Sexual Assaults

Sexual Assault Response

In light of Cornell rape case, Philly rolls out awareness campaign to connect sexual assault survivors to resources

Suspected driver arrested in hit-and-run that killed Temple student Bryce Wolfe

Temple hit and run arrest

Abington reviews security protocols at schools after man charged with sexual assault entered facilities at least twice

Abington Sexual Assault

Former correctional officer at federal prison in Philly gets 30-year sentence for sexual assault of inmate

Corrections Office Sentenced

Bucks County man who drugged and raped 12 women he met on dating sites sentenced to decades in prison

Andrew Gallo Bucks

Bill Cosby ordered to pay $59 million in civil trial for 1972 sexual assault

Bill Cosby Trial

FBI captures fugitive wanted for death of 5-year-old Philly girl in 2000

FBI Honduras Arrest

Telford man charged with raping elderly woman and burglarizing 4 houses

Telford Man Rape

Police arrest suspect accused of sexually assaulting at least 6 women in Center City, South Philly

Philadelphia Sexual Assaults

Five sexual assaults in Center City, South Philly likely committed by same suspect, police say

Philly Sexual Assaults

Ex-Flyers goalie Carter Hart found not guilty in Hockey Canada sexual assault case

Court ruling in Philadelphia case expands Pennsylvania school district liability in sexual assault cases

school sex abuse

Correctional officer charged with sexually assaulting inmate at Philly's Federal Detention Center

Correctional Officer Assault

Fake nurse sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison for sexual assaults at Montgomery County urgent care clinics

Fake Nurse Sentenced

Fake nurse pleads guilty to sexually assaulting women at urgent care clinics in Montgomery County

Garcia Urgent Care

Six more women come forward in case against Bucks County man accused of drugging, raping his dates

Bristol Rape Charges

Man charged with sexually assaulting two women hours apart in South Philly

Sexual Assaults South Philly

Man who worked as Sesame Place character allegedly exchanged sexually explicit photos with girl online

Don-Diego Parkman arrest

Bristol man allegedly drugged and raped 6 women he met on a dating site

Police cars

Center City landlord settles for $6 million with woman sexually assaulted at office

Center City Landlord

12 more patients accuse Abington urgent care staffer of sex offenses

Abington Sexual Assaults

Medical assistant charged with sexually assaulting women at urgent care in Abington

Urgent Care Assaults

Chess star from Philly who alleged sexual assault will have claims heard by game's governing body

Jennifer Shahade Chess

Man wanted for attempted sexual assault in Fishtown, police say

FIshtown Assault Suspect

Fairmount Park rape suspect charged with three more sexual assaults, police say

Fairmount Park Rapist2

LGBTQ+ activist Kendall Stephens charged with sexually assaulting two minors

Kendall Stephens

Philly police say suspect in recent Pennypack Park knife attacks is also the Fairmount Park rapist

Fairmount Park Rapes

Man arrested for sexually assaulting two women at gunpoint in Southwest Philly last weekend

Southwest Philly sexual assault arrest

Police are searching for man who sexually assaulted 2 women at gunpoint in West Philly last weekend

West Philly Sexual Assaults

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

Student Loan Survivors

Man arrested for groping women as he rode past on a bike in South Philly and Center City

Biker groping philly

Man who raped woman in LOVE Park in 2020 sentenced to 13 to 40 years in prison

LOVE Park Rape

Man wanted for sexual assault near Penn, Drexel campuses, police say

Sexual Assault West Philly

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

Philly police searching for sexual assault suspect linked to multiple incidents

Sexual assault suspect wanted

Ex-Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguard indicted on sexual assault charges

Ocean City Beach Patrol Charges

Stratford man allegedly spiked the drink of a woman he met online and sexually assaulted her, police say

Stratford Sexual Assault

Philadelphia police seek suspect responsible for Center City sexual assault

Fairmount Park Sexual assault suspect

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

Bucks County DARE

Burglar broke into South Philly home and sexually assaulted teen, police say

South Philly Sexual Assault

Suspect arrested in connection with sexual assault, robbery of 71-year-old woman in East Mount Airy

Man arrested for sexually assaulting 71-year-old woman

Suspect in custody following sexual assault in Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square Rape

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