By Anthony Trombi Last year, a UW-Madison pre-college program participant filed a federal lawsuit against the university for its response to sexual assault allegations among… Read More »Lawsuit over UW’s handling of sexual assault in pre-college program dismissed
By MELISSA TURTINEN The City of Worthington and its police department have settled a police brutality lawsuit for $590,000. The ACLU of Minnesota filed the lawsuit last… Read More »Worthington settles police brutality lawsuit for $590,000, agrees to reforms
By: Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw A former Augustana College student has filed a federal lawsuit against the school alleging that, after Grace O’Shea reported an assault to… Read More »Former Augustana student files Title IX lawsuit alleging “discriminatory” and “retaliatory” actions by school
By Tina Sanders Actor Anthony Rapp and one other man are suing disgraced actor Kevin Spacey, claiming he sexually assaulted them in separate incidents once… Read More »Actor Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey for alleged sexual assault
By Larry McShane The Boys Scouts of America were not prepared for this. Nearly 90,000 sexual abuse claims were lodged against the 110-year-old organization before… Read More »Boy Scouts facing nearly 90,000 sexual abuse claims from coast to coast as deadline for filings comes to an end
By Sarah Rankin Men who have come forward with allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed disgust, frustration and outrage after an internal… Read More »‘It’s crushing’: Survivors react to McCarrick report
By Stephen Gallien A wrongful death lawsuit over a 19-month-old homicide victim lays out her final 16 days on earth. The grandmother of Davena Hinton… Read More »‘Heartbreaking’ abuse detailed in wrongful death lawsuit
By Zoe Haylock Russell Simmons has won the 2018 lawsuit claiming he raped and intimidated a Jane Doe, not by proving his innocence, but on a… Read More »Russell Simmons Evades Rape Lawsuit Due to Statute of Limitations
By Matt Zapotosky and Beth Reinhard The Justice Department’s internal disciplinary arm concluded that then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta exhibited “poor judgment” but not “professional misconduct”… Read More »Justice Dept. faults former Epstein prosecutor for ‘poor judgment’ but finds no misconduct
By Lacie Pierson Twenty-nine people who, as children, were mentally, sexually and physically abused by the adults who ran a Christian boarding school in Harrison… Read More »Former Miracle Meadows students reach $52M settlements with former Christian school, church officials