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Ohio State Reports Over 1,500 Instances Of Sexual Assault By Team Doctor

Gabe Rosenberg

Ohio State University officials are reporting more than 1,500 separate instances where former team doctor Richard Strauss sexually assaulted students.The…

Father Kevin Lutz founded the Jubilee Museum in 1998 and is now home to largest diversified collection of Catholic art in the United States, according to the Vatican.

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Columbus Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse One Day After Retirement

Steve Brown

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus says it placed a priest on administrative leave after an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. A diocese press release…

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Co-Workers Face Questions About Richard Strauss, Sex Abuse

Kantele Franko

Former supervisors and colleagues who weren't interviewed in the investigation about widespread sexual abuse by an Ohio State University team doctor now…

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Columbus Diocese Adds Eight Names To List Of Clergy Accused Of Abuse

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus has updated its list of clergy accused of sexual abuse of a minor, to include several priests who were accused while…

Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, seen at a sentencing hearing last year in Charlotte, Mich. On Thursday, the Department of Education fined the university $4.5 million for its response to Nassar's conduct while he was employed by the school.

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Michigan State University To Pay $4.5 Million Fine Over Larry Nassar Scandal

Colin Dwyer

For decades Nassar, a university doctor, sexually abused female patients under the guise of medical treatment. Now, the Department of Education is punishing the school for its "abhorrent" response.

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After Strauss Report, Ohio Medical Board To Review 2,000 'Sexual Boundary' Cases

Kantele Franko

The State Medical Board of Ohio plans to review nearly 2,000 closed cases involving alleged "sexual boundary" violations by doctors over the past 25 years…

Gov. Mike DeWine unveils the findings of a working group investigating the State Medical Board's investigation of Richard Strauss.

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Report: Ohio Medical Board Failed To Act On Evidence Of Abuse By Richard Strauss

Nick Evans

The Ohio Medical Board had credible evidence of sexual misconduct by longtime Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss in 1996 but didn't inform law enforcement,…

Carol Zamonski is the Central Ohio coordinator for SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests or Clergy.

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Activists Demand Columbus Diocese Expand List Of Clergy Accused Of Abuse

Adora Namigadde

Advocates from SNAP gathered in front of St. Joseph Cathedral to demand the Catholic Diocese of Columbus add the names of three more ministers to its…

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Cincinnati Priest Charged With 9 Counts Of Rape

Tana Weingartner

A Cincinnati priest has been indicted on nine counts of rape. A grand jury returned the charges against Fr. Geoff Drew on Monday.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York County Supreme Court alleged an associate of Jeffrey Epstein brought Jennifer Araoz to Epstein's mansion in Manhattan, where Araoz was sexually abused.

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Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Sues His Estate, Staff Over Alleged Sexual Assaults

Sasha Ingber

A woman in New York said she was raped by the financier who was charged with sex trafficking. "Today I am starting to reclaim my power," Jennifer Araoz said.