USA Opera singer Placido Domingo apologises after sex harrassment claims Placido Domingo's apology came hours before a US opera union found him guilty of "inappropriate activity, ranging from flirtation to sexual advances". 25/02/2020
France French skating chief quits over sexual abuse scandal The long-serving head of the French Ice Skating Federation (FFSG), Didier Gailhaguet, resigned on Saturday after former skaters spoke of sexual assaults by coaches. 08/02/2020
France Rape inquiry launched after French skating champion accuses ex-coach Ex-coach Gilles Beyer faces accusations of "rape of minors" after former champion Sarah Abitbol said he abused her in a new book. 04/02/2020
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
Vatican Pope Francis ends secrecy rule over sexual abuse cases The pope abolished the use of secrecy in sexual abuse cases after criticism that the rule has been used to protect paedophiles. 17/12/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: The future Commission sets to criminalize gender-based violence For the first time in Commission history, there will be a European Equality Commissioner, Helena Dalli, whose goal is develop EU-wide legislation that protects the victims and punishes the offenders of gender-based violence. 25/11/2019
View Prince Andrew's gross BBC interview shows how the rich and powerful enable evil ǀ View The silence of good men can allow evil to triumph, but the faux apologies of accused men help normalize it. 20/11/2019
France French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims 09/11/2019
France #metoo hits French cinema as actress Adele Haenel accuses director Haenel, now 30, claims Christophe Ruggia abused her when they worked together on her debut movie, The Devils, when she was 12 to 15. 07/11/2019
France French #MeToo: Government advisor 'optimistic' despite Muller ruling A Paris court ordered Sandra Muller to pay €15,000 in damages to a TV executive Eric Brion who she had accused of making sexually lewd remarks at a party. 26/09/2019
USA Giuffre talks about Prince Andrew's alleged sexual abuse Virginia Giuffre talks for the first time about Prince Andrew's alleged sexual abuse 21/09/2019
Australia Former Vatican treasurer loses appeal against sexual abuse convictions An Australian court upheld Cardinal George Pell's sexual abuse convictions. 21/08/2019
View Jeffrey Epstein's final act cannot be to deny his accusers justice — again ǀ View There are thousands of similar victims in America out there watching this case and wondering if they will be heard, believed and protected if they come forward. 11/08/2019
Russia Russia: Outrage over murder charges against domestic violence victims Murder charges against three teenage sisters in Russia who killed their father as a result of domestic and sexual violence have sparked outrage in the country. 05/07/2019
Haiti Oxfam 'had culture of tolerating bad behaviour' - sex scandal report A report into the sexual exploitation of earthquake victims by Oxfam workers in Haiti says the charity had a "culture of tolerating bad behaviour". 11/06/2019
Vatican Pope Francis makes bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse Pope Francis issued a landmark decree on Thursday making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed. 09/05/2019
Vatican Landmark papal decree makes bishops more accountable for sexual abuse Pope Francis issued a new decree making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, and clerics must report any cases to superiors 09/05/2019
USA Alleged sex cult NXIVM focus of HBO documentary series The show will take a "deep, nuanced look" at members of the secret group that is under federal investigation. 19/04/2019
Libya Male migrants routinely raped too, study finds Some of the abuse is filmed to use as ransom to the victims' families. 26/03/2019
Poland Polish Catholic Church say clergy sexually abused up to 382 children The report is part of an investigation into widespread abuse of children by the clergy in countries such as Chile, the US, Australia, and Ireland, which has shaken the Catholic Church. 14/03/2019
France Barbarin resigns after receiving suspended prison sentence A French court convicted him on Thursday of failing to report allegations of sexual abuse of boy scouts in his diocese in the 1980s and early 1990s, by a priest who is due to go on trial later this year. 07/03/2019
Good Morning Europe Vatican concludes historic summit on sexual abuse Nearly 200 church leaders gathered this weekend to address the abuse crisis. 25/02/2019
Vatican Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors 24/02/2019
Vatican Catholic Church 'destroyed' records of abuse, cardinal says "This is abuse of power by the administration," Cardinal Reinhard Marx told bishops at a Vatican summit on preventing sexual abuse. 23/02/2019
world news Pope Francis leads conference on sex abuse at Vatican Some 200 senior Church officials were convened by Pope Francis to confront what he has called the scourge of sexual abuse by the clergy. 23/02/2019
USA Singer R Kelly pleads not guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse Singer R Kelly, charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse, pleads not guilty 22/02/2019
