January, 2022
Timor-Leste court gives defrocked pedophile priest 12 years
January 4, 2022 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Timor-Leste court gives defrocked pedophile priest 12 years A court in Timor-Leste has sentenced a defrocked American priest to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young orphaned and underprivileged girls in his care. Richard Daschbach, 84, was found guilty by Oecusse District Court after becoming the first cleric in the Catholic-majority country to be prosecuted for […]
Read More...Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers
January 3, 2022 · By Coronavirus pandemic for www.bbc.com
Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers If you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache there is a good chance it will be Covid, warn UK researchers. The Zoe Covid study team has been tracking the pandemic using feedback from the general public, and estimates half of people with […]
Read More...Bill raising statutory rape age to 16 hurdles bicam
January 3, 2022 · By Filane Mikee Cervantes for www.pna.gov.ph
Bill raising statutory rape age to 16 hurdles bicam MANILA – The congressional bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved a measure raising the age of statutory rape from the current 12 years old to 16 years old to protect young people from sexual exploitation and abuse. The panel, composed of the House of Representatives and the […]
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