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Ex-Red Arrows pilot avoids jail over child sexual abuse images

Combat veteran’s crime ‘abhorrent’, says judge

The Independent UK

Germany reports rise of child sex abuse, depiction of abuse

German police have recorded a significant increase of depictions of sexual abuse against children last year compared to the year before

The Independent UK

How career criminal and notorious bank robber Russell Manser turned his life around

Bank robber Russell Manser was destined for a life in prison before he discovered a new path by confronting his hidden trauma. Now he’s working to help others seek justice for crimes long buried.

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Italy Church's limited sexual abuse investigation disappoints victims

Italy's Catholic bishops said on Friday they would commission a report on clerical sexual abuse in the past two years and a separate analysis going back to 2000, disappointing victims who wanted a thorough investigation going back many decades.

Reuters

Southern Baptist leaders release a previously secret list of accused sexual abusers

In response to an explosive investigation, a list has been released of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of abuse. The cases largely span from 2000-2019.

WEKU

Editorial: The Southern Baptist blasphemy

While the Catholic Church has spent much of the last three decades wrestling with deeply painful revelations of priestly sexual abuse and the bishops’ callous disregard for the people in their care, many American Protestant denominations self-righteously wagged fingers at the Catholic hierarchy for tolerating pedophile priests when they knew…

Tribune News Service

Italian protesters demand action on abuses in Catholic Church

Anti-abuse activists on Friday demonstrated near the Vatican embassy to Italy to demand action into sexual abuse in the Italian Catholic Church, amid ongoing discussion on how such an investigation should be organised.

Reuters

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Child sexual abuse survivor says planned Tasmanian law a step forward but will not prevent offending

Tasmania's Attorney-General has announced plans to create a new criminal offence that will punish people in positions of power for failing to protect young people from sexual abuse. Katrina Munting says it is a step forward, but not something that will prevent abuse.

ABC News

Southern Baptist Convention publishes previously secret list of accused sex abusers

It marks an important step "towards addressing the scourge of sexual abuse and implementing reform in the Convention," leaders say.

Axios

FBI agents who investigated Larry Nassar won’t be charged

Two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who investigated Larry Nassar, the former U.S. women’s gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexual abuse, won’t face criminal charges, the Justice Department said.

Tribune News Service

Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list

Top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men in the UK

As Kevin Spacey faces a New York City court over a sexual abuse allegation, police in the United Kingdom have charged the “House of Cards” actor with four counts of sexual assault.

Tribune News Service

Duggar family now as eldest son Josh jailed over sick child sexual abuse images

19 Kids And Counting star Josh Duggar has been jailed for 12 and half years for the receipt and possession of child sex abuse images. As the eldest Duggar sibling heads to prison, here’s what the rest of the family has been up to

Daily Mirror

Queensland MP shares story of child sexual abuse to 'give a voice' to other survivors

Queensland MP Melissa McMahon reveals her harrowing experiences as a victim of child sexual abuse in a bid to raise awareness and inspire other victims to speak out.

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AAP

Qld MP reveals harrowing sexual abuse

Queensland Labor MP Melissa McMahon has revealed confronting details of her own childhood abuse, saying she was first raped at the age of five.

Los Angeles Times

TLC star Josh Duggar sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for child pornography

Reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to 12 and a half years in prison for receiving materials depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Salon

The GOP only cares about imaginary kids

For all the talk about "groomers" and "pro-life," the GOP ignores — or exacerbates — threats against real children

The Conversation

How to talk to your employer about trauma

The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a hidden chronic mental health issue in the workplace. A 2016 survey of UK adults found that one in five people between the ages of 18 and 74 said they had experienced at least one form of child abuse, whether…

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Los Angeles Times

University of California pays record $700 million to women who accused UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse

LOS ANGELES — The University of California system agreed Tuesday to settle lawsuits brought by hundreds of alleged victims of a former UCLA gynecologist, bringing total litigation payouts to nearly $700 million, the largest ever reached related to sexual abuse involving a public university.

WEKU

Southern Baptist leaders plan to release a secret list of accused sex abusers

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of abusers

Southern Baptist leaders say they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church-affiliated staff members accused of sexual abuse

France 24

The lessons learned after three months of war in Ukraine

IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, 24.05.2022: Military analysts weigh in on the major takeaways from Russia's now three-month-old war in Ukraine. We also discuss the results of a major probe on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Church across the United States. Finally, what does democracy look like among crows?…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Southern Baptist Convention must confront its own sexual abuse scandal

A third-party organization brought in by the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate allegations of systemic sexual abuse within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination found its leaders ignored and even “vilified” the victims, and knew more about the perpetrators than they admitted. The abuses occurred over a two-decade period, accentuating the…

Glasgow Live

Paisley paedophile faces 'merciless prison bullying' as he's jailed for abusing little girl

David Craig faced justice at Paisley Sheriff Court yesterday when he was jailed for putting his victim, who was a primary school at the time, through years of sexual abuse.

AAP

Tasmania flags new child protection law

The Tasmanian government will draft a new law to prosecute people in authority who fail to protect children from substantial risk of sexual abuse.

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