The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

Welby denied having learned the full extent of Smyth’s abuse until 2017

Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop, has been found guilty of sexual abuse charges

His two-year prison sentence is suspended.

A federal lawsuit could open a new chapter in an escalating legal battle over child sexual abuse in Maryland

The Tampa Bay shortstop faces allegations of sexual abuse.

In first public comments on topic, Leo XIV has now signaled zero tolerance for sexual abuser priests

The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse was the largest inquiry in UK history, running from 2015 to 2022 and investigating institutional failures in preventing child sexual abuse. The inquiry’s final report included 20 recommendations for change. So far, zero have been fully implemented.

The man is suspected of committing 120 crimes against eight victims, ages 11 to 15

The announcement follows a series of recommendations by Baroness Casey made in her audit on 'grooming gangs', which found that Asian men were overrepresented in three local areas – but more data was needed to gain a national picture.

EU lawmakers from left to right voted by landslide to criminalise AI-generated child abuse images. The sweeping law also tackles grooming, livestreaming, sextortion and age of consent, aiming to close loopholes and protect children across the EU.

Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde told the Commons he was ‘disgusted’ by the Conservative leader’s ‘party political assault’.