sexual assault

The training board of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy says the South Bend Police Department never told it that Barber was convicted of sexually abusing a child.

A bill heard in a Michigan House committee Tuesday aims to give sexual assault survivors the right to have support during the investigation process.

John Barron, a coach and teacher at John Glenn, was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor battery and reportedly suspended

The new money from the United States Department of Justice will provide support for victims of sexual assault.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill Wednesday that would make it easier to court-martial and administratively punish Indiana National Guard troops. As it made its way through the legislature, House Bill 1076 faced opposition from a small, but growing group of lawmakers and left questions about existing disciplinary procedures.

A bill to make court-martialing and punishing Indiana National Guard troops easier passed the Senate with strong support. An identical version already passed the House too. One part of the bills faced opposition at every step – but not enough to change them.

Representatives in the Indiana House voted 74-24 to pass a bill Monday that would make it easier to court-martial and punish National Guard troops. Debate over whether part of the bill would violate servicemembers’ due process rights has divided lawmakers and military advocacy organizations.

Fabius Township Supervisor Kenneth Linn is accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a 2010 golf outing in Kalamazoo County. Prosecutors say his DNA matched evidence from the woman's rape kit, which went untested for over a decade.

Purdue University is urging a federal court to rule in their favor over a Title IX case after alleging that the jury made a “logic error” in its findings

In a federal lawsuit, the small Christian liberal arts college faces allegations of sexual abuse, drugging of female track athletes by former coach and his wife. Lawyers for the athletes compare the case to that faced by former Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar.