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Couple charged with child abuse after baby thrown into wall
February 14, 2022 · By AP News for apnews.com
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha couple has been charged with intentional child abuse after the man threw his 8-month-old baby against a wall, causing a skull fracture, and the girls mother did nothing for days after witnessing the attack. The Omaha World-Herald reports that prosecutors say both 23-year-old Theodor Hurt and 24-year-old Dakota Vick initially lied […]
Read More...Jonny Pelham: The comedian telling jokes about his childhood sexual abuse
February 14, 2022 · By Paul Glynn, Entertainment reporter for www.bbc.com
Jonny Pelham: The comedian telling jokes about his childhood sexual abuse When UK comedian Jonny Pelham told his therapist he was considering trying out some new material about how he was sexually abused as an eight-year-old by a former friend of his parents, the professional advised against it. “Why?” asked Pelham, then in his mid-twenties. […]
Read More...Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January
February 14, 2022 · By Georgina Rannard, BBC Newsfor www.bbc.com
Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian Amazon in January far exceeded deforestation for the same month last year, according to government satellite data. The area destroyed was five times larger than 2021, the highest January total since records began in 2015. Environmentalists accuse […]
Read More...Angelina Jolie makes emotional speech about victims of abuse
February 14, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Angelina Jolie makes emotional speech about victims of abuse Angelina Jolie made an emotional speech while advocating for the Violence Against Women Act. The actress addressed the US Congress and started to well up as she started talking about victims of abuse. A group of bipartisan senators passed the renewal of the Violence Against Women […]
Read More...DR Congo: Neglected Massacre of Indigenous Group
February 10, 2022 · By Human Rights Watch for www.hrw.org
DR Congo: Neglected Massacre of Indigenous Group (Kinshasa) – Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have failed to fully investigate the killing of at least 66 Indigenous Iyeke people in the Bianga district of Monkoto territory in February 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. Congo’s National Assembly voted during 2021 for a law that would for the first […]
Read More...Plymouth campaign targets people who view indecent images
February 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Plymouth campaign targets people who view indecent images People who view sexual images of children online are being targeted in a campaign to curb the illegal practice. Stop It Now! in Plymouth aims to educate those worried about their own sexual thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards children. In 2021, more than 3,100 Devon people sought […]
Read More...Retired pope asks forgiveness in response to Munich abuse report
February 10, 2022 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Retired pope asks forgiveness in response to Munich abuse report At the age of 94, Retired Pope Benedict XVI said he knows he will soon stand before God’s judgment and he prayed that he would be forgiven for his shortcomings, including in handling allegations of clerical sexual abuse. “Even though, as I look back on […]
Read More...Korean Church supports struggling single mothers
February 10, 2022 · By UCA News Reporter for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic archdiocese in South Korean capital Seoul continues to sponsor single mothers struggling to maintain their families as part of its pro-life activities. The Seoul archdiocese will stand with families in their difficult times, its officials said during a ceremony to deliver sponsorship certificates to 20 beneficiaries and heads of single-parent families in the capital […]
Read More...Former priest serving life sentence for sexual exploitation dies in prison
February 10, 2022 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
A former priest of the Diocese of Cleveland serving a life term in federal prison for sexually exploiting boys, has died, authorities said. Robert McWilliams, 41, was found unresponsive early Feb. 4 in Allenwood Federal Correctional Institution in White Deer, Pennsylvania, where he was serving his sentence, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. He was […]
Read More...Priest on leave over decades-old child abuse allegation
February 8, 2022 · By AP News for apnews.com
Priest on leave over decades-old child abuse allegation SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Rhode Island has been placed on administrative leave in response to a recently disclosed allegation that he sexually abused a minor about 40 years ago, the Diocese of Providence said in a statement. The Rev. Francis C. Santilli, […]
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