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German government signs off on tougher child sex abuse rules
November 19, 2020 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
The German Cabinet has backed legislation that would make sexual violence against children punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The changes come after a string of horrific child abuse cases in the country. The German government on Wednesday approved a draft bill that imposes harsher jail terms for child abuse and the distribution of exploitative images […]
Read More...Court hears early details of Münster child abuse network
November 19, 2020 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
An man accused of enabling multiple abuses of his partner’s 9-year-old son is among those set to go on trial. Court hears early details of Münster child abuse network A 53-year-old man appeared at a trial opening on Tuesday, who prosecutors said had already admitted traveling to the city of Münster last August and abusing […]
Read More...Children in care ‘failed’ while some providers ‘make millions’
November 19, 2020 · By Judith Burns for www.bbc.com
Children in care ‘failed’ while some providers ‘make millions’ The most vulnerable children are being “failed by the state” and a broken residential care system, the children’s commissioner for England has said. Greater use of private provision has led to a fragmented, unco-ordinated and irrational system amid “significant profits”, said Anne Longfield. The system has […]
Read More...European nations speak out against child sexual exploitation online
November 17, 2020 · By Excellency Ambassador Sylvie Bollini of San Marino
European nations speak out against child sexual exploitation online By her Excellency Ambassador Sylvie Bollini of San Marino Please find below the statement which will be presented to the Ministers’ Deputies at their 1388th meeting on 12 November 2020 by the delegations of Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino and Slovenia and issued to mark […]
Read More...Disgraced former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick misled popes about sex crimes, Vatican says
November 17, 2020 · By ABC.net for www.abc.net.au
Disgraced former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick misled popes about sex crimes, Vatican says The Vatican says former pope John Paul II was among a range of high-ranking clerics misled by disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was found guilty of sexual crimes and abuse of power. McCarrick, rose up the Catholic Church hierarchy in America despite […]
Read More...16 children saved from alleged paedophile ring, 44 men arrested in AFP raids
November 17, 2020 · By HANNAH MOORE for www.theaustralian.com.au
16 children saved from alleged paedophile ring, 44 men arrested in AFP raids A whopping 44 men have been charged and 16 children saved from potential abuse in a stunning crackdown on alleged child sex offenders. Operation Molto, run by the Australian Federal Police, was launched last year after an international tip-off that thousands of […]
Read More...More than 40 charged, 16 children removed from harm as AFP dismantle national paedophile ring
November 13, 2020 · By Erin Pearson for www.smh.com.au
Australian Federal Police have charged 44 men and removed 16 children from harm after investigators dismantled a national paedophile ring. The alleged perpetrators – some who stand accused of producing their own child abuse material – are now facing a combined 350 charges after a law enforcement referral sparked a nationwide criminal investigation into child […]
Read More...Convicted sex offender who abused granddaughter jailed for a year
November 9, 2020 · By SONYA MCLEAN for www.breakingnews.ie
Convicted sex offender who abused granddaughter jailed for a year A convicted sex offender who abused his granddaughter after his wife permitted him to be in the house during the child’s weekend visits has been jailed for a year. The mother of the complainant believed that the child’s grandfather was not in the house at […]
Read More...U.S. Expels Migrant Children From Other Countries to Mexico
November 5, 2020 · By The New York Times for www.nytimes.com
Children from Central America are being sent across the border to Mexico, where they may not have any family. An internal email said the transfers violated the government’s own policies. U.S. Expels Migrant Children From Other Countries to Mexico U.S. border authorities have been expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico, violating a diplomatic agreement with […]
Read More...US-Mexico border: Parents of 545 separated children still not found
November 5, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
US-Mexico border: Parents of 545 separated children still not found Parents of 545 children separated from their families at the border as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy cannot be found, the American Civil Liberties Union says. About two-thirds of the parents have been deported back to their country of origin, according to […]
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