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April 6, 2017

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ND tribal leader found guilty on four counts of sexual abuse

BISMARCK—After four hours of deliberation, a 12-person federal jury found the Cannon Ball district chairman guilty of sexually abusing...

News April 6, 2017 - 6:47pm

April 5, 2017

Robert Fool Bear Jr. Bismarck Tribune file photo

Challenges in proving sexual abuse highlighted at trial of ND tribal leader

BISMARCK—The second day of a federal trial for the Cannon Ball district chairman accused of incest highlighted the challenges of confirming...

News April 5, 2017 - 9:36pm

February 27, 2017

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ND neurosurgeon charged with sex crime with young girls to be sentenced on May 25

BISMARCK -- A change of plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 25 in U.S. District Court in Bismarck for former Minot neurosurgeon...

News February 27, 2017 - 5:33pm

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, seen here Jan. 23, set up the inquiry in July 2014. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

Three years on, Britain's wide-ranging child sex abuse inquiry starts hearings

LONDON—Britain's inquiry into historical child sex abuse scandals, some involving celebrities and politicians, finally opened its first...

News February 27, 2017 - 11:44am

February 13, 2017

Jeffery Sandusky is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters February 13, 2017. Sandusky -- son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted of sexually abusing young boys -- was charged in Pennsylvania February 13 with sexually abusing two young sisters. Centre County Correctional Facility/Handout

Ex-Penn State coach Sandusky's son faces 14 counts of child sexual assault

The 41-year-old son of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach convicted of sexually abusing young boys, was...

News February 13, 2017 - 5:03pm

April 19, 2016

Megan Peterson, left, and Barbara Dorris speak out in Fargo Monday, April 18, regarding a former Catholic priest of the Crookston diocese who pleaded guilty to child sex crimes and who they say due to a church decision will soon be in a position to victimize children in India. Dave Olson/The Forum

Advocates aim to keep Crookston Diocese priest convicted of sex abuse from return to ministry

FARGO -- In hopes of preventing a Catholic priest from returning to the ministry after his conviction for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl...

News/Nation and World April 19, 2016 - 6:00am

April 7, 2016

Hettinger hospital CEO: Surgeon charged with sex abuse crimes no longer practicing there

HETTINGER -- The outgoing CEO of West River Health Services in Hettinger said Dr. Robert Gustafson, who is facing sex abuse charges in Oregon, has taken a voluntary leave of absence from West River Health Services. Jim Long responded to an April 2 Press article about Gustafson, after...

News/crime and courts April 7, 2016 - 7:49pm

October 23, 2014

Former priest, DJ named in sex abuse claim

BISMARK — The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Bismarck has named longtime Bismarck priest and disc jockey Rev. John Owens as one of 17 priests facing allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. The announcement comes as part of a settlement agreement...

News/North Dakota October 23, 2014 - 11:27pm

November 11, 2013

Archbishop promises changes after latest sex abuse report

By Don Davis Forum News Service ST. PAUL — The Minneapolis-St. Paul Catholic archbishop promises “major changes” in how his diocese deals with priests accused of sex abuse. Archbishop John Nienstedt’s comments Monday came after revelation that a Minnesota priest working...

News/North Dakota November 11, 2013 - 9:14pm

May 18, 2013

Less abuse, but not all follow church audit

GRAND FORKS -- An annual report, sponsored by the U.S.

News May 18, 2013 - 12:00am