Sexual Assault

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December 22, 2022
No charges will be filed against former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown following an apparent domestic incident at a Tampa home…
October 16, 2022
KCPD called initial reports “unfounded rumors,” which led news outlets to dismiss the community testimonies, per the Defender.
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October 15, 2022
Since 'MeToo' hit the zeitgeist Tarana Burke has earned a global platform. But her focus on Black communities has never…
September 30, 2022
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will hire 25 additional forensic lab positions as…
September 29, 2022
A federal judge signaled Wednesday that she plans to order disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly to pay more than $300,000…
September 16, 2022
Jurors at R. Kelly's federal trial Sept. 14 was acquitted of rigging his 2008 state child pornography trial,
September 15, 2022
Donations are pouring in to help a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim who was ordered by a court to pay $150,000 to the…
September 14, 2022
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday at R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago, sorting through a month of evidence and arguments on…
September 13, 2022
R. Kelly parlayed his fame as an R&B superstar to sexually abuse minors and record that abuse on video, a…
September 12, 2022
Medical professionals and advocates for rape survivors say that while emergency contraception is a helpful tool, it’s not always foolproof.
September 8, 2022
R. Kelly’s former business manager told jurors Wednesday he believed the singer's denials of sexual misconduct that emerged against his…
September 7, 2022
A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him…
September 2, 2022
R. Kelly's lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography and other charges.
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September 1, 2022
Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, largely fueled by a nearly 26% jump…
August 31, 2022
Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony.
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August 30, 2022
Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial Monday.
August 19, 2022
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo professional evaluation…
August 19, 2022
A woman testified Thursday that R. Kelly sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 and that it…
August 5, 2022
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has handed off Deshaun Watson's discipline case to former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey.
August 1, 2022
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday after being accused by 24 women of sexual misconduct.