New legal battle behind sports scandals Jon Little and Nancy Hogshead both claim they're fighting sexual abuse in sports. So why are they now at war? Salon · Mar 16, 2025
Jonathan Majors claims he was a victim of sexual abuse as a child Jonathan Majors has claimed he was sexually abused by both men and women from the age of nine, after his father walked out on his family. BANG Premier · Mar 15, 2025
Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana Scott Anthony Gastal, who at age 11 had testified in court in the 1980s that his priest had raped him, was beaten to death The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025
Trump Admin Drops Lawsuit Against Migrant Shelter Contractor Accused of Permitting Child Abuse Southwest Key published a statement denying any wrongdoing Latin Times · Mar 13, 2025
Trump admin drops Biden-era lawsuit over sexual abuse of migrant children HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced this week that the Trump administration is dropping its lawsuit against Southwest Key, a service that works with migrant children. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office says a former pastor of a Texas megachurch who resigned after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s has been indicted on child sexual abuse charges The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters The Trump administration says it is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over alleged sexual abuse and harassment of minors at its facilities The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
'Humiliated': Palestinian Victims Of Israel Sexual Abuse Testify At UN Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week. International Business Times · Mar 12, 2025
Nearly 40,000 child-on-child sexual abuse offences recorded in one year New analysis has been published of data from 44 police forces across England and Wales. Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025
Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025
UK child sexual abuse survivors take standup comedy courses Comedian Angie Belcher offers country’s first such workshops in Bristol to help people process trauma The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025
A ‘YouTube mom’ died after being accused of torturing her kids. Now, her son is going to jail for child sexual abuse The Hackney brothers were arrested alongside their mother in 2019 after police said they failed to report their parent’s child abuse The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
‘Number on formal protection plans for child sexual abuse at 30-year record low’ The CSA Centre estimates around 500,000 children are sexually abused in England each year. The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025 Dominique Pelicot’s daughter files legal complaint of sexual abuse by father Caroline Darian says she believes she was drugged and sexually assaulted or raped by her father between 2010 and 2020
International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025 Gisele Pelicot's Daughter Says Has Filed Sex Abuse Case Against Father The daughter of convicted French rapist Dominique Pelicot said Thursday she had filed a complaint against her father accusing him of sexual abuse, after he was jailed for repeatedly sedating and raping her mother Gisele Pelicot along with dozens of strangers.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 6, 2025 Gisele Pelicot's daughter files sex abuse case against father The daughter of convicted French rapist Dominique Pelicot said Thursday she had filed a complaint against her father accusing him of sexual abuse, after he was jailed for repeatedly sedating and raping her mother Gisele Pelicot along with dozens of strangers.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025 How MJ the Musical sanitised Michael Jackson’s story: ‘Can we really sit in a theatre and pretend?’ MJ the Musical has already made millions for Jackson’s estate. But as the Broadway hit opens in Australia and the estate prepares to face two of Jackson’s alleged victims in court, fans may ask: is buying a ticket OK?
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Watching extreme porn is leading to online sexual offending, charity warns A married man in his 30s said he was placed on the sex offenders register after his porn addiction escalated into viewing child sexual abuse images
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025 Former Gabon youth coach banned for life by Fifa over sexual abuse of players Patrick Assoumou Eyi was found guilty of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against multiple players and has been banned for life and fined 1m Swiss francs
Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025 Tougher laws needed to combat non-consensual intimate images, MPs say The Women and Equalities Committee said possession of such images should be made an offence.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 4, 2025 French clergy acknowledge responsibility in school sexual abuse scandal The Congregation of the Fathers of Bétharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town of Pau, where Prime Minister François Bayrou has been mayor since 2014. Meanwhile a prosecutor has dismissed complaints alleging Bayrou failed to act…
Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025 Russell Brand faces High Court lawsuit over 'sexual abuse' allegation Russell Brand is being sued in London’s High Court over ‘sexual abuse’
The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2025 US gynecologist charged with sexual abuse and performing unnecessary procedures Sanjeev Kumar accused of abusing four women, medical fraud and reusing unsanitary devices was arrested in Memphis
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025 Actor sues Shakespeare's Globe theatre over response to 'abuse' disclosure Athena Stevens says she was traumatised by Shakespeare’s Globe bosses’ response to her disclosure of ‘sexual abuse’