Child Abuse

Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.

With the approval of the government, a renowned sexologist ran a dangerous program. How could this happen?

Standards for accounting for such deaths vary wildly from state to state, and chances that a uniform definition of maltreatment death will materialize are slim.

In the time since the physician’s imprisonment, a number of journalistic investigations have shifted the public’s focus to the stories of his lesser-known victims, exposing the culture that enabled his abuse.

Dr. David Ayoub used to be active in the anti-vaccination movement. Now he’s challenging mainstream science again—as an expert witness for accused child abusers.

Michael Holick, a renowned scientist turned expert witness, relies on his own controversial theory to help alleged abusers avoid prison and regain custody of the babies they were accused of harming.

I never got any help, any kind of therapy. I never told anyone.

In January, a New York State parole board will decide whether to believe Kelly’s daughter, who says that she falsely accused her father of rape when she was eight years old.

In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family.

How Edward St. Aubyn made literature out of a poisoned legacy.