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Indonesian church worker jailed for molesting altar boys
January 7, 2021 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Syahril Marbun handed 15 years following first sexual abuse trial in a civil court involving Indonesian Catholic Church Indonesian church worker jailed for molesting altar boys A church worker in Indonesia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting altar boys following the first-ever sexual abuse trial in a civil court involving […]
Read More...Germany: Catholic officials ask reporters for ‘silence’ on child abuse report
January 6, 2021 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
Reporters walked out of a press event in Cologne after church officials asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement. The officials were due to discuss issues around a key report on child abuse. Germany: Catholic officials ask reporters for ‘silence’ on child abuse report With the Catholic Church shaken by the child abuse scandal in Germany, journalists […]
Read More...South Korea: Child rapist’s release sparks demand for change
January 6, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
South Korea: Child rapist’s release sparks demand for change The reduced sentence and subsequent release of a man convicted of brutally raping a child has raised fresh debate around South Korea’s legal system, reports BBC Korean’s David Oh. Twelve years ago, on the morning of 11 December, an eight-year-old girl was walking to school in […]
Read More...Private sector orders 450,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine; half to be given to gov’t
January 5, 2021 · By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
Private sector orders 450,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine; half to be given to gov’t The private sector has allocated some P120 million to procure 450,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), half of which will be donated to the government and inoculated to individuals to be chosen by the administration. […]
Read More...Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee: UN condemns Iran over ‘juvenile execution’
January 5, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee: UN condemns Iran over ‘juvenile execution’ The UN has condemned the execution by Iran of a man for a crime he allegedly committed when he was 16 years old. Its human rights office said that Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee, aged 30, was put to death on Thursday. Amnesty International said Rezaiee had been […]
Read More...US government’s dietary guidelines say no added sugar until age two
January 4, 2021 · By BBC.com for www.bbc.com
US government’s dietary guidelines say no added sugar until age two The US government has issued its first-ever set of detailed dietary guidelines proposed for infants and toddlers. Informed by a report from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, the plan recommends no added sugar for young children under age two. It also says infants […]
Read More...Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty, the most remarkable Irish cleric you’ve never heard of
January 4, 2021 · By Patricia Murphy for www.irishtimes.com
Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty, the most remarkable Irish cleric you’ve never heard of As Ireland gets out the papal bunting for Pope Francis, he will touch down in a Catholic country vastly different from the one where his predecessor John Paul 11 kissed the tarmac. The results of the abortion referendum and the yes vote for […]
Read More...Sharing of intimate images without consent criminalised
January 4, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Sharing of intimate images without consent criminalised A Bill aimed at criminalising the distribution of intimate images without consent has been signed into law. A tweet from the President of Ireland said that “having considered the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017, President Higgins has today signed the Bill and it has accordingly […]
Read More...Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case
January 4, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case A US judge has turned down a $28.5m (£21.4m) bail package by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell who is awaiting trial on sex crime charges. The New York ruling said the suspect, 59, poses a flight risk and the offer did not assure her appearance at future […]
Read More...Legal breaches allowed Westpac customers to pay for child sexual abuse undetected, Austrac alleges
December 28, 2020 · By Ben Butler for www.theguardian.com
Legal breaches allowed Westpac customers to pay for child sexual abuse undetected, Austrac alleges Westpac’s failure to obey anti-money laundering and counter-terror finance laws allowed a customer to make payments to a person in the Philippines who was later arrested for child sex trafficking and livestreaming child sexual abuse, the financial intelligence agency alleges. The allegation is […]
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