7 h. ago Timothy Busfield claims there is 'no proof' for child sex abuse charges as wife pleads for his 'protection' in jail

On Friday, Busfield's legal team filed a new motion in opposition to the state's motion for pretrial detention.

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10 h. ago Child mortality crisis continues in Gaza, with more than 100 killed since ceasefire

Eight children have died of hypothermia this winter, says health ministry, amid reports maternal and newborn care in territory has been dismantled A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry.Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh al-Agha, died as a result of freezing temperatures, and that when she was brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis it was already too late to save her. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Nursery worker convicted of child sexual abuse charged with 15 offences of taking indecent photos of children

Vincent Chan, 45, has been charged with nine counts of taking indecent photographs of a child and six counts of outraging public decency

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13 h. ago ‘Brainwashing’: the shocking case of a Native American healer accused of sexual abuse

Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe.“I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago London nursery worker convicted of child sexual abuse faces 15 more charges

Vincent Chan, who already pleaded guilty to 26 offences, accused of possessing indecent images of childrenA nursery worker who was convicted of dozens of sexual attacks on children left in his care has been charged with a further 15 offences.Vincent Chan, 45, previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences between 2022 and 2024, including sexually assaulting four girls aged between two and four at the north London nursery where he worked, and offences relating to more than 25,000 indecent images of children. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Horrific injuries paedophile John Alford inflicted on victim and grim aftermath

Former Grange Hill actor, John Alford, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for sexually abusing two underage girls, aged 14 and 15, whilst they were at a sleepover

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16 h. ago My lecherous neighbour lunged at me TWICE and I can't get over it: why can't I move on and forget it? BEL MOONEY reveals the secret to getting over ANY sexual abuse

Dear Bel, I live alone - divorced over 30 years ago with no children - and feel greatly bothered by something that happened months ago. A neighbour grabbed my hand and put it on his crotch.

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29 h. ago Tinder paedophile targeted new mum on dating app to sexually abuse her newborn baby

Judge Paul Thomas KC, who jailed Phillips for life on Friday, earlier said the case was the 'most distressing' he had dealt with in his 40-year career

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34 h. ago Predatory paedophile targeted mum on dating site to abuse her baby

A judge said the details of the case were the most distressing he had encountered in his four decades in the law

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34 h. ago Timothy Busfield sexual misconduct allegations mount as wife Melissa Gilbert expresses support

Actor held without bond in New Mexico on child abuse charges stemming from twin brothers’ complaintWith allegations of prior sexual misconduct against him continuing to mount, Timothy Busfield received an expression of support from his wife and fellow actor, Melissa Gilbert – as he was also ordered held without bond in connection with on-set child abuse charges in New Mexico.A statement that a representative for Gilbert, known best for her work on Little House on the Prairie, shared with media outlets said she “supports her husband” and was keeping “her focus on supporting and caring for their family, as they navigate this moment”. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago I see time as a grid in my mind. I remember the birthdays of friends I haven’t seen for 65 years

Judy Stokes, a retired GP, shares her experience as a spatial-sequence synaestheteRead more stories of synaesthesia in the way I feel seriesDid someone with spatial-sequence synaesthesia design the calendar app on mobile phones? Because that’s how time and dates look in my brain. If you say a date to me, that day appears in a grid diagram in my head, and it shows if that box is already imprinted with a holiday, event or someone’s birthday. Public holidays and special events like Christmas and Easter are already imprinted for the year, and the diagram goes backwards to about 100,000BC and then forwards all the way to about the year 2500 before tapering off.It was only in my 60s that I discovered there was a name for this phenomenon – not just the way time appears in this 3D sort of calendar pattern, but the colours seen when I think of certain words. Two decades previously, I’d mentioned to a friend that Tuesdays were yellow and she’d looked at me in the same strange, befuddled way t...

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38 h. ago 'I asked mums for their most used baby products and here are their top picks'

From newborn essentials to game-changing products, these are the baby items experienced mums say are genuinely worth buying

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39 h. ago Nigel Farage tricked into paying tribute to paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins on Cameo

Reform UK leader calls the late child sexual abuse offender ‘a good man, a really good guy’ in 27-second video clip

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39 h. ago Prison tutor jailed for 'sexual' letters to inmate as judge blasts 'abuse of trust'

The prison tutor locked herself in a workshop with the inmate and was found 'flustered'

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40 h. ago Nigel Farage tricked into paying tribute to Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Reform leader calls the child sexual abuse offender ‘a good man, a really good guy’ in 27-second Cameo video clipNigel Farage has fallen victim to another prank on the paid video service Cameo, this time paying tribute to the child sexual abuse offender Ian Watkins.Cameo allows fans to pay celebrities to make personalised video messages, with the Reform party leader offering his services from £78.45. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse claims from former female employees

The 82-year old Spanish singer has been accused by two women who worked at his Caribbean mansions.

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41 h. ago Julio Iglesias says sexual abuse allegations against him are ‘absolutely untrue’

Singer says the accusations from two women are ‘false and cause me great sadness’

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42 h. ago Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse allegations, calling them 'absolutely untrue'

Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two former employees

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44 h. ago Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse claims of two former female employees

Women allege Spanish singer subjected them ‘to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation in atmosphere of control’The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has broken his silence over allegations that he sexually abused two women who worked in his Caribbean mansions, saying he has never “abused, coerced or disrespected any woman”.The 82-year-old entertainer, whose career spans six decades, had been accused by two female former employees who allege they had been sexually assaulted and subjected “to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation in an atmosphere of control and constant harassment”. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Julio Iglesias breaks silence over 'sad' sexual assault allegations

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has spoken out for the first time after he was accused of sexually abusing two women, with one claiming she was forced into having sex with him

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