The family of a 5-year-old girl who says a South-Western City Schools nurse improperly examined her for alleged child abuse has filed a federal lawsuit against the district, the nurse and a school ...

A Connecticut pediatrician has been accused of inappropriately touching a minor in May while examining a rash the child had, according to a warrant affidavit for his arrest. Dr. Ravi Prakash, 61, ...

When children are brought to a doctor with suspected injuries related to abuse or neglect, they often undergo MRIs and other screenings designed to find internal injuries. Now, an international group ...

Police take hundreds of reports each year of allegations of child sexual assault, not all of which result in charges. In Franklin County, the average prison sentence has decreased from 11 years in ...