The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three (32%) Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected. Some 40% of Australians were exposed to domestic violence against a parent.

With one decision, the High Court has fundamentally reset the law when it comes to cases of childhood sexual abuse, enabling survivors long shut out of the justice system to seek redress.

Richard Gross, 80, was found guilty on 26 felony counts of sexual abuse in Las Vegas but avoided jail time after striking a plea deal

Records obtained by the Guardian show women in California prisons routinely report abuse, but few officers face consequences

As California prosecutes a prison guard on nearly 100 charges, survivors behind bars say officer abuse is so widespread it feels inescapable

Exclusive: Records and interviews suggest the California prison system let Gregory Rodriguez get away with rampant sexual abuse, while his victims were punished

Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 AI-made abuse images breaking UK law

A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos

A 36-year-old man who was living with an Arizona teenager who mysteriously disappeared four years ago and reappeared last summer in a small Montana town has been charged with two felony counts of child sexual abuse based on images found on his phone