sexual abuse

Under the consent agreement, a federal monitor would make sure New Jersey reforms Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women or its replacement.

A new law took effect changing the statute of limitations.

A bill seeks to clarify liability for public entities in sexual abuse lawsuits. Catholic Conference says it puts a tighter lid on monetary damages.

A bill on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk, passed unanimously, would make NJ the 36th state to add age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention to school curriculum.

The state's prisons chief says more time is needed to change system's sex abuse culture.

In what moral code does a dangerous, miswired freak like Thad Alton deserve to live?

Kesha has dismissed a California lawsuit alleging hit-making producer Dr. Luke sexually and emotionally abused her, but a similar case will remain in play in New York.

A new Rutgers University report finds many young women have experienced sexual violence by the time they head off to college.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shocked and offended by explicit questions, some in the U.S. military are complaining about a sexual-assault survey that hundreds of thousands have been asked to complete.