The Latest: Cosby defense loses 5th bid for mistrial
The judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is rejecting the defense's fifth bid for a mistrial Read more
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Cosby talk of quaaludes aired in court ahead of drug expert
Bill Cosby's lawyers turned to their star witness in the comedian's sexual assault retrial, countering the harrowing accounts of a half-dozen accusers with a woman who says chief accuser Andrea Constand mused about framing a celebrity in hopes of a big payday. Temple University academic adviser Read more
Convicted ex-high school athlete wants off sex offender list
A judge is hearing arguments about whether a man convicted as a juvenile of raping a 16-year-old girl should be removed from Ohio's sex offender registry Read more
10 Things to Know for Today
Among 10 Things to Know: Trump leaves open possibility of bailing on meeting with Kim Jong Un; FAA orders fan blade inspections after Southwest Airlines engine explosion; Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba's president Read more
'Start Here' podcast: The game plan
It's Thursday, April 19, 2018. Here are some of the stories we're talking about on ABC News' new daily podcast, " Start Here ." 1. Meeting talk at Mar-a-Lago It was the summit no one thought possible. Then progress was inching along. Well now, the prospect of President Donald Trump meeting Read more
Japan finance official denies sexual misconduct allegation
Japan's vice finance minister has denied sexual misconduct allegations against him and challenged a TV station's report that its employee was a victim Read more
Inside the VR therapy designed to help sexual assault survivors heal by facing attackers
You’re leaving a bar at night and a man follows you out to an isolated bus stop. You try to ignore him but he won’t back off, pressing in closer and closer. You can choose to rip off your goggles and be transported back to your therapist’s office. Or you can stay in the hyper-realistic virtual Read more
The VR therapy designed to help sexual assault survivors heal by facing attackers
"For rape victims, the idea is that in therapy we need to help people confront their fears, and one way is that we have to go places where we don't go normally," Dr. Stephane Bouchard said. Read more
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo, admiring the women for speaking out but wondering if they will ever receive the same level of empathy and understanding Read more