Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his ...

According to the 2024 South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force Annual Report, nearly 300 human trafficking tips were investigated in 2024, with almost 400 potential victims. 80 percent were minors.

A local man accused of multiple sex crimes against a child family member will have to wait four more months to face a jury, with a trial date moved from this week to July. Meanwhile, as the ...

The law provides the right to a victim of sexual assault to terminate her pregnancy medically, the Allahabad High Court has ...

Friday marked six years since passage of New York's Child Victims Act (CVA) − a landmark law empowering survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice after years of silence.

The Rajya Sabha discussed a private member's bill to amend the POCSO Act 2012, aiming to introduce victim-centric reforms and ...

Former Canberra Scout and police officer Alexander John Clancy is facing 11 charges against two alleged victims, including ...

Attorneys attempting to settle thousands of alleged child sex abuse cases that could cost billions to Maryland state ...

The ruling that church's accountability doesn't cross state lines deals a blow to victims seeking justice under New Jersey's ...

The high court this week upheld the 2023 law, which had abolished a 20-year statute of limitations for civil child abuse ...

The Rajya Sabha is considering the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aims to enhance ...

Rajya Sabha discusses POCSO Act amendment to enhance victim-centric reforms, responding to rising child sexual offenses.