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Ghislaine Maxwell ‘on suicide watch’ ahead of sentencing

Ghislaine Maxwell has been put on suicide watch at a Brooklyn jail and may seek to delay her sentencing for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls, her lawyer has said.

Evening Standard

Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to curb accusers' testimony at sentencing

Ghislaine Maxwell urged a U.S. judge not to admit testimony from four female accusers at her sentencing next Tuesday for aiding the financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of underage girls.

Reuters

Several accusers seek roles at Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing

Two of four women who testified that Ghislaine Maxwell played a role in their sexual abuse at the hands of financier Jeffrey Epstein may be speaking at her sentencing or have their statements read aloud

The Independent UK

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Scouting for Girls: Fashion’s Darkest Secret review – terrible tales of sexual abuse in the modelling industry

Grooming, conditioning, coercive control: nowadays we have words for fashion’s horrific treatment of young women in bygone decades. This sober expose puts the atrocities in the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

‘Monstrous’ Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison, say prosecutors

Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her onetime boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors have said.

Evening Standard

Feds: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves at least 30 years in prison

Prosecutors say British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in the sexual abuse of teenage girls over a 10-year period by her onetime boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Bill Cosby rep ‘cannot confirm’ he responded to $500k sex trial verdict by saying: ‘That’s all? Booyah!’

Jury found comedian, 84, liable for the sexual abuse of teenage girl at Playboy Mansion in 1975

The Independent UK

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German sex abuse lawsuit targets former Pope Benedict

A lawsuit brought against an alleged paedophile priest in Germany is seeking to establish whether former Pope Benedict and other members of the clergy were culpable in a historical case of child sexual abuse, the plaintiff's lawyer said.

Reuters

Rotherham child abuse scandal: IOPC report into police failings ‘lets down’ grooming survivors

Criticism as child sexual abuse inquiry ‘fails to identify individual accountability’ and confirms not a single police officer lost their job over scandal

Evening Standard

Costly report into Rotherham police failings ‘lets down’ grooming survivors

Police and crime commissioner ‘disappointed’ as child sexual abuse inquiry ‘fails to identify individual accountability’

The Guardian - UK

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to Vijay Babu

He has been accused of sexual abuse by an upcoming actress.

The Hindu

Australian swim coach Dick Caine charged with historical child sexual abuse offences

Former national swimming mentor Dick Caine is facing nine charges over allegations of abusing teenage girls in the 1970s.

ABC News

Grace Tame wants federal government to close paedophile superannuation loophole

The former Australian of the Year is calling on the Anthony Albanese's federal government to close a legal loophole that allows paedophiles to quarantine their superannuation from sexual abuse survivors.

ABC News

Southern Baptist Convention vows to make public database of pastors charged with sex abuse

Just days after an independent investigation revealed a list of 700 volunteers, ministers and pastors known to be “credibly accused” of sexual abuse, the Southern Baptist Convention ushered in a series of reforms meant to ensure public oversight over the nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues.

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Not a 'relationship': why the legal language of child abuse needs to change

The ACT government has announced plans to change the name of the criminal offence of engaging in a “sexual relationship with child or young person under special care” to “persistent sexual abuse of child or young person under special care”.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: 'No excuses' for failure to protect sexually exploited children in Oldham

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Edinburgh Live

East Lothian former company boss found with images of children as young as two

Sheriff Kenneth Maciver told Holman: “What you are viewing is the sexual abuse of children. How anyone can gain satisfaction from that is beyond most people’s understanding.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over

After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. By the end of the court day Friday,…

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Sexual assaults, racism and suicide attempts — life at the hands of Australia's child protection system

More than 700 people from around the country have come forward with concerns about Australia's failing child protection system. These are their shocking claims.

The Hindu

A.P. High Court panel takes suo moto notice of NGO home sexual abuse case

Committee directs officials to submit details of the case today

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations Over

The Independent UK

Bill Cosby civil trial jury must start deliberations over

After two days of deliberations, jurors in a civil trial deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday

ABC News

Tasmanian child safety head 'not confident' children in out-of-home care are safe from abuse

Children in out-of-home care in Tasmania today are not safe from abuse, Communities Department head Michael Pervan tells the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry.

ABC News

NSW women's health centres push for sexual assault, domestic violence funding in state budget

Service providers say they desperately need more funding in the upcoming NSW budget, with soaring costs, inflation, and client numbers leaving women waiting months for counselling.

AAP

'Hog-tied, belittled' in Tas youth centre

A former detainee at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was searched naked, hog-tied and constantly belittled by staff at the facility.

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