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Republican lawmakers have introduced bills that would boost the punishment in Ohio for people who ask others to share explicit photos online, and then use those pics to blackmail them.

Dozens of immigrant women have said they received unwanted gynecological procedures at Irwin County Detention Center. Yet even as authorities investigate, the accusers have been in danger of removal.

Reports of child abuse in Ohio are down dramatically, but those working in the field say they’re concerned that incidents are actually on the rise and…

Online depiction of child sexual and physical abuse has exploded during the last decade. Last year, more than 18 million incidents of such content were…

An independent investigation has found that former Ohio State physician Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male students between 1979 and 1997.…

"There can simply be no ambiguity about the church's responsibility to protect the abused and be a safe place for the vulnerable," wrote the president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

The attacker is usually an ex-boyfriend. The road to recovery, physical and mental, is long and rocky.

African American state lawmakers say they want changes in criminal justice laws, and they say they’re hoping those changes can begin before a verdict…

The population of people over 60 is rising, and so are the numbers of cases of elderly abuse, a problem the state has been struggling to deal with and try…

A new survey finds that nearly three-quarters of OSU students know some one who has experienced an abusive relationship. The Columbus Coalition Against…