3 h. ago Iain Lee shares harrowing sexual abuse he 'suffered from scouts leaders'

Former Eleven O'Clock Show host Iain Lee has shared truly harrowing details about the sexual abuse he allegedly suffered at the age of nine by leaders at his local scouts club

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5 h. ago Former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! star opens up about being sexually abused by scout group leaders when he was younger

The former Eleven O' Clock show host, 51, told how as a nine-year-old boy he was ordered to strip naked and 'jump up and down' while having tennis balls thrown at him.

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5 h. ago Sex Education actor jailed for 15 years after “predatory and deviant” behaviour

Alexander Westwood, 24, who appeared in the Netflix comedy drama, maintained his victims were lying about the abuse but was convicted of 26 sexual offences.

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9 h. ago Former Church of England leader faces potential disciplinary action over handling of abuse claims

A former leader of the Church of England is among several members of the clergy facing potential disciplinary action over the way the institution handled sexual abuse allegations

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10 h. ago Former archbishop of Canterbury could face disciplinary action after damning abuse report

The former Archbishop of Canterbury resigned in December following an investigation into the Church’s handling of separate sexual abuse allegations.

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41 h. ago A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims

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68 h. ago How a letter hidden in Jaysley Beck's Army bedroom helped her mother get justice

A hidden letter in the room of Jaysley Beck, 19, who was subjected to a torrid campaign of sexual abuse by four superior male squaddies which contributed to her suicide, helped her get justice.

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3 d. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Joël Le Scouarnec: France braced for horror details in largest

A former surgeon accused of raping or sexual abusing 299 people, mostly children

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4 d. ago Los Angeles DA opposes new trial for Menendez brothers over parents’ deaths

Nathan Hochman casts doubt on sexual abuse claims but declines to say whether he would support resentencingLos Angeles’s new tough-on-crime district attorney made clear on Friday he is taking a much less sympathetic view of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case, though his office has not yet announced what position it will take on the issue of whether the brothers should be resentenced.Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, Menendez were found guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Brothers who acted ‘in plain sight’ jailed for grooming girls

Amran, Alman and Joman Miah were jailed for the sexual abuse of five girls in Leeds and Barrow.

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4 d. ago This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?

From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes• Warning: contains spoilersWhat Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell said of New Labour – “We don’t do God” – applies also to the Academy Awards. The secular gong-dispensing rite annually sweeps religion off its proverbial red carpet. The last best picture winner to deal with the subject was 2015’s Spotlight, which hardly proselytised for organised religion – it dramatised the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic church. You have to go back to 1973 to find a movie with a priestly protagonist that really beguiled the Academy: William Friedkin’s horror movie The Exorcist received 10 Oscar nominations, winning awards for screenplay and sound.This year, though, may be different. Two leading contenders, The Brutalist (10 nominations) and Conclave (eight), put faith front and centre. And let’...

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4 d. ago Michael Jackson pedophilia claims return in Leaving Neverland sequel leaving outraged fans divided

The sexual abuse claims against Michael Jackson will return to TV next month, as a sequel series to Leaving Neverland has been given a release date, leaving outraged fans divided.

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6 d. ago Georgia Harrison targets individuals profiteering from deepfake porn industry

The Love Island star has fronted a new two-part ITV series which dives into the issue of deepfakes and image-based sexual abuse.

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6 d. ago Soldier's tragic inquest sees more than 1,000 military women share stories of rape, abuse and harassment

In a letter seen by MailOnline, General Sir Roly Walker said he was 'disgusted' by allegations of sexual abuse and that the behaviour does not match 'our Values and Standards'.

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7 d. ago Guy Pearce admits he was 'scared of Kevin Spacey' when they worked together on 1997's LA Confidential as controversial actor is hit by another sexual abuse claim

The Brutalist actor, 57, became tearful as he recalled his interactions with Kevin, 65, on the set of the 1997 crime film LA Confidential.

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7 d. ago How Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter is fighting back against sexual abuse

Caroline Darian has turned the trauma of her father’s abuse into a ‘collective fight’

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7 d. ago Police in Scotland record almost 3,500 child sex abuse image in five years

Almost half of crimes took place on Snapchat while a quarter took place on Meta sites including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

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7 d. ago Children will be ‘left exposed to sexual abuse online under current safety rules’

A group of charities have sent a joint letter to the Home Secretary and Technology Secretary over concerns about the Online Safety Act.

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