Singer and member of the Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter, has been accused of raping a women and infecting her with HPV (human papillomavirus) during the band’s 2001 tour, according to a new civil lawsuit. The alleged sexual assault occurred on...

President Joe Biden officially signed the Speak Out Act into law Wednesday, limiting the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) which are often used to block survivors of workplace sexual harassment and assault from speaking out. The legislation curbs the use...

A 33-year-old Conejo Valley Unified School District employee was arrested December 2 on charges of sending harmful matter to a minor as well as possession of a controlled substance, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Thousand Oaks High School Employee...

In November, Twitter CEO Elon Musk declared that, “Removing child exploitation is priority #1.” However, as multiple media outlets have reported, after widespread layoffs, only one Twitter staff member remains on a key team dedicated to removing child sexual abuse...

A man alleged to have sexually assaulted at least 13 women and girls has been arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies. Michael Neal Watson Jr., 21, is accused of sexually assaulting nine women and four female minors at gunpoint,...

Sexual abuse in youth sports is a systemic issue impacting children and young athletes across the nation. With high-profile sports sex abuse scandals such as Larry Nassar and U.S.A. Gymnastics, Dr. Robert Anderson and the University of Michigan, Jerry Sandusky...

An area man who has worked with local kids in a variety of capacities including as a children’s ministry director, a music/dance teacher, and an after school program leader has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl,...

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved a resolution officially establishing today, November 18, as a day to highlight and spread awareness related to the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, as ABC News reported. Known as the World...

In recent years, sexual abuse scandals have surfaced in a number of religious denominations. From the Catholic Church to the Southern Baptist Convention to the Church of Scientology, odious allegations of systemic sexual abuse and misconduct have led to countless...

A new “smart bracelet” invention may help reduce sexual assaults – particularly those which occur against women. CARRAT, a French company founded by Alexandre Cerret, recently launched a collection of smart bracelets via Kickstarter. “Born from the accumulation of many...