On May 23, authorities in Sevier County arrested former West High School assistant coach Richard Shaver. Documents show he was accused of knowingly making sexual contact with a student who was between ...

On June 12, the House Judiciary approved legislation to allow those who were childhood victims of sexual abuse by clergy and other trusted elders to sue entities that knew about, but neglected to stop ...

Aubry Killion, a WDSU investigator, shared the emotional and powerful story of Tim Gioe, who was groomed and molested as a ...

In 2021, the law was strengthened to increase protection of children from the risk of sexual abuse. The law requires that: For these laws, child means a person under 16 or a person under 18 with an ...