2 Chicago priests under investigation for allegations of sexual abuse of a child
Two Catholic priests who have served at multiple churches in the Chicago area are stepping away from the ministry, amid separate allegations of sexual abuse of a child decades ago, the Chicago Archdiocese announced Saturday.
Britain Backs New Local Inquiries Into Child Sex Abuse After Musk Criticism
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will provide backing for local inquiries into child sexual abuse across the country, it said on Thursday after a decades-old grooming gangs scandal returned to the spotlight following criticism from billionaire Elon Musk.
Man jailed for murdering child sex offender
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a convicted paedophile in Gloucestershire. Anthony Gardiner attacked John Coxon, 76, at his home address in Park Road, Stonehouse, in January 2022. Mr Coxon,
Man gets jail, probation for sexual conduct with minor
A Yorkshire man was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 60 days suspended and two years of probation Friday in the Bellefontaine Municipal Court for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Noah Moles, 21,
Shreveport man arrested for sex crimes against child
The Shreveport Police Department (SPD) urges any additional victims who may have information related to this case to come forward.
Man jailed for distributing child sex abuse images
A lorry driver has been jailed for two years after admitting making and distributing indecent images of children. Hedley Heddison, 54, of Eight Row, Eagle Moor near Lincoln, was caught after police became aware of sexualised conversations he had shared with another man on WhatsApp.
Thirty year sentence for man in child sex abuse trial
A 51-year-old man has been found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault of a child. The 19th District Court jury only deliberated a short time before returning the guilty verdict against Kenneth Scott Dickinson.
A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges
A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over ...
Former student sues Asheville Christian Academy alleging sexual abuse, cover-up by staff
A former student filed a lawsuit against Asheville Christian Academy and its head officials, claiming they covered up alleged ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist arrested for alleged possession of child sex abuse videos
A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist was arrested Wednesday and accused of possessing dozens of child sex abuse videos, police ...
Minister accused of sex abuse landed one high-profile job after another
Jeff Taylor went from the pulpit to the Red Cross to a college non-profit. Now, his alleged victims are speaking out, and the ...
French church calls for judicial investigation into Abbé Pierre following new sex abuse allegations
The French church has formally requested that prosecutors open an investigation into Abbé Pierre, a once-revered priest and ...
U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs
Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual ...
Ex-WA newspaper editor sentenced on child sexual abuse images charges
Steven Smith had taught journalism at the University of Idaho and was the executive editor at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane ...
France's Catholic Church calls on prosecutors to probe late priest
The Catholic Church in France has called on prosecutors to investigate allegations of serious sexual abuse by the once venerated priest Abbé Pierre, who died in 2007. Only the courts had the necessary ...