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Bill Cosby sued by nine more women in Nevada over sexual assault allegations

Lawsuit against actor filed after Republican governor signed ‘lookback law’ eliminating deadline on sexual abuse cases

The Guardian - US

How is the King connected to the farm schools where children suffered abuse?

The Prince’s Trust became legally liable for Fairbridge after it took over the charity and absorbed all its assets in 2012.

The Independent UK

Farm school victim was threatened after accusing war hero of child sexual abuse

Robert Stephens was eight when he was sent from the UK to a rural farm school in Australia where he suffered years of physical and sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

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Events in Bolivia and Brazil may signal a turning point for the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis in Latin America

Demonstrations in Bolivia in recent weeks have been directed at a seemingly unusual target: the Catholic Church.

The Conversation

Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from Trump

A federal judge says a columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation jury award against Donald Trump can update a similar lawsuit in a bid for over $10 million more in damages from the ex-president

The Independent UK

Trump's CNN remarks allowed in accuser E. Jean Carroll’s expanded lawsuit

The New York author who won a $5 million sexual abuse trial against Donald Trump was allowed to expand an earlier defamation lawsuit to add remarks he made about her on a CNN town hall and seek at least $10 million more in damages.

Tribune News Service

Panel to examine corporate culture behind Johnny & Associates

A third-party special panel of experts investigating the sexual abuse allegations against Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of the all-male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc., said it will examine the corporate culture that allowed the alleged acts to occur.

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Japan entertainment company launches probe into sexual abuse allegations against founder

A major Japanese talent agency has begun an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against its founder

The Independent UK

King’s charity ‘has insufficient funds’ for child sexual abuse payments

Survivors owed compensation by the Prince’s Trust have been told they will only receive about 1% of the figure they were promised.

The Independent UK

Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

Advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for such crimes

The Independent UK

Trump requests reduced damages or new trial in E Jean Carroll case

Attorneys, in Manhattan federal court filing, say award of $5m in damages for sexual abuse and defamation was excessive

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump's lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say a $5 million jury award for his sexual abuse and defamation of a columnist in a department store dressing room in 1996 should be slashed to less than $1 million

The Independent UK

Meta taskforce to combat trade of child sex abuse materials after damning report

The Stanford Internet Observatory documented how a web of social media accounts advertises and distributes abuse materials

The Guardian - US

Prison sexual assault victims can now petition for compassionate release

Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release.

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The Independent UK

Michigan lawmakers renew effort to give sex abuse victims more time to sue

Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages and create a two-year revival window for cases where the statute of limitations has expired

The Hindu

Doctors must strictly comply with law on reporting POCSO offences: Karnataka High Court

Reporting of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, particularly by doctors, requires strict compliance, failing which the offender committing the offence arising out of a consensual sexual activity or rape or sexual abuse on a child will get away from the clutches of law, said…

The Guardian - UK

Yemeni activist who revealed Houthi sexual abuses ‘detained by Saudi Arabia’

Samira al-Houri disappeared after allegations that claims of female prisoners being raped were embellished

The Guardian - UK

Pressure builds on Johnny Kitagawa’s J-pop agency to address abuse claims

Survivors want talent firm Johnny & Associates to fully investigate sexual abuse allegations against late founder

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Reuters

Spain's Catholic Church finds hundreds of alleged child abusers over eight decades

An investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 728 alleged abusers and 927 victims since the 1940s, according to its first report.

The Times of India

E. Jean Carroll and Mary Trump to co-author a romance novel

Former US President Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump, a psychologist-author who is quite critical of him and the Trump family, published her book about Donald Trump titled 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man' in 2020. And now, the news is that Mary…

The Independent UK

What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next

A Los Angeles jury has found “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations

The Guardian - UK

How to hold the government to account on public inquiries

Letter: Select committees are well-equipped to scrutinise the response to inquiries such the one on child sexual abuse, says Diana Johnson, the chair of the home affairs select committee

The Independent UK

Government response weak and at times disingenuous – abuse inquiry chairwoman

The panel said it fears action on its recommendations could be deferred indefinitely ‘for the sake of other political priorities’.

ABC News

Melbourne's Adass Israel School reaches settlement over fresh Malka Leifer abuse claims

A new civil trial alleging sexual abuse by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer is averted after a last-minute settlement is reached.

ABC News

The extraordinary legal tactics institutions are using to fight compensation claims by abuse victims

Reforms in the wake of the child sexual abuse royal commission made it easier for victims to seek compensation, but now a fierce new battleground is emerging as some organisations at the centre of the claims push to have cases thrown out altogether.

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