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The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

‘Political correctness’ will not stop crackdown on grooming gangs, says PM

Ministers are promising tougher sentences and new support for local forces to protect children from abuse.

The Independent UK

Major study reveals two-thirds of people who suffer childhood maltreatment suffer more than one kind

The following story deals with reports of childhood maltreatment, including neglect and physical and sexual abuse.

The Conversation

Sunak promises crackdown on grooming gangs with new police taskforce

The Prime Minister will travel to northern England on Monday to announce the measures.

The Independent UK

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New police taskforce to tackle grooming gangs using 'ethnicity data', says PM

Ministers will argue that using ethnicity data is necessary to ensure “cultural sensitivities” are not used to prevent criminals being caught

Wales Online

Home Secretary accused of 'parroting far-right myths' about British Pakistani men

Suella Braverman blamed 'political correctness' for authorities failing to tackle grooming gangs during a media round on Sunday morning.

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman claims Labour councils’ ‘political correctness’ failed to stop grooming gangs

Labour councillors failed to act because of ‘not wanting to come across as racist’, says home secretary

The Independent UK

Braverman: Child sex abuse reporting duty will overcome ‘political correctness’

The Government is expected to set out on Monday details of a plan to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children.

The Independent UK

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Braverman ‘committed’ to legal reporting requirement on child sex abuse

Details of plans to tackle grooming gangs will be set out by the Government in the coming days

Wales Online

Suella Braverman to make reporting sex abuse mandatory for those working with children

In October 2022, the seven-year Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published damning evidence from a total of 725 witnesses

The Independent UK

Legal reporting requirement on child sex abuse needed, says Braverman

The Government is expected to set out details of plans in the coming days to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children.

The Independent UK

James Norton describes going to ‘disturbing places’ for A Little Life role

In West End production, ‘Happy Valley’ star plays a deeply troubled lawyer who has been subjected to years of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Father broke bail conditions to continue sexual abuse

A man jailed for the persistent sexual abuse of his teenager daughter broke bail conditions to rape her after police initially pressed criminal charges.

AAP

Victims slam 'unethical' church legal tactic in pedophile cases

A 'legal loophole' has put hundreds of potential abuse claims against Marist Brothers on the line.

Newcastle Herald

Brian Napper the second 1980s Chevalier College teacher jailed for historic student sexual abuse

Brian Napper has become the second paedophile jailed for sexually abusing students in the 1980s at a private boarding school south of Sydney.

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The Conversation

3 reasons you should never view or share videos showing children being assaulted – even if you think it helps 'raise awareness'

Australians have been shocked by an incident on the Sunshine Coast this month in which a 13-year-old girl was imprisoned, assaulted and tortured over many hours, allegedly by three girls aged 12, 13 and 14.

Reuters

Top expert resigns from Vatican committee against child sex abuse

Father Hans Zollner, one of the leading members of the Vatican committee against child sexual abuse, said on Wednesday he had resigned from the group, citing concerns over the way it was operating.

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach pays tribute to Women of Honour following 'stark' report into Defence Forces

Speaking in the Dáil, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that while there were reports of sexual abuse and bullying in the Defence Forces before, the report was the most "stark" reports had ever been.

AAP

Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations

Jurors in former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer's sexual abuse trial have been told to relax overnight before resuming deliberations.

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The Independent UK

Boy Scouts' $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge

A federal district court judge has upheld the approval of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan aimed at resolving tens of thousands of child sexual abuse claim against the Boy Scouts of America

The Guardian - US

Canadian MPs summon senior soccer officials as they investigate response to abuse

Former Canada Soccer presidents Nick Bontis and Victor Montagliani will be asked about the organization’s response to sexual abuse within the sport

ABC News

Former Anglican priest Louis Daniels pleads guilty to abuse after extradition back to Tasmania

A man abused as a child by convicted former priest Louis Daniels confronts him in court, saying he manipulated his parents to gain their trust and detailing the psychological trauma and shame he has to deal with.

The Guardian - UK

Delays to rape trials in England and Wales ‘devastating’ for victims

Rescheduling and long waits damage victims’ mental health and lead some to take their own lives, report says

Liverpool Echo

'I was sexually abused by my uncle - I will never know what it would be like to be me'

Irene Fonseca, nee Jenkins, has waived her anonymity to tell her story after she was subjected to years of sexual abuse by her uncle

Salon

Is Olympic abuse commission for real?

Given U.S. Olympic history, some athletes see an "obvious conflict of interest" behind new congressional panel

The Independent UK

German bishop resigns, cites responsibility in abuse scandal

Pope Francis on Saturday accepted a resignation request from a German bishop who asked to step down because of his mistakes in handling sexual abuse cases

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