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Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese ‘does not object’ to release of report detailing sexual abuse, so long as it is accurate

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore does not oppose the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s efforts to make public a report detailing sexual abuse and torture committed by area priests and laypeople over 80 years, so long as it is accurate, a spokesperson for the church said Friday.

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‘It’s not my shame, it’s his’: Somerset woman speaks out on childhood abuse by brother

Exclusive: Liz Roberts says familial sexual abuse is a ‘hidden scourge’ that has long-term impact on survivors

The Guardian - UK

'Now's the time to come forward': Cricket ACT abuse survivors reveal redress relief

Cricket ACT Child sexual abuse survivors say they're relieved after the organisation signed up to the National Redress Scheme.

The Canberra Times

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Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report

The Internet Watch Foundation says it found nearly 900 instances of the most severe types of child sexual abuse content in just five days.

The Independent UK

Maryland probe finds 158 abusive priests, over 600 victims

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years

The Independent UK

Pfleger supporters call for priest’s reinstatement to his parish: ‘Bring Father Mike home for the holidays’

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church, was removed pending investigation of a sexual abuse allegation from more than 30 years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Maryland AG investigation finds more than 600 victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests

BALTIMORE — More than 600 people were sexually abused over the past 80 years at the hands of Catholic priests assigned to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and the church actively helped to cover up many of the abuses, a report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office found.

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Italy church report into sexual abuses a ‘joke’ say victims’ groups

Victims’ advocates say report, which identified 68 alleged abusers between 2020-21, excludes key data and figures

The Guardian - UK

Lawyer for 'Wolf Pack' rapist seeks shorter sentence under new Spanish law

The lawyer for a group of men convicted of the gang-rape of a young woman at a Spanish bull-running festival said on Thursday he hopes to secure a reduction in one of his clients' sentences using a legal change governing penalties for sexual abuse.

Reuters

Victims call Italy Church's abuse report 'shamefully' limited

Italy's Catholic Church on Thursday released its first report on alleged sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable individuals but victims' advocates said the number of cases was likely much higher and denounced its limited scope as shameful.

Reuters

Italy church releases abuse accounting, but only for 2 years

Italy’s Catholic bishops have provided their first-ever accounting of clergy sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Turkish ‘cult leader’ Oktar sentenced to 8,658 years in prison

Oktar was charged with leading a criminal gang, engaging in political and military espionage and sexual abuse of minors.

Al Jazeera

New allegations in Agape lawsuits include sexual abuse, ‘pandemic’ of suicide attempts

New court filings reveal some of the most brutal allegations of abuse at Agape Boarding School so far, including one former student’s account that two staffers sexually assaulted him.

Tribune News Service

Catherine Britt says she was sexually abused by 'big names' in the music industry

Newcastle's country queen has sensationally lifted the lid on the sexual abuse she experienced as a young woman breaking into the music industry.

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’Thrives on creating fear’: Inquiry hears online child sexual abuse rates are soaring

Online child sex abuse rates are booming across Australia, prompting calls to focus on pre-emptive measures to curb the rise.

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Sexual abuse survivors launch national day to encourage others to speak up

Grace Tame's Australian of the Year award seemed like the country was finally acknowledging survivors, says Tiffany Skeggs. Now, there is a national day, in part to help encourage more people to speak up.

Daily Mirror

Killer who murdered schoolgirl to hide his sexual abuse dies without body being found

Neo-Nazi Robert Ewing – who a judge described as ‘evil incarnate’ when sentencing him to life in prison – refused to tell police where he and accomplice Gareth Dewhurst disposed of Paige Chivers' body

Dublin Live

Gardai probing allegations of sexual abuse as 57 claims made against Blackrock College Holy Ghost Order

The Spiritans previously said more than 233 people have made allegations of abuse against identified Irish Spiritans in ministries in Ireland and abroad

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LAPD watchdog to oversee investigation into cover-up of sexual assault report against Moonves

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department's inspector general will oversee an investigation into how at least one LAPD official became involved in a scheme to cover up sexual abuse allegations by former CBS Corp. Chief Leslie Moonves.

The Independent UK

Record amount of online child abuse blocked, safety group says

The Internet Watch Foundation has warned that online safety laws must be brought in swiftly to protect children.

The Independent UK

Australian man sentenced to 129 years in the Philippines for child sexual abuse

Peter Gerard Scully was arrested in 2015 in Malaybalay in Philippine city after fleeing from Australia in 2011

Miami Herald

In victory for Dershowitz, Epstein victim says: I ‘may have made a mistake’ in accusing him

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent sexual abuse victims, Virginia Giuffre, has settled a bitterly fought defamation lawsuit with famed defense attorney Alan Dershowitz.

AAP

More funds for National Redress Scheme

The National Redress Scheme for victim-survivours of institutional child sexual abuse has been getting an average of 776 applications a month since March.

The Independent UK

Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre says she was wrong to accuse Alan Dershowitz of sexual abuse

Ms Giuffre said in a statement that she genuinely believed the claim, but that she was in a stressful and traumatic environment

Radio France Internationale

French Catholic Church in upheaval following sexual abuse revelations

France's Catholic Church has revealed that 11 former or serving bishops have been accused of sexual violence or failing to report cases of abuse. Among them, a cardinal who confessed to assaulting a girl in the 1980s and who now faces an inquiry by prosecutors in Marseille.

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