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Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer of sexual assault

The singer and actor's lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe is the latest in a string of high-profile cases filed right before portions of California's Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act expire.

WEKU

Southern Baptist Convention settles high-profile lawsuit that accused former leader of sexual abuse

The suit prompted a major newspaper investigation into Southern Baptist sexual abuse and seven other men to come forward with allegations against Paul Pressler, an influential conservative activist and former Texas judge.

The Texas Tribune

Sexual abuse service forced into 'temporary closure' due to lack of funding

THE East Lothian Sexual Abuse Service (ELSAS) has said it has been forced into a “temporary closure” due to a lack of funding...

The National (Scotland)

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It was ‘a matter of time’ before explicit pictures of kids were found in an AI training database—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, experts warn

A Stanford research center found more than 1,000 illegal images depicting child sexual abuse in a database used to train image-generation tools like Stable Diffusion.

Fortune

How leading the CPS changed Keir Starmer – while he changed it

The lawyer who joined as a socialist firebrand is proud of his record as head of the Crown Prosecution Service – though decisions under his tenure are fodder for opponents

The Guardian - UK

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built

The Independent UK

Two former lifeguards sue Chicago Park District, saying they suffered sexual abuse when they were minors

The women allege ‘childhood sexual abuse’ by male supervisors in the years before a scandal at the city’s beaches and pools.

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Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

About 0.8 per cent of survey respondents purposefully sought out child sexual abuse material online, the Australian Institute of Criminology has found.

AAP

A convicted child sex offender is back behind bars after breaking out of Texas jail

Robert Yancy, Jr was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2022 for continuous sexual abuse of a child

The Independent UK

Lawyer to review state legal aid during abuse inquiry

Tasmania's government has announced a Victorian lawyer will investigate state legal assistance given to public servants during a child sexual abuse inquiry.

AAP

‘Bala Mitras’ to raise awareness on crimes against children

Raise awareness about child marriages, child labour & sexual abuse: SP Saritha at workshop on 'Bala Mitra & Balala Hakkula Kosam'.

The Hindu

'Evil' teenage rapist Kevarnie Queen faces jail for three-year campaign of sexual abuse against schoolgirls

Kevarnie Queen was dubbed the 'Brixton R Kelly' after he was revealed as a serial rapist of teenage girls.

Evening Standard

UK charity offers community support to online child abuse offenders

Circles UK is one of a handful of organisations taking creative approaches to help tackle an escalating problem

The Guardian - UK

Human trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation: the 'loss and damage' from climate change a fund will not compensate

Violence against women and children, including sexual abuse and exploitation, remains a taboo subject in the policy debates attended by international delegates at COP28, the latest round of the UN climate negotiations in Dubai. However, the connections between climate change and gender-based violence, including human trafficking, are real and already…

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The Guardian - US

Child safety groups and prosecutors criticize encryption of Facebook and Messenger

Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and encryption will make it harder to detect

The Guardian - UK

UK accuses Meta of empowering child sexual abusers with encryption rollout

Tech firm says it has developed ‘robust’ safety measures after home secretary and campaigners condemn move

International Business Times UK

World Bank Faces Accusations of 'Turning Blind Eye' to Sexual Abuse in Kenyan Schools

The World Bank's failure to act on early warnings and reports of sexual abuse has perpetuated a culture of impunity.

The Hindu

UGC asks colleges, universities to implement NHRC advisory against child-sexual abuse materials

UGC requests HEIs to implement NHRC's advisory to protect children from CSAM.

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The Independent UK

Facebook parent sued by New Mexico alleging it has failed to shield children from predators

New Mexico's attorney general is suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram claiming it failed to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them

France 24

In Belgium, sexual abuse in Catholic Church sparks debate over state funding

In Belgium, a recent documentary on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has caused shock and soul-searching, reigniting a debate about the way religion is funded in the country. Unlike in neighbouring France, the Belgian state finances officially recognised religions, with representatives of the Catholic Church receiving the best pay.…

The Texas Tribune

Judge considers holding state in contempt a third time over foster care conditions

U.S. District Judge Janis Jack on Monday considers whether state’s foster care agency has made progress caring for most vulnerable children or should be held in contempt for the third time in an ongoing 2011 lawsuit.

The Guardian - UK

World Bank accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to sexual abuse in Kenyan schools it funded

Calls grow for independent inquiry after the bank’s internal watchdog found 21 cases of child sexual abuse by teaching staff

The Independent UK

Takeaways from The AP's investigation into the Mormon church's handling of sex abuse cases

A former Mormon bishop whom a top church official said committed “sexual transgression” with his own daughter was excommunicated after making a religious confession

The Independent UK

Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims

A former Mormon bishop whom a top church official said committed “sexual transgression” with his own daughter was excommunicated after making a religious confession

The Guardian - US

‘The devil was in that building’: New Orleans church orphanages’ dark secrets

Survivors of institutions run by Catholic diocese recall litany of sexual abuse as bankruptcy process keeps documents hidden

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