The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

After several police complaints, a family’s months-long ordeal, and intervention by the country’s top human rights panel, three priests have finally been booked in a case filed in Pune under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The main accused remains absconding while two prominent priests have been accused…

James Ford, 31, was found guilty of 10 counts of sexual abuse against the same child.

Editorial: The findings of a seven and a half year process must lead to rapid action. The price of past mistakes has been huge suffering

Lawyers criticise ‘loopholes’ in call for mandatory reporting in England and Wales

For seven years, a UK inquiry has examined child sexual abuse. The results should shame us into action, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

‘Centrepiece’ finding is failure by person in position of trust to report abuse allegations should be criminal offence

The inquiry published its overarching report on Thursday.

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse also recommends online media companies must screen content for child abuse before making images accessible to the public

Independent inquiry for England and Wales set up in 2015 after Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals dogged by controversy