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Heard Says Depp Sexually Assaulted Her in Australia while Filming 'Pirates'

Amber Heard testified on Thursday that her ex-husband Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her and threatened to "carve up" her face with a broken bottle during a heated argument one month after their 2015 marriage. The 36-year-old "Aquaman" actress recounted multiple instances of alleged physical and sexual abuse during her second…

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Tasmania's 'unexamined dark past' has led to latest reckoning with child sexual abuse

The current inquiry into sexual abuse in Tasmania has opened wounds, with one expert saying the "unexamined dark past" of the prison island has a lot to answer for — made worse by lingering shame and a compulsion for secrecy.

ABC News

Tas abuse inquiry told of disclosure risks

A commission of inquiry is examining the Tasmanian government's responses to allegations of historical and contemporary sexual abuse by public servants.

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Gov. Beshear: Abortion ban would hurt minors, victims of sexual abuse

Gov. Andy Beshear said if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade this summer, it will mean less protection for minors and people who have suffered sexual abuse.

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Beshear: Abortion ban would hurt minors, victims of sexual abuse

Gov. Andy Beshear said if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade this summer, it will mean less protection for minors and people who have suffered sexual abuse.

WEKU

Santi Mina: LaLiga star sentenced to four years in prison for sexual abuse

Former Spanish youth international Santi Mina has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of sexual abuse.

Evening Standard

Ending Roe equals violence against women

Forcing unwanted pregnancies to continue is traumatic sexual abuse — it will destroy lives. That's fact, not theory

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Santi Mina: Spanish footballer sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of sexual abuse

The 26-year-old will appeal against the sentence

The Independent UK

Amber Heard was left with PTSD after sexual abuse in Johnny Depp marriage, court hears

Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she describes herself as a victim of violence

Evening Standard

Work culture could be why detention centre staff have 'unfavourable views about children', commission hears

"Negative socialisation" could explain why the behaviour and attitudes of Ashley Youth Detention Centre workers might reflect attitudes of "years past", Tasmania's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.

ABC News

Fifa opens proceedings against four coaches in Gabon sexual abuse inquiry

Fifa’s independent ethics committee has opened formal proceedings against Patrick Assoumou Eyi, Serge Mombo and two other coaches as part of its investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in Gabon

The Guardian - UK

Mother tells Tasmania's child abuse commission of inquiry of feeling ignored, belittled by Launceston hospital staff

A mother increasingly frantic over what was happening to her daughter at a Tasmanian hospital says she called a child safety service because she did not know who else to turn to.

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Paedophile Bronte Ciracovitch's 'degradation' of victims should mean no leniency, court told

The lawyer for Bronte Ciracovitch, who committed "serious and degrading" sexual abuse against young children in his care, has asked that he be spared a "crushing sentence", but the prosecution has told an Adelaide court he should not be shown any leniency.

ABC News

Mother's worry about Tas nurse 'dismissed'

A Tasmanian woman has told an inquiry of her daughter's distress and anxiety after being treated by a nurse who was later charged with child sex offences.

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Irish comedian who made child abuse jokes unmasked as paedophile who paid to watch kids being sexually abused online

Eamon Goodfellow has been convicted of 'paying for and directing the sexual abuse of children' in the Philippines and Romania

Daily Mirror

Kayla Harrison using her MMA success to help tackle child sexual abuse

Harrison created the Fearless Foundation after being sexually abused by her former judo coach and the PFL star is hoping a third $1million prize can grow her foundation

ABC News

Mother tells Tasmania's commission of inquiry about how paedophile nurse James Griffin gained family's trust

A Tasmanian mother speaks of her anguish at reading in a newspaper about allegations against now notorious paedophile nurse James Griffin, years after her daughter's death.

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After so many revelations, sporting organisations need to look deeply at their histories with child sexual abuse

As survivors continue to come forward to tell their stories, it is surely time that major sporting institutions perform their own, unsparing investigations into historical child sexual abuse, writes Russell Jackson.

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Alleged Tas abuser 'groomed whole family'

A commission of inquiry is examining Tasmanian government responses to allegations of historical and contemporary child sexual abuse by public servants.

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AFL club Western Bulldogs rocked by historical child sexual abuse scandal

Western Bulldogs chief executive Ameet Bains says the AFL club is "shocked and dismayed" by revelations the club was the scene of horrific child sexual abuse for much of the 1980s.

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Tasmania's Commission of Inquiry into child sex abuse will hold public hearings. Here is what will happen

The Commission of Inquiry looking at the Tasmanian government's responses to child sexual abuse in state institutions will hold two weeks of public hearings, starting in Hobart on Monday.

ABC News

Adam Kneale was like any footy-loving boy of the 80s until a trip to Footscray’s Western Oval turned his innocent life into a nightmare

When Adam Kneale was offered a chance to help out around the Footscray Football Club as an 11-year-old, he thought he was realising every kids' dream. Instead, he faced unimaginable trauma. WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

Aid group reports surging numbers in child abuse in Pakistan

An aid group dedicated to child protection says assaults and sexual abuse of children have surged in Pakistan

The Guardian - UK

Dutch football pundit’s sexual abuse story on live TV sparks national outcry

Former player Johan Derksen appeared to make comments about historic drunken assault to amusement of presenter

Reuters

Pope mandates annual audit on protection of children from abuse

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