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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has opened civil rights investigations into school districts in eight states over allegations that officials failed to properly address sexual misconduct involving …
Education Department Probes School Districts Over Sexual Abuse Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is testing its first statewide sexual assault evidence tracking system with 12 hospitals and 64 police departments in three counties ahead of a December rollout that …
Pennsylvania Pilots Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Ahead of Rollout Read More
WILKES-BARRE, PA — A Luzerne County man who previously led activities for a church youth program was convicted Friday of sexually abusing a young boy in the church basement between …
Former Church Youth Leader Convicted of Child Sex Abuse Read More
ASTON, PA — Upper Chichester Township police are asking for the public’s help locating a 44-year-old man wanted in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Police identified the wanted man …
Police Seek Man Wanted in Aston Sexual Assault Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 50-year-old Mechanicsburg man wanted on multiple felony child sex crime charges was arrested Saturday after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on a flight from Qatar, according …
Pennsylvania Man Arrested at Airport on Child Sex Crime Charges Read More
EXTON, PA — West Whiteland Township police are seeking a 23-year-old man wanted on felony charges involving alleged sexual contact with a minor, according to a warrant issued Aug. 28. …
West Whiteland Police Seek Man on Sexual Assault Charges Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An estimated 20,492 active-duty U.S. service members experienced unwanted sexual contact in fiscal 2025, but roughly two-thirds did not report the incidents to military authorities, according to …
Military Assault Estimates Fall, but Most Cases Go Unreported Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 41-year-old Maine man wanted on felony sex assault, firearms, and assault-on-officer charges was arrested Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport as he allegedly attempted to board a …
Maine Fugitive Arrested at Philadelphia Airport Before Germany Flight Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A former Lackawanna County police officer who served as a school resource officer at West Scranton High School was convicted Thursday of rape and 28 other offenses …
Former School Resource Officer Convicted of Rape, 28 Other Counts Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Lebanon County jury convicted a Northumberland County man Wednesday of rape and related offenses involving the sexual abuse of a preteen child more than a decade …
Lebanon County Jury Convicts Man in Child Rape Case Read More