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Pope's top aide in court charged with historical sex abuse

One of the Pope’s top advisors is facing sex abuse charges in Australia. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's economy minister, is the most senior Catholic to be charged with sex crimes

Germany

Report find sexual abuse at one of Germany's most famous Catholic boys' choir schools

547 pupils at Germany's most famous Catholic boys' choir schools, Regensburger Domspatzen, were physically or sexually abused over a 60-year period, according to a report.

Cameroon

RENATA's 'aunties' tackle sexual abuse in Cameroon

A long-standing volunteer army raises awareness and wants more government action to fight an endemic problem in the central African country.

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Cardinal Pell back in Australia to face sex charges

Cardinal George Pell

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United Kingdom

Children 'still at risk' Jersey child abuse inquiry finds

Jersey care system labelled "ineffectual and neglectful" as inquiry into seven decades of child abuse found children may still be at risk.

Sport

USA Gymnastics: athlete safety must be priority, review finds

'Culture change' needed at USA Gymnastics, review finds.

USA

Bill Cosby trial ends in no verdict

Bill Cosby's trial on sexual assault charges in the United States has ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision.

United Kingdom

'Moors murderer' who killed five children in UK dies in prison

The notorious child killer Ian Brady has died aged 79.

Russia

Moscow zoo sues after nude raccoon photoshoot

A Moscow petting zoo has filed a lawsuit against an advertising company for having rented a raccoon for a nude photoshoot

United Kingdom

Abuse victim quits Pope's child protection panel

The last abuse victim on the Pope's child protection panel, Marie Collins quits, launching a stinging attack on the Vatican's administration

World News

UNICEF warns African female & child migrants at terrible risk

UNICEF claims African women and child migrants are at increasing risk during passage to Europe and after arrival at the hands of smugglers, criminals or the authorities.

United Kingdom

UK's child sex abuse inquiry begins public hearings

The UK's child sex abuse inquiry begins with a look at the post-war child migration programme

Germany

"If you don’t just need a room, we can share the bedroom too"

Stalking and harassment is making apartment-hunting an ordeal for women in Berlin

United Kingdom

Rolf Harris cleared in new sex crime trial

86-year old cleared of new charges, still imprisoned on earlier convictions

World News

Australia: data suggests rife rejection of child sex abuse claims in Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Australia releases data suggesting child sex abuse between 1950 and 2010 was widespread, but largely ignored.

World News

From a single image: vast networks of child sexual abuse uncovered around the world

Child sexual abuse is a global problem, which is why police around the world are working to identify and rescue the victims.

India

Claims of mass New Year assaults on Indian women attributed to "western" copycats

A state minister in India dismisses claims of sexual assaults in Bengaluru as young men copying western behaviour and clothing

Myanmar

Police officers detained in Myanmar over disturbing video

At least four officers have been detained by over footage that appears to show police beating members of the Rohingya Muslim minority

United Kingdom

Dozens of suspects in UK football child sex abuse inquiry

83 suspects have been identified along with possible links to 98 football clubs as British police probe historical cases of alleged child abuse.

United Kingdom

Former football coach Barry Bennell faces eight new charges of sex assault against a boy under the age of 14

British former football coach Barry Bennell was charged on Tuesday with eight historical offences of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14.