19 h. ago Female school teacher charged with sexually abusing Yorkshire terrier

Chanelle Renee Lincoln, 43, appeared for a preliminary hearing on charges of sexually abusing an animal, according to court records.

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35 h. ago Victory for mom who claims child was sexually abused by AI chatbot that drove him to suicide

A mother who claims her 14-year-old son Sewell Setzer III was sexually abused and driven to suicide by an AI chatbot has secured a major victory in her ongoing legal case.

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38 h. ago Tory councillor's wife jailed for Southport tweet helped obtain British citizenship for family of Nigerian GP who hails her as the 'kindest British person I know'

Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for her tweet ranting about migrants after the Southport murders. Now a Nigerian GP has come forward to praise her saying: 'This is not a racist person'

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42 h. ago Teacher who 'sexually abused' pupil, 12, caught sneaking into school dance disguised as old woman

Vincent Weaver, a fine arts teacher and dance coach at George Washington Carver Academy in Michigan, was arrested on May 16 and charged with sexual assault. He was then allegedly caught sneaking into a school dance in disguise

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54 h. ago She's suffered enough: Lucy Connolly's furious friends reveal how needless death of her toddler son left her with a deep distrust of authority

Hardened criminals come in many shapes and sizes. But, on the face of it, Lucy Connolly appears very far removed from anybody's idea of a thuggish jailbird.

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56 h. ago New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday

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56 h. ago ‘Child sexual abuse support services face closure or cuts in funding shortfall’

The centre of expertise on child sexual abuse said currently thousands of children and adults are left waiting months or even years to access support.

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66 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence over hate tweet after Southport attack

Sir Keir Starmer has backed the courts over Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence, stating that he is “against incitement of violence to other people”.

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67 h. ago Starmer defends prison sentence given to Lucy Connolly over hate tweet

The Prime Minister told MPs he is against ‘incitement to violence’ when pressed on the issue, and says he supports courts and police.

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2 d. ago ‘Difficult choices’: aid cuts threaten effort to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria

Staff at a UN-run clinic in country’s north-east worry about growing funding gaps amid dismantling of USAID At a UN-run antenatal clinic in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram, the colours stand out like the bellies of the pregnant women. Abayas in neon green, dark brown and shades of yellow graze against the purple and white uniforms of nurses attending to them in the beige-orange halls of the maternal healthcare facility.Within the clinic in Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria, midwives and nurses are handing out free emergency home delivery kits, “dignity kits” for sexual abuse survivors and reusable sanitary pads to curb exploitation of young girls who cannot afford them. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Children are speaking to strangers online – and grooming is on the rise. This is how to protect them | Devi Sridhar

Parents are used to worrying about walking home alone and sleepovers, but games and messaging apps pose new risksWhen we look at what causes poor mental health, we often think of stress, genetics, poverty or loneliness. These are all contributing factors, but there’s another, more hidden cause that isn’t talked about enough: abuse, especially during childhood. I recall Chad Varah, the founder of Samaritans, reflecting that there were many things that drove people to call the charity’s suicide helpline. But abuse was a prominent reason.Abuse isn’t an easy subject to raise or talk about. It brings up issues of gender dynamics – a colleague studying global sexual abuse told me: “The vast majority of perpetrators are men; the victims are equally boys and girls.” These are hard issues to think about, harder still to discuss and difficult to address. They challenge notions of safety, trust, family and community. But if we want to make progress in addressing poor mental health, we have to ...

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3 d. ago Chicago priest accused of molesting kids makes bombshell claim against Pope Leo

James M Ray, a defrocked priest who was accused of sexually abusing at least 13 children has made a bombshell claim against the new pope.

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson warns that Starmer's Britain is 'turning into a police state' after mother who tweeted about Southport murders fails in her bid to have lengthy jail term slashed

Lucy Connolly posted a vile message about migrants - but supporters point out that criminals found guilty of far more serious offences have been handed substantially shorter sentences.

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3 d. ago Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are amplifying calls for a global zero-tolerance policy and other reforms from the American hometown of the new pope

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3 d. ago MATT GOODWIN: Lucy Connolly was given a longer sentence than some members of a Pakistani grooming gang who sexually abused children. A very ugly authoritarianism is rising in this country

Sometimes, something happens that is so truly shocking, so deeply disturbing, that it makes you ask: 'What kind of country am I living in?'

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3 d. ago Why was Lucy Connolly jailed for a tweet and why was her appeal dismissed?

Her tweet came amid a ‘particularly sensitive social climate’

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3 d. ago Outrage as Kevin Spacey receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Cannes just months after fresh sexual abuse allegations

Kevin Spacey will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award today at Cannes for his 'impact on cinema in the arts', two years after he was cleared of sexual assault on four men.

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3 d. ago Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post

Lucy Connolly has been in prison since August last year for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

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3 d. ago Tory councillor ‘heartbroken’ wife lost bid to appeal hate tweet sentence

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after posting on X, formerly Twitter, following the Southport attacks.

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3 d. ago Mother Lucy Connolly jailed over 'racist' Southport tweet loses her appeal and faces another two YEARS left on her prison sentence

Former childminder Lucy Connolly has lost her appeal over her 31-month sentence for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

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