November, 2018
Rash of overdoses show dangers of powerful synthetic drugs
November 12, 2018 · By Katie Zezima, Lenny Bernstein and Samantha Schmidt for www.washingtonpost.com
The ever-rising death toll from the synthetic opioid fentanyl showed graphically this week how vulnerable the United States has become to powerful drugs concocted in laboratories. On the same day that more than two dozen people were raced from a New Haven, Conn., park to emergency rooms after violent reactions to synthetic marijuana, federal authorities […]
Read More...Filipino ‘sea gypsy’ braves storm to escape poverty trap
November 12, 2018 · By Lottie Salarda, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Jesus Menjani Esmani is the pride of his tribe, which identify as indigenous Badjao or “Sea Gypsies” from the Philippines’ Visayas Islands. In his 22 years as a teacher, he has helped a handful of people from his impoverished community escape the poverty trap by getting an education and pursuing ambitions they never thought possible. His […]
Read More...Mindanao nuns warn of ‘dangerous times’ for missionaries
November 12, 2018 · By Bong S. Sarmiento, South Cotabato for www.ucanews.com
Religious missionaries working in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao continue to live in “dangerous and dark times,” in which justice is hard to come by, according to a group of Catholic nuns. The killing of Italian missionary priest, Fausto Tentorio in 2011 remains unsolved to this day, the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao (SAMIN), noted. The nuns’ […]
Read More...WATCH: Melbourne protesters call for end to ‘child abuse’ on Nauru
November 12, 2018 · By newsinfo.inquirer.net
Protesters held a rally in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, Oct. 21, calling for attention to the dire situation of child refugees at the Nauru detention center. The video above, posted by Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance on Facebook, shows demonstrators chanting “No excuse for child abuse!” Nearly 6,000 registered doctors signed a petition campaigning for […]
Read More...Facebook secret software reveals 8.7m child abuse images on its platform
November 9, 2018 · By Reuters for www.theguardian.com
Facebook has said its moderators have removed 8.7m child abuse images in the past three months, as the company battles pressure from regulators and lawmakers worldwide to speed up removal of illicit material. It said on Wednesday that previously undisclosed software automatically flags images that contain both nudity and a child, helping its reviewers. A similar […]
Read More...Child groomer guilty of biting paedophile hunter’s finger
November 9, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
A kitchen porter who bit the top of a “paedophile hunter’s” finger has been convicted of wounding with intent. Thomas De-Castle-Lynne, 46, was trapped by the “Catching Online Predators” group, St Albans Crown Court heard. He arrived at Stevenage railway station thinking he was going to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex in the woods, […]
Read More...Turkish prosecutor detained over child pornography
November 8, 2018 · By ISTANBUL for www.hurriyetdailynews.com
A Turkish prosecutor has been detained for having hundreds of child pornography images on the personal computer given to him by the Justice Ministry. Sabah newspaper reported Oct. 30 that the 34-year-old prosecutor’s computer was inspected after a tip-off to the police. The prosecutor, who was identified by the newspaper only as Ü.K. without noting his location, was […]
Read More...School principal in Peshawar handed 105 years in prison for child abuse, rape
November 8, 2018 · By www.dawn.com
A sessions court in Peshawar on Tuesday handed a total of 105 years in prison to a private school’s principal on charges of child abuse, pornography, rape, blackmail and maintaining illicit relations. The convict, Attaullah Marwat, was also fined Rs1.4 million in addition to the jail terms. The sentences were handed down by Sessions Judge […]
Read More...Paedophile who raped girl, 8, is jailed
November 8, 2018 · By Joe Riddle for www.theargus.co.uk
John Hooper, 71, of Eastbourne, raped the child when she was just eight years old between 2000 and 2001. Hooper, of Upperton Gardens, was jailed for 12 years, plus a further four years to be served on extended licence. He will have to serve eight years before being considered for early release and will be […]
Read More...Village chief in Manila charged for beating up teen
November 7, 2018 · By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star) for www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines — A barangay chairman has been charged for allegedly beating up a 16-year-old boy with a set of brass knuckles in his office in Sta. Cruz, Manila Saturday night. Barangay 350, Zone 35 chairman Felipe Falcon Jr. was charged with serious physical injuries in relation to child abuse and is reportedly in hiding. […]
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