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Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked
January 13, 2022 · By UCA News reporter, Bhopal for www.ucanews.com
Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias has recommended the Vatican to resume canonical procedures against a Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing a minor boy. Father Lawrence Johnson, 55, a priest of the Archdiocese of Bombay (now Mumbai), was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court dealing with […]
Read More...Hong Kong activist jailed for second Tiananmen ‘incitement’
January 12, 2022 · By AFP, Hong Kong for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong activist jailed for second Tiananmen ‘incitement’ Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung today accused Hong Kong’s courts of criminalizing speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time of inciting people to commemorate the deadly event. Chow, a 36-year-old lawyer who has represented herself at multiple court hearings with […]
Read More...Omicron fuels rapid spread, but data offer hope
January 11, 2022 · By Matthew Cullen for www.nytimes.com
Omicron fuels rapid spread, but data offer hope Global coronavirus cases are now surging to levels far higher than at any previous point of the pandemic — with an average of nearly 1.5 million new cases every day — but recent data provide some encouraging news. People infected with the Omicron variant, which appears to have […]
Read More...Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public
January 11, 2022 · By Dominic Casciani, Home and legal correspondent for www.bbc.com
Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public Virginia Giuffre agreed not to sue anyone connected to Jeffrey Epstein who could be described as a “potential defendant”, a 2009 damages settlement against the sex offender shows. The document, disclosed by a New York court, reveals the financier paid her $500,000 (£371,000) to end […]
Read More...Ex-Australia teen cricketer accuses team official of rape
January 11, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ex-Australia teen cricketer accuses team official of rape Australian police are investigating allegations from a former Australian youth cricket player that he was raped by a team official during a 1985 tour. Jamie Mitchell, 55, believes he was assaulted after a team doctor treated him with a sedative. He made his allegations in an Australian […]
Read More...Pope issues call to end violence against women
January 11, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Pope issues call to end violence against women Pope Francis has used his New Year’s message to issue a clarion call for an end to violence against women, saying it was insulting to God. The Pontiff celebrated a mass in St Peter’s Basilica on the day the Catholic Church marks both the solemnity of Holy […]
Read More...Socialite Maxwell convicted for sex trafficking
January 7, 2022 · By Agence France-Presse for www.manilatimes.net
Socialite Maxwell convicted for sex trafficking NEW YORK: British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, who turned 60 on Christmas Day, was convicted by a 12-person jury of 5 of the 6 counts she was facing, […]
Read More...Maxwell conviction a symbolic win for sex abuse survivors, advocates say
January 7, 2022 · By Shayna Jacobs for www.washingtonpost.com
Maxwell conviction a symbolic win for sex abuse survivors, advocates say NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction is being hailed by advocates as symbolically significant for sex abuse victims, the latest example of women convincing a jury in a high-profile prosecution despite defense efforts to tear down their testimony. Maxwell, 60, an Oxford-educated former […]
Read More...No good choice for Myanmar’s refugees
January 6, 2022 ·
No good choice for Myanmar’s refugees Across Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes, trying to escape violence since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1. Many are living in tents in the jungles of Myanmar. Some have left their homeland en-tirely, pouring into neighboring countries. For those who […]
Read More...Ghislaine Maxwell: The harrowing testimony that brought her down
January 6, 2022 · By Nada Tawfik, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ghislaine Maxwell: The harrowing testimony that brought her down The first time I saw Ghislaine Maxwell, I followed her from the door of her luxurious brownstone down the streets of Manhattan, asking her about the horrific allegations against her. Nearly a decade later, I saw her for the final time, in court and no longer […]
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