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38 women accuse James Toback of sexual misconduct in lawsuit

More than three dozen women have filed a lawsuit in New York against writer and director James Toback, accusing him of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Melb Private School Students Allegedly Sexually Abused Were Expelled After Parents Complained

Several students have been expelled from a Melbourne private school because parents refused to agree to keep quiet about alleged sexual abuse.

Pedestrian.tv

Confusion over whether to report Houston

Hillsong's general manager told his boss Brian Houston about an allegation of sexual abuse against his father, but did not feel he had to report it to police.

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German 'babysitter' on trial in huge child sexual abuse case

A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online has gone on trial in the western city of Cologne accused of almost 100 counts of child sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Court hears Houston not told to stay quiet

A witness in the case against Hillsong founder Brian Houston says he never told him not to disclose his father Frank Houston's abuse of a young boy to police.

AAP

Gardai fear suspected Monaghan 'bloodbath killer' may take murder secret to the grave

The scene was so bloody that it was initially suspected Mooney – who served jail time for the repeated sexual abuse of a boy almost 20 years ago – had been stabbed. But it is now understood he was beaten to death with a weapon.

Irish Mirror

Hillsong’s Brian Houston allegedly told victim who had been raped by his father ‘it’s your fault’

Pentecostal church founder denies the comment and has pleaded not guilty to concealing sexual abuse by his father Frank, who confessed to police in 1999

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston accused of sex abuse cover-up

Hillsong founder Brian Houston was not the only person who failed to report his father's sexual abuse of a child, his lawyer has told a court.

The New Daily

Hillsong founder accused of abuse cover-up

Many people knew about Frank Houston's sexual abuse of a child and failed to report it to police, Hillsong founder Brian Houston's lawyer has told a NSW court.

AAP

Shania Twain recalls ‘flattening my boobs’ to avoid sexual abuse from her stepdad

‘You didn’t want to be a girl in my house,’ recalls Twain

The Independent UK

Flood of sexual abuse lawsuits expected in New York as new law takes effect

Adult survivors of sexual abuse can now file lawsuits even if the statute of limitations on their claims had already run out

The Guardian - US

‘Keepers’ survivors expand arguments on why Maryland AG report into Catholic clergy sexual abuse should be public

BALTIMORE — Women featured in “The Keepers,” a 2017 Netflix documentary series about clergy sexual abuse at a Baltimore-area Catholic girls school in the 1960s and ‘70s, expanded on their request Friday for the full public release of a report examining sexual misconduct by clergy throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Tribune News Service

Cheerleading abuse accusations increase to 20 with new Ohio case

The latest lawsuit alleging widespread misconduct across competitive cheerleading says officials permitted two choregraphers to continue working with young athletes after they were investigated for sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Cheerleading abuse accusations increase to 20 with Ohio case

The Independent UK

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‘Keepers’ survivors file court motion to seek full release of Maryland AG report on Catholic Church abuse

BALTIMORE — Abuse survivors who were featured in “The Keepers,” a widely viewed 2017 Netflix documentary about clergy sexual misconduct at a Baltimore Catholic girls’ school in the 1960s and ’70s, have filed a court motion calling for the full release of a report by the Maryland attorney general on…

Tribune News Service

Late Sacramento priest newly accused of child sex abuse as Catholic Church lawsuits pile up

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A late clergyman who served the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento for four decades has been accused for the first time of sexually assaulting a child, joining dozens of Sacramento clergy previously implicated in the Catholic Church’s decades-old abuse scandal.

Pedestrian.tv

NSW Principal Investigated For Sexual Abuse After Mum Found Messages Following Son’s Death

The teacher was in her late 40s when she messaged the student on FB.

ABC News

Former Tasmanian premier David Barlett speaks with abuse survivor, says department secrecy stopping ministers from acting

Former Tasmanian premier David Bartlett speaks with a victim-survivor of child sexual abuse who fronted a recent inquiry and says he regrets not doing more to protect children during his time in office.

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Elon Musk’s job cuts decimate Twitter team tackling child sexual abuse, sources say

Elon Musk has dramatically reduced the size of the Twitter Inc. team devoted to tackling child sexual exploitation on the platform, cutting the global team of experts in half and leaving behind an overwhelmed skeleton crew, people familiar with the matter said.

Bangkok Post

Elon Musk’s job cuts decimated Twitter team tackling child sexual abuse

The Conversation

Child sexual abuse review: how research can help to tackle growing online abuse

In the seven years since the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse launched in 2015, it has held more than 300 days of public hearings, processed over 2 million pages of evidence, heard from over 700 witnesses, and engaged with over 7,000 victims and survivors.

Tribune News Service

Baltimore archdiocese paying attorney costs for members of group seeking to seal court proceedings in clergy abuse investigation

BALTIMORE — After saying it would not oppose the release of a report detailing decades of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Maryland, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is helping to pay lawyers for an anonymous group that’s asked a city judge to keep secret arguments over whether to make…

Tribune News Service

Ask the Pediatrician: How should parents talk to their kids about abuse in sports?

Q: My daughter is on a gymnastics team. How do I talk to her about the risks of sexual abuse in sports?

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian fans pressure Balenciaga's muse to denounce brand amid bondage ad scandal

Fans have slammed the mum-of-four's failure to speak out against the brand amid backlash over the ad, which featured children holding teddy bear bags accessorized with bondage gear and documents referencing a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a law that criminalizes child sexual abuse images

ABC News

Child sex abuse victims reveal grooming toolkit of alleged paedophile Carmelite priest Damian Barker

Having their innocence snatched from them when they were little boys, Father Damian Barker’s alleged sexual abuse victims – now men – still struggle with the ripple effects of crossing paths with the man of God as they all tell a similar story of his predatory ways.

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