A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected calls to overturn the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement, ...

A teacher cleared of having a sexual relationship with a teenager has been told he will not face prosecution on two other ...

The former Gateway Church pastor, facing criminal charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child, claims he is owed retirement benefits.

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial ...

The DuPage State’s Attorney’s Office said Monday that Murtaza Hameed will not be released pre-trial, and will appear in court on June 2.

Survivors of child sex abuse in Maryland must file their lawsuits by May 31 if they want to avoid a new law that limits the amount of compensation a person can receive under the Child Victims Act.

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...