RARE PHOTOS: 55 - The Real Truth

Tech giants on notice over 'blindness' to abuse content

Tech companies treat child sexual abuse content with "wilful blindness" but the online safety watchdog will soon force them to face uncomfortable truths.

AAP · Jul 23, 2024

Survivors sue Illinois over decades of sexual abuse at Chicago youth detention center

Nearly 200 men and women are alleging they were sexually abused as children while at a Chicago youth detention facility

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Lucia Osborne-Crowley was in the courtroom with Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex-trafficking trial. Her final account centres the victims

In the opening pages of The Lasting Harm, journalist Lucia Osborne-Crowley travels to West Palm Beach to meet “Carolyn”, a victim-survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network. Her testimony supported the most serious charges in the prosecution’s case against the co-conspirator Epstein described as his “best friend”: his former girlfriend…

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2024

UK parents should check under-18s’ phones for nude photos, says police chief

Head of child protection says intimate images should be reported to tackle ‘tidal wave’ of online sexual abuse

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Pope Accepts Resignation Of Colombian Bishop Amid Abuse Allegations

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Colombian bishop amid allegations of sexual abuse. Vatican's announcement lacks specifics.

Top News · Jul 20, 2024

French Church Knew Of Abuse Claims Against Revered Priest: Researchers

The Catholic Church already knew by 2021 of claims of sexual abuse against a beloved humanitarian French priest, the late Abbe Pierre, members of an independent commission said Saturday.

International Business Times · Jul 20, 2024

Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight

As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that advocates say has lacked adequate oversight and transparency for years

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024

DOJ sues largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children over 'repeated' and 'severe' sexual abuse

Employees from Southwest Key Programs are accused of repeatedly subjecting minors in its care to sexual abuse and harassment

Latin Times · Jul 19, 2024

Largest US Migrant Child Housing Provider Faces Shocking Abuse Allegations

Justice Department lawsuit reveals shocking pattern of sexual abuse and harassment at Southwest Key Programs, raising concerns about the safety of migrant ...

Top News · Jul 19, 2024

Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says

The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment” of children in its care

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024