Sexual Abuse

‘Where’s the action?’ Seattle Schools superintendent pledges to streamline handling of sexual misconduct cases

The new leader of Seattle Public Schools said he wants to improve how the district responds when teachers are accused of sexual abuse or harassment.

Adults in the Room, Episode 5: The Bet

This episode includes graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. If you or someone you know needs support, text the word HOPE to 64673. Please take care while listening.

From age 5 to 12, she was abused in a Tacoma foster home. WA just awarded her $9 million

For Ashley Miller, the hardest part about the sexual, physical, and mental abuse she suffered during her early childhood in a foster home in Tacoma was the pain.

Doctor who sexually abused dozens of patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord sentenced to 14 years

An Army doctor who recently pleaded guilty to sexually abusing patients will serve nearly 14 years in prison.

Court decision shielding clergy sex abuse investigation records appealed by Washington state

The Washington Attorney General's office says Catholic Church records related to child sex abuse do not qualify for religious exemption and should be made public.

Seattle Archdiocese faces new sex abuse lawsuits naming known offenders

Sex abuse survivors ask Vatican to investigate Seattle Archdiocese as Washington's lawsuit fails

On Friday, officials at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C., and in Rome received a letter from Seattle area survivors of child sexual abuse and their advocates. They’re asking top officials to investigate leadership at the Archdiocese of Seattle for allegedly failing to comply with the Washington State Attorney General’s investigation into the sexual abuse allegations against its clergy members.