sexual assault

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — A former southern New Jersey high school band director who sexually assaulted a female student is now headed to prison.

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Four of five students at New Jersey's William Paterson University have pleaded not guilty to charges they restrained and sexually assaulted a female student in a dorm.

WAYNE, N.J. (AP) — Five students at New Jersey's William Paterson University face charges stemming from the alleged sexual assault of a female student in a dorm.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Princeton University has agreed to review its handling of sexual assault cases over the last three years and make policy changes after the government found that it had failed to respond "promptly and equitably" to complaints of sexual violence in violation of federal law, the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday.

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Catholic priest was convicted Wednesday of groping a woman but acquitted of molesting her two children.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Two police officers from New York have been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in an Atlantic City casino.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House has enlisted Hollywood stars including Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" and Connie Britton of "Nashville" to help fight campus sexual assault.

LONDON (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for an end to rape and sexual violence in conflict zones as he joined actress Angelina Jolie and Britain's foreign minister Friday at a London conference on the topic.

Overall crime is down on college campuses across the country, but the number of sex offenses reported is up 51 percent over the last decade, according to a joint survey by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday that new officers will be counted on to lead the fight against sexual assault, remain ethical under tough circumstances and help people in the military facing mental health issues.