Pastor Kenneth Adkins is facing consequences for his sexual relationship with a teenage girl and boy at his church seven years ago. On Monday, a jury of three men and nine women found the 57-year-old guilty of eight child molestation-related charges. According to The Florida Times-Union, Adkins is scheduled to be sentenced on April 25. However, […]

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A 17-year-old girl was either lured or pushed by a male student into a boy’s bathroom at P.S. 165 in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, N.Y., on Monday morning where six other boys were waiting.

On Thursday, a federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against Bill Cosby by Sammy Davis Jr.'s former lover Katherine McKee.

A NJ mother filed a lawsuit against William Paterson University, alleging the school mishandled her daughter's rape accusation.

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"As a descendant of people who were denied the right to read, to now have the opportunity to serve and lead the institution that is the national symbol of knowledge, is a historic moment," Carla Hayden said at her swearing-in ceremony.

Robinson, a former member of the Riverdale Police Department, was formally charged with rape and sexual assault against a person in custody on Wednesday.

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On Wednesday, the Twitter user @SoftCaramelKiss sent a homophobic tweet to Sydel Curry, NBA star Steph Curry’s sister.

John R.K. Howard, 18, is named in the suit as the ringleader. The family claims their child suffered multiple abuses at the hands of Howard.

“I screamed,” the victim testified. “I was pretty upset. I felt really bad. A little bit betrayed and confused at the same time. It was terrible — a pain I’ve never felt, " the victim said in court.

Following a hearing on Tuesday, a Pennsylvania judge has ordered Bill Cosby to stand trial on sexual assault charges. Sections of accuser Andrea Constand‘s statement were read in court, detailing the sexual assault that took place in Cosby’s home in 2004. In the statement, Constand says she was dealing with personal issues and Cosby gave her pills […]

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A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday found enough evidence to proceed with the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby.

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Watch Roland Martin and NewsOne Now's coverage of the alleged Afrika Bambaataa sexual assault and abuse scandal in the video clip above.