The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

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

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

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 Conversation · Feb 11, 2025

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 Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Florida Teacher Arrested for Child Pornography Claimed He Was Looking 'To See If He Recognized' the Victims

The man tried to defend possessing child sexual abuse images by claiming he was making himself "aware of any dangers in the community."

Latin Times · Feb 5, 2025

WWE facing another major lawsuit as infamous 'Ring Boys' scandal case allowed to proceed

Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, has been accused of fostering a culture of sexual abuse while working at the entertainment goliath

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand

A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025

French prosecutors drop probe into Abbé Pierre sexual abuse claims

Despite sexual abuse allegations against the French homeless charity founder Abbé Pierre, no criminal investigation will proceed due to statutes of limitation following his death in 2007.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 5, 2025

‘Watershed moment’ as three-year time limit on child rape claims scrapped in England and Wales

Under current rules, civil child sexual abuse cases must be brought within three years of turning 18

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Removal of time limit for abuse payout claims a ‘watershed moment’ for survivors

Professor Alexis Jay has previously said progress on fulfilling her IICSA recommendations must be quicker.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Anglican Church in South Africa admits failures in handling of sexual abuse claims

The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against its former member John Smyth, who mistreated children in the 1970s and 1980s in the U.K. and Zimbabwe before fleeing to South Africa, where he died in 2018

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025