March, 2018
Telford council considers child abuse inquiry
March 23, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
An inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford is being considered by the town’s council in the wake of its call for a government-led investigation. Telford & Wrekin Council said it had not yet identified a budget for it, but it was considering “all the options”. It comes after a Sunday Mirror report on “groups […]
Read More...Twitter not protecting women from abuse, says Amnesty
March 23, 2018 · By Haroon Siddique for www.theguardian.com
Human rights group says trolls are winning as site has become toxic place for women Twitter is failing to prevent online violence and abuse against women, creating a toxic environment for them, has claimed. In a report published on Wednesday, the day that Twitter celebrates 12 years since the first tweet, Amnesty said the social […]
Read More...Memphis megachurch pastor resigns following sexual abuse investigation
March 23, 2018 · By Ron Maxey, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal for www.usatoday.com
MEMPHIS — A pastor accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Texas 20 years ago resigned from his ministerial post Tuesday at a Memphis megachurch. Andy Savage, teaching pastor at Highpoint Church and part of the church’s senior leadership team, follows a leave of absence and lengthy investigation by Scott Fredricks, a Fort Worth […]
Read More...New Law to Restrict Pedophile Travel
March 23, 2018 ·
New Law to Restrict Pedophile Travel Fr. Shay Cullen 22 March 2018 Last February 2018, Irish Police raided homes of pedophile suspects based on information received from US, Canadian and other law enforcement agencies. Four suspects had their homes searched and child pornography was discovered. Thirty-one homes in all were on the target list. It […]
Read More...Child abuse imagery found within bitcoin’s blockchain
March 22, 2018 · By Samuel Gibbs for www.theguardian.com
Researchers discover illegal content within the distributed ledger, making possession of it potentially unlawful in many countries German researchers have discovered unknown persons are using bitcoin’s blockchain to store and link to child abuse imagery, potentially putting the cryptocurrency in jeopardy. The blockchain is the open-source, distributed ledger that records every bitcoin transaction, but can […]
Read More...150,000 child abuse images seized in four of 31 homes raided
March 22, 2018 · By Cormac O'Keeffe for www.irishexaminer.com
Up to four people targeted in Garda raids of 31 homes have voluntarily admitted to possessing more than 150,000 child abuse images, the Irish Examiner understands. In one case, there are believed to be 70,000 images on the person’s digital devices. Senior gardaí said yesterday that arrests are “imminent” in the operation, codenamed Ketch, which […]
Read More...US House hearing: PH making only slow progress vs. trafficking
March 22, 2018 · By Jon Melegrito for globalnation.inquirer.net
WASHINGTON, DC — The day before the US Senate finally passed a trafficking bill intended to punish perpetrators and increase support for victims, a House subcommittee was holding a hearing on which countries are effectively helping the millions of people who “live in sex or labor slavery today.” Among those countries is the Philippines. The […]
Read More...Cambridge Analytica execs boast of role in getting Donald Trump elected
March 22, 2018 · By Emma Graham-Harrison and Carole Cadwalladr for www.theguardian.com
Execs from firm at heart of Facebook data breach say they used ‘unattributable and untrackable’ ads, according to undercover expose Senior executives from the firm at the heart of Facebook’s data breach boasted of playing a key role in bringing Donald Trump to power and said they used “unattributable and untrackable” advertising to support their […]
Read More...Social workers report dramatic increase in child abuse and neglect referrals in Southeast Alaska
March 20, 2018 · By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO for www.adn.com
JUNEAU — Social workers’ caseloads for child neglect and abuse are dramatically increasing in Southeast Alaska and, apparently, statewide, according to the head of a regional service provider. Threats to state children’s service workers are also increasing. Erin Walker-Tolles, executive director of Catholic Community Service in Juneau, testified before the House Finance Committee this month. […]
Read More...Five years on: Pope Francis keeps reaching for the peripheries
March 20, 2018 · By sundayex.catholic.org.hk
HONG KONG (Agencies): “I have the sense that my pontificate will be brief: four or five years.” Pope Francis madd this startling observation during an interview with the Mexican media company, Televisa on the second anniversary of his election to the papacy in 2015. Now, on March 13, as his pontificate reaches its fifth year, […]
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