The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Italy, filling a vacuum he says is caused by the refusal of the country's Church thus far to launch a major investigation.

A woman who developed 2500 personalities to cope with childhood sexual abuse by her father has been awarded $840,000 in her NSW civil case against him.

The story of Andy Woodward – whose Guardian interview led to the jailing of youth coach Barry Bennell – is terrifically acted, full of dark resonance and breaks the silence and shame around male rape

The word “grooming” has become synonymous with sexual abuse of children. High-profile cases such as the allegations by cyclist Bradley Wiggins have raised public awareness of how grooming can go unnoticed. To stop grooming before it takes place, we have to fully understand what it is and how it happens…

The Doctor Strange star appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Monday after she was found guilty by a jury of the historical sexual abuse of a girl who was aged between 13 and 15.

Marvel star Zara Phythian was jailed for eight years over historical sexual abuse

Zara Phythian was jailed for eight years for the historic sexual abuse of a girl who was aged between 13 and 15 and husband Victor Marke was sentenced to 14 years for jointly abusing the same victim, as well as the indecent assault of a second girl.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice whose pedophilia research created a stir at Old Dominion University landed a new job with Johns Hopkins University’s Moore Center for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.

So the Michigan Court of Appeals held Thursday, in a case brought by the former head women's gymnastics coach at Central Michigan University.

Images of the abuse were found on Vicki Bevan's phone, which she also shared with the two other men involved and posted them onto social media platform Kik Messenger

A child sexual abuse survivor says he was left without support and "stymied" in his quest for information from Tasmania's education department.