Sexual Abuse

Pope says ashamed Church did not prioritise abuse victims in France

Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and shamed by the Catholic Church's inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make…

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MEP wants stronger privacy rights in proposed EU tech rules

Proposed EU rules targeting Facebook, Google and other large online platforms should include privacy rights for users as well as their right to anonymity, a key EU lawmaker steering the…

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Sending porn images to minor via messengers is sexual violence – Italy’s top court rules

Sending pornographic images to a minor via WhatsApp can be legitimately prosecuted as sexual violence, Italy's top court said Tuesday. The supreme Court of Cassation rejected an appeal from a…

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JK Rowling says she was a victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence

Author JK Rowling revealed in a blog post on Wednesday that she has been a victim of sexual assault and domestic violence. The writer behind the popular Harry Potter series has…

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Rights expert welcomes Pope’s decision to lift ‘veil of secrecy’ on child abuse cases

The Vatican must take action to ensure justice for people who were sexually abused by priests during childhood, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio issued the charge in a statement welcoming the…

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Police raid Chilean Episcopal conference over alleged rapes and sexual abuse by Marist congregation

AP: Police raided the Chilean Episcopal Conference on Tuesday in a case over alleged rapes and sexual abuse committed by members of the Marist Congregation, prosecutor Raúl Guzmán said. Guzmán and…

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Chilean Catholic bishops apologise for failing victims of sexual abuse, will work with prosecutors.

AFP reports that Chilean Catholic bishops apologised on Friday for having "failed" victims of sexual abuse and promised to work with prosecutors to prevent a repeat of the crimes dating back…

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Bill Cosby’s lawyers challenging the legality of the process regards classification of former actor as ‘sexually violent predator’.

AP reports that Bill Cosby's lawyers are challenging the legality of the process under which a Pennsylvania board recommended he be classified as a sexually violent predator. They also claimed in…

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Weinstein charged with rape

Harvey Weinstein has been charged in New York with rape and several counts of sexual abuse. Weinstein turned himself in to police in the city earlier in the day. Mr Weinstein…

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