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Reduction in North Ayrshire sexual crimes but rapes show increase

The increase in rape crimes has been put down to the reporting of non-recent incidents.

Daily Record

Ex-priest gets 7 years after pleading guilty to sexually abusing boy at Evanston hotel

Kenneth Lewis, 62, entered the plea Thursday to a felony count of aggravated sexual abuse in a deal with Cook County prosecutors that saw other charges against him dropped, including predatory criminal sexual assault.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Olympic gold medal cyclist convicted in German child sex abuse case

A former champion cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympics has been convicted by a German court in a child sexual abuse case

The Independent UK

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Michael Jackson’s accusers set to sue singer’s production company over alleged sexual abuse

Wade Robson and James Safechuck featured in ‘Leaving Neverland’, a 2019 documentary about the late singer’s abuse allegations

The Independent UK

Inquiry to look at allegations of ‘vile’ historical child sexual abuse at Victorian state school

Daniel Andrews pledges formal apology to victim-survivors who attended Beaumaris primary school in 1960s and 1970s

The Guardian - AU

Sisters abused by ultra-Orthodox principal share pain

Melbourne sisters Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich have shared the monumental impact of years of sexual abuse by ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer.

AAP

Inquiry into 'vile' historical sexual abuse at school

Allegations of historical sexual abuse at a school in Melbourne's southeast will be investigated by a newly unveiled special board of inquiry.

AAP

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Sexual abuse victims' chance to file lawsuits in old cases remains in question after court ruling

Louisiana's Supreme Court has sidestepped a ruling on the constitutionality of legislation that gave adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed chance to file lawsuits

The Independent UK

Michael Jackson's accusers could get their day in court against company they say was complicit

LOS ANGELES — A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal has breathed new life into the child molestation cases brought by "Leaving Neverland" subjects Wade Robson and James Safechuck against Michael Jackson's corporation. The plaintiffs allege that MJJ Productions Inc. staff were complicit and aided Jackson in grooming,…

Los Angeles Times

New lawsuit alleges Catholic clergy abuse drove Baltimore attorney, banker to his death

The family of Francis X. Gallagher Jr., an investment banker and former law partner at Venable LLP, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Baltimore that claims the sexual abuse Gallagher suffered as a child at the hands of a Catholic priest eventually led to him fatally overdosing at age 62 last…

Tribune News Service

Ex-Windsor Castle verger Clive McCleester guilty of historic child sex abuse

Clive McCleester has admitted child sexual abuse while he was working at Southwark Cathedral in the 1980s

Evening Standard

A trauma-focused therapy is helping Ukrainian children besieged by war – a clinical psychologist explains how it could bring resilience to kids around the world

Childhood trauma is a global health problem. Every year, up to 1 billion children worldwide experience some form of emotional, physical or sexual abuse. More than two-thirds of children report at least one traumatic event by age 16.

The Conversation

Police search Cologne archdiocese in sexual abuse perjury inquiry

Archbishop under investigation on suspicion of falsely testifying about when he became aware of clergy sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK

Scientology sued by worker who claims she was forced to marry abuser

After Church of Scientology officials learned in 1991 that a 16-year-old religious worker claimed to have been sexually assaulted, they failed to report the allegations to police and instead arranged for the girl to marry her abuser, according to a lawsuit unsealed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

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Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss

Evening Standard

London doctor jailed for running website that shared child sex abuse videos

Dr Kabir Garg, 33, was a moderator on a site called ‘The Annex’ which shared hundreds of child abuse links to thousands of people every day

The Canberra Times

Notorious paedophile coach admits sexual abuse of three more boys

The former professional cricketer is increasingly likely to die in jail.

The Independent UK

The sex abuse convictions of a man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling have been reversed

A federal appeals court has overturned the sexual abuse convictions of an Oklahoma man at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty

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Woman whose sexual abuser was set free seeks new ruling after losing lawsuit against prosecutor

A Louisiana woman who was 16 when her boss coerced her to perform a sex act was aghast when a judge let the man walk free on probation

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh broadcaster hits out as 'abuser teacher' lives life of luxury overseas

Iain Wares is still living in an upmarket retirement community in South Africa, four years after a raft of allegations of brutal physical and sexual abuse against him were made public

Daily Record

Scots broadcaster Nicky Campbell's "devastation" as abuser teacher Iain Wares lives life of luxury

The Scots broadcaster has blasted delays at bringing Wares, 83, to justice from his retirement community in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Independent UK

Colorado Supreme Court strikes law allowing child sex abuse lawsuits from decades past

Colorado’s Supreme Court struck down a law Tuesday that gave childhood sexual abuse victims a three year window to sue over abuses as far back as the 1960s

Dublin Live

Sexual abuse survivor encourages victims to come forward on anniversary of verdict against uncle

Anita Byrne waived her right to anonymity in order to identify her uncle Paul Farrell, who sexually abused her on several instances in 1992

The Hindu

Six policemen booked for custodial torture of migratory tribes from Tamil Nadu

In a sensational development, six policemen have been booked for alleged custodial torture and sexual abuse of ten suspects hailing from Tamil Nadu. According to sources, as part of their investigation into a theft case under Puthalapattu police limits, the Chittoor police picked up ten persons, including two minors aged…

The National (Scotland)

Police investigate nearly 2000 cases of online child sex abuse

ALMOST 2000 cases of child online sex abuse have been investigated by Police Scotland over the past year, as they warn of a "horrific trade in…

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