Religion column: Movies aren't a great place to study Bible
In recent weeks, a spate of movies that touch on biblical issues and spiritual concerns has been released. Serious evangelical Christians can use the perspectives expressed in these films as discussion...
View ArticleLawrence Taylor pleads guilty to 2 sex-related misdemeanor charges
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, misdemeanor charges that carry no jail time but require him to register...
View ArticleHealth Notes: 'Victory Bike Ride' at Buckroe for Survivors not Victims
++++++++++++++++++++ || ++++++++++++++++++++ || Survivors not Victims (S.N.V.) is a Peninsula nonprofit dedicated to helping those who've suffered sexual abuse at any stage in their lives. On Sunday,...
View ArticleFunk veterans, including Dawn Silva of Brides of Funkenstein, to play benefit...
A pair of musical events in Hampton this weekend will feature some notable figures from the extended family of Funk Godfather George Clinton. On Sunday, June 12, Dawn Silva, a founding member of the...
View ArticleWhy people don't report child sexual abuse
It's all in how you react to trauma. Everyone reacts differently. "That's why one person who observes a car crash will jump out and help and another will stand by frozen," says Shawna Gray. Gray is the...
View ArticleNewport News man charged in sexual assault of 13-year-old girl
Rosemary Trible, author of the 2010 book, "Fear to Freedom," which details sexual abuse earlier in her life, has launched a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping others who suffer a similar...
View ArticleTeel Time: Former Penn State football assistant charged with sexual assault...
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually assaulting eight young boys, twice was poised to become an ACC head coach. Sandusky interviewed at Maryland in 1991...
View ArticleIn wake of Penn State scandal, CNU's Kelchner watches and wonders
As Penn State's football empire crumbles under most vile circumstances, Matt Kelchner watches sadly from afar and wonders if a man he's revered for more than 40 years is a fraud. Kelchner, Christopher...
View ArticleOld Dominion football standout Evans released on bond, awaits August...
Suspended Old Dominion football player Reid Evans was granted bond and subsequently released from Norfolk City Jail on Monday after a hearing that included 10 people who spoke on his behalf. Evans was...
View ArticleCoast Guard: Recruits were sexually harassed in N.J.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Coast Guard officer who abused his authority and sexually harassed four women recruits at a training facility in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to one year confinement. Chief...
View ArticleAttorneys for Evans, Wilkins request hearing delay in rape case
Attorneys for former Old Dominion football players Reid Evans and Markell Wilkins will request delays of their preliminary hearings into sexual assault allegations from an incident last June. Hearings...
View ArticlePolice: Hampton man charged with sexual abuse
On Wednesday, police arrested a 42-year-old Hampton man accused of sexually assaulting a female juvenile in 2009, a police spokesman said. Boris Lionel Billups was charged with five counts of...
View Article71-year-old man sentenced in 1981 attack
YORK — After 31 years, a woman who was the victim of a violent sexual assault as a teenager in 1981 finally got justice Thursday when her attacker was sentenced to 10 years in prison. York-Poquoson...
View ArticleSentencing for juvenile delayed in York sexual assault case
YORK — A sentencing hearing for a 17-year-old boy charged in connection with the sexual assault of a young child was postponed Thursday in York-Poquoson Circuit Court. Steven Weisbrod, an attorney for...
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