August, 2023
Michael Jackson: Sexual abuse cases against star’s estate can be revived, court docs show
August 22, 2023 · By Keith Allen, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Michael Jackson: Sexual abuse cases against star’s estate can be revived, court docs show CNN — Wade Robson and James Safechuck – two men who have long alleged that the late Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were children, and who were featured in the 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland” – are now able to revive their […]
Read More...Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report
August 22, 2023 · By Paul Adams, Diplomatic correspondent for www.bbc.com
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead. […]
Read More...‘Cruel, calculated’ Lucy Letby to spend rest of life in prison
August 22, 2023 · By Judith Moritz, Daniel O'Donoghue, Lauren Hirst & Monica Rimmer for www.bbc.com
‘Cruel, calculated’ Lucy Letby to spend rest of life in prison Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who is the UK’s most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, will spend the rest of her life behind bars. The 33-year-old was convicted on Friday of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six other infants at the Countess […]
Read More...Christian faith combats clerical child abuse
August 18, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Christian faith combats clerical child abuse Fr. Shay Cullen 18 August 2023 The power of real Christian faith in a person is that it motivates the believer in Jesus of Nazareth and his words to take action to help the downtrodden, to protect, empower, strengthen and enlighten the weak, stand with the sexually abused […]
Read More...Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for sex trafficking children while in Metro Detroit
August 16, 2023 · By DEJANAY BOOTH for www.cbsnews.com
Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for sex trafficking children while in Metro Detroit (CBS DETROIT) – A Las Vegas is sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for sex trafficking children while visiting Metro Detroit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Jquon Wroten, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking of a […]
Read More...SC issues writ of kalikasan vs DENR, miners in Palawan
August 16, 2023 · By Gaea Katreena Cabico - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
SC issues writ of kalikasan vs DENR, miners in Palawan MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has issued a writ of kalikasan against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and mining firms operating in southern Palawan, whose activities could pose “serious and irreversible” harm to the environment and communities. Residents and indigenous communities strongly […]
Read More...9 in 10 LGBTQ journalists face abuse and harassment, report finds
August 16, 2023 · By Journalism.co.uk for www.journalism.co.uk
9 in 10 LGBTQ journalists face abuse and harassment, report finds LGBTQ journalists face high levels of online abuse targetting their sexual orientation and gender identity, with little support from their employers. In a survey of 40 British LGBTQ journalists published by Birmingham City University, 86 per cent of respondents said they receive abuse and harassment, […]
Read More...Philadelphia Archdiocese settles $3.5 million abuse suit
August 16, 2023 · By Gina Christian, OSV News for www.ucanews.com
Philadelphia Archdiocese settles $3.5 million abuse suit The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay a $3.5 million settlement in a civil case alleging a now-deceased priest raped a teen enrolled at a parish religious education program. The survivor’s attorney, however, has called on the archdiocese to improve the review board’s ability to hear from […]
Read More...Tens of thousands of grooming crimes recorded in wait for online safety bill
August 16, 2023 · By The Guardian for www.theguardian.com
Tens of thousands of grooming crimes recorded in wait for online safety bill Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws. The online safety bill is expected to become law in the autumn, but has faced a lengthy route to the statute book with repeated […]
Read More...Pope urges Koreans to become ‘prophets of peace’
August 14, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Pope urges Koreans to become ‘prophets of peace’ Pope Francis has called on Koreans for “a complete cessation of hostilities” and to become “prophets of peace” in his message on the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. “I want to encourage all Koreans to become prophets of peace,” the pope said in […]
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