse

Penn State police investigating new sexual abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky

Jerry Sandusky allegations 2019

One year into prison sentence, Bill Cosby gets $2.75 million lawyer bill

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Former Tullytown Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting altar boys in mid-90s, early 2000s

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Pennsylvania's clergy abuse hotline received 1,900 calls since grand jury report

Pennsylvania clergy abuse hotline

Erie diocese reaches $2 million settlement with victim in sexual abuse case

Rev. David Poulson Erie priest

Former New Jersey priest accused of sexual abuse, shot dead in Nevada home

Police lights arrests crime

Philly priest arrested, charged with rape following year-long investigation

Saint Martin of Tours

Vatican defrocks former New Jersey archbishop over sex abuse

The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

New Jersey Catholic dioceses release lists of more than 180 clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse

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Pennsylvania fugitive accused of child rape arrested in Tallahassee

Gerrick Bloom

New Jersey sheriff's deputy charged with sexual abuse of Lehigh Valley teen

Josh Padilla

Intuition is parents' greatest tool to fight child sexual abuse – and many won't use it

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Philadelphia Archdiocese, day-care reportedly being sued over screening of child abuser

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Philly archdiocese joins others in establishing victim compensation funds

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