Sex Assault

It took Florida three years to clear a backlog of unanalyzed sex assault evidence collection kits. Now survivors are hoping the governor signs a bill into law that would allow them to find out where their evidence stands — and whether DNA has been matched with a suspect.

A federal judge has rejected a proposed $18.8 million settlement that Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board reached with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, attorneys said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Heellerstein in Manhattan said Weinstein’s accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together. The tentative deal, originally announced late last...

50-year-old James Humphreys was approached by officers at his home in Pinellas Park after he allegedly performed a sex act on the child inside his home as several other children were sleeping inside the home.

Defense attorney Enrique Latoison explains how the appearance of “The Cosby Show” actress Keshia Knight-Pulliam in court Monday can affect the jury in the Bill Cosby sex assault trial.

A date has been set for a preliminary hearing in the criminal sex assault case against Bill Cosby.

Authorities in Florida arrested a man in connection with a possible sexual assault last week outside Walt Disney World’s restaurant and entertainment complex.

Six high school students in an Orlando suburb have been arrested for sexually battering another student.

A patient who says an emergency room technician fondled his genitals while he was sedated at Palm Springs Hospital sued the hospital Tuesday for $5 million, saying it is responsible for patient security.

A teenage student at Keys Gate Charter High School in Homestead filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that two male classmates sexually assaulted her at the same time at the end of the last school year.

A South Dade Senior High School student is facing several charges after police say he sexually assaulted a teacher at the school after hours.

A man accused of participating in a sexual battery that happened in Hollywood in 2006 was arrested after he was linked to a DNA kit that went untested by police for nearly eight years, authorities said.