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The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

First, Jared from Subway — now Utah Squatty Potty co-founder seems destined for the same fate

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The Dark Side of Squatty Potty: Co-Founder Robert Edwards Charged with Child Pornography Solicitation

Robert 'Bobby' Edwards, creator of Squatty Potty, faces charges related to child sexual abuse material. Discover the unfolding legal battle.

International Business Times UK

Senate Judiciary advances child online safety measures

Package would address sentencing guidelines for child sexual abuse material, threats to distribute and coercion schemes.

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Squatty Potty millionaire founder Robert Edwards arrested in child pornography case

Federal prosecutors in Utah have unsealed an indictment against a southern Utah businessman known for co-creating the toilet stool brand Squatty Potty. A federal grand jury charged Robert Edwards, 50, of Ivins, earlier this month with receiving child sexual abuse material. Court records show he was arrested in Washington County…

The Times of India

Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say

Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuit

The Guardian - US

NPR: DOJ Withheld Epstein Files Mentioning Trump's Sexual Abuse Accusations

NPR's investigation uncovers DOJ's withheld Epstein files involving serious allegations against Donald Trump, sparking a House Oversight investigation.

International Business Times UK

US department of justice withheld Epstein files referencing Donald Trump: Reports

Justice Department files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, including allegations of sexual abuse against President Trump by a minor, were reportedly withheld from public release. NPR's investigation found dozens of pages missing from the database, despite legal mandates for transparency. Some documents were briefly removed and then restored, while others remain hidden.

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‘Disgusting’: The dark romance novel causing controversy in France

An online petition has been launched in France to ban the sale of a dark romance novel that many readers have accused of trivialising the sexual abuse of minors.

Euronews

Childcare workers on 'ick' alert after abuse scandals

Childcare centre staff have been urged to report uncomfortable incidents as the industry reels from sexual abuse scandals and child-safety concerns.

AAP

West Virginia sues Apple over child sex abuse material stored and shared on iCloud

Attorney general JB McCuskey, a Republican, calls case the first of its kind by a government agency against company

The Guardian - US

‘He was never a prince’: Virginia Giuffre’s family speaks out as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested in the UK

While the arrest was not in connection to sexual abuse allegations against the former prince, it was welcomed by the family of Giuffre, who was among his accusers

The Independent UK

Paedophile admits running dark web child abuse forums from London flat

Matthew Slate, 36, was said to be a ‘global moderator’ on a site which was set up ‘exclusively’ to share child sexual abuse material

Evening Standard

A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

A New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has agreed to pay $180 million in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest in a church scandal set off more than two decades ago

The Independent UK

New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to $180 million settlement of clergy sexual abuse allegations

A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses though still dwarfed by other massive settlements

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The Guardian - UK

Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects a month across UK

National Crime Agency says rise in child sexual abuse being driven by technology and online forums

The Guardian - UK

Spain to investigate social media firms over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

PM says action is looking at potential criminal liability in order to protect children and end ‘impunity’ of online platforms

The Independent UK

Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors

Gisèle Pelicot has released a memoir that recounts her drugging and mass rape case and sends a powerful message of hope and support to victims of sexual abuse

Evening Standard

Nursery paedophile Vincent Chan jailed over sexual abuse of children

The 45-year-old preyed on children as young as two years old when they were left in his care.

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AAP

Jailed predator 'plotted' child kidnapping for abuse

A convicted child predator's plan to abduct a girl for sexual abuse was "well advanced" when a border force raid over an imported sex doll foiled the plot.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's review of recent criminal cases against ICE employees and contractors

A review of public documents by The Associated Press has found that at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 — and their wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse and corruption

The Guardian - US

Democrats introduce ‘Virginia’s law’ bill to end statute of limitations on civil sexual abuse cases

Proposed legislation, named after Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Epstein’s abuse, also tackles jurisdiction

The Guardian - UK

Epstein was not ostracised for his crimes. To some powerful men, he became even more appealing

The latest tranche of files expose how he was viewed as a sexual svengali – and an expert on dodging the #MeToo movement, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan

The Guardian - UK

My cultural awakening: Bach helped me survive sexual abuse as a child

For pianist James Rhodes, the composer’s music expressed feelings that he could not put into words – and kept helping him as his mental health suffered in adulthood

The Guardian - US

Ex-Catholic church lawyer who warned US bishops of systemic clergy abuse dies at 78

Ray Mouton was one of the earliest and most influential figures in exposing sexual abuse inside the church

The Conversation

Victims have told us the worst of Epstein’s crimes for decades – and they are still being ignored

As the US Department of Justice published 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files, deputy US attorney Todd Blanche indicated that the deluge of documents wouldn’t lead to additional criminal charges. Victims want “to be made whole”, he said, but that “doesn’t mean we can just create evidence or that…

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