sexual assault

A Virginia truck driver wanted in Texas for sexual assault of a child was found in Rhode Island with a teenage girl reported missing nearly a year ago, authorities said.

April Hernandez Castillo has a number of high-profile acting credits under her belt, including guest spots on hit shows like “New Amsterdam,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “30 Rock,” and “Dexter.” In 2007, Castillo starred opposite Oscar-winner Hilary Swank in the drama “Freedom Writers.” But before her success, there was life-threatening trauma. Like a regrettably large number of women,…

A former Boston police officer and union chief, charged last August with molesting multiple children, faced child abuse allegations in the mid-1990s. The Boston Globe reports that the Boston Police Department in 1995 filed a criminal complaint against Patrick Rose Sr. for sexual assault on a 12-year-old child. The criminal complaint was eventually dropped, but an internal investigation concluded that…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sue O’Connell sat down with Casey Corcoran of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center to talk about what his group does to help victims and what bystanders can do if they witness sexual violence.

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago.

The Education Department announced plans Tuesday to hold a public hearing on how schools ought to handle sexual misconduct cases as the first step in a planned overhaul of Title IX regulations. In a letter released by the Education Department, the hearing is described as a chance for students, parents, school officials and advocates to weigh in before the Biden...

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, is accused of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago. John Blake, a current gym teacher and hockey coach at Duxbury Middle School, has been placed on leave. A civil lawsuit has been filed against Blake and the school district by the parents of former student Parker Foley, who died of a drug…

A gym teacher at Duxbury Middle School has been accused of sexually assaulting a now-deceased former student 15 years ago.

Trump “has no further excuse to delay justice,” said Beth Wilkinson, an attorney for Summer Zervos.

Three young men and a juvenile are accused of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman in Rhode Island and then sending her video clips of the incident. The woman told state police that she was both physically and sexually assaulted at a home in Wakefield on March 1 and that she became aware of the details after the men sent her…

After the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that the experience was a triggering event that recalled the trauma of a past sexual assault. Sarah Klein, a survivor and advocate for sexual assault victims, joined LX News to explain how other survivors are helped when public figures like AOC speak out about their own trauma.

The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.

A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexually assaulting children. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 58-year-old Daniel Napier of Acton had been arrested a day earlier at his home. Police in Acton were notified in November of 2019 that Napier had allegedly touched two children inappropriately on multiple occasions at his home. “Upon confronting…

A Massachusetts circus coach was arrested Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old former student multiple times in the summer of 2020, authorities said. Whitman native Steven Santos, 43, ran Simply Circus in Newton, Plymouth County prosecutors said in a statement Friday. Police spent months investigating whether he’d assaulted the former student. Santos was arrested Thursday at a residence…

If you or someone you know is experiencing sexual violence, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline by calling 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), visit the lifeline crisis chat at www.online.rainn.org, or find your local rape crisis center at www.centers.rainn.org. After a rape, the first step toward a conviction — before evidence testing, charges and a trial — is a sexual assault forensic exam. Commonly...

The designer, 37, known best for his eponymous brand started in 2005, has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by a model based in the U.K.

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed  to postpone efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges.

As Fort Hood’s commander, Lt. Gen. Pat White faces the immense task of rebuilding trust and turning around an installation with one of the highest rates of murder, sexual assault and harassment in the Army.

Boston police announced Wednesday that they have arrested a Chelsea man in connection with a sexual assault in the city’s Public Garden earlier this month. Francisco Romero, 38, was arrested around 5:15 a.m. in the area of 31 Library St. in Chelsea, according to Boston police. He is facing charges of aggravated rape, assault by means of a dangerous weapon…

Boston police released a second photo in the continued search for a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in the city’s Public Garden early Sunday. Detectives say the suspect seen in the photo encountered the victim in the area of Bromfield Street, and then forcefully brought her through the Boston Common into the Public Garden...