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The Vatican’s child protection commission criticized senior Catholic leaders in an annual report on Thursday for not moving quickly enough to help victims of sexual abuse by clergy and to implement new safeguarding efforts worldwide. For decades, the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church has been shaken by scandals across the world involving …
Read More »French streamers’ broadcasted death prompts outcry while authorities investigate possible abuse
The death of a French streamer during a days-long broadcast on the platform Kick, in which he’d allegedly been harmed and humiliated for viewers’ entertainment, has sparked mass outrage and investigation by authorities. Raphael Graven, 46, who went by Jean Pormanove online, died on Monday near Nice during a broadcast on the …
Read More »Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse and trafficking, dead at 41
WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. The woman who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has died. She was …
Read More »More women with disabilities unhoused due to abuse, violence, data shows
Women with disabilities are more likely to be forced into homelessness because of violence or abuse, according to a new report that looks at housing inequities in Canada. Sixty-three per cent of women with disabilities who experienced homelessness said it was because of violence, compared with 54 per cent of …
Read More »Preventing child sex abuse must involve treating pedophiles, even past offenders, say experts
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Ideas53:59Child Sex Abuse Prevention: How Best to Protect Kids Cat Bodden, who was sexually abused by a family member as a child, never imagined she would work with convicted sex offenders. But that’s what she’s done …
Read More »Church of England head Justin Welby resigns after sex abuse coverup controversy
Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, has resigned after an investigation found he failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it. Pressure had …
Read More »Rays’ Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in armed altercation
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who awaits trial in a sexual abuse case, was arrested for his involvement in an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic countryside, police said Monday. Meregirdo Espinosa, a Dominican police spokesman, told The Associated Press the altercation happened in a parking lot in San …
Read More »After fleeing Taliban and abuse, Afghan woman in Canada for 8 years faces deportation with her children
Frozan Hassan Zai thought she would finally be safe after leaving an abusive marriage in the Netherlands with her two children, her second time fleeing a country. She arrived in Canada, married a Canadian, had a child, started a business and has helped others to come to this country. Eight …
Read More »U.S. prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against actor Nathan Chasing Horse
Warning: This story deals with allegations of sexual assault. U.S. federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case against Nathan Chasing Horse, though the former Dances with Wolves actor still faces criminal charges elsewhere. The U.S. federal case was tossed Oct. 1, just as state prosecutors were …
Read More »Feds, province launch child abuse prevention training for Manitoba educators – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is set to begin mandating new child abuse prevention training for more than 7,500 people who work closely with young kids. The province announced a three-way partnership with the federal government and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) on Thursday, …
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