R. Kelly Charged With Sexually Abusing 4 Victims, Including 3 Minors
R&;B singer R. Kelly has been charged in Cook County with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
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R&;B singer R. Kelly has been charged in Cook County with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Stopping predator priests and protecting the innocent is the goal of a global Vatican summit addressing the clergy sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.
Jason P. Gil, 42, has been charged with seven felonies, including criminal sexual assault, possession of child pornography and solicitation to meet a child.
Singer Erykah Badu is clarifying comments she made during a Chicago concert, which many interpreted as support for R. Kelly, amid the fallout from a documentary detailing widespread allegations of sexual abuse.
Father John Smyth has been accused of sexually abusing minors from 2002 to 2003 while he was superintendent at Maryville Academy.
Carey Kelly, singer R. Kelly's younger brother, says he has nothing to gain by lying, and he does not regret taking part in the docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly."
He made million and was loved by fans, but super star R. Kelly had legal troubles long before that explosive documentary detailed serious sex assault allegations.
The #MeToo and #MuteRKelly movements held recent protests outside the studio. Among other things, they called on promoters to stop booking his concerts.
Father Patrick Lee has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in 1979 while he was assigned to St. Christopher Parish in Midlothian.
The state is now making life a little more difficult for R. Kelly. Officials are not allowing him to perform in April at the Springfield Expo Center due to concerns about security.
Chicago police officers responded to a South Side nightclub where singer R. Kelly was celebrating his 52nd birthday Wednesday night, amid renewed focus on sexual abuse allegations against the R&B superstar.
Calls for action against R. Kelly are getting louder, amid continuing accusations he's a serial sexual abuser.
Luke Hatzipetros, 43, of the 2300 block of North Moody Avenue in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood was arrested Saturday.
Christopher Jackson faced a minimum sentence of 51 years in prison for sexual assaulting a minor he knew.
An unknown caller said that if the film continued to play, someone inside the theater would start shooting.
A woman in the Brainerd neighborhood escaped from a man who tried to drag her into a van, Saturday around 6 p.m.
Immediately after DiNardo made the surprise announcement on Monday, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, one of the Pope's closest allies in the United States, said the bishops should still discuss the proposals, even if they are not voted on this week.
Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse on his upcoming trip to Ireland, the Vatican announced Tuesday.
Federal authorities allege that a former youth care worker at a Phoenix-area facility for immigrant youths sexually abused eight teenage boys, one of several cases brought to light in recent weeks as thousands of immigrant children remain detained around the country.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested last week, after sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl at a public swimming pool in the Uptown neighborhood, police said.
Chicago Public Schools officials are launching a new office to ensure the safety of the district's students, in the latest move to respond to a sexual abuse scandal.
Marc Winner, a former tanning salon owner, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a former employee.
Chicago Public Schools is taking action after a scathing report which said the school district failed to protect students from sexual abuse.
Harvey Weinstein entered a plea of not guilty Friday to rape and other charges from encounters with two women, his attorney said.
Weinstein was charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two women, New York police said in a statement.
