sexual assault

The laws are largely the product of lessons learned from the case of convicted sexual predator Larry Nassar.

The survivors outlined a handful of civil lawsuits against the Michigan-based ecumenical society The Servants of the Word and its umbrella organization, The Sword of the Spirit.

A Michigan House committee is holding a hearing Tuesday on a bill to end an exception in state law that could provide a legal defense for rape in a marriage.

The state Senate will take up a new package of measures aimed at helping students better understand and find help to deal with sexual assault.

What strategy is Ford taking to increase their electric vehicle market? A conversation about theater and women’s rights. Then, new revelations around sexual assault in Southeast Michigan youth hockey.

Fabius Township Supervisor Kenneth Linn is accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a 2010 golf outing in Kalamazoo County. Prosecutors say his DNA matched evidence from the woman's rape kit, which went untested for over a decade.

A $1.5 million grant will fund community-based violence intervention. The city is also getting a $2.5 million grant from the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.

A Detroit man named Lionel Wells was sentenced last week for sexually assaulting five teenage girls between 2007 and 2014. He’s the latest perpetrator of a violent crime identified with the help of a relatively novel investigative technique called genetic genealogy.

Tudor Dixon calls for mandatory minimum sentences for offenders and making prosecution of sex crimes a high priority.

A former Michigan House speaker, Republican Lee Chatfield, is being investigated by state and regional police. His sister-in-law has accused him of sexual assault, starting when she was in her mid teens.