January, 2018
When child sex isn’t rape: French to set age of consent
January 5, 2018 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
PARIS, France — Is a 13-year-old old enough to agree to sex with an adult? That’s a question France is asking as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time. Twice in recent weeks, French courts have refused to prosecute men for rape after they had sex with […]
Read More...The Voice of Women Say, “Time’s Up!”
January 5, 2018 ·
The Voice of Women Say, “Time’s Up!” Fr. Shay Cullen 4 January 2018 It is a great beginning to the New Year. Prominent women and men in Hollywood and London have launched a movement to end sexual harassment in the workplace and society. They aim to challenge every act of sexual harassment and abuse that […]
Read More...P125 million worth of cocaine found ashore in Sorsogon
January 5, 2018 · By Rambo Talabong for www.rappler.com
Authorities suspect the illegal drugs came from a foreign cargo vessel marked ‘Jin Ming’ MANILA, Philippines – Authorities recovered 24 kilograms of cocaine in Sorsogon worth an estimated P125 million, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Thursday, January 4. According to the initial police report, cops and operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency […]
Read More...Poplar Bluff man arrested for child abuse
January 4, 2018 · By KEVIN S. HELD for fox2now.com
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – A 27-year-old Poplar Bluff was arrested and charged for allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter. According to Captain JR Keirsey, a spokesman for the Poplar Bluff Police Department, the incident happened January 2 at a home in the 800 block of Hart Street. The Butler County Ambulance Service responded to […]
Read More...Police say Lancaster girl, 3, was beaten to death; dad’s girlfriend charged
January 4, 2018 · By ANDREW DYS for www.heraldonline.com
LANCASTER – Police in Lancaster have charged a woman with homicide by child abuse in the December death of a 3-year-old girl whom authorities say suffered a fatal head beating. Kayla Cook, 25, was arrested Dec. 29 in Cleveland County, N.C., and transported back to Lancaster Tuesday, said Chief Scott Grant of Lancaster Police Department. […]
Read More...Caritas vows to work to eradicate poverty, uphold rights in 2018
January 4, 2018 · By Jhoanna Ballaran - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
As the country marked the beginning of 2018 on Monday, the Catholic Church’s social action arm vowed to work to eradicate poverty and uphold life and human rights. “We pray and work for a Philippines prosperous in human and spiritual values, committed to eradicate poverty and corruption, dedicated in upholding human rights and the sacredness […]
Read More...Philippine population to exceed 107 million by end-2018 – PopCom
January 4, 2018 · By Mara Cepeda for www.rappler.com
The Commission on Population projects around 4,965 Filipinos will be added per day or about 206 every hour in 2018 MANILA, Philippines – Population in the Philippines is expected to reach around 107,190,081 by December 31, 2018, according to the latest estimate of the Commission on Population (PopCom). In a statement on Wednesday, January 3, […]
Read More...This year’s horror child abuse cases
January 3, 2018 · By ZELDA VENTER for www.iol.co.za
Pretoria – The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, hears many murder and assault trials, but what stood out this year was the high number of cases involving child abuse and murder where those in the dock are the very people supposed to care for and nurture the little ones. In the headline-grabbing case of Poppie van […]
Read More...Plans to prevent paedophiles from travelling abroad to be unveiled
January 3, 2018 · By Ed Carty, Press Association for www.irishnews.com
Proposed new laws to ban paedophiles and sex offenders from foreign travel are to be unveiled in the Republic in the new year. Plans to radically expand the passport “stop list” have been drafted after four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Father Shay Cullen called on western governments to stop rampant sex tourism. Fr Cullen, who […]
Read More...US officer plunges into frozen pond to rescue boy
January 3, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
A US police officer has told how he broke through the ice on a frozen pond and jumped in to rescue an eight-year-old boy on Christmas Day. Sgt Aaron Thompson was called to the pond in New Harmony, Utah, after reports that the child had fallen in while chasing his dog. He told a news […]
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