Sexual Abuse

A city court judge in Albany has dismissed a charge of forcibly touching a former staffer against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after the Albany County district attorney declined to prosecute, citing a lack of evidence to meet the burden of proof at a trial.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide, after a prosecutor said Tuesday he was dropping the case because he couldn't prove it.

Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that while there was evidence to conclude the conduct the women described did occur, she couldn't bring criminal cases over it.

Students at New Haven’s Amistad High School walked out of class in protest Wednesday over what they described as unaddressed sexual misconduct.

Former student Darcy Bennet wants the state of New York to make sure students today can safely go to school without having to be warned about “creepy male teachers.”

Hundreds of students at Babylon High School on Long Island walked out of class on Tuesday to show support for survivors of alleged sexual abuse at the school.

The document accuses Cuomo of meeting with staffer Brittany Commisso on December 7, 2020, at the governor’s mansion, where Commisso has said the former governor asked for help fixing his phone.

The Boys and Girls Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, paid an undisclosed settlement to six men who were sexually abused as children.A non-disclosure…

The window of opportunity for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file a civil lawsuit against their alleged abuser ends August 13.Survivors say it’s not…

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy to help pay for more than 60 pending lawsuits over alleged sexual…