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Updated: July 7, 2023 | 2:09 pm

Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press
June 5, 2023 | 4:39 PM

Partisan stalemate keeps child sexual assault lawsuit window from advancing in Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press
Updated: 2023-03-03 21:41:00

Pa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign, will seek treatment for ‘illness’

In a letter to state House Democratic leadership, Mike Zabel said he was “mindful of and saddened by the sensitive and disturbing allegations against me.”
By Spotlight PA Staff

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February 22, 2023 | 9:14 PM

Tension during Pennsylvania’s special House session threatens bipartisan hopes

The special session focusing on childhood sexual abuse survivors may signal trouble ahead.
By Sam Dunklau
February 21, 2023 | 5:08 PM

Pennsylvania House nears vote on child-abuse lawsuit window

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
February 7, 2023 | 7:09 PM

Five Pa. Jehovah’s Witnesses members charged with child sexual abuse charges

Five men belonging to separate congregations across Pennsylvania face an array of charges for crimes dating back to 1998.
By Sam Dunklau
February 2, 2023 | 4:19 PM

The public has a message for Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi’s listening group: ‘Let us be heard’

The speaker’s group has been gathering public feedback about how to draft better rules for the chamber this session.
By Sam Dunklau
June 1, 2022 | 5:16 AM

Bill Cosby faces sex abuse allegations again as civil trial opens in California

The trial is one of the last cases Cosby faces after a Pennsylvania appeals court threw out his criminal sexual assault conviction and freed him from prison.

By Andrew Dalton/The Associated Press
May 6, 2022 | 11:34 AM

Clothes spotlight sex abuse in Amish, Mennonites and similar groups known for their plain dress

An exhibit in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, home to the nation’s largest Amish community displayed 13 simple outfits from victims of sexual assault.

By Peter Smith/ The Associated Press
September 15, 2021 | 4:24 PM

Gymnasts blast the FBI’s mishandling of their allegations about Larry Nassar

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the gymnasts, who had testified at a Senate Judiciary hearing, he was “deeply and profoundly sorry that so many people let you down over and over again.”

By Brian Naylor/NPR
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