HOW CHILD SEX ABUSE VICTIMS ARE SCARED INTO SILENCE

Gary Cliffe was a football-crazy 11-year-old when British star-maker football coach Barry Bennell, who was associated with Manchester City Football Club, started sexually abusing him... READ MORE›

EX-GYMNAST AND NASSAR SURVIVOR POSES NAKED WITH THE WORD 'SURVIVOR'

Aly was one of more than 100 victims who were sexually abused by USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar... READ MORE›

ARIANA KUKORS, EX-OLYMPIC SWIMMER ACCUSES FORMER COACH OF SEXUAL ABUSE

According to Kukors, Hutchinson began grooming her and was her coach at a Seattle-area swim club... READ MORE›

DISGRACED USA GYMNASTICS DOC SENTENCED TO ANOTHER 40-125 YEARS

Larry Nassar is a master of manipulation, Kaitlyn Basel, a dancer who was first abused by Nassar at the age of 12, told the court Friday... READ MORE›

'AS IF I COULD HAVE TAKEN A SELFIE OR A PHOTO WHILE KARADIMA ABUSED ME'

Francis vowed to hold such bishops accountable, but he scrapped a proposed Vatican tribunal to discipline negligent bishops after Vatican canon lawyers objected... READ MORE›

POPE SENDS SEX CRIMES EXPERT TO CHILE TO INVESTIGATE BISHOP AFTER DRAWING PROTESTS ON RECENT VISIT

The Barros controversy dominated Francis' just-ended trip to Chile and Peru and exposed his blind spot about clerical abuse... READ MORE›

LARRY NASSAR SENTENCED TO UP TO 175 YEARS IN PRISON

I just signed your death warrant, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina told Nassar, 54, at the sentence hearing in Lansing, Michigan, on Wednesday... READ MORE›

HOW PARENTS CAN PROTECT THEIR YOUNG ATHLETES FROM THE LARRY NASSARS OF THE WORLD

To date, more than 150 young women, including some of America's most decorated gymnasts, have alleged sexual abuse by Nassar... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS SORRY FOR UPSETTING ABUSE VICTIMS

Pope Francis has apologised for remarks he made last week in Chile defending a bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse... READ MORE›

DEADLY RAPE OF YOUNG GIRL IS SPURRING ABUSE VICTIMS IN PAKISTAN TO SPEAK OUT

But it also triggered an unprecedented national bout of soul-searching, outrage and public confessions from victims of sexual abuse... READ MORE›

IN PAKISTAN, THE RAPE AND KILLING OF ZAINAB AMIN IS CHANGING A CULTURE OF SHAME AND INDIFFERENCE

In Pakistan, the rape and killing of Zainab Amin is changing a culture of shame and indifference... READ MORE›

POPE'S VISIT TO PERU AND CHILE CASTS HARSH LIGHT ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ABUSE CASES

Victims' groups in Chile and Peru have invited prominent campaigners against child abuse within the Catholic Church to join them during the pontiff's visit... READ MORE›

INDONESIAN POLICE PROBE 'ORDERS' FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FROM CANADA, RUSSIA

At least seven people have been arrested, including the mothers of two of the boys, on suspicion of violating child protection and pornography laws... READ MORE›

NIGERIAN WOMEN LEARNING MARTIAL ART FOR SELF DEFENCE

In Nigeria, sexual abuse and harassment is rife and no current statistics as many women are quiet for fear of pervasive victim shaming... READ MORE›

ESTIMATED 20,000 BRITISH MEN INTERESTED IN SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILDREN

Cases of uk child sexual abuse up 31 percent, says nspcc... READ MORE›

'LOUD FENCE' RIBBONS REMOVED FROM BALLARAT CATHEDRAL THREE DAYS AFTER ROYAL COMMISSION FINDINGS

He said abuse survivors had requested that the ribbons stay on the fence until the royal commission ended... READ MORE›

ARCHBISHOP REJECTS CALL TO REPORT CONFESSIONS

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse had the power to look at any private, public or non-government body involved with children... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE INQUIRY REPORTS 'CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF LEADERSHIP'

It also claimed celibacy contributed to child abuse and that it should be made voluntary for clergy in the Catholic Church... READ MORE›

ACTING ON AUSTRALIA'S LANDMARK ABUSE INQUIRY

Victims who were raped, bullied and then belittled for years were finally given a voice by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse... READ MORE›

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›

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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›

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›

CARDINAL GEORGE PELL CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE SEXUAL-ASSAULT OFFENSES.

Cardinal George Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the churchs long-running sexual abuse scandal... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT IN ROTHERHAM COUNCIL TAKEOVER AFTER ABUSE INQUIRY

Rotherham Council demonstrated a resolute denial of the child abuse that was taking place, the report found... 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›

CHILD SEX DOLL TRIAL OPENS PANDORA'S BOX OF QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILD PORN

- Dr. James Cantor The package is addressed to St. John's resident Kenneth Harrisson, a 51-year-old electrician now on trial for possessing child pornography... READ MORE›

JAIL TERMS PROPOSED FOR THOSE WHO 'NEGLECT' SEX ABUSE VICTIMS

The government's new measures are a response to child abuse scandals in Rotherham, Oxford and elsewhere... 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›

HOW GERMANY TREATS PAEDOPHILES BEFORE THEY OFFEND

The first time Max Weber made his way to Berlin to take part in a therapy session, he was so nervous he vomited on the train... READ MORE›

THERESA MAYS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE INQUIRY FACES NEW STORM

Theresa may's child sexual abuse inquiry faces new storm... READ MORE›

REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE RISING SHARPLY, NSPCC SAYS

The number of recorded sexual offences against children in England and Wales has increased by a third, the NSPCC says... READ MORE›

MP MICHELLE THOMSON SAYS SHE WAS RAPED AGED 14

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

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›

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›

CATHOLIC CHURCH PAID $213MN TO SEX ABUSE VICTIMS IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1980

Catholic Church paid 213mn to sex abuse victims in Australia since 1980... READ MORE›

MI5 ACCUSED OF COVERING UP SEXUAL ABUSE AT BOYS HOME

A Home Office spokesperson said The government is cooperating fully with all investigations into allegations relating to the Kincora boys home... READ MORE›

ALEXIS JAY ON CHILD SEX ABUSE

But rather than tending to her garden she ended up digging up horrific claims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham... READ MORE›

MAN ARRESTED IN KAREN DANCZUK SEX ABUSE INQUIRY

The arrest relates to a victim aged between six and 12 years old and the abuse took place from 1989 until 1995, Greater Manchester Police said... READ MORE›

JOHN ALLEN JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE AT WREXHAM CARE HOMES

John Allen, 73, of Needham Market, Suffolk, had denied 40 counts of sex abuse against 19 boys and one girl in the late 1960s up to the early 1990s... READ MORE›

MP HARVEY PROCTOR CALLS ABUSE INQUIRY 'HOMOSEXUAL WITCH HUNT'

'Bewilderment' Speaking about the list of names in the alleged gang of child abusers, Mr Proctor said he and Sir Edward despised each other... READ MORE›

JUDGE IN SPAIN CHARGES 10 PRIESTS WITH CHILD SEX ABUSE

Related Stories A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has charged 10 Roman Catholic priests and two Catholic lay workers with child sex abuse... 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›

'JUSTICE AS ENTERTAINMENT' MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY

The case involving the Surrey RCMP officer, by contrast, began with a Creep Catcher Craigslist ad titled Strictly Platonic... 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›

THE MOTHERS WHO INFILTRATED AN ONLINE PAEDOPHILE GROUP

But one day in March she stumbled across a blog about a group that shares child abuse pictures... READ MORE›

JOZEF WESOLOWSKI EX-ARCHBISHOP ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE DIES AT 67

Mr. Wesolowski died in his Vatican City residence where he had lived since September after he was placed under house arrest... READ MORE›

EUROPOL SHOWS CLUES FROM CHILD ABUSE IMAGES TO TRACK OFFENDERS

Steven Wilson, chief of Europol's EC3 Cybercrime centre, said mundane objects can sometimes provide a vital lead... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS VOWS CLERGY IN SEX ABUSE CASES WILL FACE JUSTICE

Charles Chaput, the archbishop of Philadelphia, and bishop Fitzgerald, head of the Philadelphia diocese's office for the protection of minors, also attended... READ MORE›