Australian swim coach Dick Caine charged with historical child sexual abuse offences Former national swimming mentor Dick Caine is facing nine charges over allegations of abusing teenage girls in the 1970s. ABC News · Jun 22, 2022
Grace Tame wants federal government to close paedophile superannuation loophole The former Australian of the Year is calling on the Anthony Albanese's federal government to close a legal loophole that allows paedophiles to quarantine their superannuation from sexual abuse survivors. ABC News · Jun 22, 2022
Southern Baptist Convention vows to make public database of pastors charged with sex abuse Just days after an independent investigation revealed a list of 700 volunteers, ministers and pastors known to be “credibly accused” of sexual abuse, the Southern Baptist Convention ushered in a series of reforms meant to ensure public oversight over the nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022
Not a 'relationship': why the legal language of child abuse needs to change The ACT government has announced plans to change the name of the criminal offence of engaging in a “sexual relationship with child or young person under special care” to “persistent sexual abuse of child or young person under special care”. The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022
The Mancunian Way: 'No excuses' for failure to protect sexually exploited children in Oldham Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday June 20, 2022. Manchester Evening News · Jun 20, 2022
East Lothian former company boss found with images of children as young as two Sheriff Kenneth Maciver told Holman: “What you are viewing is the sexual abuse of children. How anyone can gain satisfaction from that is beyond most people’s understanding.” Edinburgh Live · Jun 20, 2022
Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. By the end of the court day Friday,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022
Sexual assaults, racism and suicide attempts — life at the hands of Australia's child protection system More than 700 people from around the country have come forward with concerns about Australia's failing child protection system. These are their shocking claims. ABC News · Jun 19, 2022
A.P. High Court panel takes suo moto notice of NGO home sexual abuse case Committee directs officials to submit details of the case today The Hindu · Jun 19, 2022
Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. By the end of the court day Friday,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022
Bill Cosby civil trial jury must start deliberations over After two days of deliberations, jurors in a civil trial deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022
Tasmanian child safety head 'not confident' children in out-of-home care are safe from abuse Children in out-of-home care in Tasmania today are not safe from abuse, Communities Department head Michael Pervan tells the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry. ABC News · Jun 17, 2022
NSW women's health centres push for sexual assault, domestic violence funding in state budget Service providers say they desperately need more funding in the upcoming NSW budget, with soaring costs, inflation, and client numbers leaving women waiting months for counselling. ABC News · Jun 16, 2022
'Hog-tied, belittled' in Tas youth centre A former detainee at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was searched naked, hog-tied and constantly belittled by staff at the facility. AAP · Jun 16, 2022
ABC News · Jun 16, 2022 Azra Beach was sexually abused in her foster home and government workers did nothing, commission hears Azra Beach's earliest memories are not happy ones — she was sexually abused by a member of her foster family. And the state government department responsible for child safety did nothing, she tells the commission of inquiry.
AAP · Jun 16, 2022 Tasmanian foster carer 'broke girl's arm' A woman who was sexually and physically abused while in Tasmania's foster care system says she is still waiting for an apology from the state government.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 New SBC President commits to move sex abuse reforms forward Bart Barber, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is vowing to expedite sex abuse reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination
The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2022 ‘It’s such a horrible thing’: devastating film examines sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts In Leave No Trace, survivors speak about what they endured under the Boy Scouts of America, leading to the biggest sexual abuse settlement in history
Los Angeles Times · Jun 15, 2022 Southern Baptist Convention in Anaheim approves resolutions designed to fight sex abuse ANAHEIM, Calif. — More than 8,000 members of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to take action to stem a sexual abuse scandal that has stunned members and caused rifts within the largest Protestant denomination in America.
AAP · Jun 15, 2022 Assault evidence limited, Tas inquiry told An inquiry examining sexual abuse in Tasmania's public institutions has been told evidence gathered about a child-on-child assault is limited.
ABC News · Jun 15, 2022 Aboriginal children over-represented in out-of-home care and community ignored, abuse inquiry hears Teenagers at risk of homelessness are allowed by Tasmania's child protection service to live in unsafe environments, the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 15, 2022 Editorial: Bail’s purpose is freedom, not jail Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.
Axios · Jun 15, 2022 Southern Baptist Convention passes 2 reforms on sexual abuse The reforms passed include a "mechanism to track credible accusations against ministers and pastors."
The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022 EU law would require Big Tech to do more to combat child sexual abuse, but a key question remains: How? The European Commission recently proposed regulations to protect children by requiring tech companies to scan the content in their systems for child sexual abuse material. This is an extraordinarily wide-reaching and ambitious effort that would have broad implications beyond the European Union’s borders, including in the U.S.
The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022 Patriarchy and purity culture combine to silence women in the Southern Baptist Convention – and are blocking efforts to address the sexual abuse scandal A devastating yearlong investigation into the executive committee of the largest conservative evangelical denomination in the U.S., the Southern Baptist Convention, has documented widespread claims of sex abuse including accusations of rape, cover-ups and gross mistreatment of women seeking justice.