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French PM Under Growing Pressure Over Catholic School Abuse Claims

France's prime minister was under increasing pressure Friday after a former teacher at a Catholic school claimed Francois Bayrou was aware of claims of sexual abuse there in the 1990s but did not act on them.

International Business Times

Bluesky boosts safety tools as user numbers continue to rise

The social media site has seen its user numbers more than double between November and January as users continue to flee Elon Musk’s X.

Evening Standard

‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia

Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, we examine the impact of a decision that has left aid organisations scrambling

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Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images

The UK aims to be the first country in the world to create new offences related to AI-generated sexual abuse. New laws will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM), punishable by up to five years in prison. The…

The Conversation

Georgia Harrison targets individuals profiteering from deepfake porn industry

The Love Island star has fronted a new two-part ITV series which dives into the issue of deepfakes and image-based sexual abuse.

Evening Standard

Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail

Child protection group Bravehearts says some may see his death as ‘the end of a dark chapter’ but for survivors, the trauma remains

The Guardian - AU

Children will be ‘left exposed to sexual abuse online under current safety rules’

A group of charities have sent a joint letter to the Home Secretary and Technology Secretary over concerns about the Online Safety Act.

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Why Catholic school sexual abuse scandal is plaguing France’s prime minister

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has vowed to support an investigation into decades of alleged abuse at a Catholic school, following accusations from the left that he misled parliament by claiming he was unaware of the case while he was a local official and education minister. Pressure on Bayrou increased…

Radio France Internationale

‘Faced with the unthinkable, we must fight back’: Gisele Pelicot’s daughter is combating drug-facilitated sexual abuse

Caroline Darian was at home in Paris when she received a call from her mother, Gisèle Pelicot, telling her that her husband and Darian’s father, Dominique, had been arrested. The clock above the cooker had just struck 8:25 pm. Darian had been surveying the Japanese takeaway she’d brought home for…

The Conversation

France PM Vows To Help Probe Boarding School Paedophilia Allegations

France's prime minister Saturday vowed to help investigate allegations of decades of sexual abuse at a Catholic school, after the left accused him of lying to parliament earlier this week when he said he was unaware of the case.

International Business Times

Tennessee city accused of botching rape investigations agrees to $28M settlement

A Tennessee city has approved a $28 million settlement in a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in multiple lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women

The Independent UK

Brian Cox fiercely defends ‘old friend’ Kevin Spacey, says he ‘never found him abusive’

The ‘House of Cards’ star has been exiled from Hollywood since 2017 when he was first accused of sexual abuse by actor Anthony Rapp

The Independent UK

Dems rip McMahon in Senate hearing

The ex-WWE exec faced a grilling on a lawsuit alleging the organization overlooked rampant child sexual abuse

Salon

Former School Counselor Who Placed Hidden Cameras in School Bathroom Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Former California school counselor Matthew Daniel Johnson was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for secretly recording students in a school bathroom and possessing child sexual abuse material.

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Afternoon Update: sexual abuse ‘claim farming’ arrests; Steggall’s corridor ambush over electoral laws; and fashion’s football shirts obsession

Police said the charges were the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of a ‘very, very large problem’.

AAP

Woman spared jail over 'disgusting' sexual abuse of boy

A woman helped her violent and abusive partner give methamphetamine to a 13-year-old boy before the couple sexually assaulted him, a judge has heard.

The Independent UK

New York's top court hears arguments on sexual abuse lawsuit standards

Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state

AAP

Fraud case exposes 'porous' abuse scheme issues

A compensation scheme for child sexual abuse victims has allegedly been targeted by a fraud syndicate promoting false claims for profit.

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The Independent UK

Further sexual abuse claim filed against Kevin Spacey at the High Court

A claim was filed on behalf of Rauri Cannon on Wednesday, court records show.

Evening Standard

Further sexual abuse claim filed against Kevin Spacey at High Court

Spacey was previously acquitted in criminal proceedings of several sexual offences alleged by four men between 2001 and 2013

The Conversation

Legal fight against AI-generated child pornography is complicated – a legal scholar explains why, and how the law could catch up

The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was shaken by revelations in December 2023 that two local teenage boys shared hundreds of nude images of girls in their community over a private chat on the social chat platform Discord. Witnesses said the photos easily could have been mistaken for real ones, but…

The Guardian - UK

Armie Hammer denies cannibalism claims in Louis Theroux interview

Speaking on Theroux’s podcast, the actor also denied accusations of sexual abuse against a number of women and says he did not eat an animal’s entire heart

The Independent UK

Google and OpenAI back new online safety tools to combat child sexual abuse

The initiative will help firms that are unable to afford or build safety mechanisms access technology to detect, review and report child sexual abuse.

Al Jazeera

From survivor to detective: A life fighting child sexual abuse

After being abused by his grandfather, Robert Shilling went on to help rescue thousands of children.

The Guardian - US

Sexual abuse survivors grill NFL amid New Orleans Saints church scandal

Victim support groups call for investigation into whether Saints flouted NFL’s own commitments to prevent abuse

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