2 h. ago Glamorous Texas teacher, 35, raped boy she met at her school, police say

A glamorous former Texas high school teacher has been locked up again on new charges after she allegedly had sexual intercourse with one of her young students.

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4 h. ago Suspect named after alleged sexual assault and indecent exposures in city centre

An 18-year-old man has been charged following a number of incidents in the city centre

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6 h. ago Murder suspect named after man dies 11 years after attack in Manchester park

Anthony Ellis is accused of murdering Igor Pavlov

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8 h. ago Catholic Church cash crisis: Vatican launches task force to try and boost donations from faithful after sex scandal payouts and bungled property deals caused huge financial deficit

Catholic dioceses, eparchies and men's religious communities have spent more than $5bn on allegations of sexual abuse of minors over two decades

Economics

16 h. ago Bring Andrew Tate to the UK for trial, demand 'victims' after he lands in Florida

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been unable to leave Romania since their arrest over allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.

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41 h. ago Senior Church in Wales figures told of sex abuse accusations against a paedophile priest who went on to become a bishop

An allegation of sexual assault was said to have been made against Anthony Pierce in 1993 but it only came to light after the former bishop of Swansea and Brecon admitted indecent assault.

Economics

55 h. ago Suspect named after girl, 3, killed in Manchester tram and van crash

Louisa (Lulu) Palmisano sadly died of her injuries in Manchester city centre

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55 h. ago Tim Westwood's life post allegations as BBC apologises for missed warnings about Radio 1 DJ

Tim Westwood, 67, stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra in April 2022 amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour but also faces a police probe into historical sexual abuse allegations

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59 h. ago Sex abuse allegation first made against priest 17 years before police were told

Anthony Pierce, who held the post of Bishop of Swansea and Brecon between 1999 and 2008, has pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16

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2 d. ago Iain Lee shares harrowing sexual abuse he 'suffered from scouts leaders'

Former Eleven O'Clock Show host Iain Lee has shared truly harrowing details about the sexual abuse he allegedly suffered at the age of nine by leaders at his local scouts club

Politics

3 d. ago Ravens GM calls sexual assault allegations against Justin Tucker 'concerning'

Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has called the allegations and the number of allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior against kicker Justin Tucker “serious” and “concerning” and says the team will let the NFL's investigation play out before determining how to handle the situation

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3 d. ago BBC Board admits it ‘fell short and failed people’ following Tim Westwood review

The review was launched following allegations about Westwood, who was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by multiple women in 2022.

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3 d. ago Former Church of England leader faces potential disciplinary action over handling of abuse claims

A former leader of the Church of England is among several members of the clergy facing potential disciplinary action over the way the institution handled sexual abuse allegations

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3 d. ago Tim Westwood: Timeline of allegations following review published by BBC

Westwood has strongly rejected allegations of sexual misconduct.

Politics

3 d. ago Suspect named following alleged rape in Greater Manchester park

He is due to appear in court today

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3 d. ago Former archbishop of Canterbury could face disciplinary action after damning abuse report

The former Archbishop of Canterbury resigned in December following an investigation into the Church’s handling of separate sexual abuse allegations.

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4 d. ago Twisted reason French paedophile surgeon avoided capture for decades

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is on trial for the alleged rape and aggravated sexual assault of 229 people, most of whom are children, during his 25-year medical career in hospitals across northwest France

Politics

4 d. ago A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims

Science

6 d. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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