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Tas youth centre boss 'not told' of abuse

The ex-manager of a Tasmanian youth detention centre has told an inquiry that he wasn't made aware of historical allegations against a senior staffer.

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Nirvana win lawsuit over Nevermind baby album cover

A US judge has dismissed Spencer Elden’s claim that an image of him as a naked baby on the 1991 album constituted child sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK

Three children rescued, 45 people facing child exploitation charges after WA police operation

Three alleged child sexual abuse victims are rescued as part of an operation involving WA and federal police, as 45 people are charged with a total of 149 offences and more than 35,000 images and videos are seized.

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HC restrains media from publishing or telecasting Pollachi sexual abuse case trial proceedings

Following CBI’s complaint against Nakheeran Publications, judge laments that media had belied the court’s expectations

The Hindu

Mistrial declared in former Texas Rangers pitcher’s sex abuse case after jury deadlocks

DENTON, Texas — The judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual abuse trial of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland after a Denton County jury said they were deadlocked.

Tribune News Service

State of denial: How police child abuse inquiries ran aground

In part two of a series on Crown Law withholding evidence from police, Aaron Smale asks: how did the government and its lawyers behave when they knew the state was guilty of serious crimes again

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Jury deliberating fate of former Texas Rangers pitcher accused of sexual abuse

A Denton County, Texas, jury Friday is deliberating the fate of former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland, who is accused of sexually abusing a young relative in the early 2000s.

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Tas abuse inquiry prompts public forums

Community forums will be held in Tasmania as the health department aims to rebuild trust after harrowing evidence heard at a child sexual abuse inquiry.

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Comedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears accused of child sexual abuse

Comedians accused of ‘intentional infliction of emotional distress, gross negligence, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and sexual abuse of a minor’

The Independent UK

Karnataka seer arrested in sexual abuse case hospitalised

In a day of dramatic developments in connection with POCSO case, the seer was shifted from jail to hospital and finally to police custody

The Hindu

Tiffany Haddish's reps dismiss sexual abuse allegations against her and Aries Spears

LOS ANGELES — Comedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are being sued after being accused of child sexual abuse.

Los Angeles Times

African football head criticised for visiting Gabon FA president in jail

Alleged victims and Fifpro have criticised the head of African football’s governing body for publicly supporting the president of the Gabon’s football federation, who has been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse.

The Guardian - UK

Superintendent of Patna shelter home held over allegations of sexual abuse

An SIT has been constituted to look into complaints

The Hindu

Two Women Sue George Foreman for Rape, Sexual Abuse

The former heavyweight boxing champion raped them when they were under the age of legal consent, the women said.

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Former worker at Ashley Youth Detention Centre held job for almost a decade after complaints raised, commission of inquiry told

A former worker at Tasmania's notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre, who was the subject of multiple redress claims, continued to work there for almost another decade, a commission of inquiry examining the centre has heard.

AAP

State 'aware' of Tas youth detention abuse

An inquiry has been told an alleged pedophile worked for years at Tasmania's youth detention centre while abuse accusations sat idle on government records.

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Ashley youth prison guards 'encouraged fights between inmates for sport', inquiry hears

A former detainee of Tasmania's youth detention centre urges the commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse to "tear the place down and start again", amid allegations one area of the prison was known as the "gladiator pit" due to fights.

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Paedophile surgeon Michael Shine praises decision to drop cases against him as 'right thing'

He was released from prison in January after serving three years for sexual abuse of seven boys

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Female detainee tells of Ashley prison abuse and 'favouritism' of some male inmates by staff

The inquiry investigating child sexual abuse at Tasmania's only youth prison is told by a former female detainee she was preyed upon by male inmates and staff at the facility — and that the experience had left her "without words" to express herself.

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Tasmania's Ashley youth prison closure must be brought forward, children's commissioner, advocates say

One of the people instrumental in the examination of the notorious Don Dale youth prison in Darwin says Tasmania's government should "learn from the example" of how the Northern Territory went against the recommendations of a damning royal commission into its facility for young offenders.

Chicago Tribune

Jurors hear key testimony from reputed fixer in alleged R. Kelly conspiracy to derail early criminal probe

CHICAGO — A key prosecution witness against R. Kelly has taken the stand in the disgraced R&B superstar’s federal trial and is expected to testify that he helped recover incriminating videotapes while Kelly was being investigated for sexual abuse.

AAP

Tas youth staff 'bashed detainee on bed'

An inquiry has been told a detainee at Tasmania's youth detention centre was bashed into a bed frame by a worker after being found self-harming.

Benzinga

How A Son's Sensitive Medical Issue Got A San Francisco Dad's Google Account Suspended

A stay-at-home dad in San Francisco was in for a rude shock in early 2021 when he received a notification on his Android phone that his Gmail account has been disabled, allegedly due to child sexual abuse and exploitation, a New York Times report said.

The Conversation

Sexual violence in South Africa: where are the male victims?

Men and boys count among the victims of sexual violence. Estimates and contexts vary, but it seems that worldwide, they make up around 10% of victims of sexual violence. According to Rees Mann, the founder of South African Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, one in six adult males in the…

AAP

Female ex-teacher admits sex abuse

A female former teacher has pleaded guilty to the historical sexual abuse of one of her students on Sydney's northern beaches in the 1970s and '80s.

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