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Sean Diddy Combs' accuser breaks his silence on sexual assault lawsuit; claims 'high-profile individual' found assault amusing

Amidst the many sexual abuse and assault allegations against Sean Diddy Combs, an alleged victim has stepped up to share his account. The man, who went by the alias John Doe, opened up for the first time about the abuse and how the traumatic incident affected his life.

The Times of India

US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team were ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Sex Education Actor Found Guilty Of Raping Teen In His Acting Class

TRIGGER WARNING — child sexual abuse. “All these charges have a common theme, of inappropriate touching and predatory behaviour.”

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Children rescued from sex abuse after two men arrested

Two men have been charged in Australia and six children removed from harm in the Philippines after an international child abuse investigation.

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Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl

The Independent UK

Monk abused children for decades on Welsh island ‘in plain sight’, review says

Thaddeus Kotik groomed, raped and sexually assaulted boys and girls on Caldey Island despite repeated complaints

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve had four torturous years’: child sexual abuse survivors speak out over court delays

When two women finally felt ready to name their abusers, they had no idea the legal system would add to their pain

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US shuts down prisons amid scrutiny over sexual abuse and crisis of suicides

Bureau of Prisons closes California facility and suspends operations at six others as rights activists call for clemency

The Guardian - US

How pop-up warnings and chatbots can be used to disrupt online child sex abusers

The scale of online child sexual abuse is immense: estimates suggest there are more than 300 million child victims of online sexual abuse globally.

The Conversation

Youth worker preyed on vulnerable victims for decades

A former youth worker will spend at least a decade behind bars for the long-term sexual abuse of young boys across decades, many of them vulnerable.

AAP

Telegram to work with internet watchdog on child sexual abuse material crackdown

The messaging platform will use tools from the Internet Watch Foundation to help detect and remove abuse material.

Evening Standard

Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer: ‘This level of depravity? I have never seen anything like it’

Stéphane Babonneau had to watch thousands of videos of Gisèle Pelicot being raped, before disclosing their horror to her. He explains how she found the courage to cope – and to change the world for other survivors

The Guardian - UK

A decade-long study reveals concerning trend of young women committing online sexual offences

There are many social issues enabled by social media, including sexting, the creation of and access to child sexual abuse material and cyber bullying.

The Conversation

Abnormal brain and childhood abuse make Missouri man unfit for execution, his lawyers say

A clemency petition for a Missouri man facing the death penalty for sexually assaulting and killing a child says he was a frequent victim of physical and sexual abuse in his youth and has a “structurally abnormal” brain that impairs his judgment

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The Conversation

A Trump cabinet full of alleged sexual predators? Here’s why it makes perfect sense

Reading the news about United States president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet positions, one might wonder why so many of his choices include men accused of sexually abusing women and girls, such as Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as a woman alleged…

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State settles further $7.5m child sexual abuse claims

A settlement of about $7.5 million will be paid to survivors of alleged child sexual abuse at a hospital the focus of a damning inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: Ignore the stigma and tackle the toxic cycle of child sexual abuse

The idea of children being abused within their family is too upsetting for adults to contemplate. But we must

Evening Standard

Mohamed Al Fayed ‘manipulated’ Harrods managers to hide alleged sexual abuse

A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.

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Why organisational sex abuse scandals keep happening

Almost every week, it seems the media reports claims of yet another sexual scandal within organisations in the public eye. MasterChef host Gregg Wallace is the latest name in the spotlight, after he denied claims from multiple women that he made inappropriate comments on the set of the BBC show.…

The Independent UK

UK police investigate more than 5 people over alleged abuse by former Harrods boss Al Fayed

Britain’s biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed carry out more than 100 alleged acts of sexual abuse

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UK police launch new probe into associates of late Harrods boss al-Fayed

London police say they are investigating associates on suspicion of ‘assisting and facilitating’ sexual abuse.

The Independent UK

Principal indicted for ‘failing to protect students’ after two teachers arrested for sexual abuse

The indictment, filed in Columbia County Circuit Court, asserts that the principal “did unlawfully and knowingly withhold necessary and adequate physical care from the students of St. Helens High School.”

International Business Times

Defence Lawyers Plead To Judges In French Mass Rape Trial

A lawyer for the chief defendant in a French mass rape trial on Wednesday urged the court to recall his good side after prosecutors demanded lengthy jail terms for the dozens of suspects.

The Guardian - US

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sexual abuse. Why are his music streams rising?

Combs is the latest problematic artist to see his work break more ground on platforms such as Spotify and YouTube

The Independent UK

What to know about the Menendez brothers' resentencing plea

A judge has delayed until January his decision on whether to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion 35 years ago

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