6 h. ago Pope Leo XIV 'looked the other way' when confronted with child sex abuse allegations against priest in his Chicago church

The first American pope is accused of turning a blind eye when priests under his wing were accused of sexual abuse.

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22 h. ago Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson’s daughter describes eating ‘leftovers’ of fatal lunch in police video

Court also hears from nurse who says triple murder accused told Leongatha hospital staff ‘I don’t want any of this’ in relation to treatment for suspected poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s daughter told police she ate leftovers of the deadly mushroom meal with her mother and brother for dinner the day after the meal, a court has heard.A video of Patterson’s daughter’s evidence was played on Thursday during her mother’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Crimes of 'Asian grooming gangs' should not affect jury's considerations, Rochdale sexual abuse trial told

A defence barrister said jurors should only consider the evidence heard in court

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37 h. ago Satchwell murder trial told timing of search for quicklime ‘extremely important’

A superintendent said she could not comment on why an invasive search of the Satchwells’ Cork home was not carried out in 2017.

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37 h. ago 'Bravery' of alleged victims 'puts their abusers to shame', Rochdale sex abuse trial told

Prosecutors argued that the two complainants are 'credible, honest, accurate and reliable'

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42 h. ago Downing Street says grooming gangs scandal is being 'weaponised' as Labour minister faces calls to resign after branding it a 'dog whistle' issue

One of the victims of the Rotherham grooming gangs abuse today told MailOnline of her dismay at the remarks by Commons Leader Lucy Powell.

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47 h. ago Erin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hears

Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospitalWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who treated Erin Patterson has told her triple murder trial that he was surprised she discharged herself from hospital five minutes after being told she may have been exposed to potentially fatal mushroom poisoning.Dr Christopher Webster, who was working at the Leongatha hospital two days after Patterson served beef wellington to her in-laws for lunch, gave evidence on Wednesday at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Deadly lunch victims' son reveals what accused told him about the mushrooms that killed his parents

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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58 h. ago Jurors in Michigan officer's murder trial are struggling to reach a verdict, told to keep trying

A jury in Michigan is struggling to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a police officer who shot a Congolese immigrant after a routine traffic stop

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65 h. ago Gerry Adams tells libel case he will not ‘speculate’ on who was in the IRA

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

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66 h. ago Mark Gordon to represent himself in trial over death of baby girl, court told

Judge Mark Lucraft KC told jurors at the Old Bailey that Gordon’s previous barrister John Femi-Ola KC has ‘withdrawn’ from the case.

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67 h. ago Loretto school child abuse victim wins landmark payout after exposing 'violence' at 'madhouse'

Former Loretto School pupil, Angus Bell, said teachers knew about it and either failed to intervene or took steps to cover it up.

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3 d. ago Mushroom lunch’s sole surviving guest details deadly meal and its aftermath as trial of Erin Patterson continues

Ian Wilkinson, whose wife was among three who died, tells Victorian court the triple murder accused ‘just seemed like a normal person to me’Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The only surviving guest of the beef wellington lunch at Erin Patterson’s house has told her triple murder trial he was happy and excited about being invited for the meal.Ian Wilkinson, the pastor at the Korumburra Baptist church, is the sixth witness in the supreme court trial at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Two favourites pushing to become the next Pope are accused of mishandling child sex abuse claims

Italian cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, cannot be trusted to protect children from abuse, according to a campaign group.

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4 d. ago LA sexual abuse victims say $4bn deal cannot undo decades of mistreatment

Survivors of abuse in county-run children’s homes say closure will not come until ‘monsters’ are held accountableThousands of victims of abuse in juvenile facilities and foster homes across Los Angeles are being compensated for decades of mistreatment in a historic settlement, but some say the money will never rectify a system that hurt vulnerable children and protected their abusers.LA county officials this week unanimously approved a landmark $4bn settlement to address nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse at county-run facilities. Some of those claims date back to the 1950s, but most took place throughout the 1980s through the 2000s. The payout is the largest of its kind in US history. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sick paedophile blindfolded girl and raped her in 'campaign' of abuse

Perry McCarthy's brave victim told a court she remained 'haunted' by his abuse while there was applause in court as the paedophile was handed a lengthy jail term

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6 d. ago Virginia Giuffre’s family launch fundraiser and share plans for sweet memorial

The family also pledged to continue Virginia's fight for a change in the law to protect victims of sexual abuse and prevent predators from escaping justice. They vowed to take on her mission "with all our heart and soul"

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6 d. ago UK woman accused of illegal abortion says she told medics she had miscarried

Nicola Packer tells court she had feared hospital staff ‘wouldn’t help me’ if they knew she had taken abortion pillsA woman on trial accused of having an illegal abortion has said she told hospital staff she had miscarried as she feared them knowing the truth would affect the level of care she received.Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine during the Covid lockdown in November 2020, after being prescribed the pills in a remote consultation with a registered provider, a jury at Isleworth crown court heard. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russell Brand appears in court on charges of rape and sexual assault

Presenter released on bail by Westminster magistrates court and told he faces Old Bailey trial on five chargesRussell Brand has appeared in court on charges of rape and sexual assault.During a brief hearing at Westminster magistrates court on Friday, he was told he faced an Old Bailey trial on the five sexual offence charges. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Funeral sex predator, 20, 'sexually abused' underage boy she met at memorial service

Ayla Gonzalez Salinas, 20, met the teenager at a memorial service they both attended last November where they first began messaging before she allegedly sexually abused him

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