The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

The Women and Equalities Committee said possession of such images should be made an offence.

The Congregation of the Fathers of Bétharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town of Pau, where Prime Minister François Bayrou has been mayor since 2014. Meanwhile a prosecutor has dismissed complaints alleging Bayrou failed to act…

Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by a South Carolina pastor and his father, raising concerns about financial dealings and past legal troubles.

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, the Argentinian was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013. At…

A judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring and increased transparency in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse at a now-shuttered federal women’s prison in California

Tories warn that ‘the potential scale of child sexual abuse across London remains a significant unknown’ after

A former leader of the Church of England is among several members of the clergy facing potential disciplinary action over the way the institution handled sexual abuse allegations

Lord Carey resigned as a priest in December following an investigation into the Church of England's handling of a separate sexual abuse case

An ex-police officer accused of molesting three girls over two decades is trying to halt a criminal prosecution against him due to mental decline and delay.