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'Stepdad from hell' named and shamed after abusing children from two separate marriages

Paedophile Michael Moloney, who was jailed for the rape and abuse of his other stepdaughter Jenni in 2018, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual abuse against Chloe in 2002 and 2004

Irish Mirror

Woman stages protest in front of Oommen Chandy’s house in Kottayam

Woman, who lodged a sexual abuse charge against former Minister Jose Thettayil, says Chandy brokered a deal

The Hindu

100,000 happy pictures: a new tool in the cyber ‘arms race’ against child sexual abusers

The volume of child sexual assault material online is on the rise. An Australian project is crowdsourcing images of safe children so it can find those in danger

The Guardian - AU

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Canada's Inuit seek Pope's help to return accused priest from France

Canada's Inuit people will press Pope Francis to help return a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse to face charges in Canada, a former political leader in the country's North said.

Reuters

La Luz del Mundo dissidents pressure authorities, seek more charges against 'apostle'

LOS ANGELES — Holding her sons tight, Deborah Contreras shuddered with sobs as the women in a Los Angeles courtroom recounted years of sexual abuse inflicted by the man they once believed was an "apostle" of Jesus Christ.

Los Angeles Times

R. Kelly's manager faces trial over theater-emptying threat

The trial of R. Kelly’s manager has opened on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater

The Independent UK

Canada PM Trudeau blasts Hockey Canada leaders after sex assault fund reports

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday it was hard to trust those in charge at Hockey Canada after reports that the national governing body maintained a fund to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims.

Reuters

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Revealed: ‘Hidden epidemic’ of abusive cults in UK, with 2,000 groups operating freely

Thousands have suffered sexual abuse, isolation from friends and family and modern slavery at the hands of UK cults

The Independent UK

Pope tells religious orders to report abuse, protect others

Pope Francis has told members of three religious orders that they must have “zero tolerance” for sexual abusers in their ranks and that they must report them to protect others

The Independent UK

Stephen Bishop reflects on his life in music in 'On and Off,' an autobiography with a dramatic twist

It's no longer surprising for memoirs by music stars and celebrities to contain some major disclosures, be it Mariah Carey confessing to an extramarital affair with baseball great Derek Jeter or Carlos Santana revealing that he was subjected to sexual abuse as a child.

Tribune News Service

Abuse survivor jailed for abusing kids

A man who has applied for child sexual abuse victim compensation has been jailed for a string of offences against his former partner's grandkids.

AAP

National boss to lead Tas hospital review

The Tasmanian government has announced the two co-chairs of a review into a hospital at the centre of child sexual abuse allegations.

AAP

Roman Polanski sex abuse case documents should be unsealed, Los Angeles DA says

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón asked a state appeals court Tuesday to unseal transcripts related to the criminal case against Roman Polanski, which could end the decades-long legal saga over the film director's sexual abuse of a teenager in 1977.

Los Angeles Times

Director Paul Haggis admits to 'errors in judgment' in Italian sex abuse case

Director Paul Haggis is speaking out amid his ongoing sexual abuse case in Italy as prosecutors there are trying to put him back under house arrest.

Los Angeles Times

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Ex-Berejiklian staffer avoids jail time

A former staffer for ex-NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has avoided jail time for historical sexual abuse committed while babysitting as a teenager.

The Guardian - UK

‘Sexual abuse is normalised’: Uganda struggles with #MeToo

Samantha Mwesigye’s case had hoped to be the catalyst for a change to the culture of toxic masculinity. But four years on, she is still waiting to be heard

ABC News

Paedophile schoolteacher David Harkess the third sex offender identified among WACA elite junior cricket coaches of the 1970s

Paedophile schoolteacher David Harkess is the third sex offender to be identified in an ABC Sport investigation of WACA elite junior cricket squads of the 1970s and 1980s.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: 28ish Days Later; The Followers; In Dark Corners

Periods, stalkers and sexual abuse in private schools are all the subject of essential, fascinating listens

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Tasmania's state lawyers play a key role in child sexual abuse cases — do they have too much power?

Concerns have been raised at the commission of inquiry about the Tasmanian Office of the Solicitor-General being the sole source of legal advice to most government entities, the power it has in dealing with civil claims of child sexual abuse, and its approach to dealing with civil cases.

Reuters

Exclusive-Pope Francis calls steps against clerical abuse irreversible, despite resistance

Pope Francis has acknowledged that there is resistance by some national Catholic Churches on implementing measures to protect children from sexual abuse by clergy but said that there is no turning back on an "irreversible" path.

AAP

Tassie victim support service underfunded

An inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmania has been told the state's victims of crime support service is underfunded amid a rise in demand.

Sports Illustrated

Former USA Softball President Arrested on Sexual Abuse of a Minor Charges

John Gouveia, 61, was charged with eight counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14.

Daily Mirror

All the Tories resigning to oust Boris Johnson as more than 50 quit government

More than 50 Tories have quit the government, from Cabinet ministers to aides to moderates to Red Wallers. All are demanding he quit. Here's the full list - and their savage letters

Daily Mirror

Tories accuse Boris Johnson of lying and 'covering up sexual abuse' as resignations mount

The Prime Minister’s fate may ultimately lie with backbench MPs if the Tory 1922 Committee’s rules are changed to allow another confidence vote within 12 months.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says

Ex vice-chair of Conservative party Chis Skidmore says rules must be changed to allow confidence vote

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