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The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

How to recognise child-on-child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately

Allegations of sexual abuse by early childhood educators have rocked Australia in recent months.

The Conversation

Former Australian lawmaker sentenced to prison for rape and sexual abuse of two men

Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for raping a young man and sexually assaulting a teenager

The Independent UK

How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?

Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales sector.

The Conversation

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New Orleans sexual abuse victims approve $230m Catholic church settlement

Victims to receive payments based on severity and effects of abuse perpetrated by members of clergy

The Guardian - US

Head monk found guilty of sexually abusing children

A Buddhist monk has been convicted of 17 child sexual abuse offences following a four-week jury trial.

AAP

Queensland to create public register of sex offenders as Daniel Morcombe’s parents ‘hope it will go national’

Bruce and Denise Morcombe call on other states to act as LNP passes ‘Daniel’s law’, allowing public naming of some child sexual abusers

The Guardian - AU

Nigel Farage urged to apologise to five survivors of grooming gangs for 'ignorance and untrue statements'

Reform UK leader suggested the women invited on to the child sexual exploitation inquiry panel were victims of other types of child sexual abuse

Evening Standard

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Nigel Farage facing calls to apologise to female survivors of grooming gangs

A group of women have said it was “categorically untrue” for Farage to have said they were not victims of grooming gangs

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew’s ‘one peppercorn’ lease exposes how little is known about royal finances

In announcing that Prince Andrew would no longer use his title or honours, Buckingham Palace hoped to shift the spotlight away from his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and the accusations of sexual abuse he has faced (and denied).

The Conversation

Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage

Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse at UK army medicals over five decades

Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016

The Guardian - UK

Police probe claims of sexual abuse during Army enlistment medicals

The alleged abuse took place at several Army locations in the UK between the 1970s and 2016, Wiltshire Police said

Evening Standard

From grooming gangs to Virginia Giuffre, this is the common thread in abuse

Two stories of abuse have repeatedly captured the UK’s attention. The first relates to Prince Andrew’s friendship with financier Jeffrey Epstein, even after Epstein was convicted for sex offences. The second is the group-based child sexual abuse in Rotherham, Rochdale and other cities.

The Conversation

The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed

As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Met Police set to reopen 9,000 cases in major London grooming gangs probe

Suspected grooming gangs cases exposed by Standard investigation to be reexamined as part of huge Met Police review

Evening Standard

Standard exclusive investigation: Inside London’s grooming gang shame

Police failure. Institutional cover-up. Establishment silence: The real story of London’s harrowing grooming gang epidemic

The Independent UK

Bradley Wiggins: People doubted I was a survivor of sexual abuse – I had to tell the full story

Wiggins has revealed why he wanted to open up on abuse by a childhood cycling coach in his new book, ‘The Chain’, and why he only blames himself for his descent into cocaine addiction

International Business Times

Pope Leo Holds First Meeting With Abuse Survivors' Group

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting Monday with a group of survivors of sexual abuse by priests, with one participant describing it as a "free-flowing" discussion about what the Church should do.

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The Guardian - UK

York MP calls on royal family to explain source of £12m Virginia Giuffre payment

Rachael Maskell says ‘a lot of clarity’ needed over how Prince Andrew funded settlement of sexual abuse case

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles agrees to pay $828m to settle more sexual abuse claims

Deal comes after county in April agreed to pay $4bn to settle historical claims – largest such settlement in US history

The Independent UK

LA county reaches $828M agreement to settle 400 more claims of sexual abuse after historic payout

Los Angeles County has reached a $828 million agreement to settle more than 400 additional sexual abuse claims against county employees that were not included in an earlier settlement that was the largest sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history

The Guardian - US

Ex-Catholic priest exploited family deaths to abuse disabled boy, police allege

Mark Ford, extradited from Indiana to New Orleans jail, faces life in prison if convicted of sexual abuse charges

The Independent UK

Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal

The Vatican’s child protection board says the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal

Euronews

'Hidden pandemic': New report exposes child sexual abuse numbers in Europe

While EU lawmakers squabble over the 'chat control bill', child associations decry the five million children in Europe facing online and offline sexual abuse.

International Business Times UK

Pastor Jon Sheptock, Inspirational Montgomery Pastor, Arrested for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

A 49-year-old worship leader and singer-songwriter has been charged with producing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.

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