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San Diego City, County and Others Settle Arabella McCormack Case for $31.5 Million

The payouts close civil claims following allegations that mandated reporters across institutions failed to act on clear warning signs.

Centennial Massage Therapist Charged With Child Sex Assault as Investigators Seek More Victims

Retired N.J. Teacher and Santa Performer Charged in Child Sex Abuse Material Case

Feds Charge Dublin, Ohio, Man With Child Exploitation After Utah Arrest

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Child Sex Crimes Accused of Dangling 'Reparations' to Silence Victim

Elizabethtown 19-Year-Old Arrested, Charged With First-Degree Child Abuse After Infant Injured

San Marcos Man Gets Life Without Parole for Yearslong Child Sex Abuse

Ex-Santa Ana Church Leader Gets 45 Years to Life for Sexually Assaulting Three Girls

Murray Mother Charged With Child Torture in Alleged Years-Long Abuse of Two Children

Washington Reaches Court Deal Exempting Confession From Clergy Reporting Law

Federal Complaint Charges duPont Manual Teacher With Distributing and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Elisa Izquierdo’s 1995 Murder Revisited as Mother’s Parole Draws Fresh Scrutiny

Former R.I. Coach Aaron Thomas Sentenced to One Year of Probation in 'Naked Fat Tests' Case

FBI Arrests Ex-Gymnastics Coach Sean Gardner on Federal Child-Exploitation Charge

Childhood Verbal Abuse Poses Mental Health Risks Equal to Physical Maltreatment

CBI Issues Arrest Warrants as Manhunt Expands for Ex-San Miguel Deputy

Seven Charged in Child Sex Trafficking Operation Hidden in Alabama Storm Shelter

Federal Judge Blocks Washington Law Requiring Priests to Report Abuse Disclosed in Confession

Survivors of Illinois Juvenile Centers File 107 New Federal Abuse Lawsuits, Total Tops 900

Utah Couple Charged With Attempted Murder and Torture of Toddler