20 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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29 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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44 h. ago Justin Welby says he forgives the Church of England's most prolific child abuser John Smyth and admits 'I got it wrong'

Justin Welby has said he forgives the Church of England's most prolific child abuser in his first interview since he was forced to resign in 'shame'.

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45 h. ago Justin Welby says he forgives the Church of England's most prolific child abuser John Smyth and admits 'I got it wrong'

Justin Welby has said he forgives the Church of England's most prolific child abuser in his first interview since he was forced to resign in 'shame'.

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45 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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45 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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51 h. ago Justin Welby’s forgiveness of Church sex offender shows still further lack of judgement

Editorial: As regards safeguarding, the Church of England is in no better state than when Justin Welby became Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013. His interview with Laura Kuenssberg, in which he said he would forgive the serial abuser John Smyth if he were still alive, shows a further lack of judgement

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53 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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55 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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57 h. ago Justin Welby: I might preach in future but hope to never be on telly again

The former archbishop of Canterbury also said he can see the Anglican Communion splitting.

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57 h. ago Justin Welby ‘deeply ashamed’ by final Lords speech which angered Church abuse victims

Justin Welby has said he is "profoundly ashamed" by his final speech in the House of Lords, which resulted in critics accusing him of using a seemingly jokey tone when discussing serious safeguarding failures at the Church of England.

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59 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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59 h. ago Justin Welby: I forgive John Smyth but feel deep sense of failure over abuse scandal

The former archbishop of Canterbury has given his first interview since his resignation.

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3 d. ago Justin Welby says 'I got it wrong' over child abuse: Former Archbishop of Canterbury says scale of abuse claims in Church of England was 'absolutely overwhelming'

The ex-archbishop has defended his record after a report revealed he did not adequately follow up on reports on Smyth, a barrister who was prolifically involved in the Church of England.

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3 d. ago Justin Welby was too ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of abuse in C of E to take action

In first interview since resigning, former archbishop of Canterbury says more cases were arriving every day and he ‘got it wrong’ Justin Welby, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has said his failure to take effective action over a serial sadistic abuser was because he was “overwhelmed” by the scale of the abuse crisis in the Church of England.In his first interview since resigning last November, Welby said: “Every day more cases were coming across the desk that had been in the past, hadn’t been dealt with adequately, and this was just, it was another case. It was an absolutely overwhelming few weeks.” Continue reading...

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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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