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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.

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."

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

My Europe Series

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Poland

Euroviews. 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.

Poland

Euroviews. 'They said I'd go to hell as an orphan. But I knew my parents lived'

Marta was beaten, insulted and force-fed by the nuns who were supposed to be looking after her.

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.

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.

Australia

Australia: paedophiles' 'passports confiscated'

Under new laws, child sex offenders are no longer able to travel freely out of Australia.

USA

Twitter reacts to Kevin Spacey statement on sexual assault allegations

Spacey said he honestly did "not remember the encounter"

Brazil

Brazil: over 100 arrested in huge anti-paedophile sting

Police say nationwide raids uncovered thousands of disturbing images of children.