Topic: Child Sex Abuse
Robert Corfield, ex-minister of secretive sect, admits to child sex abuse
January 30, 2024 · By George Wright, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Robert Corfield, ex-minister of secretive sect, admits to child sex abuse Robert Corfield, a man who abused a boy in Canada in a secretive Christian church in the 1980s, has spoken publicly about what happened for the first time. He was confronted by the BBC as part of a wider look into claims of child […]
Read More...Philippines doomsday ‘cult’ accused of child sex abuse
September 22, 2023 · By Al Jazeera Staff for www.aljazeera.com
Philippines doomsday ‘cult’ accused of child sex abuse Mindanao, Philippines – An obscure religious movement, believed to be promoting an imminent end-of-the-world ideology, has been accused of engaging in sexual violence and forced marriage of its own members, including children. The Socorro Bayanihan Services, which was originally a civic organisation, has morphed into a quasi-religious group […]
Read More...Australian police arrest 19 for child sex abuse offences after FBI tip-off
August 8, 2023 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
Australian police arrest 19 for child sex abuse offences after FBI tip-off Australian authorities have announced child sex abuse charges against 19 men after a tip-off from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uncovered a “sophisticated” international paedophile network. Australian Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider said on Tuesday that 13 children had been […]
Read More...Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents
August 8, 2023 · By Kathleen Magramo, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents CNN — A total of 98 people have been arrested in connection with child sex abuse, and 13 children rescued from harm, US and Australian authorities said Tuesday, more than two years after two FBI agents were killed investigating an alleged international pedophile ring. […]
Read More...Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Imagery Charges
August 3, 2023 · By Orlando Mayorquin for www.nytimes.com
Under a plea deal, Patrick Wojahn, who served as mayor of College Park, Md., from 2015 until his resignation in March, agreed to serve 30 years in prison. A judge will sentence him in November. Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Imagery Charges A former mayor of College Park, Md., pleaded guilty on Wednesday […]
Read More...Church sex abuse is the elephant in the room as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal
July 27, 2023 · By BARRY HATTON for apnews.com
Church sex abuse is the elephant in the room as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal LISBON, Portugal (AP) — When a panel of experts read aloud some of the harrowing accounts they had collected from recently discovered victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church, the country’s senior bishops squirmed in the auditorium’s […]
Read More...Nearly 140 arrested in Southern California child sex abuse raids
July 27, 2023 · By Marc Sternfield for ktla.com
Nearly 140 arrested in Southern California child sex abuse raids 139 people were arrested in a sweeping multi-agency crackdown on child sex abuse and child pornography this month, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday. The crackdown, dubbed Operation Online Guardian, involved over 100 agencies that comprise LAPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. […]
Read More...Illegal trade in AI child sex abuse images exposed
June 29, 2023 · By Angus Crawford and Tony Smith, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Illegal trade in AI child sex abuse images exposed Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create and sell life-like child sexual abuse material, the BBC has found. Some are accessing the images by paying subscriptions to accounts on mainstream content-sharing sites such as Patreon. Patreon said it had a “zero tolerance” policy about […]
Read More...Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse pleads guilty to 72nd victim
June 23, 2023 · By Associated Press for news.yahoo.com
Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse pleads guilty to 72nd victim MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian ex-priest convicted of child sex abuse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a 72nd victim. Gerald Ridsdale, 89, has been in prison since 1994. He is serving a 39-year sentence for a series of convictions for abusing […]
Read More...Survivors call for effective EU law to tackle child sex abuse
May 26, 2023 · By Priyanka Shankar for www.aljazeera.com
Survivors call for effective EU law to tackle child sex abuse Mié Kohiyama was only five years old when she was raped by her 39-year-old cousin in France. “He sexually abused me several times in just one day. But I didn’t end up telling my parents or anyone else about what happened for many years,” […]
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