Sexual Assault

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The shocking numbers released this week of sexual assaults in U.S. military services come as no surprise to one woman here.  She is one of the thousands of sexual assult victims. It happened to Carrie Watkins 30 years ago, but she...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. -- After a week long investigation, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man wanted for sexual assault. Deputies began investigating last weekend when they were called to a home to check on the well-being of an 18-...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A doctor from Polk County pleaded guilty to illegally selling prescription pain medicine.  The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri says in a release that Nolan Crisp, 75, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of illegally...

GALENA, Mo. -- The owner of Predator World, a former business in Branson West, is charged with repeatedly abusing two teenagers.   In a case filed by the Stone County prosecuting attorney on Wednesday, Breck Wakefield is accused of regularly having sexual...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A civil lawsuit filed in federal court in September accuses school administrators of doing nothing while a baseball coach enticed and molested three players at Fordland High School.  The lawsuit is against the Fordland School District;...

* Tough to predict winner of Palme d'Or * 20 films compete for coveted top prize * Jury led by star director Spielberg By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 26 (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes festival wraps up with a cliffhanger ending on Sunday, with...

SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was...

NEW YORK (AP) — Internal Affairs officers on Saturday were looking into allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that New York Police Department officers sexually assaulted her when she was charged with heaving a marijuana bong out the window of her...

* Pentagon reeling from a series of sex-related incidents * West Point speech comes days after incident disclosed there * Obama told U.S. Naval Academy sexual assault erodes trust May 25 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a...

(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers. "Sexual...

A 25-year-old man is accused of raping a 6-year-old girl and covering up the assault by telling the child's mother that blood she saw on a bed and on her daughter's clothes came from an injured cat, according to a Sunrise police report. Luis Fernando...

President Barack Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that declining faith in government and other institutions makes it more important than ever that they retain their moral center as they embark on military careers. As a cold rain fell on the 1,...