Sexual abuse

Married to a pedophile

As two scandals spotlight the spouses of alleged sex offenders, the wife of an abuser shares her story with Salon

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011 4:30 PM UTC 76
Life Sexual abuse, Penn State

Alan Dershowitz thinks Joe Paterno was treated unfairly

The Penn State coach shouldn't be held responsible for the crimes of others, collective punishment advocate says

Alex Pareene Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 5:00 PM UTC 90
Politics Penn State, Joe Paterno

Sandusky admits “horsing around” but denies sex with kids

On NBC's "Rock Center," the former Penn State coach said he "horsed around ...without intent of sexual contact" VIDEO

Matt Zoller Seitz Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 2:05 PM UTC 62
Life Penn State, Sexual abuse

Child abuse: We’re making the problem worse

Experts say America's approach to sex offenders only increases the likelihood that they will re-offend

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 5:00 PM UTC 112
Life Sexual abuse, Penn State

Why didn’t McQueary call the police?

Penn State's assistant coach allegedly saw a boy's rape but didn't intervene. An expert explains why

Tracy Clark-Flory Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 8:00 PM UTC 195
Life Penn State, Sexual abuse

It’s more than pulled pigtails

Women share their memories of playground sexual harassment in response to a study finding it's still prevalent

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 9:45 PM UTC 58
Life Children, Sex, Teenagers

Nick Kristof to the rescue!

When a New York Times columnist live tweets a Cambodia brothel raid, who benefits -- the women or the reporter?

Irin Carmon Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 1:30 AM UTC 11
Life Sexual abuse

Sex offenders: Halloween’s boogeyman

Registered abusers are being rounded up tonight to protect trick-or-treaters. How real is the threat, though?

Tracy Clark-Flory Monday, Oct 31, 2011 11:35 PM UTC 28
Life Halloween, Sexual abuse

Was a “Real World” star raped by her castmates?

In the latest reality-TV horror, Tanya Cooley claims producers kept cameras rolling as she was sexually assaulted

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Oct 28, 2011 7:00 PM UTC 26
Entertainment Reality TV, Sexual abuse

What constitutes rape?

An FBI definition excludes a wide range of sexual assaults, including ones against men. That might finally change

Julia Dahl Friday, Sep 30, 2011 4:47 PM UTC 24
Life Sexual abuse

Redefining pedophilia with pedophiles’ help

"Minor-attracted persons" say we need to rethink how the mental illness is defined -- and some experts agree

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 8:45 PM UTC 117
Life Sexual abuse

When the rapist is a she

A child support case brings to light a man's rape accusation against his high school girlfriend

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Aug 3, 2011 1:01 AM UTC 181
Life Sexual abuse

Oregon Congressman David Wu says he’s resigning

Democratic leaders had called for a House Ethics investigation into sexual misconduct allegations

Kevin Freking, Associated Press Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011 4:39 PM UTC 13
Politics U.S. House of Representatives

And the next congressman to leave in shame will be…

In the face of disturbing sexual misconduct allegations, Oregon's David Wu hasn't resigned -- yet

Natasha Lennard Monday, Jul 25, 2011 5:26 PM UTC
Politics U.S. House of Representatives

DSK maid goes public

Nafissatou Diallo -- named for the first time in U.S. press -- says she wants the former IMF chief to go to jail

Natasha Lennard Monday, Jul 25, 2011 3:26 PM UTC 17
Politics Dominique Strauss-Kahn

When is violent sex OK?

A report of a woman's "brutal" but "consensual" encounter with Dominique Strauss-Kahn raises a crucial question

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Jul 19, 2011 10:50 PM UTC 41
Life Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sex

Richard Dawkins: Skeptic of women?

The famed nonbeliever goes after a female blogger for complaining about a creepy encounter with a male atheist

Tracy Clark-Flory Friday, Jul 8, 2011 6:01 PM UTC 503
Life Sex, Sexual abuse

Is “Caylee’s Law” a bad idea?

When tragedy and anger fuel legislation, the results are rarely what we hope for

Peter Finocchiaro Friday, Jul 8, 2011 2:01 PM UTC 101
News Crime, Sexual abuse

A dubious “sexsomnia” defense

A man escapes rape charges after claiming it was "sleep sex." An expert tells Salon why he's doubtful

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 4:01 PM UTC 36
Life Sexual abuse, Love and Sex, Sex

How a yearbook became child porn

A California high school is making global headlines after inadvertently distributing an explicit image of minors

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 8:01 PM UTC 43
Life Teenagers, Sex, Sexual abuse

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