33 h. ago Maryland lawmakers pass bill to try to limit liabilities for thousands of claims of sexual abuse

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions

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45 h. ago Aberdeen knife 'altercation' probed after video of blade incident posted online

An investigation is underway after video surfaced online showing a man seemingly holding a knife.

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45 h. ago ‘The anger became bigger than shame’: the writer whose memoir of child abuse has taken France by storm

As Neige Sinno’s critically acclaimed memoir about being sexually abused by her stepfather is published in English, she reveals how writing her story has helped set her freeWhen it came out in France, Neige Sinno’s heart-stopping Sad Tiger, which pieces together in fragments the lifelong impact of the sexual abuse of a girl in the French Alps by her mountain guide stepfather, blew the literary world apart. Its experimental form of creative nonfiction – a memoir that ditches linear narrative, yet races along like a thriller – was hailed as groundbreaking, the book an instant classic. It sold hundreds of thousands of copies, won a swathe of prizes and became one of the most borrowed books in libraries across France when it was published in 2023. The Nobel prize-winning French author Annie Ernaux was so impressed that she made a public appearance in conversation with Sinno, saying: “Reading Sad Tiger is like descending into an abyss with your eyes open. It forces you to see, ...

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46 h. ago Donald Trump posts brutal video of air strike that could actually be evidence of WAR CRIMES

US President Donald Trump said he would target Houthis in Yemen until the group stopped targeting commercial vessels in the red Sea using the Suez Canal in Egypt

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47 h. ago ‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?

More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen?Andy was enjoying a weekend away with his wife when it happened. “My neighbour phoned me and said, ‘The police are in your house. They’re looking for you.’” He didn’t need to wonder why. “You know. You know the reason. I was petrified when I got that call. It wasn’t just the thought of other people knowing what I had done; I also had to face myself, and that is a sick feeling – it is guilt, shame.”Andy had been watching and sharing images of children being sexually abused for several months before the police appeared at his door. He tried at first to keep it from his wife: “I was afraid she would ask me to leave. I wouldn’t have blamed her if she had.” Continue reading...

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49 h. 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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55 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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56 h. ago Beverly Hills 90210 actor William Schaub accused of sexually abusing teenage student

Beverly Hills 90210 and Will and Grace star William Schaub has been charged with grooming and sexually abusing a teenage student

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57 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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57 h. ago Teacher 'sexually abused' child inmate and 'asked him to kill her husband'

Elena Bardin, 27, is accused of 'illegal sexual contact' with a young inmate at a juvenile detention centre where she worked as a teacher - and is also alleged to have asked him to kill her husband

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57 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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65 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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67 h. ago EastEnders fans have the same burning question after spotting something VERY strange outside Walford bar

The BBC soap's official account posted a video of stars Ellie Dadd, Aaliyah James and Jaden Ladega doing the Anxiety dance trend on the social media platform.

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2 d. ago Prince Andrew 'unsurprised' by accuser Virginia Giuffre's car crash claims, friends of Duke say

The campaigner, who accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17, revealed she had ‘days to live’ following the collision with a school bus in Australia

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3 d. ago Prince Andrew 'not surprised' at accuser Virginia Giuffre's claims as crash riddle continues

Virginia Giuffre accused Prince Andrew, Duke of York, of sexually abusing her when she was 17 - claims he has vehemently denied - and now she has been involved in a bus crash

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3 d. ago Passenger clubs together with three strangers on 'mission' to get cans of Guinness delivered to their moving train

Content creator Becky Thrower was travelling on a train home from London when she encountered a group of 'complete strangers' who were longing for the frothy Irish stout beer.

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4 d. ago Wannabe rapper, 29, who recorded video boasting about his crimes before his drugs and weapons empire came crashing down is jailed

Clint Curtis, 29, wore designer clothes and gold chains in a music video posted online in which he 'glorified' his criminal lifestyle and access to guns whilst surrounded by hooded men.

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4 d. ago Val Kilmer recalled iconic Batman role in heartbreaking final post weeks before death

Val Kilmer posted a video of himself trying on a Batman mask in a nod to his superhero character in the 1995 movie Batman Forever

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4 d. ago Val Kilmer reenacts infamous Batman role in last Instagram post weeks before death

Actor Val Kilmer reenacted his infamous Batman role in his last Instagram video, posted just weeks before his death.

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5 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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