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‘I’m A Survivor Of Child Sexual Abuse: This Is What I Want Every Aussie To Know’

In many cases, child sexual abuse happens much closer to home than we think, through the gradual process of grooming by someone a child knows and trusts.

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Cop in bid to overturn sexual abuse convictions

A detective is attempting to overturn convictions that he sexually touched a 19-year-old without her consent, including in a police station interview room.

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Man charged after directing, streaming child abuse

An Australian man has been charged with online sexual exploitation after paying for footage showing the sexual abuse of Filipino children as young as six.

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Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE

A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to a confidential settlement and will now help the accuser as she continues suing the company and former leader Vince McMahon

The Independent UK

Joël Le Scouarnec: France's worst paedophile who sexually abused hundreds of children given maximum jail term

Joël Le Scouarnec was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children

Evening Standard

French court to deliver verdict in landmark child sex abuse case involving 299 victims

A verdict is expected in one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey has directed his first feature film in 20 years

In a huge sign he’s making a comeback after his career was derailed by sexual abuse allegations, Kevin Spacey has directed his first feature film in 20 years.

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Details of MP's alleged sexual abuse of men revealed

A state MP is accused of preying on a teenager and later a work colleague by sexually abusing them after they had been drinking, a court has been told.

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West Mercia police accused of ‘shaming’ alleged victim of child sexual abuse

Exclusive: Heidi Clutterbuck’s public campaigning after anonymity breach cited in argument for reduced damages

The Guardian - UK

NSW government admits it is vicariously liable for prison guard’s sexual abuse of female inmate

Court hears both parties in class action against state of NSW over conduct of Wayne Astill ‘keen to explore the possibility of settlement’

The Guardian - AU

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa loses civil case suing him for child sexual abuse

The plaintiff, who alleged that Bambaataa sexually abused and trafficked him when he was 12, was granted a default judgment after the DJ failed to show up in court

The Guardian - UK

New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday

The Independent UK

‘Child sexual abuse support services face closure or cuts in funding shortfall’

The centre of expertise on child sexual abuse said currently thousands of children and adults are left waiting months or even years to access support.

Evening Standard

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are amplifying calls for a global zero-tolerance policy and other reforms from the American hometown of the new pope

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LGBTQ+ flags, 'wokeness' and sexual abuse coverups: The misinformation already targeting the pope

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere.

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11 Y.O. Girl Sexually Abused In Victoria After Adding Stranger On Snapchat

An 11 Y.O. girl in Victoria, who the court called “April”, became the victim of sexual abuse after adding a stranger on Snapchat in 2023.

The Independent UK

‘Assaulted, locked in a dog crate and given a bucket for toilet’: The woman who escaped years of captivity in suburban home

A New Jersey couple allegedly held the woman's now 18-year-old daughter captive for seven years, subjecting her to physical and sexual abuse.

International Business Times

French Lawmakers Divided Over PM Child Abuse Hearing

French politicians were divided on Thursday over the marathon hearing of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who was grilled by lawmakers about claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.

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French PM Bayrou denies covering up sexual abuse at Catholic school

In testimony to a parliamentary committee hearing, French Prime Minister François Bayrou continued to deny he knew of sexual abuse allegations at a Catholic school in the Pyrenees when he served as education minister in the 1990s.

AAP

Ex-MP on child sex charges released after bail breach

Accused child sex abuser and former Liberal MP Rory Amon has been swarmed by journalists after he was arrested over a lapse in memory about his bail conditions.

The Independent UK

Weinstein accuser rips defense lawyer: 'You should be ashamed of yourself'

A former model has reproached one of Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers for suggesting that her sexual abuse allegations against the ex-studio boss are lies

International Business Times

French PM To Testify On Child Abuse Scandal

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.

The Independent UK

Sean Penn says he’d work with Woody Allen again ‘in a heartbeat’ despite sexual abuse allegations against director

Penn appeared in Allen’s 1999 film ‘Sweet and Lowdown’

Radio France Internationale

French government called on to do more against use of 'date rape' drugs

The French government is being called on to take measures to address cases of sexual abuse and assault committed using so-called date-rape drugs. Five months after the trial of Dominique Pellicot, who was convicted of drugging his wife so that dozens of strangers could rape her, a French parliamentary report…

The Guardian - US

After $1bn settlement, doctor’s sexual assault victims question Columbia University’s inaction

Robert Hadden, sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse, kept practicing even as allegations piled up

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