28 h. ago 20 staffers accused of abusing students or not reporting it at Pennsylvania charter school

Twenty staffers at a suburban Philadelphia charter school are facing charges related to the alleged physical abuse of students in a program that helps them deal with emotional issues

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36 h. ago Harrods opens compensation scheme for survivors of alleged abuse by Al Fayed

The redress scheme will remain live for one year.

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52 h. ago Alleged abuse victims of disgraced Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed are set to launch legal action against late billionaire's estate

Law firm Leigh Day said a pre-action letter has been sent to lawyers for the estate on behalf of the women, who worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss.

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53 h. ago Five women plan legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate after abuse allegations

More than 100 alleged victims have contacted police to say they were sexually abused by the tycoon

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61 h. ago Justin Welby condemned for saying he would forgive serial abuser John Smyth if he was alive

Bishop of Newcastle condemns former archbishop of Canterbury, who also admitted ‘deep sense of personal failure’ about handling of allegations against Church’s most prolific abuser

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63 h. ago Justin Welby ‘would forgive’ serial abuser John Smyth who went unpunished by Church of England if he was alive

Former archbishop of Canterbury admits ‘deep sense of personal failure’ about handling of allegations against Church’s most prolific abuser

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66 h. ago Justin Welby says he would forgive serial Church of England abuser John Smyth if he was alive

Former archbishop of Canterbury also admits ‘deep sense of personal failure’ he feels about handling of allegations against dead clergyman thought to be Church’s most prolific abuser

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3 d. ago Welby was ‘overwhelmed’ by number of child abuse allegations he was informed of

The former archbishop of Canterbury made the comments during his first interview since his resignation.

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3 d. ago Justin Welby says he ‘got it wrong’ when handling abuse allegations

The former Archbishop of Canterbury said he failed to follow proper procedure because of the sheer scale and size of the problem.

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4 d. ago Brooke Hogan slams parents Hulk and Linda for alleged ‘vicious and extreme abuse since childhood’

Brooke’s allegations come in response to a tearful video posted by Linda about their years-long estrangement

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6 d. ago ‘He hit me in the face’: sister of Jakob Ingebrigtsen struck by father as a child, court told

Ingrid allegedly abused for forgetting heart-rate monitorIngebrigtsen Sr shot to prominence after coaching sonsThe sister of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that she was struck in the face by their father as a child for forgetting her heart-rate monitor.The incident is said to have occurred in 2018 or 2019 when Ingrid, who is now 18, was driving to ­training with her father, Gjert. When she told him, she said there was a lot of screaming and he said she was “incompetent” and “stupid”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago My baby was taken away from me to be raised by monsters in the infamous Connecticut house of horrors

Tracy Vallerand, the biological mother of the man who was allegedly inflicted with 'abuse, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment' by his stepmom, has spoken for the first time.

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6 d. ago Told to fix notorious prison, Israel just relocated alleged abuses, detainees say

Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in Gaza, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened camps

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7 d. ago My baby was taken away from me to be raised my monsters in the infamous Connecticut house of horrors

Tracy Vallerand, the biological mother of the man who was allegedly inflicted with 'abuse, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment' by his stepmom, has spoken for the first time.

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7 d. ago Two teachers, 60 and 25, are arrested days apart on charges of sexually abusing the same student at Christian prep school

The two women worked at the Nathanael Greene Academy teacher in Siloam, Georgia, when they allegedly carried out their abuse

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7 d. ago Two teachers, 60 and 25, are arrested days apart on charges of sexually abusing the same student at a former ‘segregation academy’

The two women worked at the Nathanael Greene Academy teacher in Siloam, Georgia, when they allegedly carried out their abuse

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7 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of fear and control in testimony against father

‘Upbringing closely tied to fear,’ athlete says in abuse caseIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter, tooThe double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen described a childhood marked by fear and manipulation when he took the witness stand on Tuesday in a Norwegian court to testify against his father and former coach.Gjert Ingebrigtsen has pleaded not guilty to charges of physically abusing two of his seven children, namely the track athlete and his sister, Ingrid. The 59-year-old faces up to six years in prison, with the trial due to run until 16 May in Sandnes, south-western Norway. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of father’s physical abuse in testimony

Athlete recounts evidence of ‘violence’ for four hoursIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter tooFew sports stories have been more beguiling or eccentric than that of the Ingebrigtsens, the Norwegian running family who from earliest childhood were trained as professional athletes by their father, Gjert. When his sons, Jakob, Filip and Henrik, stormed to Olympic, world and European titles, the reality television cameras were there to capture many of the steps, squabbles and medals along the way. Little wonder that Team Ingebrigtsen became the most popular TV show in Norwegian history.But on Tuesday a courtroom in Sandnes, in the south-west of the country, heard that the reality inside the family home was far bleaker, with harrowing stories of violence, threats and manipulative behaviour from Gjert towards Jakob, the double Olympic champion, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen set to testify against father accused of abuse

Gjert Ingebritsen has been accused of abuse by two of his children

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8 d. ago Gerard Depardieu arrives at court in Paris for sexual assault trial

French actor is most high-profile person to stand trial on #MeToo abuse allegations in France

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