Iowa's top prosecutor is proposing an amendment to the state constitution to solve what one lawmaker called an "interesting conundrum," weighing a person's constitutional right to confront their ...

Testimony continued Thursday in the trial of a former Severna Park Elementary School teacher accused of child sex abuse. As witnesses took the stand in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, Matthew ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Three men have been charged with arranging the murder of a witness in a child sex crime case and later killing the hitman. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price ...

A1993 Iowa appellate decision has been criticized for perpetuating myths about sexual abuse victims, particularly children. A new ruling upholds the conviction of Daniel Lang for child sexual abuse ...

Deep in the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment is an important but perplexing guarantee: that “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right … to be confronted with the witnesses against ...

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The court has ruled to play portions of recorded interviews of two child witnesses in an Eau Claire officer-involved shooting case. A jury trial for 54-year-old Thomas ...

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that it's legally acceptable for "comfort dogs" to accompany children who must testify in court in criminal sexual abuse cases. The Connecticut Supreme Court ...