Trump requests reduced damages or new trial in E Jean Carroll case Attorneys, in Manhattan federal court filing, say award of $5m in damages for sexual abuse and defamation was excessive The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2023
Donald Trump's lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say a $5 million jury award for his sexual abuse and defamation of a columnist in a department store dressing room in 1996 should be slashed to less than $1 million The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
Meta taskforce to combat trade of child sex abuse materials after damning report The Stanford Internet Observatory documented how a web of social media accounts advertises and distributes abuse materials The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2023
Prison sexual assault victims can now petition for compassionate release Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release. WEKU · Jun 7, 2023
Michigan lawmakers renew effort to give sex abuse victims more time to sue Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages and create a two-year revival window for cases where the statute of limitations has expired The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
Doctors must strictly comply with law on reporting POCSO offences: Karnataka High Court Reporting of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, particularly by doctors, requires strict compliance, failing which the offender committing the offence arising out of a consensual sexual activity or rape or sexual abuse on a child will get away from the clutches of law, said… The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023
Yemeni activist who revealed Houthi sexual abuses ‘detained by Saudi Arabia’ Samira al-Houri disappeared after allegations that claims of female prisoners being raped were embellished The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023
Pressure builds on Johnny Kitagawa’s J-pop agency to address abuse claims Survivors want talent firm Johnny & Associates to fully investigate sexual abuse allegations against late founder The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023
Spain's Catholic Church finds hundreds of alleged child abusers over eight decades An investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 728 alleged abusers and 927 victims since the 1940s, according to its first report. Reuters · Jun 2, 2023
E. Jean Carroll and Mary Trump to co-author a romance novel Former US President Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump, a psychologist-author who is quite critical of him and the Trump family, published her book about Donald Trump titled 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man' in 2020. And now, the news is that Mary… The Times of India · Jun 2, 2023
What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next A Los Angeles jury has found “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023
How to hold the government to account on public inquiries Letter: Select committees are well-equipped to scrutinise the response to inquiries such the one on child sexual abuse, says Diana Johnson, the chair of the home affairs select committee The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
Government response weak and at times disingenuous – abuse inquiry chairwoman The panel said it fears action on its recommendations could be deferred indefinitely ‘for the sake of other political priorities’. The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
Melbourne's Adass Israel School reaches settlement over fresh Malka Leifer abuse claims A new civil trial alleging sexual abuse by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer is averted after a last-minute settlement is reached. ABC News · May 30, 2023
ABC News · May 28, 2023 The extraordinary legal tactics institutions are using to fight compensation claims by abuse victims Reforms in the wake of the child sexual abuse royal commission made it easier for victims to seek compensation, but now a fierce new battleground is emerging as some organisations at the centre of the claims push to have cases thrown out altogether.
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023 The Guardian view on the child sexual abuse inquiry: survivors deserve better Editorial: The government’s response to Alexis Jay’s report is inadequate. Ministers must step up and show victims the effort was worthwhile
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 Ex-Met officers admit plot to share child sexual abuse images with senior officer Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton pleaded guilty to conspiring with Ch Insp Richard Watkinson who was found dead in January
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 ‘Inaccurate’ grooming gang claims putting children at risk, Sunak and Braverman told Exclusive: Joint letter from organisations and experts says singling out British-Pakistani men draws attention away from other sources of sexual abuse
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 Bolivia's Catholic Church acknowledges being 'deaf' to sex abuse victims Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia are acknowledging that the institution has been deaf to the suffering of victims of sexual abuse at a time when the country has been rocked by a pedophilia scandal involving priests
Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023 Cupich’s lackluster response to alarming undercount of Catholic clergy sex abuse won’t cut it There’s no room for anything other than full acceptance of the hard, brutal truth revealed by a five-year investigation: The Catholic Church in Illinois failed to acknowledge hundreds of allegedly abusive priests and other religious figures.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 Catholic clergy 700-page abuse report could prompt lawsuits and changes to Illinois law Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state Tuesday, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far worse than the church had said in 2018 at the start of the state’s review
Reuters · May 24, 2023 Bolivia's Catholic Church says it was 'deaf' to sexual abuse victims Roman Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia said on Wednesday the institution had been "deaf" to sexual abuse in Church-run schools and said they were taking action after a series of accusations in recent weeks led to protests and a legal investigation.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 Catholic clergy abuse report could prompt lawsuits, changes to Illinois law Illinois’ attorney general ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state Tuesday, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far worse than the church had said in 2018 at the start of the state’s review
Al Jazeera · May 24, 2023 Survivors call for effective EU law to tackle child sex abuse Debates on a new legislation to tackle childhood sexual violence online and offline are under way in the European Union.
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023 King Charles urged to intervene over ‘insulting’ child sexual abuse payments Exclusive: Surviving victims of ‘farm school’ abuse will only receive £2,000 each from Prince’s Trust, which took over liabilities of Fairbridge Society