An Ohio man is alleging he was assaulted by corrections officers who used excessive force while he was incarcerated at the ...

What is the difference between an assault and a battery? The answer is simple. A battery involves physical contact; an assault does not. Specifically, for a battery to occur, the perpetrator must make ...

A jury found a former UC Santa Barbara student guilty of three counts related to sexual assault, battery and rape on Jan. 20.

Nearly two years after Alaia Baldwin Aranow was arrested for allegedly throwing a used tampon at a bartender and hitting two ...

When people greet one another, a lot of times they shake hands or give hugs. But sometimes not everyone likes to be touched or to have a person give them a hug, even if they are family. This brings up ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A 31-year-old Champaign man was arrested on aggravated sexual assault and battery charges after police found a woman with injuries walking with him early Monday morning.

The sheriff’s office is looking for 37-year-old Tony Williams and 34-year-old Valencia Adams for an incident on the 2800 ...

On Jan. 13, Louis T. Bland, 50 years old of Pittsfield, was found guilty by a jury of his peers and sentenced on the ...

BEAUFORT, SC (WTOC) - David Johnathon Shytle, Jr. has been charged with two counts of Assault & Battery and five counts of Misconduct in Office by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.