ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Obama used a commencement speech before Naval Academy graduates on Friday to urge them to follow an “inner compass” and to warn that rising numbers of sexual ... Read more
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Obama will address Naval Academy graduates on Friday morning, welcoming the next generation of officers even as the military confronts a growing number of sexual assault cases. ... Read more
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday called the rise of sexual assaults in the military a “national disgrace” as lawmakers in both chambers of Congress moved closer this week ... Read more
MIAMI — Kaitlyn Hunt’s parents insist that their daughter, a Central Florida high school senior, is being prosecuted for sex crimes only because her lover was another girl. The state attorney says ... Read more
They call themselves Catholic Whistleblowers, a newly formed cadre of priests and nuns who say the Roman Catholic Church is still protecting sexual predators. Although they know they could face ... Read more
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel signed an order on Friday requiring the military to review and recertify each person assigned to programs for preventing sexual assault and assisting victims. ... Read more
WASHINGTON — With arrests in the military continuing to shadow its program to combat sexual harassment, President Obama summoned the Pentagon’s senior leaders to the White House on Thursday, telling ... Read more
WASHINGTON — President Obama, military officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in broad agreement that the sexual assault problem in the military has reached a level of severity that can no longer be ... Read more
A lawyer for Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of imprisoning three women in his home for about a decade, said Wednesday that his client planned to plead not guilty to criminal charges. The lawyer, ... Read more
WASHINGTON — An Army sergeant who served as a sexual assault prevention and response coordinator at Fort Hood, Tex., is under investigation for allegations of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault ... Read more