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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 […]
Read More...Kevin Spacey plans not-guilty plea in sexual assault case
January 14, 2019 · By www.cnbc.com
Kevin Spacey is due in a Massachusetts courtroom Monday to answer accusations that he groped a young man in a bar on the resort island of Nantucket in 2016. The Oscar-winning actor has said he will plead not guilty to a charge of felony indecent assault and battery. The court appearance by Spacey comes more […]
Read More...The Dangerous Rise of Online Child Pornography
January 14, 2019 · By Dr. John DeGarmo, Contributor for www.huffpost.com
Today’s children live in a digital world that has embraced sexuality. Images of sex abound on the internet, and are freely accessible to children in with the simple click of a computer button, or downloading an image on a cell phone. To be sure, a child can inadvertently access pornography through false web searches and […]
Read More...How religious leaders ended Uganda’s civil war
January 11, 2019 · By David A. Hoekema for international.la-croix.com
The reign of terror imposed on the people of northern Uganda by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) from 1987 to 2006 was one of the most brutal of the past century. Joseph Kony’s militia abducted more than 60,000 children to serve as child soldiers and sexual partners. Villagers who tried to stop them were mutilated […]
Read More...Pope says recognize God’s fatherly love in prayer
January 9, 2019 · By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Christians are not better than other people, but they know that God is their father and they are called “to reflect a ray of his goodness in this world thirsting for goodness, waiting for good news,” Pope Francis said during his first general audience of 2019. The pope continued a series of talks he has been giving […]
Read More...18 Chicago-area Jesuit priests named in new list alleging sexual abuse
January 9, 2019 · By Morgan Greene for www.chicagotribune.com
Eighteen Jesuit priests with ties to Chicago-area institutions were named on a list released Monday alleging instances of sexual abuse dating back more than six decades, including one defrocked priest who was convicted of sex crimes in federal court. The Midwest Province Jesuits, part of a Catholic religious order known for its focus on education, […]
Read More...More than 500 priests accused of sexual abuse not yet publicly identified by Catholic Church, Illinois attorney general finds
January 9, 2019 · By Elvia Malagon for www.chicagotribune.com
A scathing report from Attorney General Lisa Madigan finds the number of Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse against children in Illinois is much higher than previously acknowledged. The report said accusations have been leveled against 690 priests, while Catholic officials have publicly identified only 185 clergy with credible allegations against them. The determination is […]
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