sexual abuse

Local officials agree, it's not something they want to talk about, but something that needs to be talked about. April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. The City of New Bedford is helping to raise awareness of both dangers...

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert reportedly paid hush money to conceal past sexual misconduct. The "Los Angeles Times" cites unnamed law enforcement sources as saying the federal charges in Chicago date back to before Hastert served in Congress...

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (AP) — The director of a Bridgewater State University child care center has been fired amid criminal allegations she failed to report suspected child sexual abuse by a student who worked at the day care.

April is sexual assault awareness and child abuse prevention month, and New Bedford parents are listening. The Boys and Girls Club hosted an event Wednesday afternoon, with community agencies providing information on the warning signs of abuse, and how to address the issue...

A New Bedford man is arraigned today in District Court on charges he raped a 9-year-old boy. According to the Bristol County District Attorney's office, 19-year-old Jordan Bennett faces multiple charges of rape, indecent assault and battery, and procuring liquor for a minor, among other charges after he turned himself into police Wednesday night...

In one of the most disturbing cases that Middlesex, MA Superior Court has ever seen, John Burbine pleaded not guilty to his charges.

In what the Middlesex DA is calling one of the worst cases they have ever seen, a tutor is being charged with multiple counts of child rape.

Artist and millionaire heir to big Texas oil Stanley Marsh 3 has been named as a defendant in several cases that involve the sexual abuse of underage boys.