ANNAPOLIS — Domestic violence, stalking and human-trafficking survivors would be given an opportunity to shield property records from abusers under three identical bills in the Maryland General Assembly this session. Maryland’s Safe At Home Address Confidentiality Program already provides a ...

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More than 500 school employees in Prince George’s County have been placed on administrative leave at some point during this school year in response to alleged child abuse or neglect – a sharp spike over previous years amid a push ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene announced Wednesday at a Legislative Black Caucus hearing that it will assign a work group to investigate decades of abuse endured by African American patients at the Crownsville State Hospital. ...

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PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania appeals court explored arguments that a Roman Catholic church official was wrongly convicted for his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints, asking government attorneys pointed questions about their novel prosecution. Monsignor William Lynn, 62, is serving three ...

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UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Penn State’s Board of Trustees announced several tentative settlements have been reached with men who claim former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused them, and voted Friday to authorize members of a committee to approve settlements ...

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ROCKVILLE — A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Richard J. Curl, who last year was banned for life from the ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to 40 years for the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son. Thirty-four-year-old Brian Michael Miller was sentenced Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court. Miller faced up to 65 years in prison after ...

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A Delaware judge is considering whether to sign off on a multimillion-dollar settlement in a civil case involving a former pediatrician who was accused of sexually abusing over 900 children, including children from nearby communities in Maryland.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children, a newly opened trove of ...

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