The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

LOS ANGELES — Marcus Mumford opens his debut solo album with the most personal and straightforward — and probably the finest — song he's ever released: "Cannibal," a stark acoustic ballad (at least until it erupts with pounding drums and pealing guitars) about the sexual abuse Mumford endured when he…

CHICAGO — It took more than two decades for “Jane” to come forward about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her godfather, R&B superstar R. Kelly.

Ben Felton told the Tasmanian commission of inquiry he was sexually abused by a nurse at the Launceston General Hospital in 1989 when he was 13. He says the issue needs to be talked about to protect future children.

More charges have been laid as part of ongoing investigations into alleged historical sexual abuse by former Sydney swimming coach Dick Caine.

A federal appeals court is reviving unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss

Tasmania's commission of inquiry into child abuse sums up systemic failures and thanks victim-survivors after eight weeks of harrowing evidence at public hearings.

A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and retraumatising victims.

An inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmania has been told about consistent institutional failings when it comes to kids' safety.

A child sexual abuse survivor has told a Tasmanian inquiry the state's system is geared towards protecting adults and not keeping children safe.

A man who claims he was abused as a child by a notorious paedophile priest is taking the Anglican Church to trial — and for the first time in Tasmania, the church will contest the case at a trial.

A sexual assault complaint has been filed against Puerto Rico pop star Ricky Martin, who recently sued his nephew over what he said were false allegations of sexual abuse