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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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Polish tennis chief quits after abuse allegations

The head of the Polish Tennis Association (PZT) resigned on Thursday, the governing body said in a statement, after he became embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.

Reuters

Fifpro asks why Gabon’s FA chief was at World Cup opener when facing trial

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who has been charged with ‘failure to report crimes of paedophilia’, was pictured with Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s emir

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Disgraced former NRL player Brett Finch avoids jail over child sex abuse chat

Former NRL star Brett Finch avoids a custodial sentence for sending messages about child sexual abuse on a phone chat service, after a judge accepts they were desperate attempts to feed his drug addiction.

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Childhood memories caused me to kill, murder accused tells court

Ross McCullum claims sexual abuse as a child triggered a ‘blind rage’ during which he strangled Megan Newborough.

The Independent UK

Rule mandating jury trials for sexual assault cases in Canberra set aside in rare move

A man accused of historical child sexual abuse is facing a judge-alone trial despite a mandate that people accused of sexual crimes in the ACT face a jury of their peers.

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Child rapist dies in prison while completing 17 year sentence

Frederick Barber was sentenced in 2018 in "one of the worst cases of systematic grooming and child sexual abuse" one police constable had ever seen

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Albany bishop accused of abuse has asked the pope to remove him from the priesthood

The retired bishop of Albany, New York, who has admitted to covering up for predator priests and has himself been accused of sexual abuse, has asked Pope Francis to remove him from the priesthood.

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Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese ‘does not object’ to release of report detailing sexual abuse, so long as it is accurate

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore does not oppose the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s efforts to make public a report detailing sexual abuse and torture committed by area priests and laypeople over 80 years, so long as it is accurate, a spokesperson for the church said Friday.

Tribune News Service

‘It’s not my shame, it’s his’: Somerset woman speaks out on childhood abuse by brother

Exclusive: Liz Roberts says familial sexual abuse is a ‘hidden scourge’ that has long-term impact on survivors

The Guardian - UK

'Now's the time to come forward': Cricket ACT abuse survivors reveal redress relief

Cricket ACT Child sexual abuse survivors say they're relieved after the organisation signed up to the National Redress Scheme.

The Canberra Times

Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report

The Internet Watch Foundation says it found nearly 900 instances of the most severe types of child sexual abuse content in just five days.

The Independent UK

Maryland probe finds 158 abusive priests, over 600 victims

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years

The Independent UK

Pfleger supporters call for priest’s reinstatement to his parish: ‘Bring Father Mike home for the holidays’

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church, was removed pending investigation of a sexual abuse allegation from more than 30 years ago.

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Maryland AG investigation finds more than 600 victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests

BALTIMORE — More than 600 people were sexually abused over the past 80 years at the hands of Catholic priests assigned to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and the church actively helped to cover up many of the abuses, a report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office found.

The Guardian - UK

Italy church report into sexual abuses a ‘joke’ say victims’ groups

Victims’ advocates say report, which identified 68 alleged abusers between 2020-21, excludes key data and figures

Reuters

Lawyer for 'Wolf Pack' rapist seeks shorter sentence under new Spanish law

The lawyer for a group of men convicted of the gang-rape of a young woman at a Spanish bull-running festival said on Thursday he hopes to secure a reduction in one of his clients' sentences using a legal change governing penalties for sexual abuse.

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Victims call Italy Church's abuse report 'shamefully' limited

Italy's Catholic Church on Thursday released its first report on alleged sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable individuals but victims' advocates said the number of cases was likely much higher and denounced its limited scope as shameful.

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The Independent UK

Italy church releases abuse accounting, but only for 2 years

Italy’s Catholic bishops have provided their first-ever accounting of clergy sexual abuse

Al Jazeera

Turkish ‘cult leader’ Oktar sentenced to 8,658 years in prison

Oktar was charged with leading a criminal gang, engaging in political and military espionage and sexual abuse of minors.

Tribune News Service

New allegations in Agape lawsuits include sexual abuse, ‘pandemic’ of suicide attempts

New court filings reveal some of the most brutal allegations of abuse at Agape Boarding School so far, including one former student’s account that two staffers sexually assaulted him.

Newcastle Herald

Catherine Britt says she was sexually abused by 'big names' in the music industry

Newcastle's country queen has sensationally lifted the lid on the sexual abuse she experienced as a young woman breaking into the music industry.

The New Daily

’Thrives on creating fear’: Inquiry hears online child sexual abuse rates are soaring

Online child sex abuse rates are booming across Australia, prompting calls to focus on pre-emptive measures to curb the rise.

ABC News

Sexual abuse survivors launch national day to encourage others to speak up

Grace Tame's Australian of the Year award seemed like the country was finally acknowledging survivors, says Tiffany Skeggs. Now, there is a national day, in part to help encourage more people to speak up.

Daily Mirror

Killer who murdered schoolgirl to hide his sexual abuse dies without body being found

Neo-Nazi Robert Ewing – who a judge described as ‘evil incarnate’ when sentencing him to life in prison – refused to tell police where he and accomplice Gareth Dewhurst disposed of Paige Chivers' body

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