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The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

‘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

Radio France Internationale

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 Guardian - AU

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 Independent 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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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.

Evening Standard

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…

Radio France Internationale

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

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - US

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’

Evening Standard

Global Operation Arrests 25 In AI-Generated Child Abuse Material Case

Europol's Operation Cumberland arrests 25 individuals in a global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse material, emphasizing the need for in...

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Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, the Argentinian was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013. At…

The Independent UK

Judge OKs prison abuse settlement, rejecting Trump administration's push to rewrite protections

A judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring and increased transparency in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse at a now-shuttered federal women’s prison in California

Evening Standard

Call for grooming gangs inquiry rejected by London Assembly

Tories warn that ‘the potential scale of child sexual abuse across London remains a significant unknown’ after

The Independent UK

Former Church of England leader faces potential disciplinary action over handling of abuse claims

A former leader of the Church of England is among several members of the clergy facing potential disciplinary action over the way the institution handled sexual abuse allegations

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The Independent UK

Former archbishop of Canterbury could face disciplinary action after damning abuse report

Lord Carey resigned as a priest in December following an investigation into the Church of England's handling of a separate sexual abuse case

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Ex-cop's bid to put child sexual abuse charges on ice

An ex-police officer accused of molesting three girls over two decades is trying to halt a criminal prosecution against him due to mental decline and delay.

The Independent UK

Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes gets 95 years for child sex abuse images and escape convictions

A Tennessee man accused in lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women has received a 95-year prison sentence for two other types of offenses: the production of child sex abuse images and an escape from an inmate transport van

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Former Surgeon On Trial For Alleged Sexual Abuse

Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec faces trial for rape and abuse of 299 victims, mostly children. Survivors seek justice and an end to silence in France.

Radio France Internationale

French surgeon on trial for 299 child abuse charges

France's largest-ever child sexual abuse case opens Monday in Brittany, with Joel Le Scouarnec accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients in various hospitals over decades. Echoing the recent Pellicot scandal, the trial raises questions about institutional failures in the French healthcare system.

The Independent UK

French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 people, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec, now 74, will face hundreds of victims during a four-month trial in Vannes, Brittany

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Telegram Fined $957K For Delayed Response On Terror & Child Sexual Abuse Content

Telegram has been fined over delays in responding to queries about terrorist and child sexual exploitation content on the platform.

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