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Alex Cooper’s Former Assistant Soccer Coach Responds Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

“As a coach, I understood the weight of my responsibility to protect my players and act accordingly.”

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Southern Baptists’ call for the US Supreme Court to overturn its same-sex marriage decision is part of a long history of opposing women’s and LGBTQ+ people’s rights

The Southern Baptist Convention has lost 3.6 million members over the past two decades and faces an ongoing sexual abuse crisis. At its June 2025 annual meeting, however, neither of those issues took up as much time as controversial social issues, including the denomination’s stance on same-sex marriage.

The Conversation

South Carolina state Rep RJ May accused of distributing child sexual abuse material

South Carolina State Congressman RJ May allegedly showed a “sexual interest in children the same age as his own children,” according to court documents

The Independent UK

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Child grooming practices hiding in plain sight

A social media campaign aims to educate people about grooming, an insidious precursor to child sexual abuse with survivors often known to the perpetrator.

AAP

Wander Franco's attorney to ask court to exonerate his client in sexual abuse case

The attorney for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco says he will ask the court to exonerate his client of all charges in a sexual abuse case involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes

The Independent UK

Rays SS Wander Franco Officially Charged for Illegal Gun Possession

The 24-year-old is already on trial for a sexual abuse of a minor case.

Sports Illustrated

Wander Franco charged with gun possession as his trial on child sexual abuse charges continues

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been charged with illegal possession of a handgun

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'Teacher of the Year' Accused of Sex Crimes With Local Teenagers

An Alabama woman who was named "Teacher of the Year" by the school she taught at now faces allegations of sexual abuse.

Latin Times

Interpol says 20 people arrested in global sexual abuse operation

The suspects, who include a healthcare worker and two teachers, were detained in Europe, the US and Latin America.

Euronews

Chris Dawson Fails In Bid To Overturn Conviction For Sexual Abuse Of Student

Former school teacher Chris Dawson has lost a court bid to quash his conviction for sexually abusing a student in the 1980s.

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HBO Releases Trailer For Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal Doc

HBO has released the official trailer for Surviving Ohio State, a documentary exploring the Ohio State University sexual abuse scandal.

The Sports Daily

Teen girl testifies behind closed doors in Wander Franco trial in the Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has appeared in court in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl who testified behind closed doors

The Independent UK

Student's testimony enough to back Dawson sex verdict

Evidence by one of Chris Dawson's former students was enough to prove he sexually abused her around the time he killed his wife, a court has found.

AAP

How multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor

A woman has opened up about developing multiple personalities to survive being sexually abused by her father from a young age.

AAP

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Russell Simmons sues HBO and film-makers over documentary detailing alleged sexual abuse

Music executive claims defamation in suit seeking $20m from the film-makers and distributors of On the Record

TechRadar

Chat Control – Poland's EU Presidency gives up on the voluntary scan of your encrypted chats

Poland's EU Presidency also failed to find a majority on the disputed child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill – but Chat Control isn’t off the table just yet.

The Independent UK

Diddy’s ex-assistant cries while revealing why she stayed silent on alleged assaults as she finishes three days of testimony

Former assistant spent three days testifying about the mental, physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse she allegedly endured at Combs’ hands

The Independent UK

Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Monday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl

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‘I’m A Survivor Of Child Sexual Abuse: This Is What I Want Every Aussie To Know’

In many cases, child sexual abuse happens much closer to home than we think, through the gradual process of grooming by someone a child knows and trusts.

AAP

Cop in bid to overturn sexual abuse convictions

A detective is attempting to overturn convictions that he sexually touched a 19-year-old without her consent, including in a police station interview room.

AAP

Man charged after directing, streaming child abuse

An Australian man has been charged with online sexual exploitation after paying for footage showing the sexual abuse of Filipino children as young as six.

The Independent UK

Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE

A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to a confidential settlement and will now help the accuser as she continues suing the company and former leader Vince McMahon

Evening Standard

Joël Le Scouarnec: France's worst paedophile who sexually abused hundreds of children given maximum jail term

Joël Le Scouarnec was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children

The Independent UK

French court to deliver verdict in landmark child sex abuse case involving 299 victims

A verdict is expected in one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases

BANG Premier

Kevin Spacey has directed his first feature film in 20 years

In a huge sign he’s making a comeback after his career was derailed by sexual abuse allegations, Kevin Spacey has directed his first feature film in 20 years.

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