2 h. ago Vicky Pattison warns of deepfake abuse as ChatGPT plans to launch adult content

Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison has shared her concerns over the rise of AI-enabled sexual abuse as OpenAI reveal their plans to roll out an "adult mode" feature for over 18s

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8 h. ago Boys to learn difference between porn and real life to tackle misogyny in England’s schools

Teachers to be given extra training as Keir Starmer warns ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’David Lammy: I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fearChildren as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.On the eve of the government publishing its long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, David Lammy told the Guardian that the battle “begins with how we raise our boys”, adding that toxic masculinity and keeping girls and women safe were “bound together”.Preventing young men being harmed by “manosphere” influencers such as Andrew Tate.Stopping abusers in England and Wales through measures such as dedicated rape and sexual offences teams and enforceable domestic abuse protection orders.£550m ...

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9 h. ago 10m cases of domestic abuse, stalking and sexual assaults against women and girls a year, warns Jess Phillips

Boys as young as 11 could be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls

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10 h. ago Boys to learn difference between porn and real life in bid to tackle misogyny in schools

Teachers to be given extra training as Keir Starmer warns ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’David Lammy: I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fearChildren as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.On the eve of the government publishing its long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, David Lammy told the Guardian that the battle “begins with how we raise our boys”, adding that toxic masculinity and keeping girls and women safe were “bound together”.Preventing young men being harmed by “manosphere” influencers such as Andrew Tate.Stopping abusers in England and Wales through measures such as dedicated rape and sexual offences teams and enforceable domestic abuse protection orders.£550m ...

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10 h. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

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23 h. ago SNP warns 'limited evidence' to establish grooming gangs inquiry as ministers told to restore trust

The Scottish Government has been told to start “rebuilding trust” with survivors of sexual abuse.

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3 d. ago Samantha Morton admits 'it's an absolute miracle I'm not dead' after childhood sexual abuse whilst she was in care, homelessness and trauma

The actress, 48, spent a decade in foster care and children's homes before she was 'saved' by acting.

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7 d. ago ‘Human trafficking behind prison walls’: women jailed in Texas allege rampant sexual abuse

Women at FMC Carswell – long a focus of sexual abuse investigations – say prison officials have turned a blind eyeEleven women incarcerated at a federal prison in Texas allege they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by staff members in the past seven years. The allegations are the latest accusations of abuse within a federal prison system rife with claims of inhumane conditions.The allegations at FMC Carswell, a federal medical women’s prison in Fort Worth, Texas, are particularly troubling because the facility has been the focus of sexual abuse investigations for years, with 13 staff members convicted of abuse and misconduct since 1997 and promises of reform at various times. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024Online child sexual abuse in England and Wales has surged by a quarter within a year, figures show, prompting police to call for social media platforms to do more to protect young people.Becky Riggs, the acting chief constable of Staffordshire police, called for tech companies to use AI tools to automatically prevent indecent pictures from being uploaded and shared on their sites. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Shock rise in online child sexual abuse revealed with half of offenders under 18

Online messaging app Snapchat was used in more than half of all cases recorded by police with six children being targeted every hour in the digital world by offenders often under the age of 18

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7 d. ago Police chief warns they will never be able to record 100% of offenders' ethnicities

Police say they will not be able to record the ethnicity of every offender despite calls for the move. It comes as new reports suggest there were more than a million child sexual abuses cases in 2024.

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7 d. ago Widow of Church of England's most prolific sexual abuser John Smyth is 'ashamed' to have stood by him

Widow Anne Smyth has spoken out for the first time about how she 'struggled to know what to do' about John Smyth, citing her Christian faith as having taught her to focus on the good.

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8 d. ago My father was the Church of England's most prolific sexual abuser: Daughter speaks for the first time about John Smyth

The daughter of one of Britain's most barbaric and prolific child abusers has spoken about her sadistic father for the first time on camera in a new TV documentary.

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8 d. ago Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse

Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being heldOfficers at the large immigration detention camp located at the Fort Bliss army base in Texas are allegedly mistreating detainees, with accusations including beatings, sexual abuse and clandestine deportations of non-Mexican nationals into Mexico, according to a coalition of local and national US civil rights organizations.In a 19-page letter, addressed to senior government officials at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and Fort Bliss military command, the coalition accuses officers at the immigration detention facility on the base, called Camp East Montana, of being “in violation of agency policies and standards, as well as statutory and constitutional protections”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago New trial ordered for Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco after sexual abuse conviction

Wander Franco was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor

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9 d. ago List of the largest Catholic Church sexual abuse settlements in the US as two new funds are established

The two new funds will total at least $530 million

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9 d. ago Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco in sexual abuse case

An appeals court in the Dominican Republic has ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco,

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9 d. ago Paedo 'Santa for hire' arrested after 'active engagement with young children'

64-year-old Mark Paulino, from Hamilton Township, was taken into custody and charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials

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9 d. ago New York Archdiocese to establish $300 million fund for sexual abuse victims

The fund would be financed through budget cuts and the sale of assets

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9 d. ago New York Archdiocese says it's setting up a $300M fund for sexual abuse victims

The Archdiocese of New York says it will set up a $300 million fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse who have sued the church

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