Topic: Sexual Abuse
US diocese settles lawsuit over sexual abuse
October 26, 2022 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
US diocese settles lawsuit over sexual abuse The Diocese of Buffalo and the New York attorney general’s office have reached a settlement in a 2020 civil lawsuit filed by the state regarding the diocese’s handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations. Under the agreement, filed Oct. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]
Read More...California man sentenced for sexual abuse of Pinoy minors
October 25, 2022 · By ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
California man sentenced for sexual abuse of Pinoy minors MANILA – A man from South Bay in California was sentenced to life without parole after he admitted to producing thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of nearly three dozen children. In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors said 52-year-old Billy Edward Frederick took advantage of “young […]
Read More...Former Teacher Sentenced for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
September 23, 2022 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 22, 2022 Former Teacher Sentenced for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material A Kansas man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for impersonating a minor female on social media and enticing dozens of minors in the Topeka area to record and send […]
Read More...29 victims of online sexual abuse rescued
September 20, 2022 · By Ralph Edwin Villanueva - The Philippine Star for www.philstar.com
29 victims of online sexual abuse rescued MANILA, Philippines — Police rescued 29 children who were victims of online sexual exploitation in five separate operations last week. At a press briefing yesterday, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin said the operations were conducted from Sept. 11 to 17. Three suspects were arrested by police, […]
Read More...Sexual abuse in PH schools: The silent scream of students
September 7, 2022 · By Kurt Dela Peña - Content Researcher Writer for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Sexual abuse in PH schools: The silent scream of students MANILA, Philippines—Last week, a social media post went viral on Twitter: Some students of the Bacoor National High School (BNHS) in Cavite province have shared sexual abuse ordeals at the hands of some teachers. The Aug. 28 post of @eexpresso, which has since gained 37,900 […]
Read More...Ex-baby sitter gets 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 20 boys
September 2, 2022 · By Japan Today for japantoday.com
Ex-baby sitter gets 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 20 boys TOKYO – A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old former baby sitter to a prison term of 20 years over forcible sexual intercourse and other indecent acts on 20 boys aged 5 to 11 years old. A licensed nursery school teacher, he […]
Read More...Rape offences at highest recorded level
September 1, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Rape offences at highest recorded level Police in England and Wales have recorded the highest number of rapes and sexual offences in 20 years. Forces recorded 194,683 sexual offences in 2021-22, including 70,330 rapes, the highest number since records began in 2002/03. It comes as high profile cases and campaigns have been in the public […]
Read More...Girl raped aged 13 faces three-year wait for trial
September 1, 2022 · By Sinead Heekin & Vibeke Venema, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Girl raped aged 13 faces three-year wait for trial The father of a girl who was raped aged 13 and has been waiting two years for her case to be heard, has spoken about the devastating impact of court delays. The girl now faces a further delay of nine months after a suitable judge could […]
Read More...Hearing Canada Indigenous horror like being ‘slapped’: pope
August 4, 2022 · By Agence France-Presse for news.abs-cbn.com
Hearing Canada Indigenous horror like being ‘slapped’: pope VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday likened hearing first-hand tales of abuse at Catholic-run schools from Indigenous victims in Canada to being slapped. Many children were physically and sexually abused at the schools, and thousands are believed to have died of disease, malnutrition or neglect in […]
Read More...Professionals blamed Oxfordshire girls for their sexual abuse, report finds
March 17, 2015 · By Sandra Laville for TheGuardian.com
Police and social workers in Oxfordshire had a tainted perception that girls as young as 11 consented to sex with men who raped and brutalised them, an independent report into the failure to stop their exploitation has said. Throughout their interactions with six young girls in Oxford, professionals struggled with the law on consent, failing […]
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