Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

Mother, US man jailed over sexual abuse of daughter

A collaboration by Australian and United States authorities has sent a woman and man to jail for abusing her daughter and a string of child abuse offences.

AAP

Telegram CEO Durov placed under formal investigation and banned from leaving France

Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, will be placed under formal investigation after four days of questioning by French police and is forbidden to leave French territory, Paris prosecutors said on Wedneday following Durov's appearance in a Paris court. Durov was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday…

France 24

Catholic Church Scandal In East Timor Raises Concerns

Catholic Church in East Timor faces clergy sexual abuse allegations; victims seek Pope's acknowledgment.

Top News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country

The Independent UK

Russia warns France against trying to 'intimidate' detained Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has suggested the French government is trying to intimidate Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, who was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday for 12 alleged crimes related to drug trafficking, the sale of child sexual abuse material and fraud on the messaging…

France 24

Philippine Police In Standoff With Fugitive Preacher's Followers

Learn about the tense standoff in the Philippines involving fugitive preacher Pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and his followers, wanted for sexual abuse and...

Top News

What is Telegram? What you need to know about messaging app after CEO Pavel Durov banned from leaving France

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris over the weekend, accused of enabling illicit activities, including drug trafficking and the distribution of child abuse images on his platform

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Diddy seeks to have producer's lawsuit tossed, says it's full of 'blatant falsehoods'

Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a lawsuit from a music producer who accused the music mogul of a broad pattern of sexual abuse and other misconduct

The Independent UK

Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors

Investigation into Pavel Durov relates to app’s alleged failure to stop spread of child sexual abuse material

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse

Hundreds of police, backed by riot squads, have raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking

The Independent UK

US Justice Department to investigate violence and sexual abuse at Tennessee's largest prison

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a privately operated Tennessee prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years

The Independent UK

A Day Care Worker Who Says She Was Documenting Diaper Rashes Got 126 Years for Taking 8 Photos

The Maryland Supreme Court deemed the evidence sufficient to convict the defendant on sexual abuse and child pornography charges.

Reason

Spike in redress claims after sexual abuse inquiry

An inquiry exposing government failings has led to a rise in claims to a national redress scheme by survivors of child sexual abuse in Tasmania.

AAP

Budget blow as state's child sexual abuse payouts soar

Tasmania's budget deficit for 2023/24 is set to grow fourfold, mainly because of a $571 million increase in payouts to child sexual abuse survivors.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Advocate's alleged abuser to fight charges at trial

The alleged abuser of victim advocate Manny Waks has been committed to stand trial after pleading not guilty to historical child sexual offences.

AAP

Notorious pedophile priest admits more child sex abuse

Elderly pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale has pleaded guilty to more historical child sexual abuse charges occurring between 1973 to 1981.

Latin Times

Voice actor behind Shrek and Bugs Bunny's Latino voices arrested on sexual abuse charges in Mexico

Alfonso 'N', a prominent voice actor known for bringing iconic characters in Latin America, is facing a serious legal battle after being detained on charges of aggravated sexual abuse

Top News

Coast Guard Academy Revamps Training After Sexual Abuse Scandal

U.S. Coast Guard Academy overhauls basic training post-sexual abuse scandal to create a positive and supportive environment for cadets.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Walrus

“They Dug Their Own Grave”: End Times for the Meeting House?

The Independent UK

Leader of ‘shamanastic community’ arrested on sexual assault and child sexual abuse charges

Investigators believe there may be additional victims and are encouraging them to come forward

Top News

US State Department Urges Israel To Investigate Allegations

US State Department expresses concern over sexual abuse allegations of Palestinian detainees by Israeli soldiers, urging swift investigation and accountabi...

AAP

Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Seventeen workers at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre have been suspended over historical child sex abuse allegations.

The Independent UK

Coach convicted of sexual abuse departs Olympics after being spotted on TV among China’s team

The Australian coach appeared on TV discussing Swiss triathlon athlete Julie Derron and pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in 1999

France 24

Israeli rights group details systematic abuse of Palestinians in Israel's jails

A report from Israeli rights group B'Tselem indicated that Palestinian prisoners were subjected to arbitrary beatings and sexual abuse. The report came out days after the Israeli military detained nine soldiers accused of severe abuse of a prisoner in a military facility in the Negev desert.

AAP

Historical abuse case stymied with elderly man's death

An 88-year-old man accused of the repeated sexual abuse of two underage girls decades ago has died before a court hearing into his alleged crimes.

1 … 43 44 45 46

People

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.