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US cardinal, 93, not fit to stand trial over sexual abuse charges, judge rules

Massachusetts judge finds Theodore McCarrick, charged with molesting boy, 16, in 1974, not competent to stand trial due to dementia

The Guardian - US

Edinburgh Academy apologises for ‘brutal and unrestrained’ historic abuse

The comments were made before the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

He survived sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. Now he wants justice

Ron Hunter was repeatedly assaulted and sex-trafficked as a child. At 63, he’s telling his story – to protect others and heal himself

The Guardian - US

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A child was sexually abused every two hours in Pakistan this year, NGO says

Islamabad-based NGO records 2,227 cases of child sexual abuse in the country between January and June.

Al Jazeera

A retired Wyoming bishop cleared by Vatican of sexual abuse despite local findings has died at 91

A former U.S. bishop accused and cleared of child sexual abuse has died

The Independent UK

Former football manager Dario Gradi stripped of honour

Gradi was suspended from the sport in 2016 following allegations he failed to act on rumours of sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

BBC presenter Nicky Campbell tells inquiry of sexual abuse at Edinburgh Academy

Broadcaster Nicky Campbell has told an inquiry of sexual abuse he endured at Edinburgh Academy as he compared a teacher to Jimmy Savile.

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San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse

San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials

The Independent UK

Dario Gradi to lose MBE after failing to protect children from sexual abuse

Complaints made by survivors in 2021 led to forfeiture this week after Sheldon Review revealed Gradi’s failure over Barry Bennell

The Guardian - UK

Former school caretaker jailed for life over sexual abuse of children

A former school caretaker who targeted seven children in a 20-year campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed for life and warned he may never be set free again.

Evening Standard

A former New York bishop has died at 84. He promoted social justice, but covered up rape allegations

Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York diocese and recently married a woman in a civil ceremony, has died after suffering from a massive stroke

The Independent UK

Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by California appeals court

Two men’s allegations gained prominence in the 2019 HBO documentary, ‘Leaving Neverland’

The Independent UK

Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court

A California appeals court has revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were boys

The Independent UK

Former newspaper editor given suspended sentence for viewing child sexual abuse

Peter Wilby, former editor of the Independent on Sunday, had more than 100 indecent images of children on his computer

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The Conversation

Escaping justice: A flawed investigative body fails to curb RCMP sexual misconduct

Workplace violence in the form of bullying, harassment and sexual abuse has reached a crisis point in countries around the world. In Canada, the fact that this pernicious problem thrives within institutions designed to uphold law and order makes it all the more startling.

The Independent UK

Inmates at California women's prison sue federal government over sexual abuse

Eight inmates of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison have filed a lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons

The Conversation

Amid dreadful sexual abuse, sport brings grace in a school memoir that resists easy judgement

A friend likes to remind me about the one time I attended an Ashes test in Melbourne, Boxing Day, 1974. The crowd was waiting, excited, to watch the English team, and Dennis Amiss particularly, front up to the wicket. On he came, bravely facing just eight balls. Then he was…

The Guardian - US

Medical centers in spotlight as another US doctor accused of sexual abuse

Case of Zhi Alan Cheng, accused of sexual abuse and rape, one of many that speak to institutional failures, advocates say

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Salon

Musk economically incentivizes hate on X

Even an account suspended for posting child sexual abuse images is boasting about earning money in Musk's scheme

Evening Standard

Deputy head at Prince George’s old school jailed for 12 years for online sexual abuse of children

Teacher at Royal children Prince George and Princess Charlotte old school jailed for online sexual abuse of boys in India

Evening Standard

Miss Universe Indonesia contestants allege sexual abuse

Several Miss Universe Indonesia candidates have registered police complaints accusing organisers of sexual abuse including topless ‘body checks’.

WEKU

He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis

Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.

The Independent UK

Appeals court upholds Josh Duggar's conviction for downloading child sex abuse images

A federal appeals court has upheld Josh Duggar's conviction for downloading child sexual abuse images

The Independent UK

Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against him

A federal judge has tossed out former President Donald Trump’s countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him

The Guardian - US

Questions swirl as lawsuit draws billionaire investor deeper into Epstein scandal

‘Jane Doe’ accuses Leon Black of rape and sexual abuse – and some have questioned why he is not facing more legal scrutiny

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