Sen. Eric Schmitt co-sponsored legislation to keep nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements from harming survivors. | ...

An Epstein survivor urges lawmakers to ensure that people who sexually exploit a 15-, 16- or 17-year-old face the same ...

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...

The United Nations expressed "grave concern" on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government on ...

Alyvia Glenn, 12, was last seen near the 1000 block of Grove Avenue in Cocoa, according to the Florida Department of Law ...

A former Delaware County substitute teacher accused of having sex with one of her students has been indicted.Alyson ...

Hawaiʻi is set to become one of the first states to require judges to consider a child's trauma before charging them as ...

Oklahoma has become the 17th state to fully outlaw child marriage, but in 33 states it remains legal.

By Humphrey Malalo and Vincent Mumo Nzilani NAIROBI, May 20 (Reuters) - A Kenyan court ruled on Wednesday that sections of a law targeting sexual offences in the East African nation cannot apply to ...

The ministry official further stated that the law minister has assured proper initiatives will be taken to ensure the trial of this heinous crime is completed in the shortest possible time.

Some state lawmakers want to keep a loophole in Ohio that allows 17-year-olds to marry.