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Former GP jailed after being caught with one of largest-ever hauls of indecent images of children

David Shaw, from Taunton, found to have more than 1.2 indecent images on his devices

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Tasmania child abuse inquiry to release special report

Tasmania child abuse inquiry to release special report

A commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmanian government institutions will release a special report examining the experiences of young people.

AAP · Feb 23, 2023

Former GP's collection of child abuse images was so big it shocked the National Crime Agency

Former GP's collection of child abuse images was so big it shocked the National Crime Agency

The former GP and paediatrician said he became depressed when he tried to stop viewing indecent images of children

Liverpool Echo · Feb 23, 2023

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'Callous' Scots paedo who sexually abused kids for over a decade jailed for nine years

Allen Lothian, 29, committed a catalogue of horrific acts against children in Fife between 2006 and 2018.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2023

Twitter, TikTok and Google ordered to explain efforts to crack down on child abuse trade

Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Paedophiles using virtual reality headsets as child protection chiefs issue warning

The NSPCC says it believes that unregulated social media is causing this increase of online child sexual abuse and social media companies are failing to stop their sites being used to organise, commit and share child abuse

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Prince Andrew would run ‘terrible criminal risk’ if he reopens sexual abuse case, Giuffre’s lawyer warns

Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer said the Duke should contact him if he wants to reopen the settlement: ‘He’s got my telephone number’

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

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Andrew would run ‘terrible criminal risk’ if he reopens sexual abuse case, accusers’ lawyer warns

Andrew would run ‘terrible criminal risk’ if he reopens sexual abuse case, accusers’ lawyer warns

Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer said the Duke should contact him if he wants to reopen the settlement: ‘He’s got my telephone number’

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Man pleads guilty to 65 child sexual abuse charges

Man pleads guilty to 65 child sexual abuse charges

A man told the court a boy "wanted" to engage in sexual activity with him and his wife, despite pleading guilty to 65 charges of child sexual abuse.

AAP · Feb 22, 2023

Cheerleader accused of sexually abusing girls from club goes on trial in Adelaide court

Cheerleader accused of sexually abusing girls from club goes on trial in Adelaide court

A senior South Australian cheerleader "controlled and manipulated" a younger athlete during her alleged sexual abuse of the girl, a District Court trial hears.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Investigation reveals sexual abuse on British-owned tea farms in Kenya

Investigation reveals sexual abuse on British-owned tea farms in Kenya

BBC alleges more than 70 women who work on the plantations have suffered some form of sexual harassment

Insider UK · Feb 20, 2023

Former Penrhos College drama teacher on trial over alleged sexual abuse of five students

Former Penrhos College drama teacher on trial over alleged sexual abuse of five students

The trial of former Penrhos College drama teacher Jay Riordan Walsh on 23 child sex charges begins, with prosecutors alleging he sexually abused five teenage students in the 1980s.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2023

Domestic abusers to be more closely monitored and tagged under new crackdown

Domestic abusers to be more closely monitored and tagged under new crackdown

Police will have to treat it on a par with terrorism, serious and organised crime and child sexual abuse

Chronicle Live · Feb 20, 2023

‘Annihilating for survivors’: the Catholic church and its plaques to abuse perpetrators

‘Annihilating for survivors’: the Catholic church and its plaques to abuse perpetrators

Across Australia child sexual abuse survivors have to contend with church memorials to their abusers and those who protected them

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023

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Chicago Tribune · Feb 17, 2023

Feds want 25 more years in jail for R. Kelly on Chicago conviction, saying he’s shown no remorse for years of sexual abuse

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Chicago are asking for a 25-year consecutive prison sentence for R. Kelly for his conviction last year on child pornography charges, saying he’s a “serial sexual predator” who has shown no remorse for his crimes and tried to blame his victims for their own abuse.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Holding gymnastics to account – why one alleged victim of sexual abuse is speaking out

As British Gymnastics grapples with the fallout of the Whyte review, a former gymnast alleging years of sexual assault four decades ago believes children were failed then – and complainants are now

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Barry Cable trial hears of 'striking similarities' in five women's allegations of sexual abuse against former footballer

Former footballer Barry Cable's sexual abuse damages trial wraps up, with the lawyer representing a woman who alleges he abused her telling the court there were many similarities between her case and those of four other women.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

More than 100 priests suspected of abuse remain active in Portugal's Catholic Church

More than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remain active in church roles in Portugal, according to the head of a commission investigating the issue.

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Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Child abuse found in Portugal Catholic Church is 'tip of iceberg', commission says

At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, the commission investigating the issue said in a report on Monday, adding the findings are the "tip of the iceberg".

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Man sues Northern Territory alleging ‘sustained’ sexual abuse at Don Dale youth detention centre

Indigenous man claims he was repeatedly abused as a teenager by three staff members in case lawyer says reflects how centre ‘was operating at that time’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Former NSW minister Gareth Ward to contest election with sexual abuse charges still outstanding

The former Liberal minister turned independent says his case will ‘serve as a reminder of why a person is innocent until proven otherwise’

ABC News · Feb 12, 2023

Northern Territory government sued over claims of sexual and physical abuse at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

A former Don Dale detainee is suing the Northern Territory government alleging sexual abuse by staff as nine other ex-juvenile inmates come forward with similar complaints over a 23-year period.

Daily Record · Feb 12, 2023

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi conned senior members of Bob Dylan's management into discussing sex abuse allegations

The American-born conman had created an online news site on which he named and abused a woman who’d been accusing his idol of sexual abuse.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023

San Diego Catholic diocese ponders bankruptcy with sex-abuse lawsuits pending

SAN DIEGO — The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is warning it may have to file bankruptcy in the future because of the potential fallout from hundreds of pending lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy over the last 75 years.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Cricket ACT confirm membership of National Redress Scheme as victims of childhood sexual abuse take other legal avenues

This week, Cricket ACT confirmed its membership of the National Redress Scheme as a response to historical child sexual abuse in its junior squads. But survivors are already bypassing the scheme to pursue lawsuits.

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