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First Amendment defense signaled in sex abuse case

Sovereign Grace Ministries has signaled that it may lean on the First Amendment - a defense that religious institutions have used repeatedly and with some limited success in the last decade to inoculate themselves from sex abuse claims - as it fights a lawsuit and criminal charges.

Tags: courts, churches, first amendment, Sovereign Grace Ministries

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Courtney's House on a mission to help child sex trafficking victims in D.C.

Tina Frundt, founder of Courtney's House in D.C., works to break the chains and help fellow survivors of child sex trafficking.

Tags: Tina Frundt, sex trafficking, children, prostitution, Alex Beall

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Md. teacher charged with sex with student

A gym teacher and coach at a Jewish high school outside Baltimore has been charged with child abuse for allegedly having sex with a student over a 4-year period.

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D.C. man admits guilt to sex abuse in Dupont Cicle

A District of Columbia man has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual abuse charges, admitting that he inappropriately groped several women in the city's Dupont Circle neighborhood last summer.

Tags: Oscar Mauricio Cornejo-Pena, Dupont Circle, groping

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Va. Beach piano teacher accused in sex case

A Virginia Beach piano teacher has been accused in a sex abuse case involving a student.

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Va. youth pastor charged in sex abuse case

A youth pastor in Chesapeake has been arrested in a sex abuse case.

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