It wasn’t a big deal in those days,” Hecker said about the veil of secrecy and charity used to shroud his acknowledged abuse.

Honoring and pledging support for the survivors of abuse, hundreds take part in the Walk to Support Survivors on Broad Street ...

Lawrence Hecker pleaded the fifth 117 times as he detailed how the Catholic church protected him for more than two decades ...

The conference grappled with the fact that youth are increasingly exposed to platforms that contain tools “that can lead to risky behavior.” ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Dustin Smith, a 30-year-old man from Rome, was arraigned in court ... in the Oneida County Court ...

Authorities are expanding their investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include ...

The spiritual practice of reparation "may be somewhat forgotten or wrongly judged obsolete" today, but it is essential for ...

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. joined county officials and partnering agencies on Tuesday, April 23 to raise ...

Oneida County created a Child Sexual Abuse Task Force in 1990 that was renamed ... the Utica Police Department and the Rome Police Department. It is staffed by law enforcement investigators ...

Reports to the NCMEC of child abuse online rose by more than 12% in 2023 compared with the previous year, surpassing 36.2m reports, the organization said in its annual CyberTipline report.

ATLANTA – Legislation U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced to protect children from online abuse and exploitation has been signed into law. President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan REPORT Act ...