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Southern Baptist Convention passes 2 reforms on sexual abuse

The reforms passed include a "mechanism to track credible accusations against ministers and pastors."

Axios · Jun 15, 2022

EU law would require Big Tech to do more to combat child sexual abuse, but a key question remains: How?

The European Commission recently proposed regulations to protect children by requiring tech companies to scan the content in their systems for child sexual abuse material. This is an extraordinarily wide-reaching and ambitious effort that would have broad implications beyond the European Union’s borders, including in the U.S.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022

Patriarchy and purity culture combine to silence women in the Southern Baptist Convention – and are blocking efforts to address the sexual abuse scandal

A devastating yearlong investigation into the executive committee of the largest conservative evangelical denomination in the U.S., the Southern Baptist Convention, has documented widespread claims of sex abuse including accusations of rape, cover-ups and gross mistreatment of women seeking justice.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022

US Southern Baptist churches facing ‘apocalypse’ over sexual abuse scandal

A report named hundreds of church leaders accused or found guilty of abusing children and says survivors were mistreated

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022

Q&A: Talking about the Southern Baptist sex abuse scandal with Pastor P.J. Tibayan

LOS ANGELES — More than 8,000 Southern Baptists will descend on Anaheim next week for the annual meeting of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States — the first time in 41 years that the two-day meeting has been held in California.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 11, 2022

New confidential helpline 'Stop It Now! Australia' aims to prevent child sexual abuse

From late August, adults who are worried about their sexual thoughts or behaviours involving children will be able to contact 'Stop it Now! Australia', a confidential phone and online service aimed at preventing child sexual abuse.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Amazon's Encrypted Chat App Faces Charges Of Child Abuse

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon Web Services' encrypted messaging app Wickr Me has become a thriving destination for the exchange of child sexual abuse images, the NBC News reports citing court documents, online communities, law enforcement, and anti-exploitation activists. Experts and law enforcement officials alleged Amazon hardly addressed the problem, further encouraging such activities…

Benzinga · Jun 10, 2022

Canberra child rapist John Paul Garay sentenced to five years in jail for eight charges of child sexual abuse

John Paul Garay was found guilty of eight historical charges of child sexual abuse against the young son of a family friend in the 1980s.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Virtual child sexual abuse material depicts fictitious children – but can be used to disguise real abuse

Child sexual abuse material (previously known as child pornography) can be a confronting and uncomfortable topic.

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2022

Episcopal settlement is reminder institutions must do more to protect children from abuse

Transparency about abuse is also essential. Learning from past mistakes will help keep more children from becoming abuse victims.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2022