Sexual Assault

The Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office plans to use open source genealogical databases to help identify “stranger rapists” — people who’ve been indicted as John Does for sexual assault but haven’t been identified. The prosecutor’s office indicts the DNA profile collected from a rape kit to ensure the statute of limitations doesn’t expire.

Sexual assault cases that have gone unsolved in Akron will receive more attention thanks to a nearly $2 million grant. The funding supports the Akron...

Ohio State has released its annual Clery Act Report, a document mandated by federal law that details all of the crime reported on and near campus in a…

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

Cleveland City Council is considering whether to require employers to offer leave for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. At Wednesday’s Safety Committee meeting, councilmembers heard from advocates on the need for employee protections. Almost everyone who comes to the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center faces a daunting list of obstacles after an incident, Cassie Gaffney, the center's director of government affairs, told council members.

She was long known only as the victim of Brock Turner, who got a lenient sentence for assaulting her. Now, Miller tells NPR she can "finally exist in the world without having to hide anything."

Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the ouster of the controversial justice over a new allegation of sexual misconduct published in a New York Times essay.

A new book by The New York Times' Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly extends the investigation into the SCOTUS justice's history, chases down sexual misconduct allegations and considers his years since.

The average age of those who were raped was around 15, and their assailants were typically older partners. Women who were raped had a greater likelihood of long-term health problems.

Advocates for sexual abuse survivors can be required to report and testify in court about the cases they are handling – unlike doctors and lawyers. Some…