6 h. ago Red Arrows lands its first ever female boss: Hope for 'culture change' after string of sexual abuse and harassment scandals

Wing Commander Sasha Nash, a Tornado pilot, has taken charge of what is known officially as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team.

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15 h. ago To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte

It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and childrenSome wars can’t be won. It can be hard to come to terms with this fact when you’re still on the battlefield, but if somehow you manage to step out for a moment, then the truth will become obvious. You have lost, the people on your side have lost, the villains have won and, if anything, you should have run away a long time ago.My own sad epiphany about Twitter, now known as X, came in the immediate aftermath of the US election in 2024. I’d spent a lot of that year lying to myself, ignoring the increasing volume of abuse I’d been receiving and the fact that no one ever read my linked pieces any more, but that week I realised I had to stop. I had to leave X for good. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Actor Timothy Busfield charged with child sexual abuse offense

Emmy-winning actor and director allegedly touched child inappropriately on set of The Cleaning Lady TV seriesAuthorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant recently for the director and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sexual abuse charge.An investigator with the Albuquerque police department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts cited in the warrant – issued on Friday – allegedly occurred on the set of The Cleaning Lady, a TV series Busfield directed and acted in. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Chilling tactics of 'fetish killer' who 'lured troubled Brit woman into death pact'

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: As an autopsy details the tragic final days of Sonia Exelby, an expert has shed light on what may have been going through the 32-year-old's mind on her harrowing final journey, and why she felt she wasn't able to escape

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2 d. ago West Wing actor Timothy Busfield facing child sex abuse charges in New Mexico as cops issue warrant for arrest

ACTOR and director Timothy Busfield is facing allegations of child sexual abuse. An arrest warrant has been issued for the Emmy-winning star, best known for his roles in “Field of Dreams” and the TV shows “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething". A police probe into the film icon was launched in November 2024 when cops attended...

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3 d. ago West Wing actor Timothy Busfield faces child sexual abuse charges as police issue arrest warrant

The alleged acts are reported to have taken place during the New Mexico production of Fox crime series ‘The Cleaning Lady’

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3 d. ago West Wing actor faces child sex abuse charges as police issue warrant for his arrest

The actor, 68, best known for his roles in The West Wing and Field of Dreams, is facing two wounds of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.

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4 d. ago Woman who said she was the victim of a VIP sex ring of politicians is charged with perverting the course of justice over false claims of sexual abuse

Alleged fantasist Esther Baker, 43, has been charged with perverting the course of justice ten years after accusing various politicians of raping her.

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4 d. ago Bishops and Spanish government agree on a plan to compensate sexual abuse victims

Spain’s government and the country’s Catholic bishops have agreed to a joint plan to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes have been proscribed

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5 d. ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the technology risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pensioner who shared child sex abuse pictures dies while awaiting sentence

The 76-year-old was due to be sentenced for possession of more than 1,000 images of children being sexual abused

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5 d. ago Pregnant teacher on maternity leave charged with alleged sexual abuse of teenage boy

Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly engaging in 'persistent sexual conduct' with a teenage boy in Mandurah, Western Australia, between 2024 and 2025

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6 d. ago Man 'took girl's childhood' as he subjected her to vile sexual abuse from age just 11

Hasnain Ahmed abused the 'vulnerable' girl over a period of two years

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7 d. ago ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial

“Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse has been temporarily removed from court after disrupting proceedings with demands he be allowed to fire his attorney a week before his sexual abuse trial

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7 d. ago Nancy sacked by Celtic after eight matches as O’Neill returns for season

Shortest managerial career in club’s historyO’Neill and Maloney come in for rest of campaignWilfried Nancy’s woeful reign as Celtic’s manager has ended after 33 days – the shortest managerial career in the Scottish club’s history. Martin O’Neill has been reinstalled as interim manager until the end of the season.The 48-year-old French coach was hired from the Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew on a two-and-a-half year contract on 4 December. He was in charge for only eight matches, six of which ended in defeat, before being sacked by the crisis-hit Scottish champions on Monday. A 3-1 home defeat by Rangers on Saturday proved the final straw. Celtic led 1-0 at half-time before a second-half collapse prompted more protests towards the club’s deeply unpopular board and their most recent managerial appointment. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Wilfried Nancy sacked by Celtic after eight matches and 33 days in charge

Frenchman leaves club after dismal spell in chargeCeltic six points behind Hearts at top of PremiershipWilfried Nancy has been sacked by Celtic after eight matches – and 33 days – in charge, in the wake of Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat by Rangers. Nancy lost six of his eight games and losing the Old Firm game from 1-0 up at half-time proved the final straw after a dismal spell.The 48-year-old leaves with Celtic six points behind Hearts in the Scottish Premiership, and having lost the League Cup final to St Mirren. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape

Country’s largest women’s health organisation says case of Marius Borg Høiby encouraging people to seek helpStaff at Norway’s largest women’s health organisation have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, saying they hope the case helps to “break taboos”.Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, is due to stand trial in February on 32 charges including four counts of rape, the domestic abuse of a former partner and the illegal filming of a number of women without their knowledge or consent. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thousands of teenagers are being subjected to sexual, physical and mental abuse by their partners in hidden epidemic, experts warn

A survey by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has found that 'far too many' young relationships are being plagued by behaviour that bears all the hallmarks of domestic abuse.

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1 week ago African football hit by fresh allegations over general secretary’s Caf conduct

Gabonese FA president was voted on to Caf exco in 2023Caf chief allegedly failed to act on reports of sexual abuseThe general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Veron Mosengo-Omba, ignored a recommendation that Pierre-Alain Mounguengui was ineligible for election to its powerful executive committee because he had been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse in Gabonese football, it can be revealed.Mounguengui, the president of the Gabonese football federation (Fegafoot), has been accused of failing to act on reports of sexual abuse and rape of young footballers in a series of stories that were first published by the Guardian in 2021. He has denied the allegations and there is no suggestion Mounguengui has been accused of sexual abuse himself. Although he has not yet been formally charged, Mounguengui spent six months in custody awaiting a decision from the authorities in Gabon and was visited by the Caf president, Patrice Motsepe, with a final ruling on...

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