The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

UK child sexual abuse survivors take standup comedy courses

Comedian Angie Belcher offers country’s first such workshops in Bristol to help people process trauma

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California

Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025

A ‘YouTube mom’ died after being accused of torturing her kids. Now, her son is going to jail for child sexual abuse

The Hackney brothers were arrested alongside their mother in 2019 after police said they failed to report their parent’s child abuse

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

How MJ the Musical sanitised Michael Jackson’s story: ‘Can we really sit in a theatre and pretend?’

MJ the Musical has already made millions for Jackson’s estate. But as the Broadway hit opens in Australia and the estate prepares to face two of Jackson’s alleged victims in court, fans may ask: is buying a ticket OK?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

Watching extreme porn is leading to online sexual offending, charity warns

A married man in his 30s said he was placed on the sex offenders register after his porn addiction escalated into viewing child sexual abuse images

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Former Gabon youth coach banned for life by Fifa over sexual abuse of players

Patrick Assoumou Eyi was found guilty of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against multiple players and has been banned for life and fined 1m Swiss francs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

Tougher laws needed to combat non-consensual intimate images, MPs say

The Women and Equalities Committee said possession of such images should be made an offence.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

French clergy acknowledge responsibility in school sexual abuse scandal

The Congregation of the Fathers of Bétharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town of Pau, where Prime Minister François Bayrou has been mayor since 2014. Meanwhile a prosecutor has dismissed complaints alleging Bayrou failed to act…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 4, 2025

Russell Brand faces High Court lawsuit over 'sexual abuse' allegation

Russell Brand is being sued in London’s High Court over ‘sexual abuse’

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025

US gynecologist charged with sexual abuse and performing unnecessary procedures

Sanjeev Kumar accused of abusing four women, medical fraud and reusing unsanitary devices was arrested in Memphis

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2025