31 h. ago Only man to appeal against his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot sees his sentence INCREASED

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained an appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse.

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32 h. ago Supporters of Pastor Robert Morris, who admitted to sexually abusing a 12

Child abuser is ‘forgiven and acquitted in the court of heaven where our Lord Jesus sits as the judge’, supporters say

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3 d. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist's 'secret second wife' claims monster 'repeatedly raped her'

A woman claims Manchester synagogue killer Jiah Al-Shamie made her his second wife in an Islamic ceremony then went on to sexually abuse her

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3 d. ago Gisele Pelicot rapist's appeal hears shocking details of three

Husamettin Dogan, the only man appealing his conviction for the sexual abuse of Pelicot, was 'fully aware' that she was asleep during the assault, an investigator told the court on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago ‘Avalanche’ of child abuse and sexual exploitation taking place behind closed doors: ‘It’s a hidden emergency’

Almost 20 per cent of children reported experiencing online solicitation or grooming before they turned 18

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4 d. ago Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live

JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for ThursdayIllinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago White House calls court ruling blocking Portland national guard deployment ‘untethered from reality’ – live

Karoline Leavitt criticizes Trump-appointed judge’s decision; Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges – live

Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Work ongoing to secure redress for historical institutional abuse survivors

Scores of people suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the homes from 1922 to 1995.

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4 d. ago Illinois sues to block Trump from deploying national guard troops to Chicago – live

Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’The supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Supreme court rejects appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell – US politics live

Justices declines to take up case that would have renewed attention on case after Trump administration faced criticism for refusing to release Epstein filesThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kate Price was sexually abused by her father and trafficked to his friends until the age of 12. Now, she reveals the truth about her childhood... and the horrifying reason her mother stayed silent

Kate Price tells her harrowing tale of abuse at the hands of her father and how she learned to heal with the help of psychiatrist Dr Bessel van der Kolk.

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6 d. ago 'My school bus driver forced me into depraved sex acts at 13 then mum betrayed me'

Liz Hubbuck has bravely opened up about the horrific sexual abuse she experienced as a child by a school bus driver she trusted. Her mother 'betrayed' her in a heartbreaking way amid the horror

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7 d. ago ‘Depraved’ paedophile posed as a teenage boy to sexually abuse thousands of kids on dark web

IT specialist Robert Chown, 49, incited youngsters to perform acts on camera from his Croydon home

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7 d. ago Husband of dinner lady who won £3million Omaze home in Cornwall admits sexually abusing young girls as she 'prepares to divorce him'

In April last year Rose Doyle, now 74, scooped a luxury home on the Cornish coast along with £100,000 in cash in return for a £25 stake.

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7 d. ago Florida woman caught by her husband sexually abusing his underage son gets new punishment added to jail time

Nurse Alexis Von Yates lost her job and nursing license soon after her arrest

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7 d. ago Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a child

The Gateway Church founder resigned last June after admitting to inappropriate sexual behavior with a ‘young lady’ in the 1980s

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8 d. ago Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Authorities say the founder of a Texas megachurch has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister

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8 d. ago EFL assistant referee who 'preyed' on teenage girls using Snapchat before sexually abusing them is jailed for 13 years

English Football League assistant referee Gareth Viccars, 47, of Shackleton Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts of child sex offences.

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8 d. ago Church knew about sexual misconduct allegation against priest years before abuse came to light

There is no record of Anthony Pierce being disciplined after an allegation was made in the 1980s

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