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Sexual assaults are at an all-time high. Why talking to your child about abuse is so important

Kelly Humphries was just eight years old when her uncle sexually abused her. But when her mum asked her about it, she denied it was happening. This is her advice to parents concerned about child sexual abuse.

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Educationists and activists want special officer to run Kallakurichi school

They suspect the girl student was subjected to severe sexual abuse

The Hindu

The Ashley Youth Detention Centre is set for closure, so here's how the government will replace it

Revelations about a culture of violence and sexual abuse at Tasmania's only youth detention facility have shocked and appalled many, with one expert saying it should be "razed to the ground" — so what is Ashley and what is proposed to replace it?

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Kiama MP Gareth Ward committed to stand trial on historic sexual abuse charges

A state government MP who was suspended from parliament in May will face trial on five charges including one of sexual intercourse without consent.

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"Leung, Like the Villainous Deacon in the Movie Night of the Hunter, Was Back!"

An "inappropriate editorial statement[]" struck from a lawsuit alleging school sexual abuse, together with many other "immaterial and impertinent" statements.

Reason

‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

OLD ‘Strawberry shortcake’ and Scott Peterson: The bizarre scandal being compared to the Ghislaine Maxwell jury

Experts say the jury system’s Achilles heel is that it relies on the honesty of jurors. Bevan Hurley reports

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Man, 76, charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl at Montrose Harbor

Juan Roldon was arrested less than an hour after the attack and charged with criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse and unlawful restraint.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-NRL star admits child abuse charge

Former NRL player Brett Finch has admitted one charge of sharing child sexual abuse material and had other similar charges withdrawn.

AAP

Grace Tame Shared A Letter Confirming The Govt Will Review Sexual Assault Consent Laws

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus credited her address as the driving force behind it.

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The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following sexual abuse crisis

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has faced widespread sexual abuse problems, said several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the Department of Justice.

WEKU

Teachers Face Court For Abuse At English Boarding School

Several former teachers have appeared in court accused of child cruelty and sexual abuse at a boarding school over more than a decade.

Zenger

Paedophiles coercing children as young as 7 into sharing videos of themselves online, charity warns

‘Self-generated’ material created by primary school age children rocketing amid ‘digital emergency’

The Independent UK

Huge rise in self-generated child sexual abuse content online, report finds

Disturbing global trend should be ‘entirely preventable’, says Internet Watch Foundation head

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The Independent UK

Rising number of self-generated child sexual abuse images online reported

The Internet Watch Foundation has said the growing number of self-generated sexual abuse images of children online was a ‘digital emergency’.

Liverpool Echo

'I was weighed down by a secret for 57 years - that's too much for a child'

"They came with the knowledge that they were being believed"

AAP

ADF member accused of teen assault bailed

Perth-based Australian Defence Force member Caleb Horner accused of child sexual abuse has been released on bail.

Radio France Internationale

Canada demands extradition of elderly French priest over sexual abuse allegations

Canada has requested the extradition of a French priest accused of sexually abusing indigenous children more than 30 years ago.

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Calls for changes to New Zealand law after rapist claims sex with 12-year-old ‘consensual’

Consent is still a legal defence to those charged with rape in New Zealand, even if the alleged victim was a child at the time

AAP

Church says choirboy's father cannot sue

Lawyers for the Catholic Church have claimed an ex-choirboy's father cannot sue as he was not the primary victim of Cardinal George Pell's alleged sexual abuse.

Reuters

Israel's Herzog calls for investigation of alleged sex abuse of prison guards

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Tuesday for an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of female guards by prisoners at a maximum security prison with the encouragement of their superiors.

ABC News

Australian swim coach Dick Caine faces more historical sexual abuse charges

Former Australian swim coach Dick Caine is facing fresh sexual assault charges after four more alleged victims came forward to police.

AAP

More sex abuse charges for swim coach

More charges have been laid as part of ongoing investigations into alleged historical sexual abuse by former Sydney swim coach Dick Caine.

Liverpool Echo

Paedophile hid hundreds of child abuse images on iPod

Timothy Byrnes collected more than 600 sickening images on the device

ABC News

Child sexual abuse survivors struggle for justice as small sporting organisations are slow to sign up to National Redress Scheme

Karen says she was groomed by a coach when she was a teenager. But when she went to Softball Australia seeking redress, she was told they "didn't have insurance for that".

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