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Phone firms should use technology to stop children taking nudes, police chief says

The Met Police’s deputy commissioner said tech firms can go ‘further and faster’ to protect children

The Independent UK

Sexual abuse claims have dragged the international criminal court into crisis – but what happens now?

Investigating claims made against Karim Khan, the ICC top prosecutor, has turned into a lengthy process fraught with geopolitics and rows over standards of proof

The Guardian - UK

How Did Afrika Bambaataa Die? Cause of Death, Career Highlights, His Legacy and Controversy

Afrika Bambaataa, a pivotal figure in hip hop, has died at 67. Known for his influence on the genre, his legacy is marred by allegations of sexual abuse.

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Hip-hop progenitor Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68

Although Bambaataa played a significant role in the development of hip-hop, his later life was mired by child sexual abuse allegations

MusicRadar

‘Irresponsible failure’: Google, Meta, Snap and Microsoft slam EU over child sexual abuse law lapse

Experts warn lapse could sharply reduce reports of abuse, echoing a 58% drop during a similar legal gap in 2021

The Guardian - US

Grace Tame's foundation closes citing funding issues

The Grace Tame Foundation, set up by the former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor, has announced it is closing.

AAP

Michael Jackson Biopic Reportedly Spent $21 Million Removing All Child Sexual Abuse Allegations

The movie’s third act originally detailed the accusations before Jackson’s estate requested they be scrapped.

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Great British Bake Off episode with Scott Mills will not be aired, says Channel 4

Mills, 53, was sacked as BBC Radio 2 breakfast show host following allegations of sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK

Record number of children reporting online sextortion in UK, data reveals

Nearly 400 instances of sextortion were reported to the Report Remove helpline last year

The Independent UK

Melissa Gilbert denies being ‘naive’ or ‘complicit’ in standing by Timothy Busfield despite sexual abuse claims

The actor whose husband is charged with child sexual abuse says she believes his ‘side of the story’ is ‘the truth’

The Guardian - US

‘Something you only see in films’: Czech case yet another example of sexual abuse crisis

Petr Vlachovsky’s non-contact sexual abuse has had long-term effects and could finally be the catalyst for safeguarding policy change for women and girls in the sport

The Guardian - UK

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Accused of Sexual Abuse By His Sister, Which Allegedly Happened When She Was 3

Sam Altman's sister has amended a lawsuit accusing the OpenAI CEO of sexual abuse during their childhood, a legal filing enabled by Missouri's extended statute for survivors of childhood abuse.

International Business Times UK

Child immigrant suffered months of sexual abuse in federal custody, family says

‘She was so long in there,’ said her father, who is a legal permanent resident in the US. ‘I just think that if they would have moved faster, nothing like that would have happened’

The Independent UK

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’

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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.

Euronews

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.

International Business Times UK

Former DOJ Lawyer Alleges Trump Pardons Included Individuals With Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Records

Explore controversy over Donald Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants, including those with serious records, and Liz Oyer's testimony on justice and public safety.

Reason

Accusation of "Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence" for Allegedly Nonconsensually Posting Bondage Pictures May Be Defamatory

"Doe's assertion that distribution of intimate photos without consent has been considered sexual abuse and sexual violence, and therefore, his website is truthful ... presents factual issues, the resolution of which is not appropriate at the motion to dismiss stage."

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The Guardian - UK

BBC confirms it knew about Scott Mills sexual abuse allegations in 2017

Speaking publicly for first time, Radio 2 breakfast show host said he ‘fully cooperated’ with police at the time

The Guardian - US

The reckoning over Cesar Chavez signals the perils of building a movement around a single leader

The conflation of Chavez’s image with the fight for farm worker rights is partly because most books on the movement have been written by white people

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

Radio France Internationale

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.

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