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Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana

Scott Anthony Gastal, who at age 11 had testified in court in the 1980s that his priest had raped him, was beaten to death

The Guardian - US

Trump Admin Drops Lawsuit Against Migrant Shelter Contractor Accused of Permitting Child Abuse

Southwest Key published a statement denying any wrongdoing

Latin Times

Trump admin drops Biden-era lawsuit over sexual abuse of migrant children

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced this week that the Trump administration is dropping its lawsuit against Southwest Key, a service that works with migrant children.

The Independent UK

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Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office says a former pastor of a Texas megachurch who resigned after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s has been indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Independent UK

Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters

The Trump administration says it is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over alleged sexual abuse and harassment of minors at its facilities

The Independent UK

'Humiliated': Palestinian Victims Of Israel Sexual Abuse Testify At UN

Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week.

International Business Times

Nearly 40,000 child-on-child sexual abuse offences recorded in one year

New analysis has been published of data from 44 police forces across England and Wales.

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Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children

The Independent UK

UK child sexual abuse survivors take standup comedy courses

Comedian Angie Belcher offers country’s first such workshops in Bristol to help people process trauma

The Guardian - UK

Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California

Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

The Guardian - US

A ‘YouTube mom’ died after being accused of torturing her kids. Now, her son is going to jail for child sexual abuse

The Hackney brothers were arrested alongside their mother in 2019 after police said they failed to report their parent’s child abuse

The Independent UK

‘Number on formal protection plans for child sexual abuse at 30-year record low’

The CSA Centre estimates around 500,000 children are sexually abused in England each year.

The Independent UK

Dominique Pelicot’s daughter files legal complaint of sexual abuse by father

Caroline Darian says she believes she was drugged and sexually assaulted or raped by her father between 2010 and 2020

The Guardian - UK

Gisele Pelicot's Daughter Says Has Filed Sex Abuse Case Against Father

The daughter of convicted French rapist Dominique Pelicot said Thursday she had filed a complaint against her father accusing him of sexual abuse, after he was jailed for repeatedly sedating and raping her mother Gisele Pelicot along with dozens of strangers.

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Gisele Pelicot's daughter files sex abuse case against father

The Guardian - AU

How MJ the Musical sanitised Michael Jackson’s story: ‘Can we really sit in a theatre and pretend?’

MJ the Musical has already made millions for Jackson’s estate. But as the Broadway hit opens in Australia and the estate prepares to face two of Jackson’s alleged victims in court, fans may ask: is buying a ticket OK?

The Independent UK

Watching extreme porn is leading to online sexual offending, charity warns

A married man in his 30s said he was placed on the sex offenders register after his porn addiction escalated into viewing child sexual abuse images

The Guardian - UK

Former Gabon youth coach banned for life by Fifa over sexual abuse of players

Patrick Assoumou Eyi was found guilty of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against multiple players and has been banned for life and fined 1m Swiss francs

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Evening Standard

Tougher laws needed to combat non-consensual intimate images, MPs say

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

Radio France Internationale

French clergy acknowledge responsibility in school sexual abuse scandal

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…

Evening Standard

Russell Brand faces High Court lawsuit over 'sexual abuse' allegation

Russell Brand is being sued in London’s High Court over ‘sexual abuse’

The Guardian - US

US gynecologist charged with sexual abuse and performing unnecessary procedures

Sanjeev Kumar accused of abusing four women, medical fraud and reusing unsanitary devices was arrested in Memphis

Evening Standard

Actor sues Shakespeare's Globe theatre over response to 'abuse' disclosure

Athena Stevens says she was traumatised by Shakespeare’s Globe bosses’ response to her disclosure of ‘sexual abuse’

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Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse By South Carolina Pastor And Father

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

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