World News
Preventing sex abuse a ‘global issue’ for the church
January 17, 2019 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service International for www.ucanews.com
By summoning the leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences and top representatives of religious orders to the Vatican in February to address the sex abuse crisis and the protection of minors, Pope Francis is sending a message that the need for safeguarding young people is a global issue. Even though the media attention and public fallout for […]
Read More...The Vatican moves quickly toward punishing ex-cardinal McCarrick for sexual abuse
January 17, 2019 · By Michelle Boorstein , Julie Zauzmer and Chico Harlan for www.washingtonpost.com
Vatican investigators have finished collecting evidence in the sexual abuse case of disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, according to a person familiar with the investigation, indicating that the Catholic Church is moving quickly toward sentencing the cleric in its secretive justice system. The former prominent archbishop of Washington, who now stands accused of sexually abusing three […]
Read More...Requests to bring in child brides OK’d; legal under US laws
January 17, 2019 · By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press for www.thestate.com
WASHINGTON Thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved over the past decade, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. In one case, a 49-year-old man applied for admission for a 15-year-old girl. The approvals are legal: The Immigration and Nationality […]
Read More...Meeting of bishops to ‘ensure no more stonewalling or cover ups’
January 16, 2019 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
The aim of Pope Francis’ February meeting on abuse and safeguarding is to clarify and underline what must and must not be done with allegations and make sure no more cases are ever covered up, said Andrea Tornielli, editorial director for the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. “The presence of bishops from all over the world, […]
Read More...Inequality gap widens as 42 people hold same wealth as 3.7bn poorest
January 16, 2019 · By Larry Elliott Economics editor for www.theguardian.com
The development charity Oxfam has called for action to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor as it launched a new report showing that 42 people hold as much wealth as the 3.7 billion who make up the poorest half of the world’s population. In a report published on Monday to coincide with the gathering of […]
Read More...America’s Dirty Little Secret: Sex Trafficking of Young Girls
January 16, 2019 · By John Whitehead for www.mintpressnews.com
Opinion — They’re called the Little Barbies. Children, young girls—some as young as 9 years old—are being bought and sold for sex in America. The average age for a young woman being sold for sex is now 13 years old. This is America’s dirty little secret. Sex trafficking—especially when it comes to the buying and selling […]
Read More...Paedophile priest, 80, demands shorter sentence after being ‘assaulted with bread’ – but gets eight more years
January 15, 2019 · By Chris Kitching for www.mirror.co.uk
A paedophile Catholic priest who sexually abused 27 young boys claims he deserves a shorter sentence after a fellow prisoner assaulted him with a loaf of bread. Darcy John O’Sullivan, 80, is serving time behind bars for 22 child sex offences between 1971 and 1983. The paedophile had lobbied for a shorter sentence, claiming he deserved one […]
Read More...Child pornography films and images found on garda’s laptop, trial told
January 15, 2019 · By Declan Brennan for www.irishtimes.com
Videos found on a laptop seized from the home of a garda showed boys under the age of ten subjected to sexually explicit acts, a jury has hard. Joseph O’Connor (58) from west Dublin has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to five counts of possession of child pornography at his home in west Dublin in 2011. […]
Read More...The Guardian view on police and child spies: ends don’t always justify the means
January 15, 2019 · By The Guardian for www.theguardian.com
The revelation that juvenile sources are being used in covert operations is alarming – but what we do not know is as concerning as what we have found out Downing Street tells us that child spies are used very rarely by British police and intelligence agencies, and only when it is judged really vital. How reassuring. We would […]
Read More...UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS LEAD TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS OF CHILD SEX OFFENDERS
January 15, 2019 · By www.savesweetienow.org
Undercover operations conducted under the umbrella of the ‘Sweetie Project’, have led to a series of arrests of child sexual abuse offenders in several European countries. 72-Year old Dutch national Hans v C was apprehended earlier this month and described as a serious child sex offender by law enforcement. The arrest follows earlier arrests last […]
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