3 h. ago Sex work and abuse: the women trapped in Malawi’s growing refugee camp

With the US no longer accepting refugees, Dzaleka’s residents have no prospect of relocation. Three women tell us what life is like in a camp designed for 10,000 people but which now holds more than 58,000• Photographs by Amos Gumulira for the GuardianTears stream down Francine’s* face as she pulls her glove off. Her right hand is covered by a pale, mottled burn scar. Her fingers are stiff and unnaturally bent. Francine turned to sex work to survive soon after she arrived alone at Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp in 2015, having travelled there from Burundi.On Christmas Eve in 2022, a client refused to pay. When she blocked the doorway, he grabbed a boiling-hot saucepan of beans and threw it at her, scalding her hand and chest. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Revealed: How criminal gangs are offering sick 'sex holiday packages' to tourists wanting 'young' partners

Paedophiles skulking on the dark net are being offered children to abuse during sordid underage 'sex holiday packages' organised by criminal networks.

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29 h. ago Amid rising violence in Colombia, girls and women are being held as sex slaves: ‘No woman is safe’

The Catatumbo region, home to huge coca fields, has been ravaged by a fight for control between two armed groupsThe rebels would come to the brothel every day, armed and masked. They would order the women to line up on their hands and knees, put their guns in their mouths, and rape them.“It was ugly. A place filled with women and underage girls – all of us tricked and trapped,” recalled Valeria, 21, whose name has been changed to protect her identity. “The guerrillas came like they were there to kill.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Woman caught with horrific material on her phone tries to blame her own dad

Jade Jones, 33, had sex abuse cartoons and was also in possession of a category B image of a child and a story about a couple sexually abusing a baby

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5 d. ago Men aged 65 to 84 arrested in historic Rochdale child sex abuse investigation

Suspects have been quizzed by detectives

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6 d. ago Major crackdown on networks profiting from online child sex abuse

New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled new plans for the UK to disrupt criminal networks that exploit children

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6 d. ago UK to crack down on networks profiting from online child sex abuse

New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled new plans at a summit with Five Eyes countries.

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7 d. ago Afghan women left under earthquake rubble by rescuers because of 'no touch' Taliban rule

Just over a week after a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, hundreds of women remain trapped under the rubble as rescuers 'refuse to touch them' due to the Taliban's rule

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7 d. ago New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to $230 million settlement in clergy sex abuse case, attorneys say

The New Orleans Archdiocese has agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse

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1 week ago British Epstein accuser says daughter inspired her to speak out as she calls for Trump to release files

Survivors of the late sex offender’s abuse appeared outside Capitol Hill where they shared emotional stories of the abuse they endured

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1 week ago London man arrested on charges related to child sex abuse material, police report

London man arrested on charges related to child sex abuse material, police report  LEX18

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1 week ago PornHub operators to pay $5M fine after failing to stop child sex abuse videos being published on websites

‘Pornhub’s operators inflicted grave harm on children and nonconsenting adults by promoting and distributing truly horrific material online,’ FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said

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1 week ago MTG warns Epstein clients she’ll ‘say every damn name’ on House floor as she tells sex abuse victims, ‘Give me a list’

MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined forces with Democrats to pressure the Trump administration to release the entirety of the Epstein files

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1 week ago New Jeffrey Epstein victims break down in tears as they speak out for first time on horrific abuse and demand Trump release ALL files

Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's abuse spoke about their experiences on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning in a push to release additional files on the serial child predator.

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1 week ago Gucci heiress's sex abuse case takes dramatic turn as mother is suddenly dropped from lawsuit

A shocking sex abuse case filed by a Gucci heiress took a dramatic turn on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Gucci heiress' sex abuse case takes dramatic turn as mother is suddenly dropped from lawsuit

A shocking sex abuse case filed by a Gucci heiress took a dramatic turn on Tuesday.

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1 week ago US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Conservative MP David Warburton found dead in Chelsea flat two years after ‘sex and drug abuse' scandal

The father-of-two former MP has died suddenly aged 59

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2 w. ago 'Teacher of the year' gets shocking slap on the wrist sentence for abusing girl, 15, for years

Brandyn Hargrove, 43, was convicted Wednesday of 12 counts related to the relationship she had with a 15-year-old student nearly two decades ago.

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2 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein’s ties to Trump officials – why wasn’t she pressed for names?

Experts raise questions about the DoJ’s interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remainingAs deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department would release transcripts of his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, he described this disclosure as being “in the interest of transparency”.“Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed. Nothing hidden,” Blanche also said of his two-day sit down with Maxwell, who was convicted sex trafficking in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls. Continue reading...

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