6 h. ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the technology risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Pensioner who shared child sex abuse pictures dies while awaiting sentence

The 76-year-old was due to be sentenced for possession of more than 1,000 images of children being sexual abused

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26 h. ago Pregnant teacher on maternity leave charged with alleged sexual abuse of teenage boy

Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly engaging in 'persistent sexual conduct' with a teenage boy in Mandurah, Western Australia, between 2024 and 2025

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50 h. ago Man 'took girl's childhood' as he subjected her to vile sexual abuse from age just 11

Hasnain Ahmed abused the 'vulnerable' girl over a period of two years

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62 h. ago ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial

“Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse has been temporarily removed from court after disrupting proceedings with demands he be allowed to fire his attorney a week before his sexual abuse trial

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7 d. ago More women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape

Country’s largest women’s health organisation says case of Marius Borg Høiby encouraging people to seek helpStaff at Norway’s largest women’s health organisation have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, saying they hope the case helps to “break taboos”.Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, is due to stand trial in February on 32 charges including four counts of rape, the domestic abuse of a former partner and the illegal filming of a number of women without their knowledge or consent. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Thousands of teenagers are being subjected to sexual, physical and mental abuse by their partners in hidden epidemic, experts warn

A survey by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has found that 'far too many' young relationships are being plagued by behaviour that bears all the hallmarks of domestic abuse.

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8 d. ago African football hit by fresh allegations over general secretary’s Caf conduct

Gabonese FA president was voted on to Caf exco in 2023Caf chief allegedly failed to act on reports of sexual abuseThe general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Veron Mosengo-Omba, ignored a recommendation that Pierre-Alain Mounguengui was ineligible for election to its powerful executive committee because he had been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse in Gabonese football, it can be revealed.Mounguengui, the president of the Gabonese football federation (Fegafoot), has been accused of failing to act on reports of sexual abuse and rape of young footballers in a series of stories that were first published by the Guardian in 2021. He has denied the allegations and there is no suggestion Mounguengui has been accused of sexual abuse himself. Although he has not yet been formally charged, Mounguengui spent six months in custody awaiting a decision from the authorities in Gabon and was visited by the Caf president, Patrice Motsepe, with a final ruling on...

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9 d. ago Sexual aggression, abusive comments and a screaming row between one man and his VERY drunk girlfriend... what I saw on just another harrowing night for female PCs

Women are used to this kind of over-familiarity from strangers. But these women are in black combat trousers, tough black boots and stab vests.

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1 week ago My rape hell in Gaza: 'Sex slave' hostage feared she was pregnant after being raped while unconscious and describes how one attacker was 'ecstatic' as she wept through 30

In an explosive interview, former hostage Romi Gonen revealed the sexual abuse she suffered in Gaza, including fears she'd die as a sex slave and a pregnancy scare.

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1 week ago ‘You know what I like’: Epstein files reveal disgraced financier’s routine abuse of girls

Released documents detail the assembly line-like process with which Jeffrey Epstein procured underage victimsBy the mid-2000s, Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teen girls was routine. From 2002 to 2005 alone, the late financier victimized “dozens” of underage teens by luring them into sex acts for payment under the auspices of massage work, some as young as 14, prosecutors said.Epstein leaned on a coterie of employees and associates – including British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell – to secure a “steady supply of minor victims”. He also enlisted his victims to recruit other girls under the false pretense of providing massages, prosecutors said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zimbabwean victims of sadistic sexual abuser John Smyth bring legal claim against Church of England after Justin Welby's resignation over scandal

Six men including Rocky Leanders who were abused as teenagers at John Smyth's  Christian holiday camps in the African country are among the seven claimants.

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein apparently wrote letter to Larry Nassar referencing Trump

Letter to former US gymnastics team doctor postmarked three days after Epstein’s death US politics live – latest updatesA disturbing letter that appears to have been written by Jeffrey Epstein and sent to Larry Nassar, the US Olympics gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexual abuse, is included the latest batch of Epstein-related documents released by the US government.“As you will know by now, I have taken the ‘short route’ home,” the letter, which appears to have been signed from Epstein to Nasser, reads. “Good luck! We shared one thing our love & caring for young ladies and the hope they reach their full potential.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Epstein files live: Trump says pictures of innocent people could ‘ruin’ reputations as DOJ slammed over limited release

Survivors of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse called the DOJ’s handling of its files on him ‘alarming’

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2 w. ago Prosecutions for strangulation in England and Wales increase sixfold in three years

CPS says new law marked ‘significant shift in recognising serious nature’ of offence, often linked to domestic abuse and sexual assault The number of suspects charged for strangulation and suffocation in England and Wales has increased almost sixfold in the three years since the offence was first introduced, Crown Prosecution Service data has revealed.Brought in under the Domestic Abuse Act, which came into force in 2022, the legislation closed a gap in the existing law, giving courts much greater sentencing powers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shock twist in mystery of Vatican girl Emanuela Orlandi, 15, who vanished after music lesson as pal faces investigation

THE childhood friend of a Vatican school girl who vanished more than 40 years ago could hold the key to her mysterious disappearance. Laura Casagrande, 57, has been placed under investigation by Roman police after it was revealed she allegedly lied to prosecutors. Casagrande may have been the last person to see Emanuela Orlandi after...

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2 w. ago Kate Winslet reveals she was shamed by her childhood drama teacher for her weight: Hollywood star was told she would succeed as long as she stuck to 'fat girl parts'

In her most outspoken comments yet, Ms Winslet revealed just how tough the bullying she suffered at school was, as jealous classmates took aim at her over her weight.

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2 w. ago 'Abusive' Scot who inflicted woman to 'horrific' sexual abuse over 35 years jailed

The offences took place in the Sanquhar area of Dumfries and Galloway between 1986 and 2021.

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2 w. ago Vicky Pattison warns of deepfake abuse as ChatGPT plans to launch adult content

Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison has shared her concerns over the rise of AI-enabled sexual abuse as OpenAI reveal their plans to roll out an "adult mode" feature for over 18s

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