The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

For pianist James Rhodes, the composer’s music expressed feelings that he could not put into words – and kept helping him as his mental health suffered in adulthood

Ray Mouton was one of the earliest and most influential figures in exposing sexual abuse inside the church

As the US Department of Justice published 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files, deputy US attorney Todd Blanche indicated that the deluge of documents wouldn’t lead to additional criminal charges. Victims want “to be made whole”, he said, but that “doesn’t mean we can just create evidence or that…

Technology giants are not doing enough to tackle the worst examples of child sexual abuse material online, according to Australia's online safety boss.

In the 2024–25 financial year alone, the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received nearly 83,000 reports of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), primarily on mainstream platforms. This was a 41% increase from the year before.

Of the former athletes, all but two are listed as “John Doe” to preserve their anonymity

New Mexico attorney general accuses Meta of failing to safeguard children against trafficking and sexual abuse

Exclusive: Safety advocates want laws strengthened to ensure child sexual abuse offenders cannot referee children’s sport

Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the ‘monumental shift’ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendants’ rights

George Zinn, 71, further admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material and pleaded no contest to allegations

Comedian was arrested in 2013 in relation to allegations of historic sexual abuse, but was released without charge a year later