abuse

Edward Rodgers still wakes up with nightmares stemming from abuse he said occured at the hands of a former Bradford priest over 30 years ago. Rodgers ...

In the public school system, the former practice of quietly relocating teachers accused of sexual misconduct was referred to as “passing the trash.” B...

More than 1,300 pages representing years of pain, darkness and horror were released by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tuesday, in the statewide grand ...

HARRISBURG — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Wednesday halted the release of a statewide grand jury report into sexual abuse claims involving dio...

The 2017 state report on child welfare says the number of substantiated child abuse reports in McKean County were up last year. That’s true, said Dan ...

It’s been 36 years since Jim VanSickle spoke to Father David Poulson. The next time the Bradford Central Christian High School graduate sees the pries...

How can children be protected from sexual abuse without causing them to be afraid? The Children’s Advocacy Center of McKean County highlighted on its ...

April is a month to spread awareness of the troubles that befall some of the most vulnerable members of the community, and one of the best places for ...

A former priest has publicly named a now-deceased priest, who served in Elk County, as having sexually abused him when he was a teenager in the Erie a...

Animals now have a voice in McKean County and across Pennsylvania –– and a former state lawmaker Wednesday told area residents how to further that mis...

SMETHPORT — The homicide trial for Stephen Stidd continued Monday morning in McKean County Court, with powerful testimony from Michelle Bizzarro, wido...

Has Hollywood been stricken with a culture of complicity in the face of sexual harassment and abuse? Reports claiming Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., on Thursday voted in favor of funding federal programs before government funding expires Sept. 30. The Make America S...

Years ago I wrote a column called “Where’s the outrage?” I doubt many people remember. It was around the time when a local woman was charged with anim...

KANE — Citizens from the general public met in Kane Friday and learned when and how to safely intervene when they are concerned about a child sufferin...

SMETHPORT — April is child abuse awareness month, and McKean County Children and Youth Services are reminding residents what to do if abuse is suspect...

HARRISBURG — The Williamsport woman who allegedly sold her SNAP benefits on a Facebook page so she could buy heroin has been charged by the state Offi...

When attorney Mark Hollenbeck moved back to Bradford 30 years ago, one of his early cases involved the sexual abuse of children at the hands of their ...