Articles tagged as: sexual assault
July 14, 2025
Indy councilor steps down as education chair amid assault allegations
Keith Graves, an eastside Democrat, says the accusations against him are false.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2024
Lawmakers revisit eliminating statute of limitations for rape, child molestation
Indiana lawmakers are again exploring whether to eliminate the statute of limitations for rape and child molestation.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2023
Stage agency awards more than $6.8M to sexual assault survivor programs
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute awarded more than $6.8 million to more than two dozen organizations throughout the state through two separate grant programs.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2023
Reporters uncover sexual abuse at an Indiana youth facility and the state's failure to stop it: Interview
More than a dozen incidents of sexual abuse have surfaced at Pierceton Woods Academy. But the state kept sending boys there anyway, according to a new investigation by the IndyStar and ProPublica.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2022
'The hypocrisy is outstanding': MeToo Purdue calls for resignation of campus leaders
MeToo Purdue held a rally Friday, calling for the resignation of campus leaders found guilty of retaliating against students who came forward with sexual assault allegations.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2022
Purdue found guilty of retaliating against student who came forward with assault allegations
A jury has found that Purdue University violated due process and treated a student differently because she was a woman after she came forward with assault allegations against a fraternity member.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2022
FBI open to settling claims by gymnasts abused by Nassar
The FBI has reached out to attorneys representing Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and other women who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar to begin settlement talks in the $1 billion claim they brought against the federal government, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2022
Female inmates allege they were raped after a guard sold cell access for $1,000
A lawsuit alleges officers at an Indiana jail watched the incident play out, but didn't intervene. A lawyer for the sheriff's office has said the women are seeking financial gain from the department.
Read MoreJune 8, 2022
Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first received allegations against him, lawyers said Wednesday.
Read MoreMay 27, 2022
No charges for agents in botched Larry Nassar probe
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it will not pursue criminal charges against former FBI agents who failed to quickly open an investigation of sports doctor Larry Nassar despite learning in 2015 that he was accused of sexually assaulting female gymnasts.
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