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French PM, former ministers face inquiry over handling of school sexual abuse

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will appear before a parliamentary commission on 14 May to answer questions about his role in a 1998 investigation into alleged child sexual abuse at a Catholic school when he was education minister. Other former holders of the post, as well as the incumbent Education…

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'Bikers Against Child Abuse' Leader Arrested for Alleged Child Sexual Abuse

The vice president of the Buffalo chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse was arrested for allegedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.

Latin Times

Director James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion to 40 women in landmark sexual abuse case

Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback has been ordered to pay €1.5 billion to victims of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades. The case, brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, is one of the largest civil verdicts in state history.

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Home Secretary insists local reviews into grooming gangs will go ahead

Yvette Cooper was speaking amid accusations the plans were being watered down.

Evening Standard

Oscar-nominated writer James Toback ordered to pay $1.7bn to 40 women in sexual assault verdict

Toback, who wrote 1991 film ‘Bugsy’, was accused of abusing his power in film industry to sexually assault women over four decades

The Independent UK

Coach suspected of killing teen boy was in the US illegally and has been tied to older sex abuse cases, authorities say

A youth soccer coach charged with the murder of a 13-year-old Los Angeles boy was living in the U.S. illegally and now faces charges of child sexual abuse on another boy that happened years earlier.

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Former snooker champion Graeme Dott suspended over alleged child sexual abuse

Scottish snooker champion Graeme Dott has been suspended just days before the World Championship over alleged child sex abuse.

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Child sexual exploitation and abuse is a multibillion-dollar industry – new report shows who benefits

The sexual exploitation and abuse of children has become a multibillion-dollar global trade. The chilling reality of this profit-driven, highly lucrative industry is laid bare by new findings from myself and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s Childlight Global Child Safety Institute.

The Conversation

Social media firms profiting from surge in sextortion cases, experts warn

Exclusive: Companies ‘playing a role in the sexual exploitation and abuse that occurs on their services’, UK-based experts warn

The Independent UK

Labour denies 'watering down' grooming gang inquiries as new child protection authority announced

There has been pressure to implement 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its final report in 2022.

Evening Standard

Child protection authority to be set up after child sex abuse inquiry

There has been pressure to implement 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its final report in 2022.

The Independent UK

Maryland lawmakers pass bill to try to limit liabilities for thousands of claims of sexual abuse

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions

The Independent UK

A list of largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

The Independent UK

LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

Officials say Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

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Brickbat: Unforeseen Effects

In 2023, Maryland lawmakers eliminated time limits on filing lawsuits against organizations for child sexual abuse. The change followed an… The post Brickbat: Unforeseen Effects appeared first on Reason.com.

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Former Liberal MP Rory Amon to face teen sexual abuse trial next year

Amon is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to 10 charges, including five counts of sexual intercourse with a person over the age of 10 and under 14

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A harrowing new report reveals rape culture is poisoning British Primary Schools

Like Adolescence, a new report into primary school rape culture makes for painful viewing, but we can’t look away

International Business Times

Epstein Accuser Virginia Giuffre 'Stable' After Car Crash

Virginia Giuffre, who accused disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein and Britain's Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, is in a stable condition after a reported car crash in Australia, the hospital treating her said Wednesday.

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US Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach and director after AP report on sexual abuse

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has fired a coach and a director after The Associated Press reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete

The Conversation

A Sydney ‘dark romance’ author is charged with producing child sex abuse material. How do we police books in Australia?

After writing and selling a “dark romance” novel, a self-published author from Quaker’s Hill will appear before a Sydney magistrate on Monday, charged with producing, possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. The Daily Telegraph reported police had “received multiple complaints”.

International Business Times

Prosecutors Ask For 18-month Suspended Jail For Actor Depardieu

Prosecutors recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday in the sexual abuse trial of film star Gerard Depardieu, the highest-profile figure caught up in France's response to the #MeToo movement.

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Sydney Author Of ‘Daddy’s Little Toy’ Charged With Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Daddy’s Little Toy reportedly follows the story of an 18-year-old woman and a man who's known her since she was three years old, and is said to contain "graphic references to fantasising about a child".

AAP

Harm to boys abused by women teachers 'not foreseeable'

Four child sexual abuse cases had no merit because 1970s society was not aware that female teachers having sex with students caused harm, a court has been told.

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Retired ex-UFC signee Sean Loeffler pleads guilty to sexual abuse while paroled

Once set to debut in the UFC, Sean Loeffler must now register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to a sexual abuse charge.

Evening Standard

Duchess of Edinburgh urges ‘collective effort’ to tackle online child abuse

Sophie and safeguarding minister Jess Phillips joined forces to highlight the need to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation online.

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