From left, U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and NCAA and world champion gymnast Maggie Nichols are shown after their testimony during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Sept. 15 about the FBI handling of the investigation of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of gymnasts. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
The Boy Scouts of America has reached a settlement with scores of men who say they were abused while they were in scouting. The deal has been presented to a federal court hearing the Boy Scouts' bankruptcy case. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption
St. Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which has released a list of 120 clergy members "credibly accused" of child sexual abuse. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis, pictured earlier this week, unveiled a new mandatory-reporting edict on Friday. It requires any Vatican official who learns of an allegation of abuse within the city-state or by Vatican officials to report it to Vatican prosecutors. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Larry Nassar, a former doctor for USA Gymnastics and member of Michigan State's sports medicine staff, sits in court during his 2018 sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday. Two cardinals with ties to the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals are no longer on his advisory panel. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Pope Francis waves to a crowd as he arrives at the National Shrine of Maipu in Santiago, Chile, to meet with young people, on Wednesday. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Director Bryan Singer denies that he raped 17-year-old boy during a party 14 years ago. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP hide caption
In the weeks since a former professional soccer player told a British newspaper that as a child, he had been sexually abused for years by a youth coach, several other former players have gone public with similar allegations of abuse by coaches and scouts. And news reports say hundreds of people have reported abuse at U.K. youth soccer clubs to police. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis on Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. Claudio Peri/EPA/Landov hide caption