The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

A federal judge has tossed out former President Donald Trump’s countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him

‘Jane Doe’ accuses Leon Black of rape and sexual abuse – and some have questioned why he is not facing more legal scrutiny

Francis will attend a global gathering of young Catholics – a $175m event held amid Portugal’s cost-of-living crisis.

Pope Francis headed to Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with the church's ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal.

The Gold Coast man allegedly sexually abused the young girls in Brisbane and Sydney childcare centres.

According to a report published by French feminist organisation En avant toute(s), life is particularly harrowing for survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence in French overseas territories like Martinique, Mayotte and Guadeloupe. The subject is taboo and victims are often so isolated that many don’t speak out.

Stephen Hardy, who served with Greater Manchester Police, found guilty of all 20 crimes committed over almost a decade

Exclusive: Three police officers probed over allegations they failed to investigate initial reports of rape and sexual abuse by care worker

The Catholic Church in the United States, Australia and some other countries began coming to terms with their clergy sexual abuse legacies years ago and set up mechanisms to compensate victims