Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

New laws set to expand national redress scheme access

As parliament marked the fifth anniversary of the apology to child sexual abuse survivors, new laws will expand access to the national redress scheme.

AAP

Catholic dioceses are declaring bankruptcy. Abuse survivors say it’s a ‘way to silence’ them

The insolvency of California dioceses has caused some cases be put on hold, even as a $175m cathedral has risen over Oakland

The Guardian - US

Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims

Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘There has to be light’: building a memorial to Ballarat’s sexual abuse survivors

The City of Ballarat is holding a competition to find the designer of the memorial which will be ‘a sanctuary’ for those affected by child sexual abuse

The Guardian - AU

Bar children from suggested friend lists to prevent groomer contact, Ofcom tells social media platforms

New online safety regulator has published its first draft codes of practice around stopping illegal content spreading online

The Independent UK

Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church

An Arizona Superior Court judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies…

The Independent UK

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

NGOs report allegations of abuse and harassment at Kasigau Corridor conservation project in southern Kenya over 12 years

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Retired businessman will lead Boy Scouts of America as it emerges from scandal-driven bankruptcy

The new president of the Boy Scouts of America plans to reverse the trend of declining membership and improve safety programs as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a sexual abuse scandal

The Independent UK

I was a ward of the state. The horrors of the Parramatta Girls’ Home were legendary

Readers are advised this article discusses sexual abuse.

The Conversation

Push for character references to be dropped for paedophiles

A petition is before the Legislative Assembly.

The Canberra Times

What is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing? And can EMDR help children recover from trauma?

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three (32%) Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected. Some 40% of Australians were exposed to domestic violence against a parent.

The Conversation

'Momentous decision': Hunter sexual abuse survivors given hope in High Court decision

'This is certainly a momentous decision and will have a huge impact.'

Newcastle Herald

Justice for Australian victims of child sexual abuse is being blocked by a legal tactic – and it must stop

Permanent stays are supposed to be used only in ‘exceptional’ circumstances but are being used regularly by institutions to defend historical abuse claims

The Guardian - AU

Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with traveling for sex with minor, receiving child sex abuse images

A retired Republican state senator from North Dakota has been charged with traveling to Prague intending pay for sex with a minor, and with receiving images depicting child sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images

Home Secretary Suella Braverman hosted an event to combat such ‘depraved’ material.

The Independent UK

Moment victim punches 80-year-old convicted sex offender in court

Richard Gross, 80, was found guilty on 26 felony counts of sexual abuse in Las Vegas but avoided jail time after striking a plea deal

The Guardian - US

A prison guard confessed to sexual misconduct. He got a year of paid time off and no charges

Records obtained by the Guardian show women in California prisons routinely report abuse, but few officers face consequences

The Guardian - US

The women trapped in prison with abusive guards: ‘They hold my life in their hands’

As California prosecutes a prison guard on nearly 100 charges, survivors behind bars say officer abuse is so widespread it feels inescapable

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

One prison guard, 96 abuse charges: women say ‘serial rapist’ targeted them over a decade

Exclusive: Records and interviews suggest the California prison system let Gregory Rodriguez get away with rampant sexual abuse, while his victims were punished

The Guardian - UK

AI-created child sexual abuse images ‘threaten to overwhelm internet’

Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 AI-made abuse images breaking UK law

The Independent UK

AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action

A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos

The Independent UK

Montana man investigated in disappearance of 14-year-old is arrested on child sex abuse charges

A 36-year-old man who was living with an Arizona teenager who mysteriously disappeared four years ago and reappeared last summer in a small Montana town has been charged with two felony counts of child sexual abuse based on images found on his phone

The Independent UK

Wrestling abuse dogged Jim Jordan’s House speaker run. A new film could be a ‘game changer’

A staffer at George Clooney’s production house Smokehouse Pictures told The Independent they were ‘still thick in production on’ blockbuster documentary

The Guardian - AU

Students at Victorian primary school threatened to report alleged abuse by teachers, inquiry hears

Former student appearing at hearing says some staff at Beaumaris knew about the alleged abuse and ‘did nothing’

AAP

Societal norms led to kids being abused with impunity

Child sexual abuse remained relatively invisible during the mid-20th century with societal norms relegating children's rights as less important.

1 … 55 56 57 58

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Legislative Assembly

195 stories

Scouts

191 stories

Ohio State University

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.