34 m. ago Former Washington archbishop Theodore McCarrick, defrocked over abuse allegations, dies aged 94

Most senior American prelate in Catholic church to face accusations of sexual abuse died in state of MissouriThe first cardinal to be defrocked by the Pope over allegations of sexual abuse has died in the United States, a senior US churchman said on Friday.Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington and the most senior American prelate in the Catholic church to face claims of abuse, died in the state of Missouri aged 94, the New York Times reported, citing a Vatican statement. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Los Angeles agrees to $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

County’s offer – largest of its kind – would settle lawsuits filed over alleged abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles county board of supervisors, would be the largest of its kind and have long-lasting financial effects for the county, officials said. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago A list of largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

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8 h. ago LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

Officials say Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

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16 h. ago Russian 'rape cult' leader who told followers he was 'alien' finally caught in Argentina

Russian cult leader Konstantin Rudnev, who has already been convicted of sexual abuse, was arrested in the city of Bariloche, in Agentina on charges of human trafficking

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3 d. ago US Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach and director after AP report on sexual abuse

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has fired a coach and a director after The Associated Press reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete

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3 d. ago ‘I’m welling up thinking about it’: how a comedian used humour to beat trauma – and made it into a podcast

After Mark O’Sullivan’s My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom helped him move past his childhood trauma, he’s launched a tearful, joyful new show – about creativity’s power to rebuild livesMark O’Sullivan is still buzzing from winning a Royal Television Society (RTS) award for his documentary, My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom. “I’m grinning like a mid-party Michael Gove,” he chuckles. “It’s lovely for it to be recognised as an important and powerful piece. I just got a message from someone I knew years ago to say they’d seen the news about the award, watched the show and finally felt able to say they were also abused. That moved me to tears. Again!”Comedian and writer O’Sullivan – co-star of cult Channel 4 sitcom Lee & Dean and creator of ITV teen drama Tell Me Everything – is now launching the weekly podcast Making Lemonade. It explores the healing power of creating something positive out of negative experiences, after his own life was radically transformed by his deeply personal film, confro...

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3 d. ago The questions that Virginia Giuffre faces from Prince Andrew allies over claim she has 'four days left to live'

Prince Andrew's sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre posted a photo of her bruised face lying on a hospital bed on Instagram and said doctors told her she is going to die due to kidney failure after a crash.

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3 d. ago Settlements agreed over claims of historical sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club

Celtic Plc settles around 70% of cases in class actionLaw firm expects further settlements in coming weeksA seven-figure payout has been agreed for a lawsuit over claims of historical sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club, a law firm has said.Thompsons Solicitors is acting for about 30 former Celtic Boys Club players and said about 70% of the cases had been settled by Celtic Plc. The firm expects further settlements in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago JK Rowling says suspension of toddler from nursery for 'transphobia or homophobia' is 'totalitarian insanity'

The child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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3 d. ago Gary Glitter faces bankruptcy for failing to pay £500,000 compensation to sex abuse victim

The former Glam rock star remains in prison for sex crimes against girls in the 1970s and 1980s

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3 d. ago Wife makes sexual abuse claims against doctor husband accused of trying to kill her on Hawaii hiking trail

Arielle Konig, 36, has made a bombshell sexual abuse claim against her husband, Gerhardt Konig, 46, in her application for a restraining order after he allegedly tried to push her off a Hawaiian hiking trail.

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4 d. ago The wrestler with nine lives: how Saraya survived alcohol, abuse, injury and a leaked sex tape

At 18, Saraya-Jade Bevis had a rags-to-riches signing that took her from Norwich to the largest wrestling promotion in the world. A few years later, she hit rock bottom. Here is how she started overIt’s hard to know where to start with champion wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis. Do we start in the same place as her memoir, at rock bottom aged 25 when a sex tape of Bevis taking part in a threesome was leaked and went viral? At that time, Bevis was suspended from wrestling, addicted to alcohol and, she says, snorting so much cocaine that her nose was spraying out blood.Or do we start with her childhood in Norwich, raised by a family of wrestlers, ex-cons and alcoholics, living in a council house where, she says, the rent was always due and dinner might be mashed potato sandwiches. The childhood sexual abuse that she had kept hidden for most of her life? Her rags-to-riches signing at 18 to WWE, the largest wrestling promotion in the world? Her new life in the US, when she was enjoying success...

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4 d. ago Toddler accused of being transphobic or homophobic was suspended from nursery

Data from the Department for Education reveals the child was suspended for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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4 d. ago Toddler kicked out of nursery after being accused of 'transphobia or homophobia'

The child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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9 d. ago Duchess of Edinburgh urges ‘collective effort’ to tackle online child abuse

Sophie and safeguarding minister Jess Phillips joined forces to highlight the need to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation online.

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9 d. ago Disgusting new incest allegations against 'gangbang' teacher 'who made victims wear Scream mask'

The shocking allegations have been made against Indiana teacher Brittany Fortinberry, 31, who is facing almost 30 charges related to child sexual abuse.

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1 week ago Serial harasser arrested for groping young woman aboard American Airlines flight, feds say

Exclusive: Cherian Abraham was charged Monday with one count of abusive sexual contact, which carries up to two years in federal prison

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1 week ago Teenage boys are targeting girls online for sexual abuse and violence, warns National Crime Agency

Reports have surged in the last three years of gangs of boys sharing extreme violence pictures and misogynistic online

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect could walk free in DAYS as Christian Brueckner pushes for early release

Christian Brueckner, 48, is currently behind bars for a string of rape and sexual abuse charges in Portugal, but authorities also suspect him for the murder of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007

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