sexual abuse

New Group Seeks To Help Prostitutes, Victims And Drug Addicts In St. Louis

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:44:55 +0000

Magdalene is a residential program which provides services to women who are involved in prostitution, trafficking and addiction.

The program was founded in 1997 by Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

In Response To High Profile Case, McCaskill Drafting Legislation On Sexual Assault In Military

Chris McDaniel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:33:14 +0000

As many as 19,000 service members are sexually assaulted each year. A small fraction of those cases -- around 2,500 a year -- are actually reported, and a much smaller fraction are prosecuted.

The Senate Armed Services held a hearing on sexual assaults in the military, following a high profile case in which Lt. Col. James Wilkerson was convicted by a military jury of "abusive sexual contact." After the trial and conviction, a Lieutenant General dismissed the charges, without having to provide an explanation.

Scout abuse files include 46 in Missouri

The Associated Press — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:43:11 +0000

Confidential files kept for years by Boy Scouts of America detailing allegations of sexual abuse against boys include 46 cases from Missouri.

A majority of the Missouri cases included in files released Thursday come from troops in St.

Morning headlines: Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Julie Bierach, KSMU, The Associated Press and Maria Altman — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:32:50 +0000

Nixon announces emergency assistance for farmers

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was in Springfield Tuesday to announce emergency assistance to farmers who need access to water. At the Springfield Livestock Market, Nixon outlined a plan to make more state dollars available faster to farmers. An existing cost-share program is expanding. The state will pay 90 percent of the cost of deepening or drilling wells; previously, the state had covered 75 percent of the cost.

Ex- Lincoln County detective pleads guilty to sex abuse of women he supervised

The Associated Press — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:14:15 +0000

A former eastern Missouri detective has pleaded guilty to federal charges for sexually abusing five women who were participants of a drug court program under his supervision.

Scott Edwards of Troy, a former detective for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, pleaded guilty to three felony and two misdemeanor counts on Tuesday. He could get up to life in prison at sentencing on Oct. 18.