An F.B.I. investigation homed in on two powerful men in suburban New York. Behind it were allegations by a woman who said her brother had abused and controlled her for 45 years.

A Des Moines metro youth ministry employee has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a 7-year-old. Tylor Thomas Moore, 26, of Urbandale, was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 14, with sexual abuse,

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing so in past years has some worried.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected calls to overturn the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement, saying the appeals came too late to upend the settlement because the youth organization had already emerged from bankruptcy two years ago.

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) filed a complaint against him, along with other church leaders,

A teacher cleared of having a sexual relationship with a teenager has been told he will not face prosecution on two other charges. Jonathon Coombs, 54, from Barry, was a drama teacher at Pencoedtre Comprehensive and was involved in local theatre groups.

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru. He is also drawing praise.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under his supervision.

Police arrested a Jonesboro man after they said he uploaded child sexual abuse material to a Google account registered under his name.