Sexual Misconduct

Fruitland Park should have its own reality TV show. The city got slapped this week with a new lawsuit alleging a plot to run off a longtime police officer for telling the truth during an investigation of his chief, who had bought a college degree...

Love is in the air. Either that or Dan over in accounting went a little nutso with the Axe Body Spray this morning. Regardless, in the spirit of Valentine's Day and shameless column hooks, let's talk about office romances, the perils of workplace...

No surprise: Fruitland Park officials are being threatened with a lawsuit from an employee who says she was sexually harassed by City Manager Ralph Bowers. The demand to avoid a suit: $100,000 within 30 days. Bowers, meanwhile, remains suspended...

Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who provides the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street," resigned Tuesday after a man filed a lawsuit accusing him of conducting an underage sexual relationship. The lawsuit was filed in a New York court Tuesday, a week after another...

Second of two parts Fruitland Park City Manager Ralph Bowers offered his resignation — with conditions — last week as Lake County sheriff's detectives opened an investigation into whether he committed some kind of sex crime against an...

The former chief operations officer for Wayne Township Schools faces seven counts of child seduction following a series of allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a student. The police investigation started in July, when a former Ben Davis...

First of two parts A sexual-harassment complaint in Fruitland Park has turned into a criminal investigation, and all of it easily could have been prevented — if only elected officials had opened a can of courage and done their jobs. Lake County...

Article Highlights - Attorneys representing victims will release 1,247 Boy Scouts files on "ineligible volunteers" - The Oregon Supreme Court in June OK'd the release of more than 20,000 pages - The files will show the names of Scoutmasters banned...

The parents of a Muncie second grader filed a lawsuit against Burris Laboratory School claiming the 8-year-old boy suffered repeated sexual abuse from classmates—while teachers and administrators did nothing about it. According to the suit filed...

A Greenwood man faces five felonies and a misdemeanor count for the alleged sexual assault of a teenage model he was photographing in revealing lingerie. Allen Miles Fork II, 42, has been charged with child exploitation, voyeurism and contributing to the...

The brother of former Anderson mayor Kris Ockomon was arrested Wednesday on felony charges alleging sexual crimes against juvenile victims. Martin “Skip” Ockomon, 46, was charged with two counts class B felony criminal deviate conduct,...

An Anderson firefighter, his ex-wife and his retired police officer brother were arrested Wednesday and charged in connection with a child molestation case. Martin “Skip” Ockomon, 46, is accused of child molestation that involves a victim...