Sexual Abuse
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Ryan Sheppard pleads guilty to sexually abusing toddler
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Prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison term for a Frederick man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 1-year-old boy.
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Gloria Cain: Sex harassment claims don't ring true
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Herman Cain's wife says the claims of sexual harassment against her husband, one of the front-runners to become the GOP candidate for president in 2012, don't ring true because he "totally respects women."
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Graham Spanier and Joe Paterno fired, riots erupt on campus
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In the wake of the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier, chaos erupted on the campus of Penn State University.
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Joe Paterno fired: Did Penn State do the right thing? (Poll)
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Joe Paterno and Graham Spanier were both fired from their posts at Penn State late Wednesday night, but the outrage is centered on the ouster of the legendary football coach. Was Penn State in the right? Take our poll.
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Charles G. Pettis sentenced to 21 years for child sexual abuse
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Charles G. Pettis, who pleaded guilty in May to charges of first and second-degree child sexual abuse, was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday.
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Penn State scandal timeline: Sandusky arrested, AD charged, Paterno fired
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The rapidly evolving scandal at Penn State has already claimed the jobs of three prominent members of the university community. Here's a timeline of the events.
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Official: Trustees' support for Paterno eroding
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Penn State is reportedly determining the timing and manner in which Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football history, will leave the program.
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Jung Gon Kim charged with sexually abusing boys
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An Ellicott City barber is facing charges that he sexually abused a 13-year-old boy.
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Jeremy Earle Brown, teacher, acused of sex crimes
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A Germantown special education teacher at Meadow Hall Elementary School is facing accusations that he solicited teens for sex in online chatrooms.
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Michael Gardner, charged with sex abuse, granted delay for jury trial
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Michael Gardner, accused of sexually abusing three girls, was granted a motion to delay his jury trial until next year.
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U of Maryland student sexually assaulted
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A University of Maryland student woke up in her apartment to find a man fondling her, police say
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Gropings in Arlington County unsettle residents
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Authorities say there have been seven reports of sexual batteries in Arlington County.
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Rafael Page arrested, accused of inappropriately touching woman
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Police arrested a 29-year-old man on an accusation that he inappropriately touched a woman at a Giant grocery store in Silver Spring.
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Daniel Montague arrested on sex charges
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A 20-year-old climbing coach at Earth Treks has been charged with performing sexual acts with a minor.
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Alleged victims of Michael Gardner's sex abuse testify
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Three young girls testified in a Falls Church courtroom Tuesday against the man accused of sexually assaulting them.
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Rock climbing coach arrested in Howard County
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A second rock climbing coach is under arrest in Howard County.
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Thomas Nelson, charged in D.C. summer jobs incident, jailed previously
CommentA man who allegedly sexually touched a minor working in the D.C. summer jobs program had been in prison for 20 years on robbery and assault charges.
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Sexual abuse allegations in D.C. summer jobs program
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Mayor Vincent Gray is calling the allegations of sexual abuse by two teenagers in the D.C. Summer Jobs program "alarming and reprehensible."
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