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Child sex abuse victims face ‘agonisingly long waits’ for justice

The wait rose to around 18 months for cases of rape of a child aged between 13 and 15

The Independent UK

Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its ruling that mandatory minimum sentences for access or possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material — previously called child pornography — may be unconstitutional in some cases.

The Conversation

Teachers should ‘whinge more’ like Birmingham bin workers, Jess Phillips says

The MP said schools have not been thanked enough for how much they have been asked to take on

The Independent UK

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Jess Phillips: ‘Schools get asked to do too much’

Speaking at the Girls’ School Association Conference, the minister for violence against women and girls said teachers should ‘whinge more’.

Evening Standard

Ex-priest hit with more child sexual abuse charges

An ex-priest accused of grooming a 14-year-old during a police sting is expected to plead after being hit with further child abuse material and sex allegations.

AAP

Nursery worker detained for rape and sexual abuse against boys as young as three

Thomas Waller, 18, was earlier this year found guilty of rape, two counts of causing or inciting sexual activity and taking indecent photos.

Evening Standard

Teenage nursery worker who sexually abused young children jailed for 10 years

The nursery worker was found guilty of rape, two counts of causing or inciting sexual activity and taking indecent photos

The Independent UK

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Mexico takes action to combat sexual abuse after president publicly groped

Secretary for women presents plan, including prison sentences, after Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on street

The Guardian - US

British state supplied victims to ‘worst sex offender in history’ as abuse continued unchecked at notorious detention centre

Investigation finds ‘the silence of many’ allowed widespread physical and sexual abuse to continue at Medomsley Detention Centre for decades – as watchdog says victims deserve public apology

The Independent UK

New crackdown on AI images of child sexual abuse as reports double in a year

The Internet Watch Foundation said there has been a surge in AI-generated abuse content depicting infants

The Independent UK

Tech companies and UK child safety agencies to test AI tools’ ability to create abuse images

New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of material

The Guardian - UK

Law change set to allow AI testing to prevent creation of child sex abuse images

Reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material have more than doubled in the past year.

Evening Standard

$5M Verdict: Donald Trump Tells Supreme Court Carroll's Claims Are 'Implausible'

Trump asks SCOTUS to overturn the $5M E. Jean Carroll verdict, arguing the sexual abuse claims are 'implausible' and damages are 'excessive'.

International Business Times UK

DJ Tim Westwood appears in court accused of 'grope at BBC studio' and multiple rapes

Tim Westwood is accused of sexual abuse at the BBC Studios in the 1990s

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The Independent UK

McDonalds strengthens UK staff protection after sex abuse scandal

EHRC warned McDonald’s UK franchise owners of potential legal action for non-compliance

Evening Standard

McDonald’s agrees further measures to protect staff from sexual abuse

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has drawn up a new set of strengthened measures for McDonald’s to take to prevent sexual harassment of staff.

The Independent UK

A top New Zealand ex-police official pleads guilty to viewing child sexual abuse material at work

A disgraced former top New Zealand police official has pleaded guilty to watching child sexual abuse material and other illegal content while at work

TechRadar

Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

Denmark withdraws the mandatory scanning of all our private chats in the EU. Yet, the Chat Control battle is still up and going.

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The Guardian - UK

Almost 30% of people abused as children, England and Wales data shows

ONS data, which includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect, suggests 13.6 million people affected

Evening Standard

Experiences of childhood abuse: Key numbers and findings

The figures cover four types of childhood abuse: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.

Evening Standard

Third of women and quarter of men abused in childhood, new estimates suggest

Forms of abuse included emotional, physical, sexual or neglect.

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Report Claims Prince Andrew Removed Mentions of Abuse Victims From Palace Statements

A new report in The Sunday Times claims that Prince Andrew repeatedly deleted references to victims of sexual abuse from official palace statements

The Conversation

How to recognise child-on-child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately

Allegations of sexual abuse by early childhood educators have rocked Australia in recent months.

The Independent UK

Former Australian lawmaker sentenced to prison for rape and sexual abuse of two men

Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for raping a young man and sexually assaulting a teenager

The Conversation

How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?

Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales sector.

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