ADULT FILM ACTRESS AUGUST AMES REVEALED PAST SEXUAL ABUSE AND DRUG ABUSE PRIOR TO DEATH

Adult film actress August Ames opened up about childhood sexual abuse, mental health issues, and drug abuse, just weeks before her death from a reported suicide... READ MORE›

CHINA KINDERGARTEN SEX ABUSE AND 'NEEDLEMARKS' CLAIMS PROMPT POLICE PROBE

A security camera is pictured at the kindergarten run by pre-school operator RYB Education Inc being investigated by China's police, in Beijing, China November 24, 2017... READ MORE›

HOW DO DIFFERENT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DEFINE THE AGE OF SEXUAL CONSENT?

14 years old In seven European countries Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Portugal, jurisdiction dictates individuals can consent to sex at 14 years old... READ MORE›

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS TO BE GRANTED COMPENSATION FOLLOWING CRITICISM

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is also looking closely at the issue of compensation... READ MORE›

FRENCH WOMEN MARCH EN MASSE AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE UNDER #METOO BANNER

Women protested sexual abuse and harassment Sunday in 11 French cities under the MeToo banner in the wake of mounting allegations against Hollywood mogul... READ MORE›

"IN ARGENTINA, THE ABUSE CRISIS IS JUST BEGINNING," SAID SAN FRANCISCO BISHOP SERGIO BUENANUEVA IN CORDOBA PROVINCE, WHO LEADS A CHURCH COUNCIL ON CLERICAL ABUSE.

No official numbers on clerical abuse have been published by Argentina's church, government or its judicial system, and the issue is still something of a taboo... READ MORE›

TOP POLICE OFFICER BACKS 'SAMMY'S LAW' PARDONS FOR GROOMING VICTIMS

National lead for child sexual abuse cases supports Sammy Woodhouse's campaign for law to pardon survivors for their crimes... READ MORE›

POPE'S FIRST FACEBOOK LIVE DEALS WITH CHILD SAFETY ONLINE

At the very highest levels of the Vatican, Pope Francis has to deal with allegations of child sexual exploitation... READ MORE›

SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS EMERGE INVOLVING LATE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER

Heath, who died in 2005 aged 89, would have been interviewed under caution over seven allegations dating between 1961 and 1992, relating to five boys and two adult men... READ MORE›

JUDGE RELEASES USA GYMNASTICS SEX ABUSE FILES

The investigation also emboldened more than 80 people to come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against longtime USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar... READ MORE›

TURKISH GOVT SUPPORTS BILL THAT SETS CHILD RAPISTS FREE IF THEY MARRY VICTIM

What we are doing is looking to find a solution to an ongoing problem it is not to protect rape nor protect rapists... READ MORE›

INDIAN OFFICIAL BLAMES WOMENS WESTERN DRESS FOR MASS MOLESTATION

The Bangalore Mirror published photos of women clinging to female police officers and being rushed away by men... READ MORE›

ISIS PUSHES BIRTH CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SEX-SLAVE SUPPLY

In its own manual, the Islamic State outlines the abstinence method as one option... READ MORE›

'A GREAT VICTORY FOR ANIMALS': BESTIALITY MAY FINALLY BE OUTLAWED IN OHIO

Bestiality is currently legal in Vermont, Texas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Nevada, Hawaii, Wyoming, New Mexico and Ohio, and in Washington DC... READ MORE›

GREECE CHARGES CLERIC WITH CHILD REFUGEES' SEXUAL ABUSE

When questioned, the children said they suffered repeated and persistent sexual abuse by the man, a police spokeswoman told Al Jazeera on Wednesday... READ MORE›

FATHER RAPED 2YO DAUGHTER & BROADCAST ATTACK ONLINE

On three occasions the abuse included rape, and twice he brought her near to death by gagging, said Braunwarth... READ MORE›

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL ROCKS U.K. SOCCER

The first time Mr. Woodward stayed at the cottage, Mr. Bennell gave him a pair of soccer cleats to keep... READ MORE›

BRISTOL SEX GANGS JAILED FOR GROOMING GIRLS

Thirteen men have been convicted of a string of child sex crimes in Bristol involving the abuse, rape and prostitution of teenage girls... READ MORE›

EX-MOUNTIE WHO ABUSED SON GETS 15 YEARS IN PRISON

Ex-Mountie who abused son sentenced in Ottawa to 15 years in prison... READ MORE›

IN INDIA, IT'S NOT EASY TO REPORT ON RAPE

I am calling the woman in the village Bina, to make it easier to tell her story here... READ MORE›

AN INDIAN TEEN WAS RAPED BY HER FATHER. VILLAGE ELDERS HAD HER WHIPPED.

Arun Jadhav, 45, an illiterate trumpet player, was reserved, a Nike ball cap pulled low over his eyes... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT UNDER FIRE OVER NEW CHILD TAX CREDIT FORM FOR RAPE VICTIMS

Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims... READ MORE›

SWEDEN CHARGES 5 TEENAGE REFUGEES WITH BEATING GANG-RAPING BOY FOR OVER AN HOUR

One said that he was not present during the assault, while two more admitted that they were, but claimed that their actions did not constitute rape... READ MORE›

RAPE VICTIMS TO BE SPARED ORDEAL OF CROSS-EXAMINATION IN COURT

Prerecorded evidence is already being launched nationwide for child sexual abuse cases... READ MORE›

MP MICHELLE THOMSON SAYS SHE WAS RAPED AGED 14

Mps ask may to ratify international accord on violence against women... READ MORE›

RAPES INCREASE BY 29% AS CRIME FALLS

Rapes increase by 29 as overall crime falls in england and wales... READ MORE›

TUNISIA SHOCKED BY TV HOST'S 'MARRY RAPIST' REMARKS

The girl, named Hajar, said she had been sexually abused by three different members of her family since the age of 14... READ MORE›

SWISS PEDOPHILE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING 80 BOYS IN THAILAND & PUSHING SOME INTO PROSTITUTION

The accused left Switzerland in 1991 to settle in Thailand, but returned to Switzerland in November of 2014... READ MORE›

They never touch a child, or act sexually in the presence of a child, or look at child abuse images online... READ MORE›

FEMALE LABOUR MPS CALL FOR LEGAL CHANGE FOLLOWING CHED EVANS RETRIAL

We believe that the use of a complainants' sexual history should never be used in our courts as evidence of consent, they said... READ MORE›

TEN MEN FROM MIDLANDS AND LONDON CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX OFFENCES

The charges include rape attempted rape child prostitution child pornography and drug charges linked to boys from Leicester and Coventry... READ MORE›

'THAT'S THE TYPE OF IRISH-ORIGIN FAMILY HE COMES FROM'

A British tourist has been arrested and charged with illegal extra-marital sex in Dubai after telling police she had been gang raped... READ MORE›

ACTIVISTS RAMP UP PRESSURE ON LEBANON'S RAPE LAW

Silver-haired Rafiq Ajouri, who hails from a southern Lebanese village, was persuaded to sign on while on his morning stroll along the corniche... READ MORE›

HOW THE WORLD TURNED ITS BACK ON RAPE VICTIMS OF CONGO

A recent army offensive against a nearby militia has prompted a fresh wave of sexual violence... READ MORE›

RAPE ACCUSERS 'FACE COURT ORDEAL BY DEFENCE LAWYERS'

The bill, which has drawn cross-party support, also makes provisions for safeguarding rape complainants in schools... READ MORE›

MP PROPOSES UK RAPE SHIELD LAW TO PROTECT VICTIMS IN COURT

A private member's bill to protect rape victims from being cross-examined in court about their sexual history is to be introduced to the House of Commons... READ MORE›

LAMBETH COUNCIL TO PAY TENS OF MILLIONS TO CHILD ABUSE SURVIVORS

Council is preparing a package of redress for those who suffered abuse at Shirley Oaks children's home and others in borough... READ MORE›

CARDINAL GEORGE PELL DENIES CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES

In February, The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, reported more than 4,400 alleged incidents of sexual abuse by Catholic priests between 1980 and 2015... READ MORE›

AN INDIAN RAPE SURVIVOR WAS ALLEGEDLY RAPED AGAIN BY THE SAME FIVE MEN

Saurabh Das AP A 20-year-old college student was found in the roadside bushes of a small northern Indian city last week, raped and left for dead... READ MORE›