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Rutgers coach Mike Rice (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Rutgers Fires Coach Mike Rice After Practice Video Prompts Outcry

“Based upon recently revealed information and a review of previously discovered issues, Rutgers has terminated the contract of Mike Rice,” the school’s athletic department tweeted Wednesday.

2013/04/03

Mike Rice (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Rothstein: I’ve Never Seen Anything Like The Rice Situation At Rutgers

I can still remember the first practice. It was right before Mike Rice’s first season at Rutgers, and it was unlike anything I’d ever witnessed before.

2013/04/03

Christian Home For Children (credit: Handout)

Lawsuit Accuses Former Workers Of Shuttered Fort Lee Orphanage Of Abuse

Nine former residents of a shuttered orphanage in Fort Lee have filed a lawsuit claiming they were abused by employees of the home.

2012/11/28

Charges Upgraded Against Man Accused Of Shoving Ex-Girlfriend And Baby Out Window

The charges were upgraded Friday against 19-year-old Frederico Bruno of Jersey City, following the baby’s death Tuesday.

2012/08/03

Rafael Sosa is accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old student at PS 208. (credit: teachers.net)

Teacher At P.S. 208 Arrested For Alleged Sex Abuse Of An 8-Year-Old

Rafael Sosa, 29, allegedly had relations with the student on several occasions. He allegedly kissed her and touched her inappropriately.

2012/06/14

Teacher in Classroom (file / credit: clipart.com)

Father Documented Teacher’s Alleged Abuse Of Autistic Son

Stu Chaifetz decided to place a hidden microphone on his son, Akian, back in February. He recorded more than six hours of audio and said he was stunned by what he heard.

2012/04/25

Head coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Coutinho: Joe Paterno Must Step Down

The thing that really angers me is that there was not one adult that put the children’s safety first. You know what they put first? The Program, football, wins, and the Nittany Lion legacy and that is why Joe Paterno should be asked to resign.

2011/11/08

Janet Chiauzzi (credit: Nassau County Police Department)

Cops: Long Island Mom Stalked, Threatened Little League Coach After Son Was Cut

A Long Island mother was under arrest Monday after police said she stalked her son’s coach and sent threatening letters to his family, after her boy failed to make the team.

2011/06/20

NYC Rabbi Accused Of Molesting Child

Nechemya Weberman pleaded innocent at his arraignment to charges of criminal sex act, rape, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse.

2011/02/24

Elizabeth Peters, 53, was convicted after surveillance camera caught her abusing the elderly woman she was being paid to care for.

Home Health Aide Convicted Of Abusing Elderly Patient

A home health aide has been convicted of brutalizing an 86-year-old Brooklyn woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s, leaving her on the floor while she watched television.

2010/11/10

Love Is Louder Seeks To End Bullying

NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Bullying has taken up much of the national discussion this past month. To combat that issue, many campaigns are out to help young people survive the abuse. CBS 2 speaks […]

2010/11/07

Jury Deliberations To Continue In NJ Incest Case

Jurors have not reached a verdict in the first day of deliberations in the trial of a New Jersey father accused of raping five of his daughters.

2010/10/19

Closing Arguments Under Way In NJ Dad’s Incest Trial

Closing statements are under way Monday in the first of five trials for a New Jersey father accused of raping five of his daughters.

2010/10/18

NJ Father Under Cross-Examination In Incest Case

The man testified earlier that he loved his children and never harmed them. He said testimony from his former wife that he beat her and the children, and a daughter who said he raped her until she bore him a child, were “all lies.”

2010/10/14