France French bishops pray for forgiveness for 'massive phenomenon' of abuse Bishops in the holy town of Lourdes prayed on their knees in a penitential gesture to ask god for forgiveness for sexual abuse in the Catholic church. 06/11/2021
France 'It's also my shame': Pope Francis on French church sex abuse scandal "It is also my shame, our shame, my shame, for the incapacity of the church for too long to put them [victims] at the centre of its concerns." 06/10/2021
France '3000 paedophiles' held positions in French Catholic Church since 50s An independent commission has heard evidence from thousands of people since being set up in 2018 in response to a large number of historic sexual abuse claims. 03/10/2021
Germany Five people sentenced in Germany over child sex abuse scandal A German court has sentenced five people involved in a child sex abuse ring to between 10 and 14 years in prison. 06/07/2021
Czech Republic Czech documentary film highlights the scale of online grooming The makers of "Caught in the Net" created three fake profiles of young girls to try and expose sexual predators and their online tactics. 25/06/2021
France Emmanuel Macron promises crackdown on incest following online campaign The French president told victims they would "never be alone again" as he responded to an online conversation that went viral when social media users shared their traumatic stories of childhood incest. 23/01/2021
France French surgeon jailed for 15 years for abusing hundreds of children In what could be France's largest ever paedophilia case, surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced after being accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children. 04/12/2020
Unreported Europe Sins of the fathers: Ireland’s sex abuse survivors The sexual abuse of children inside the Catholic church shook Ireland to its core. Unreported Europe speaks to the survivors and examines if the church has truly taken responsibility for the scandal. 27/11/2020
France French doctor accused of abusing 349 children faces trial The surgeon had allegedly kept detailed notebooks, in which he wrote comments about each of the sexually violent acts inflicted on children between 1989 and 2017. 13/03/2020
France French cardinal to offer his resignation again to Pope Francis A French appeal court has acquitted Cardinal Barbarin of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock. But the plaintiffs are challenging the ruling. 30/01/2020
Vatican Priests in rehab: how the Vatican tries to 'cure' child abusers An estimated 24 recovery centres for clergymen operate in Italy. Euronews reports on their methods and the controversies surrounding them. 21/01/2020
France French writer investigated for child rape after alleged victim's book The Paris prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into child rape against French writer Gabriel Matzneff. 04/01/2020
France Surgeon accused of abusing hundreds in French paedophilia case Allegations against the surgeon cover the three decades he practised in hospitals across central and western France. 20/12/2019
View In the wake of its own child abuse scandal, Poland must break the Church’s grip ǀ View The recent release of the independent movie ‘Tell No One,’ which uncovered cases of sexual abuse by priests, will in time fundamentally change Polish society for the better. 21/05/2019
Germany German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark web The couple were found guilty of rape, aggravated sexual assault of children, forced prostitution and distribution of child pornography between May 2015 and August 2017. 07/08/2018
Romania Romanian government split over police paedophilia scandal Prime Minister and Interior Minister pull different ways as official attitudes to sex abuse come under the spotlight and are criticised as inadequate. 10/01/2018
Australia Australia: paedophiles' 'passports confiscated' Under new laws, child sex offenders are no longer able to travel freely out of Australia. 13/12/2017
USA Twitter reacts to Kevin Spacey statement on sexual assault allegations Spacey said he honestly did "not remember the encounter" 30/10/2017
Brazil Brazil: over 100 arrested in huge anti-paedophile sting Police say nationwide raids uncovered thousands of disturbing images of children. 21/10/2017
world news Sex abuse scandal: Vatican Treasurer Cardinal Pell in court Australia's top Catholic cleric is facing charges of historic sex abuse. 06/10/2017
world news Cardinal George Pell denies sex offences High-ranking Vatican official Cardinal George Pell asserts his innocence as he is charged with multiple, historical sex crimes. 29/06/2017
world news Top Vatican Cardinal charged with multiple sexual assault charges Pope's chief financial adviser -- Australia's most senior Catholic -- charged with multiple sexual assault charges. 29/06/2017
Turkey When is rape not a crime? Turkey considers proposal for controversial sexual abuse law Turkey's ruling AK Party comes under fire for proposing a law critics say legitimises rape in some cases. 18/11/2016
France Prosecutors drop investigation against French cardinal accused of failing to act over priest sex abuse Prosecutors in France have dropped an investigation into allegations that the Roman Catholic archbishop of Lyon failed to act against a priest accused of abusing boy… 02/08/2016
United Kingdom Scotland: online child sex abuse inquiry identifies over 500 possible victims Scottish police have identified more than 500 victims or potential victims of online child sex abuse. 29/07/2016
