May 3, 2016 University of Virginia releases new interim sexual misconduct policy prompted by federal probe A new interim policy on sexual misconduct and gender-based violence at the University of Virginia requires that all complaints be examined by the school's investigator or a trained external investigator.
May 3, 2016 'The worst of the worst': Man gets 110 years for 4 rapes from 1990s found through DNA testing A Cleveland man convicted of rape and kidnapping for assaults on four women in the 1990s has been sentenced to 110 years to life in prison after tests matched his DNA to evidence in a backlog of untested rape kits.
May 3, 2016 Silicon Valley jury to determine if teen's suicide was caused by cyberbullying Fifteen-year-old Audrie Pott hanged herself a week after three classmates photographed themselves sexually assaulting her during a Labor Day house party without adult supervision.
May 3, 2016 Ex-school worker pleads guilty to obstruction charge after Ohio football players' rape case Prosecutors in Ohio say the remaining charges related to the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players have been resolved with a guilty plea by a former school employee.
May 3, 2016 Founder of Bikram hot yoga facing 6 harassment and sex assault lawsuits in Los Angeles Six women are accusing the founder of a popular hot yoga method of sexual assault.
May 3, 2016 Judge: Keeping accuser's lawsuit against Penn State, Sandusky in Philadelphia isn't burdensome A judge presiding over a civil lawsuit against Penn State and ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky by one of the accusers who testified in Sandusky's criminal child sex abuse trial says keeping the case in Philadelphia doesn't present a burden to potential witnesses or to the university.
May 3, 2016 Uncle of missing 19-year-old sentenced to 3 years in prison in Alabama sex ring case The uncle of a missing south Alabama teenager is going to prison for his role in an incestuous sex ring that abused children.
May 3, 2016 3 men arrested in case of woman held captive, sexually assaulted in Northern Calif. home Three men were arrested in the case of a woman who reported being held captive and sexually abused for almost two months, authorities said.
May 3, 2016 In aftermath of Rolling Stone article, police report possible sexual assault of U.Va. student The University of Virginia says police are investigating a possible sexual assault against a female student.
May 3, 2016 Officials: Houston clears backlog of 6,600 untested rape kits, hundreds of matches in database Evidence from more than 6,600 rape kits that went untested for years in Houston have turned up 850 hits in the FBI's nationwide database of DNA profiles, marking a major step in the city's $6 million effort to address the backlog, officials announced Monday.
