The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

Melissa Gilbert defends husband Timothy Busfield as actor faces child sexual abuse charges

The former Little House on the Prairie star said husband was ‘last person in world who would hurt a child’

The Guardian - US · Apr 4

Internet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and ‘it’s the tip of the iceberg’

One in 17 young people have personally experienced deepfake imagery abuse, and one in eight know a victim.

Fortune · Apr 3

New Paris mayor vows to end all sexual violence in schools with €20m action plan

Claims of sexual abuse in schools were a central issue in the campaign leading up to last month's Paris mayoral election.

Euronews · Apr 3

The UK has a chance to pioneer pornography regulation – it must take it

The crime bill proposes a stronger model of consent – and with violent imagery and child sexual abuse soaring, who, really, can argue against it? says author Susanna Rustin

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

Paedophile City of London police officer granted anonymity due to health concerns

The disgraced constable resigned after being caught with content showing sexual abuse on his mobile phone

Evening Standard · Mar 31

Spanish bishops and government sign deal for compensation of church sexual abuse victims

Spain’s Catholic bishops and the government have taken another step toward compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes are too old to be prosecuted

The Independent UK · Mar 30

Harrods’ closure of compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse called ‘neither fair nor just’

Scheme for accusers of store’s former owner Mohamed Al Fayed to close before end of retailer’s internal investigation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

New Paris mayor promises urgent action over alleged sexual abuse in schools

Paris's newly elected mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire, says tackling sexual abuse in the city's after-school programmes is his "absolute priority", promising changes in management and rapid decisions.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 30

'Put the matter behind...': Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million to Epstein victims after years of legal battle

Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of enabling sexual abuse and sex trafficking linked to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The settlement was disclosed in court filings on Friday and still requires approval from a federal…

The Times of India · Mar 28

César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations

Allegations that César Chavez sexually abused women and girls are reshaping how many communities honor him

The Independent UK · Mar 26