Major cases
The full history of the largest scandals, from first reports through criminal cases, civil litigation and reforms. Each development links to the reporting at the time.
- Activision Blizzard
California's lawsuit over harassment and discrimination at the video game company, and the settlements that followed.
10 developments · 2021–2023 - Bill Cosby
Allegations spanning decades, the 2018 conviction and its 2021 reversal, and the civil suits that continued afterward.
31 developments · 2005–2026 - Boy Scouts of America
Decades of abuse documented in the organization's own files, tens of thousands of claims, and the bankruptcy that created a $2.4 billion trust.
30 developments · 2010–2026 - Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)
From the first cases in the 1980s and the Boston Globe's 2002 investigation to grand jury reports, diocese bankruptcies and multibillion-dollar settlements.
119 developments · 1985–2026 - Catholic Church abuse crisis (worldwide)
Government inquiries, prosecutions and Vatican reforms in Ireland, Australia, Chile, Germany, France and beyond.
100 developments · 1989–2026 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Lawsuits over how church leaders handled reports of child abuse.
13 developments · 2017–2026 - Columbia University and Dr. Robert Hadden
A Columbia gynecologist's federal conviction and nearly $1 billion in settlements with former patients.
16 developments · 2019–2026 - Corporate workplace misconduct
Major sexual harassment and misconduct cases at large companies with significant litigation.
15 developments · 2017–2023 - FCI Dublin federal prison
Widespread staff abuse at a federal women's prison, criminal convictions including the warden, closure and settlements.
17 developments · 2021–2026 - Fox News
Sexual harassment suits that ended the careers of Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly and led to settlements and workplace reforms at Fox.
33 developments · 2016–2025 - Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company
The 2017 reporting that launched the #MeToo movement, the collapse of The Weinstein Company, and Weinstein's criminal trials, convictions, appeals and retrial.
44 developments · 2017–2026 - Hollywood and the #MeToo movement
How #MeToo reshaped the entertainment and media industry: major cases at studios and networks, lawsuits, criminal trials, and new laws and workplace rules.
52 developments · 2017–2026 - Jeffrey Epstein
The financier's 2008 plea deal, 2019 arrest and death, the Ghislaine Maxwell case, and the banks and institutions that settled claims afterward.
95 developments · 2006–2026 - Jehovah's Witnesses
Government inquiries and lawsuits over the organization's handling of abuse reports.
13 developments · 2015–2025 - Jimmy Savile and the BBC
The revelations about the broadcaster, Operation Yewtree's prosecutions, and the reviews into the BBC and NHS.
32 developments · 2012–2024 - Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State
The sports doctor who abused hundreds of athletes, the institutions that failed to stop him, and the record settlements and reforms that followed.
84 developments · 2016–2024 - Los Angeles County juvenile facilities
Thousands of claims of abuse in county juvenile halls and foster facilities, and the record $4 billion settlement.
16 developments · 2019–2026 - Maryland Child Victims Act
The 2023 law ending time limits on child abuse suits and the wave of claims against the state that followed.
22 developments · 2023–2026 - Mohamed Al Fayed and Harrods
Allegations against the former Harrods owner and the store's compensation scheme.
12 developments · 2024–2026 - New Hampshire Youth Development Center
Criminal charges, more than 1,000 lawsuits and a state settlement fund over abuse at the state's youth detention center.
26 developments · 2021–2026 - Ohio State and Dr. Richard Strauss
Allegations from hundreds of former athletes against a university doctor, and the long fight over the university's liability.
41 developments · 2018–2026 - Other religious organizations
Abuse cases at churches, ministries and religious bodies with major litigation or inquiries.
27 developments · 2017–2026 - Other USC cases
Additional sexual abuse cases involving the University of Southern California.
4 developments · 2019–2022 - Penn State and Jerry Sandusky
The 2011 grand jury case against the former assistant coach, the cover-up charges against university leaders, and the sanctions and settlements that followed.
80 developments · 2011–2026 - R. Kelly
Two decades of allegations, the 2008 acquittal, renewed reporting, and the federal convictions in New York and Chicago.
20 developments · 2002–2025 - Russell Brand
The 2023 investigation into the comedian and broadcaster, the BBC and Channel 4 reviews that followed, and the criminal case in London, where he denies rape and sexual assault charges.
37 developments · 2023–2026 - Sean Combs
A 2023 lawsuit, the wave of civil claims that followed, and the federal criminal case against the music mogul.
25 developments · 2023–2026 - Southern Baptist Convention
Reporting on abuse in Southern Baptist churches, the 2022 independent investigation, and the denomination's fight over reforms.
24 developments · 2019–2026 - Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts
Misconduct allegations against the casino founder and the regulatory fines, shareholder suits and settlements that followed.
13 developments · 2018–2025 - U.S. military sexual assault
From Tailhook to the Vanessa Guillén case and the 2021 overhaul of how the military prosecutes sexual assault.
15 developments · 1992–2026 - UCLA and Dr. James Heaps
A university gynecologist's criminal conviction and more than $700 million in settlements.
14 developments · 2019–2026 - UK grooming gangs
Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, Rochdale, Telford and other towns, the official reports, prosecutions and national inquiry.
36 developments · 2010–2026 - UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
The seven-year statutory inquiry into how institutions in England and Wales failed children, and the response to its findings.
26 developments · 2014–2026 - University of Michigan and Dr. Robert Anderson
Decades of abuse by a university doctor and the $490 million settlement that followed.
17 developments · 2020–2025 - USC and Dr. George Tyndall
Decades of complaints about a University of Southern California campus gynecologist, the 2018 investigation that exposed them, and the criminal case and record civil settlements that followed.
51 developments · 2018–2024 - Youth sports and camps
Abuse cases at youth sports organizations and camps with major litigation.
15 developments · 2010–2025