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Now playing Next Portugal More than 4,800 cases of sexual abuse in Portugal's Catholic Church An independent commission has reported that more than 4,800 children were abused within the Catholic Church in Portugal but warned that figure could be much higher. 14/02/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news 'Dances With Wolves' actor arrested in sex abuse case Nathan Chasing Horse was taken into custody, accused of sexually assaulting young Indigenous girls during a period spanning two decades. 01/02/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Marilyn Manson settles out of court with Esmé Bianco Bianco's federal lawsuit, which was filed in California in 2021, accused Manson of raping her in May 2011. She is suffering from PTSD and depression due to her experience with the shock rocker. 26/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news The end of anti-harassment organization Time's Up Time's Up was launched in 2018 during the early days of the #MeToo movement, and will cease current operations in the coming days after several scandals. 22/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Spanish opera star Plácido Domingo faces fresh sexual assault claims "Don’t get in a lift with Plácido Domingo" - a well-known warning given to women in opera circles according to a Spanish singer who used to work with the world-famous tenor. 17/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Lawsuit by 'Romeo and Juliet' actors criticised by director's son Actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were teenagers when they say they were sexually exploited on set of the 1960s classic. 11/01/2023
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