Vatican says Pope John Paul II knew of misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal for nearly 2 decades

Months after then-bishop Theodore McCarrick wrote a letter to the Pope's secretary denying sexual abuse allegations, the pontiff appointed him archbishop of Washington.

Ghislaine Maxwell loses fight to keep her Jeffrey Epstein testimony sealed

The release of her 418-page deposition from April 2016 could shed new light on the Epstein empire.

Boston Red Sox dogged by claims of racism and sexual abuse

The team's recent statement about fighting racism rings hollow for several Black men who have spent years trying to get the Red Sox to listen to their claims that they were sexually abused by former clubhouse manager Donald Fitzpatrick.

Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York to face sex abuse charges

Maxwell is facing charges she recruited women and girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

Former Biddeford man, abused by priest, loses court battle over $875 counseling payment

David Gagnon, 54, who now lives in Montreal, sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland in small claims court after it failed to reimburse him.

Migrant children separated at border were harmed, abused in foster care, families say

Taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $200 million in damages as a result of the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.

Former Phillips man sentenced to 10 years in sexual abuse case

Former priest and Cheverus teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse

Greene man found not guilty of sex abuse

Breaking the shackles of religious bondage