12 h. ago Survivors' lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers

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12 h. ago Sentencing of man in New London child abuse case postponed to September

Sentencing of man in New London child abuse case postponed to September  CT Insider

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22 h. ago Emilie Kiser’s husband could face child abuse charges over child’s drowning death

Investigators have recommended a Class 4 felony child abuse charge against the TikTok star’s husband Brady Kiser

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22 h. ago "Dangerous" predator guilty of horrific sexual abuse of child

“Carter has shown no remorse for the horrific acts of abuse he subjected his victim to"

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45 h. ago Teacher acquitted of child abuse claims allegations ‘motivated by compensation’

The retired teacher told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry he believes police had ‘coached youngsters’ to make allegations.

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47 h. ago Paisley beast behind bars after being found guilty of child sex abuse spanning two decades

David Cardona has been remanded in custody after being convicted following a trial at Paisley Sheriff Court.

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50 h. ago Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain shares horrifying account of child sexual abuse at the hands of a relative when she was just five years old

The TV chef, 40, rose to fame in 2015 when she won the Great British Bake Off and in the years since has hosted several documentaries and cooking segments.

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69 h. ago Two decades later, justice catches up with 'twisted' child sex abuser

"Lightfoot took advantage of two young girls and subjected them to prolonged abuse"

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5 d. ago Convicted teacher maintains innocence at Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Robert Jennings, 70, was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in 2021 of one charge of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices.

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5 d. ago Some abuse claims made because people ‘encourage’ each other, inquiry told

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was hearing evidence from a former employee at a special residential school in Fife.

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6 d. ago 'I quit my job at a nursery after I saw things that would horrify every parent'

Speaking after Roksana Lecka was convicted of child cruelty for abuse at a nursery in Twickenham, southwest London, one whistleblower said she left the childcare industry as it was "toxic"

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6 d. ago Modern Family star Ariel Winter, 27, reveals she was abused as a child in Hollywood which caused 'trauma'

'I don't wanna say too much about it, but by the time I was on a laptop and cell phone, I was getting inappropriate messages from older men, and it causes trauma,' she told DailyMail.com.

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7 d. ago Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – a twisted look at the tech workplace

Castillo’s ambitious second novel, set in the worlds of social media and VR, considers labour and storytelling in a world veering rightElaine Castillo’s second novel is set within the rotten heart of the US tech industry, where “Girlie was, by every conceivable metric, one of the very best.” What makes her so effective in her underpaid contract role moderating content for social media giant Reeden is that most prized of workplace currencies: a stoical capacity for labour. Though the job’s mental toll is clear – suicides are common, white staff never stick around and wellness support remains superficial – Girlie proves exceptionally hardy, near-perfect in her ability to identify and scrape feeds free of child sexual abuse content. Behind her productive impassivity, Castillo tells us with a sombre touch of irony, is a “glowing” line of ancestors – Filipina nurses and maids who have long cleaned up after others.Things look up for Girlie once William Cheung enters the scene, inviting he...

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7 d. ago Former children’s home employee dismisses abuse claims as ‘absolute nonsense’

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was hearing evidence from a former employee at Linwood Hall in Leven, Fife.

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8 d. ago Fifteen men arrested across Manchester and Yorkshire as part of investigations into historic child abuse

The offences date back to 2000 and relate to two female victims

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1 week ago Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse

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1 week ago Teacher’s aide accused of having sex with teen student in car outside Upstate New York school

Bombshell court filings shed new light on a situation that roiled the city of Cohoes, which is located about 150 miles north of New York City

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1 week ago Female teacher, 40, arrested for grooming and sexually assaulting 16

Female educator’s abuse of trust uncovered after boy’s parents notice change in behaviour

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1 week ago Former senior police officer who was found with child abuse on her phone is SUING the Met after 'witch hunt destroyed her'

Ex Superintendent Novlett Williams is now taking the force to an employment tribunal, accusing it of racial and sexual discrimination, harassment, and victimisation.

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1 week ago East Kilbride man had over 800 child sex abuse photos and videos

His lawyer produced character references and said he had engaged voluntarily in the ‘Stop It Now’ programme for sex offenders.

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