11 h. ago Pope Leo XIV 'accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against priests in churches'

Campaigners have called on the Vatican to ‘conduct a thorough investigation’ into Robert Prevost’s handling of the claims

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13 h. ago Menendez brothers lawyers to urge judge to remove prosecutors from case

Defense attorneys push for removal of district attorney Nathan Hochman who opposes the brothers’ resentencingAttorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will make their case to a judge on Friday that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the brothers’ resentencing case.The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers were 18 and 21 at the time of the killings. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Buckie crime: Man who raped boy jailed for 'appalling' crimes against children in Moray

Jamie Chapman was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old boy on multiple occasions between 2021 and 2022.

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16 h. ago Pope Leo accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse in his church

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) say they have made the Vatican well aware of the then-Cardinal Robert Prevost’s reported inaction on allegations of sexual assault against minors by priests in his church

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24 h. ago Monster who abused kids for decades dies in prison without knowing he was locked up

Frederick Heard was sentenced to 16 years in jail in 2012 after being found guilty of a string of sexual abuse offences against girls but died in prison before his release

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28 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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36 h. ago Big Brothers Big Sisters member arrested on child porn accusations

Big Brothers Big Sisters said Joel Michael Paris is no longer employed at the organization

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46 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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58 h. ago A mom was arrested after starving her child in a closet. Now, cops are searching for her sister who has been missing since 2017.

The little girl was never formally reported to be missing, but police are now searching for her after her grandmother called 911 because her sister had been allegedly ‘locked’ in a closet

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62 h. ago Boardwalk Empire star Michael Pitt arrested on sexual abuse charges

Pitt played Jimmy Darmody on the hit HBO show

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3 d. ago Five retired Greater Manchester Police officers arrested for alleged sexual abuse of woman who was pimped out as a child

EXCLUSIVE: Two other suspects are deceased, Neal Keeling reports

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4 d. ago Jury selection begins in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

At the trial, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view

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4 d. ago Maga media mob: meet the new rightwing faces in the White House briefing room

A banjo player and a Black Maga influencer, among others, now attend Trump administration press briefingsA disgraced ultra-conservative banjo player ousted from his Grammy-winning band; a far-right conspiracy theorist with alleged ties to Russia; a TikTok creator known as “Maga Malfoy” for his resemblance to the Harry Potter character; and an extremist social media “influencer” once banned from Twitter for posting a video depicting sexual abuse of a child.These are just some of the “new media” personalities courted by the White House to take part in a series of alternative briefings championed by Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial to begin in New York

At the trial, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view

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5 d. ago Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper's bizarre excuse as she's arrested after visiting parks

Sexual abuse survivor Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home at knifepoint before being held captive for nearly a year by Wanda Barzee and her street preacher husband Brian David Mitchell

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5 d. ago Woman dead and three others including a child injured after car ploughed into pedestrians: Man, 49, arrested over 'murder'

A woman has died and three others - including a child - have been injured after a car reportedly ploughed into pedestrians during a horrifying incident in Rochdale.

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5 d. ago Rochdale crash: Woman dies after car ploughs into pedestrians injuring three including child

Police were called to reports of a crash at two locations in Rochdale which left three people injured, including a child, with the male driver arrested on suspicion of assault and attempted murder

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5 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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6 d. ago Four people injured including child after two serious collisions in Rochdale as man arrested

The incident is not being treated as terrorism related

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7 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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