2 h. ago Megachurch with more than 1.4 million YouTube followers fires pastor accused of child abuse

The former religious leader has since posted bond and been released from jail, according to officials

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33 h. ago Vile teacher had thousands of child abuse photos including rape of 2

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36 h. ago Teacher caught with thousands of child sex abuse photos including the rape of 2

Many of the indecent images found on his devices had never been encountered by police in the UK before

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51 h. ago Trump signs bill to compel release of more Epstein documents

President attacks Democrats in post on Truth Social after US lawmakers swiftly move bill through CongressUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has signed a bill to compel the justice department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.“Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged by the Trump Justice Department in 2019 (Not the Democrats!), was a lifelong Democrat, donated Thousands of Dollars to Democrat Politicians, and was deeply associated with many well-known Democrat figures, such as Bill Clinton (who traveled on his plane 26 times), Larry Summers (who just resigned from many Boards, including Harvard), Sleazebag Political Activist Reid Hoffman, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (who asked Epstein to donate to his Campaign AFTER Epstein was charged), Democrat Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, and many more. Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE...

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55 h. ago Three people in their 80s arrested in child sexual abuse probe

The accusations date back to the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

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57 h. ago BREAKING: Three pensioners arrested in huge UK probe into historic child sexual abuse

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57 h. ago Three pensioners arrested in huge UK probe into historic child sexual abuse

Two men and a woman in their 80s have been arrested following reports of historic child sexual abuse made by eight victims who were housed in children's homes in Bradford

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60 h. ago Trump to sign bill to compel release of more files related to Jeffrey Epstein

Trump had fought against releasing the files but reversed course after it was clear the House would pass legislationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is expected to sign a bill to compel the justice department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.Trump had fought against releasing the Epstein files, calling the issue a “hoax” and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, despite promising their release on the campaign trail. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Met Police officer who snared three of London’s most dangerous child abusers wins top award

Detective Constable Jayne Jones honoured for exposing ‘the darkest of human behaviour’

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3 d. ago Child sex abuse victims face ‘agonisingly long waits’ for justice

The wait rose to around 18 months for cases of rape of a child aged between 13 and 15

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3 d. ago Trial begins in archdiocese of New Orleans’ $230m settlement for abuse survivors

US bankruptcy judge will decide whether plan is fair to 650 survivors and dozens of other creditorsThe archdiocese of New Orleans has begun a three-week confirmation trial that will determine whether a federal bankruptcy judge signs off on a $230m settlement meant to compensate 650 clergy abuse survivors and resolve one of the US’s longest-running and costliest church bankruptcies.US bankruptcy judge Meredith Grabill will decide whether the plan – five and a half years in the making – is fair to the survivors and dozens of other creditors who have waited through repeated delays, contentious negotiations and a protracted legal fight over a 2021 state law giving survivors of decades-old child sexual abuse the right to sue. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Violent couple jailed for 'savage' campaign of child abuse and torture

Paul Dodds, 47, and Amanda Thomson, 42, will both spend two and a half years in jail after abusing two children

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4 d. ago Former Olympic coach appears in court to deny raping and sexually abusing child

Jose Leiva-Modahl denied 19 charges said to have been committed against the same complainant

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5 d. ago Girl, five, must keep the surname of the man who raped her mother to avoid 'rupturing' link to her father, High Court judge rules

Mr Justice Peel made the ruling in relation to a child named D despite the history of serious domestic abuse.

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6 d. ago Close pal of Michael Jackson says new film is 'whitewashing' child sex abuse claims

Matt Fiddes - a former bodyguard of the King of Pop - said he was a big supporter of Michael but claimed the film shouldn't 'airbrush out' parts of his life

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7 d. ago Teenage nursery worker who sexually abused young children jailed for 10 years

The nursery worker was found guilty of rape, two counts of causing or inciting sexual activity and taking indecent photos

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7 d. ago Teenage nursery worker Thomas Waller's sick sexual attack on boy, 3, in school toilet

A mother of one child abused by Thomas Waller said she became aware of the 18-year-old's sex attack on her son, 3, after he told her 'in three-year-old terms' what had happened

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9 d. ago 'Frightening' gaps in safeguarding at nurseries exposed by London abuse case, says MP

The child abuse case at the £1,900-a-month Montessori nursery has left local communities reeling

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9 d. ago Predators review – grimly compelling look at reality TV revenge hunt for child abusers

David Osit’s documentary takes a disturbing look at the televised shaming served up by the hit show To Catch a PredatorIt’s too soon to know for sure, but this may end up being ranked as one of the best nonfiction films of the year. At least let’s hope lots of people get to see this, even if it’s a mistake because they meant to buy a ticket for Predator: Badlands. Instead of an alien hunter with gnarly teeth, this offers a profoundly troubling meditation on our collective thirst for revenge – or at least the kind of bizarre performance art version of revenge as served up by reality TV show To Catch a Predator, a US series that ran from 2004 to 2007 and which featured weekly footage of paedophiles and would-be paedophiles being duped, shamed and arrested.Predators’ director David Osit, at first just an offscreen voice but eventually a fully seen (in every sense) presence, explains that he used to watch To Catch a Predator avidly as a young man. Every episode was roughly the same: a m...

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1 week ago New crackdown on AI images of child sexual abuse as reports double in a year

The Internet Watch Foundation said there has been a surge in AI-generated abuse content depicting infants

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