Sexual Assault

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Education

Seattle Schools pays former student record $16 million to settle Garfield coach sex abuse lawsuit

Seattle Public Schools will pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by a former student who says two Garfield High School coaches sexually abused her for years, the largest-ever tort claim settlement in district history.
Ann Dornfeld
Crime

Former coach charged with child rape has been attending Seattle school sporting events, judge finds

A former Garfield High School coach charged with raping a student violated his electronic home monitoring conditions by attending numerous high school sporting events last winter, according to a judge's findings.
Ann Dornfeld
Crime

Former Shoreline assisted living caregiver charged with raping two residents with Alzheimer’s

The two elderly women had Alzheimer’s and significant cognitive impairment – but were both able to tell their families about the male employee who had raped them at the Aegis Living Center in Shoreline where they lived.
Amy Radil
Crime

Why 2 women paused before reporting that UW football player Tylin Rogers raped them

Editor’s note: This story contains allegations of sexual assault and a brief mention of suicide.
Katie Campbell
Crime

Two former Garfield High School athletic coaches accused of sexually assaulting student

A former volunteer weight-training coach at the Seattle high school faces felony charges for allegedly serially raping a female student athlete. Separately, the former girls' basketball head coach was fired in 2022 following allegations of sexual misconduct involving the same student.
Ann Dornfeld
World

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate will be extradited to U.K., after Romania trial

The self-proclaimed misogynist — who faces several allegations of sexual assault in multiple jurisdictions — will be extradited to the U.K. after facing trial in Romania.
Fatima Al-Kassab

Lauren Frayer
Crime

Too many King County sexual assaults are pleaded down to lesser crimes, advocates say

Advocates for sexual assault survivors say King County is letting too many defendants plead guilty to lesser charges - often, to non-sex-crimes.
Ann Dornfeld
World

A U.N. report finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' attacks in Israel included rapes

The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.
Becky Sullivan

Michele Kelemen
Crime

Doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord allegedly sexually abused dozens of patients

An Army doctor is set to be arraigned Friday for allegedly sexually abusing dozens of patients at Madigan Army Medical Center, which is located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Katie Campbell
National

Sexual assault cases are formally removed from the U.S. military chain of command

The investigation and prosecution of major criminal offenses now shifts to independent prosecutors in a bid to strengthen the accountability of the military justice system.
Natalie Schachar

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