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The team doctor, Larry Nassar, is already in jail facing 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
For years, a contract enforced the silence of several women who say Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them.
The Harvey Weinstein scandal has done more than reveal the culture of sexual abuse that has infected the entertainment industry for generations. It has placed a spotlight on perpetrators and those who protect them using the despicable practice of non-disclosure agreements to intimidate and silence victims.
State and federal agencies are looking into a disturbing incident in which a teacher might have distributed handmade flutes tainted with the man’s bodily fluids to school districts across Orange County.
Another lawsuit has been filed against the Redlands Unified School District alleging a former Redlands High School student was sexually abused by former teacher and convicted sex offender Kevin Patrick Kirkland. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Bernardino Superior Court, alleges the plaintiff and alleged victim, now 23, was 17 years old when she began a sexual relationship with Kirkland while attending the school.
Redlands police arrested Laura Whitehurst, Monday July 1, 2013, for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. The relationship lasted about a year before the teen’s mother reported it to school officials who contacted police, according to authorities. Whitehurst gave birth on June 18, 2013 to a child, who, police say, was fathered by the teenage victim. (Faculty photo “Blast from the Past” 2011 Redlands High School of Whitehurst as a young soccer player)
A lawsuit alleges Redlands Unified ignored prior reports of abuse by former Redlands High School teacher Kevin Kirkland, who last year was convicted of molesting students. (Redlands Police Department)
Two women who said they were sexually abused by the longtime team physician for USA Gymnastics
Gymnast Jamie Dantzscher, a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, continued her quest for change in the wake of the biggest sexual abuse scandal
In an exclusive interview, the gymnast alleges years of horrors at the hands of doctor Larry Nassar.
The sex-abuse scandal roiling the gymnastics world has taken a new turn with the parents of an elite athlete filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Lawsuit marks escalation of a festering scandal concerning years of alleged abuse by a former U.S. gymnastics team doctor.
San Diego County jury has awarded nearly $1.9 million to a former cadet who said he was sexually abused by an employee at a Carlsbad military school in 2006.
EAST LANSING, MI (WLNS) - A Michigan State University investigation has ended and school officials say former MSU doctor Larry Nassar did sexually assault a teenager back in the year 2000.
Orange County Superior Court Judge W. Michael Hayes sensed distress as Jim Righeimer left his seat for the speaker’s podium Friday morning in Hayes’ Santa Ana courtroom.
An MSU official has determined that former MSU doctor Larry Nassar sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl during medical appointments 17 years ago, documents obtained by the State Journal show.
SANTA ANA - A private detective who admitted he tried to set up a Costa Mesa councilman for a false DUI and tailed the city’s former mayor using a tracking device was sentenced by an Orange County Superior Court judge Friday to one year in jail.
March 17, 2017
After nearly two decades working for U.S.A. Gymnastics, including 12 years as its president, Steve Penny resigned on Thursday, smack in the middle of a sexual assault scandal that involves dozens of young gymnasts.
March 16, 2017
Embattled USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny resigned Thursday in a move observers hailed as a key step in changing a culture critics say led one of America's most popular and lucrative Olympic organizations into a sex-abuse scandal.
March 16, 2017
Twenty more women have joined a growing federal lawsuit against Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and Larry Nassar.
March 16, 2017
Twenty more women have joined a growing federal lawsuit against Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and Larry Nassar.
March 16, 2017
Embattled USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny resigned Thursday amid potentially the worst sexual abuse scandal in American sports history.
March 15, 2017
People in leadership positions within USA Gymnastics fostered a culture of fear and intimidation, turning world-class athletes into easy prey for Dr. Lawrence Nassar.
March 14, 2017
The U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors last week recommended that USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny resign or be removed.
March 9, 2017
Amid a growing belief within the U.S. Olympic Committee that USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny should resign, the USOC board of directors made a recommendation for a course of action to gymnastics’ national governing body Thursday.
March 9, 2017
A woman sexually assaulted during a massage session at a local parlor spoke out about the incident on Thursday.
March 2, 2017
Two U.S. senators are demanding answers from United States Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun about his agency’s handling of allegations of sex abuse committed by coaches and officials associated with Olympic sport national governing bodies.
March 2, 2017
The Fullerton School District has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle lawsuits filed by the families of five boys concerning allegations of sexual molestation by an eighth-grade teacher, officials said Thursday.
February 28, 2017
More than 100 Michigan State University faculty members signed a letter urging the university to turn over the Larry Nassar investigations to external agencies, a professor emeritus said.
February 26, 2017
Dr. Nassar is charged with the sexual assault of at least 60 female students since 1999 while employed as a doctor by Michigan State University.
February 26, 2017
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette called Dr. Larry Nassar 'a monster' this week when announcing 22 new counts of sexual assault against the former MSU physician.
February 26, 2017
Dominique Moceanu grew up inside the tight-knit, closed-lipped world of elite gymnastics.
February 24, 2017
Former Michigan State University Dr. Larry Nassar is accused of preying on young girls for decades -- allegedly using his position of status to sexually assault gymnasts and other athletes who came to him for treatment.
February 23, 2017
Following allegations of abuse by several former student-athletes, the Penn State women's gymnastics team has seen big changes in its leadership over the past year.
February 23, 2017
Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of a doctor accused of groping and sexually assaulting multiple female patients in Temecula.
February 23, 2017
Sadly, it appears Michigan State University gymnasts were lulled into trusting an alleged sexual predator because he bore the imprimatur of the college.
February 23, 2017
Former Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar was formally arraigned Thursday on 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and 14 lesser included alternative charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
February 22, 2017
A longtime doctor for the American gymnastics team was charged with sexual assault on Wednesday in Michigan.
February 19, 2017
USA Gymnastics revealed last week that it received a sexual abuse complaint in 2015 about a longtime team doctor and launched its own internal investigation, waiting five weeks before forwarding the information to law enforcement.
February 14, 2017
The documents describing a coach’s sexual abuse of three aspiring Olympic athletes circulated through U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in early 2014.
May 10, 2013
Retired Wilmington Elementary teacher invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. John Manly represents five victims in this case.
March 21, 2013
Parents allege that they complained about ex-teacher Robert Pimental in 2009
December 5, 2012
More lawsuits filed in connection with lewd-conduct charges against a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School.
June 15, 2012
Civil case against Michael Harris, once principal of Mater Dei, Santa Margarita Catholic schools, starts Monday.
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Three of four women who settled with Catholic Church reveal their identities
Feb 27, 2005
Alaska attorney, besieged by claims of molestation in church, help out O.C. lawyer.
Jan 9, 2005
Sex-abuse cases kill an ex-altar boy's faith in hierarchy he now calls 'completely corrupt.'
Nov 24, 2014
A psychologist hired by LAUSD testified last year that a 9-year-old girl's low IQ provided a "protective factor" that could reduce the amount of emotional stress she experienced from a sexual assault, according to court records examined by KPCC.
January 26, 2013
O.C. district attorney says Los Angeles counterparts want to handle charges. Suspect also lost volunteer privileges in local youth soccer organization last year.
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School officials followed new protocols in case.
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Sexual harassment claim against Cortines exceeds statute of limitations.
March 27, 2013
Teen at the center of Salinas High sex abuse case prepares to sue district, ex-counselor.
March 20, 2013
Measures aim to reinforce reporting laws, make it easier to remove abusive teachers.
January 26, 2013
Panel's reviews called too slow
March 6, 2013
Lodi Unified to pay family of student assaulted by bus driver after civil trial jury finds the district liable.
November 22, 2014
California: school district to pay settlement in Sex abuse case
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