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Verdict Due In Gisele Pelicot Rape Case That Horrified The World
Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, has pleaded guilty to drugging her repeatedly for almost a decade to rape her, and to offer up her unconscious body for sex to dozens of strangers he had met online, while videoing the abuse
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Over 400 Alleged Sex Abuse Victims Of Ex Harrods Boss Come Forward
A BBC documentary in September revealed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man In Child Sex Abuse Case, Says Stigma More Painful Than Jail
The case dates back to 2016 when the victim (12) had alleged that the appellant, her aunt's brother, sexually abused her in her home.
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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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Meta, Google To Team Up In Fight Against Online Child Sex Abuse
Big tech companies, including Facebook-owner Meta and Google, said Tuesday they would team up in a new program to fight online child sexual abuse or exploitation. Child victims of abuse online are a hot-button issue for regulators and tech companies.
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Japan's Top Talent Agency To Dissolve After Sex Abuse Scandal By Founder
Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates said on Monday it would split into two entities - one devoted to compensating victims of sexual abuse by its late founder, adding that 325 people so far have sought damages.
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Japan Opens Hotline For Male Sex Abuse Victims After Boyband Scandal
The Japanese government will set up a hotline for male victims of sexual abuse, a minister announced on Tuesday, as the country grapples with an abuse scandal at the biggest boyband agency.
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Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Trial: Actor Says He Touched Victim In "Romantic" Ways
"I was crushed. I never thought that (name of man) I knew over 20 years later would stab me in the back," Mr Spacey told the court.
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35 Catholic Priests To Be Investigated Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Bolivia
Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday.
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Portugal Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Close To 5,000 Minors: Report
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
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Australian Man Gets 129 Years In Jail In Philippines Child Abuse Case
An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Child Sex Abuse In Britain Is Epidemic, UK Inquiry Says
Child sex abuse is epidemic in Britain, affecting millions of victims, with vile and horrific acts hidden away for decades as institutions and politicians prioritised reputations over the welfare of young people, a public inquiry said on Thursday.
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US Ex-Bishop Admits Covering Up 25 Years Of Child Sex Abuse By 11 Priests
A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years.
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Verdict Due In Gisele Pelicot Rape Case That Horrified The World
Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, has pleaded guilty to drugging her repeatedly for almost a decade to rape her, and to offer up her unconscious body for sex to dozens of strangers he had met online, while videoing the abuse
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Over 400 Alleged Sex Abuse Victims Of Ex Harrods Boss Come Forward
A BBC documentary in September revealed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man In Child Sex Abuse Case, Says Stigma More Painful Than Jail
The case dates back to 2016 when the victim (12) had alleged that the appellant, her aunt's brother, sexually abused her in her home.
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Child Sex Abuse Cases Can't Be Dismissed Based On "Compromise": High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that crimes under 'Special Statutes' like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences or POCSO can't be dismissed merely based on "compromise" between the victim and the offender.
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Meta, Google To Team Up In Fight Against Online Child Sex Abuse
Big tech companies, including Facebook-owner Meta and Google, said Tuesday they would team up in a new program to fight online child sexual abuse or exploitation. Child victims of abuse online are a hot-button issue for regulators and tech companies.
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Japan's Top Talent Agency To Dissolve After Sex Abuse Scandal By Founder
Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates said on Monday it would split into two entities - one devoted to compensating victims of sexual abuse by its late founder, adding that 325 people so far have sought damages.
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Japan Opens Hotline For Male Sex Abuse Victims After Boyband Scandal
The Japanese government will set up a hotline for male victims of sexual abuse, a minister announced on Tuesday, as the country grapples with an abuse scandal at the biggest boyband agency.
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Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Trial: Actor Says He Touched Victim In "Romantic" Ways
"I was crushed. I never thought that (name of man) I knew over 20 years later would stab me in the back," Mr Spacey told the court.
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35 Catholic Priests To Be Investigated Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Bolivia
Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday.
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Portugal Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Close To 5,000 Minors: Report
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
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Australian Man Gets 129 Years In Jail In Philippines Child Abuse Case
An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Child Sex Abuse In Britain Is Epidemic, UK Inquiry Says
Child sex abuse is epidemic in Britain, affecting millions of victims, with vile and horrific acts hidden away for decades as institutions and politicians prioritised reputations over the welfare of young people, a public inquiry said on Thursday.
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US Ex-Bishop Admits Covering Up 25 Years Of Child Sex Abuse By 11 Priests
A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years.
