Child Sex Abuse

Pope Aide George Pell Charged With Child Sex Abuse: Police

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 29, 2017

Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell was Thursday charged with multiple child sex offences in Australia, police said.

Australia To Cancel Passports Of Convicted Paedophiles

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 30, 2017

Convicted paedophiles will have their passports cancelled to prevent them travelling overseas to offend again under tough new laws which Australia on Tuesday hailed as a "world first".

Block Child Sex Abuse Content By July 31: Centre To Internet Service Providers

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 21, 2017

The government has directed Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block distribution and transmission of child sexual abuse content by July 31.

Police In America Arrests 38 In Major Online Child Sex Abuse Racket

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 18, 2017

Police have arrested at least 38 suspects in over a dozen countries across Europe and Latin America after busting an online paedophile ring that used the WhatsApp chat service to distribute child pornography, Europol and Interpol said Tuesday.

Justin Bieber Impersonator Charged With Over 900 Sex Offences In Australia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 9, 2017

A man posing online as pop superstar Justin Bieber was today charged with more than 900 child sex offences in Australia after enticing young fans to send him explicit images, police said.

'In Love', Says Teacher Jailed For Sex With 13-Year-Old

World News | Kristine Guerra, The Washington Post | Monday January 16, 2017

A former Texas middle-school teacher who was impregnated by a 13-year-old student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

83 Child Sex Abuse Suspects, Nearly 100 Football Clubs: Police

Agence France-Presse | Friday December 9, 2016

The NPCC added that 98 percent of the victims, believed to total 350, are male with their ages at the time of the alleged abuse ranging from seven to 20.

Norway Jails Man Over Child Sex Abuse Committed Live On Skype

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 8, 2016

A Norwegian court sentenced on Thursday a 66-year-old man to eight years in prison for inciting dozens of children in Norway and the Philippines to commit sex acts on Skype, media reports said.

55 English Football Clubs Referred To Police Over Child Sex Abuse: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 5, 2016

Fifty-five league and non league clubs have been referred to police in the child sex abuse scandal that has shattered English football's image a source told The Observer newspaper on Sunday.

Sex Abuse Claims at 55 English Football Clubs: Report

Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 4, 2016

A total of fifty-five league and non-league football clubs in England have reportedly been referred to police in the child sex abuse scandal that has shattered English football's image

Ex-Manchester City Youth Coach Barry Bennell Charged With Child Abuse

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 30, 2016

Barry Bennell, who has already served three jail terms for previous child sex offences, has faced a slew of new allegations by at least 20 former footballers spanning three decades beginning in the 1970s when he was working for Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City and Stoke City.

Pope Names Successor To Guam Archbishop Accused Of Sex Abuse

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday November 2, 2016

The new leader of the Catholic Church in Guam will immediately assume all responsibilities in the archdiocese while its suspended archbishop faces a church trial for allegedly sexually abusing altar boys, a church leader said Tuesday.

US Catholic Church Sued Over Child Sex Claims

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 2, 2016

A group of former altar boys have filed lawsuits against the Catholic Church in Guam seeking damages for historic child sex abuse allegedly committed by clerics in the Pacific territory.

59-Year-Old Foster Parent Charged With Child Sex Abuse In New York

World News | Associated Press | Thursday September 22, 2016

A special grand jury has been empaneled to investigate New York's foster care system following the arrest of a suburban man on child sex abuse charges.

He Sexually Abused Her As A Child. She Became A Police Officer And Hunted Him Down.

World News | Travis M. Andrews, The Washington Post | Thursday September 8, 2016

He first spent time in prison for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old in Louisiana but was released in 1994, according to KXXV.

Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 1, 2016

US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.

Priest Arrested For Child Abuse At UK Airport

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 22, 2016

A British priest accused of child sex offences was arrested at London's Luton airport on Sunday, five years after he went on the run.

Daycare Worker Who Raped Toddlers On Video Actually 'Charming,' Lawyer Says

World News | Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Thursday July 7, 2016

There's no disputing that Heather Koon videotaped herself raping four children in an Elyria, Ohio, daycare before sending the footage to her boyfriend, a convicted sex offender.

Kabul To Investigate Child Sex Slavery Fuelling Insider Attacks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 28, 2016

Afghanistan's president has ordered a "thorough investigation" into institutionalised sexual abuse of children by police, after news agency AFP revealed the Taliban are using child sex slaves to launch deadly insider attacks.

Australian Defence Recruits Forced To Rape Each Other: Inquiry

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 21, 2016

Teenage recruits into the Australian military were forced to rape each other, often as part of brutal initiation practices, a public inquiry into child sex abuse heard today.

Australian Defence Recruits Forced To Rape Each Other, Sexually Tortured: Inquiry

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 21, 2016

Teenage recruits into the Australian military were forced to rape each other, often as part of brutal initiation practices, a public inquiry into child sex abuse heard Tuesday.

Child Sex Abuse Cases Up In Delhi, But Over 3000 Cases Pending In Courts

Delhi News | Written by Ketki Angre | Wednesday June 1, 2016

An eight-year-old girl was abducted from outside her home in outer Delhi and raped on Saturday. Brutalised, the girl underwent an emergency surgery and had severe injuries.

Elijah Wood Says Comments on Child Sex Abuse Taken Out of Context

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 24, 2016

"It prompted a number of false and misleading headlines. I had just seen a powerful documentary and I briefly spoke with the reporter about the subject, which had consequences I did not intend or expect. Lesson learned," said Elijah Wood

Unique Study Tests Drugs To Prevent Child Sex Abuse

Health | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 8, 2016

At Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, patients who have sought help for paedophile fantasies, but have not acted on them, are being given a drug normally used to treat advanced prostate cancer to determine if it reduces the risk of them sexually abusing a child.

In Ooty, A Lawsuit From US Over Priest Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse

Indians Abroad | Agencies | Thursday April 21, 2016

A Catholic diocese in Tamil Nadu is consulting attorneys about a lawsuit filed against it in the US after it re-assigned a priest who was convicted of child sex abuse in Minnesota.

Pakistan Jails 2 For Life Over Child Sex Abuse Scandal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 19, 2016

Two people convicted in a massive Pakistan paedophilia scandal were handed life sentences Monday, officials said, after a law passed in March criminalised child sexual abuse in the country for the first time.

Australian Cardinal Won't Quit Over Catholic Abuse Scandal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 5, 2016

Australian Cardinal George Pell said in an interview with Sky News he will not resign from his position as the Vatican's finance chief over the Catholic Church's responses to child sex abuse in his homeland.

Canadian, Indonesian In School Abuse Case Ordered Back To Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 25, 2016

A Canadian and an Indonesian have been ordered back to jail for committing sex abuse at Jakarta international school after their acquittals were overturned, a court official, the latest dramatic twist in the long-running case.

Child Sex Abuse Victims To Hear Cardinal's Testimony In Rome

World News | Associated Press | Monday February 22, 2016

Victims of clergy abuse won permission today to be present next week when Pope Francis's finance minister testifies from Rome to an Australian inquiry into child sex offenses within the Roman Catholic Church.

More Children Are Being Sexually Assaulted In India Despite A New Law

World News | Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post | Friday February 5, 2016

Sanjeev Ojha thought his 4-year-old daughter would be safe at the neighborhood preschool.