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Ashley youth prison guards 'encouraged fights between inmates for sport', inquiry hears

A former detainee of Tasmania's youth detention centre urges the commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse to "tear the place down and start again", amid allegations one area of the prison was known as the "gladiator pit" due to fights.

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Paedophile surgeon Michael Shine praises decision to drop cases against him as 'right thing'

He was released from prison in January after serving three years for sexual abuse of seven boys

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Female detainee tells of Ashley prison abuse and 'favouritism' of some male inmates by staff

The inquiry investigating child sexual abuse at Tasmania's only youth prison is told by a former female detainee she was preyed upon by male inmates and staff at the facility — and that the experience had left her "without words" to express herself.

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Tasmania's Ashley youth prison closure must be brought forward, children's commissioner, advocates say

One of the people instrumental in the examination of the notorious Don Dale youth prison in Darwin says Tasmania's government should "learn from the example" of how the Northern Territory went against the recommendations of a damning royal commission into its facility for young offenders.

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Jurors hear key testimony from reputed fixer in alleged R. Kelly conspiracy to derail early criminal probe

CHICAGO — A key prosecution witness against R. Kelly has taken the stand in the disgraced R&B superstar’s federal trial and is expected to testify that he helped recover incriminating videotapes while Kelly was being investigated for sexual abuse.

Chicago Tribune

Tas youth staff 'bashed detainee on bed'

An inquiry has been told a detainee at Tasmania's youth detention centre was bashed into a bed frame by a worker after being found self-harming.

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How A Son's Sensitive Medical Issue Got A San Francisco Dad's Google Account Suspended

A stay-at-home dad in San Francisco was in for a rude shock in early 2021 when he received a notification on his Android phone that his Gmail account has been disabled, allegedly due to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a New York Times report said.

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Sexual violence in South Africa: where are the male victims?

Men and boys count among the victims of sexual violence. Estimates and contexts vary, but it seems that worldwide, they make up around 10% of victims of sexual violence. According to Rees Mann, the founder of South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, one in six adult males in the…

The Conversation

Female ex-teacher admits sex abuse

A female former teacher has pleaded guilty to the historical sexual abuse of one of her students on Sydney's northern beaches in the 1970s and '80s.

AAP

Man admits faking death to avoid sex abuse charges

A military veteran has pleaded guilty to faking his own death off the coast of Alabama to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi

The Independent UK

Retired Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland dies at age 95

Retired Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland, a longtime liberal voice within the Roman Catholic church, has died at age 95

The Independent UK

Jurors in R. Kelly trial see evidence of alleged payoffs for cover-up scheme

CHICAGO — An IRS agent on Monday spent nearly three hours walking jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial through a network of payments made by the R&B superstar’s various companies as part of an alleged scheme to cover up the sexual abuse of minors.

Chicago Tribune

Google accused of sparking 10-month probe into innocent father for sharing naked photos of ill toddler

Father loses digital data despite police concluding ‘no crime occurred’

The Independent UK

Ex-teacher jailed again for sexual abuse

A 70-year-old former teacher who sexual abused boarders at a Queensland school has been jailed for offences committed against another boy in the 1980s.

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Tas youth centre staff a 'pack of animals'

A child sexual abuse inquiry has been told staff at a Tasmanian detention centre would break the arms and legs of detainees and block the sun in their cells.

The Independent UK

In deeply Mormon Utah, a push to require clergy report abuse

Survivors and faith leaders are demanding Utah change a law that exempts religious leaders from requirements that they report sexual abuse brought to their attention in spiritual confessions

ABC News

Sexual assaults are at an all-time high. Why talking to your child about abuse is so important

Kelly Humphries was just eight years old when her uncle sexually abused her. But when her mum asked her about it, she denied it was happening. This is her advice to parents concerned about child sexual abuse.

The Hindu

Educationists and activists want special officer to run Kallakurichi school

They suspect the girl student was subjected to severe sexual abuse

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The Ashley Youth Detention Centre is set for closure, so here's how the government will replace it

Revelations about a culture of violence and sexual abuse at Tasmania's only youth detention facility have shocked and appalled many, with one expert saying it should be "razed to the ground" — so what is Ashley and what is proposed to replace it?

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Kiama MP Gareth Ward committed to stand trial on historic sexual abuse charges

A state government MP who was suspended from parliament in May will face trial on five charges including one of sexual intercourse without consent.

Reason

"Leung, Like the Villainous Deacon in the Movie Night of the Hunter, Was Back!"

An "inappropriate editorial statement[]" struck from a lawsuit alleging school sexual abuse, together with many other "immaterial and impertinent" statements.

The Independent UK

‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

OLD ‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

Chicago Sun-Times

Man, 76, charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl at Montrose Harbor

Juan Roldon was arrested less than an hour after the attack and charged with criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse and unlawful restraint.

AAP

Ex-NRL star admits child abuse charge

Former NRL player Brett Finch has admitted one charge of sharing child sexual abuse material and had other similar charges withdrawn.

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