Topics :: child molestation

Atlanta Go-Go Boy Convicted on Human Trafficking Charges

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Aug 28, 2012
A former male stripper & gogo dancer who worked the Atlanta gay club scene was convicted of human trafficking and child molestation for luring teen boys on the Internet to his home.

Conn. Gay Couple Accused of Molesting Adopted Sons

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Dec 2, 2011
A gay Glastonbury, Conn., gay couple is being charged with sexually assaulting some of their many adopted sons over the past 10 years, but their other children disagree with the accusation.

Penn State Administrators Step Down, Face Charges in Child Sex Abuse Coverup Case

By Mark Scolforo | Monday Nov 7, 2011
Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse.

Ex-hospital director sentenced for sex abuse

By Gillian Flaccus | Thursday Feb 24, 2011
A former state mental hospital director was sentenced Wednesday to 248 years in prison for molesting his adopted foster son over 10 years as part of what prosecutors claimed was a pattern of abuse that spanned four decades and ensnared a dozen young boys, many of whom appeared in court as grown men to confront him.

Former camper says Adventists knew of sex abuse

By Nigel Duara | Thursday Feb 24, 2011
A former member of a youth camping group run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church is suing the church, claiming he continued to suffer sexual abuse by a youth leader after informing church authorities.

Sentencing for Man Charged with Imprisoning, Molesting Stepson

By John Curran | Tuesday Oct 5, 2010
A man accused of confining his adolescent stepson to an alarm-rigged bedroom and molesting him for years was sentenced Monday to 18 years to life in prison after the judge heard the words of the victim read aloud in court.

Former Rehoboth Beach H.S. Coach Indicted for Sex With 2 Underage Boys

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Oct 1, 2010
A former high school coach from Rehoboth Beach who was charged earlier this year for having a sexual encounter with a teenaged boy now faces a second accuser.

6 Ore. men settle Boy Scout sex abuse cases

By Tim Fought | Thursday Sep 2, 2010
Six men who were sexually abused three decades ago by a leader of their Boy Scouts troop have settled lawsuits against the national organization dedicated to building character among youngsters.

Calif man who killed alleged molester is sentenced

Wednesday Jun 16, 2010
A man who said he had been sexually abused by a family friend since he was a child was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday for shooting the victim with a Civil War-style pistol and watching him die.

Boy Scouts sex abuse files now evidence in lawsuit

By WIlliam McCall | Monday Mar 22, 2010
The Boy Scouts of America call them "perversion files," internal documents used to track Scout leaders suspected of sexually abusing young boys.