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January 31, 2024 | 2:52 PM

4 NHL players have been charged with sexual assault in a 2018 case in Canada, their lawyers say

By Stephen Whyno/The Associated Press
January 24, 2024 | 11:07 AM

Pa. Department of Education awards $1.4 million to address sexual violence on school campuses

By Betul Tuncer/WESA
December 21, 2023 | 3:02 PM

Harrisburg woman makes film about her pedophile grandfather and the impact on her family and others

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June 23, 2023 | 5:03 AM

Sexual Assault Emergency Services Act passes Pennsylvania Senate

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF
April 9, 2023 | 10:14 AM

What to know about the Donald Trump-E. Jean Carroll trial that is set to begin this month

This month’s trial concerns the allegations made in 2019 by the advice columnist and author E. Jean Carroll, who says Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s.

By Becky Sullivan/NPR
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
Updated: 2023-03-01 17:45:00

New Pa. House rules expand who can file a sexual harassment complaint against lawmakers

Other changes to the chamber’s rules include less power for committee chairs and stricter regulation of constitutional amendments.
By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA
November 14, 2022 | 3:26 PM

What can be done to stop sexual assaults on college campuses?

One in five women and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted while in college. 90% go unreported.

By Scott LaMar/WITF
June 17, 2022 | 5:00 AM

State House eyes expanding who can bring sexual misconduct complaints against Pennsylvania lawmakers

Pennsylvania House leaders are quietly negotiating a deal to close a loophole in the chamber’s rules that protects lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct from facing institutional sanctions.

By Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
April 14, 2022 | 5:11 AM

Penn State students ‘Take Back the Night’ for April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month

“It’s important to tell these stories and be like, you know, ‘This happened to me. This happened to other people as well.”

By Deitric Murphy/WPSU
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