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Top Meta India officials appear again before child rights body in sexual abuse material case

Those who appeared before the child rights panel included Meta India chief Arun Srinivas. While coming out, he didn't reply to repeated media queries on what transpired in the meeting.

The Economic Times

Iranian security forces coordinated killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters, says Amnesty

Leaked documents and testimony reveal extent of regime’s crackdown in 2022 and how it paved the way for more brutal killings of protesters this year

The Guardian - UK

Paris ex-mayor says 'collective failure' led to abuse of children in school care

Former Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged a “collective failure” to protect children on Tuesday as police investigate more than 200 allegations of violence, mistreatment and sexual abuse at the French capital’s state-run nurseries and primary schools for over more than a decade.

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Meta to report child abuse cases to law enforcement in India: sources

This comes after the Indian government held regular meetings with Meta on technical measures since last month when Meta’s global executives were summoned to India over a host of issues, including the spread of child abuse content online.

The Economic Times

The students returning to school after sexual assault: ‘You go back the next day, and you just deal with it’

Peer-on-peer violence is on the rise. But when schools must balance a duty of care to both victims and perpetrators, where does this leave girls who have to pursue their education in the shadow of sexual assault?

The Guardian - AU

Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victims

In June 2026, the Canadian government passed a groundbreaking reform of the Criminal Code — the Protecting Victims Act (Bill C-16). This strengthened protections against gender-based violence and, for the first time, made it a crime to share sexual “deepfakes” of a person without their consent.

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Disgraced Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider loses defamation appeal, judges rule ‘Quiet on Set’ did not create false impression

Schneider dubbed 'Quiet On Set a 'hit job.'

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'Pelicot 2.0' Horror as Woman Dies After Husband Allegedly Drugged Her and Paid Men To Rape Her

Austrian police are investigating the death of a woman, revealing severe injuries and alleged prolonged sexual abuse orchestrated by her husband, drawing comparisons to a notorious French case.

International Business Times UK

Man charged with sexual abuse of children linked to former Adelaide youth detention centre

Police allege the 78-year-old sexually abused 29 children connected to the mow closed Magill training centre between 1978 and 2003

The Guardian - AU

Former volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse

One of the organizers who says she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him

The Independent UK

Meta still running ads with child abuse content despite Indian government’s order, report says

Campaigners say American tech giant’s social media platforms continue to feature dozens of such ads

The Independent UK

Sentencing of man who raped women and abused animals delayed for second time

Ian Hendry, 54, subjected his victims to ‘sustained’ physical and sexual abuse in Fife and Perthshire between 1987 and 2022.

Evening Standard

After decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez get an earlier shot at parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez will appear before a parole board next March. Their parole eligibility was advanced by approximately seventeen months from the original date. The brothers were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents. A judge reduced their sentences, making them eligible for parole consideration. The…

The Economic Times

NCPCR summons Meta India chief over alleged child sexual abuse material ads

In response to alarming discoveries from a BBC investigation, the National Commission for Child Rights has called upon the leader of Meta India. This summons is part of a broader inquiry into potential child sexual abuse material being advertised on the platform. The government had already issued a warning to…

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One of Jerry Sandusky's accusers is to appear for hearing on recanting allegations of sexual abuse

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is scheduled to appear in court remotely for a hearing on a claim that an accuser will recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago

The Guardian - US

Tennessee says child rapists deserve to die. Now it prepares to execute one of their victims

At 18, Christa Pike was sentenced to death for murder. What if the jury knew she had suffered years of sexual abuse as a child?

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A POCSO case involving a mining baron that Chennai police tried to close

Trigger warning: This report contains references to child sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

Child-like sex doll ban takes step closer to becoming law after MPs back new bill

MPs backed the Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill on Friday which criminalises the possession, sale and manufacture of the dolls in England and Wales

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Paris families sue mayor over alleged child abuse in after-school care

Around 15 families who allege their children suffered violence and sexual abuse in Paris after-school care have filed a complaint against the city and its Socialist mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire, as well as his predecessor Anne Hidalgo.

Latin Times

Mexican Producer Luis de Llano Detained for Defying Court Orders in Timbiriche's Sasha Sokol Sexual Abuse Case

Mexican television producer Luis de Llano was detained in Mexico City for failing to comply with court-ordered remedies in the civil case brought by singer and former Timbiriche member Sasha Sokol, authorities and her legal team said.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Aid operations in aftermath of deadly Nepal floods hampered by conditions

Guardian reporters in Nepal have witnessed first-hand the scenes of destruction and grief after the flash floods

The Independent UK

Chris Langham death: Disgraced The Thick of It star dies aged 77

The once prolific writer and actor was jailed in 2007 for downloading and possessing child sexual abuse material

The Guardian - US

Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images

Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced ‘any naked underage images’

The Independent UK

Gary Glitter to face trial on charges of child sexual abuse

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Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to historic abuse charges

Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty to eight historic sexual abuse charges in a court appearance via videolink.

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