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Survivors and families welcome Tasmanian apology to child sexual abuse victims, but demand actions follow words

Zoe Duncan did not get to hear the apology to child sexual abuse victims in Tasmania on Tuesday. Instead, her family carried her photo and heard words which, while welcomed, will "mean nothing without action".

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Child sexual abuse survivors receive formal apology from Tasmanian government in parliament

Premier Jeremy Rockliff and others have delivered a historic apology from Tasmania's parliament to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in state institutions, almost two years to the day since the government announced an investigation into the allegations.

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Tas premier says sorry to abuse survivors

Tasmania's premier has delivered a formal apology to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in state institutions after harrowing evidence at an inquiry.

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Cheer company Varsity Spirit denies abuse involvement

The cheerleading company that makes the sport's top uniforms, camps and competitions is vehemently denying accusations it helped facilitate alleged sexual abuse at gyms across the Southeast outlined in a series of federal lawsuits

The Independent UK

Guards who sexually abuse inmates haven't been punished harshly enough, DOJ memo says

The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody.

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Foster parent who cared for up to 300 boys pleads guilty to historic child sexual abuse in Canberra

The victim says he was 13 years old when Christopher Cooksley abused him in the 1980s, leading the boy to rely on drugs and alcohol to cope.

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston takes aim at church board in Facebook livestream

Hillsong founder Brian Houston takes aim at the church board, saying he was "squeezed out" as senior pastor after being charged with covering up his father's sexual abuse.

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Child sexual abuse review: listening to children and young people is crucial

The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals, has published its final report. Commissioned by then home secretary Theresa May in 2014, the inquiry has spent seven years examining how state and private institutions failed to protect…

The Conversation

Woman with thousands of 'harrowing' child abuse images pretended to be mute at trial

But Lydia Chadwick later went on to defend herself in court

Wales Online

SNP call for independent investigation into sexual abuse of women in Royal Navy

THE SNP’s calls for a “fully transparent, truly independent investigation” into allegations of bullying and sexual harassment of women in the…

The National (Scotland)

Launceston General Hospital missed a chance to change culture in the 90s, former business manager says

Despite leaving his job at the Launceston General Hospital at the end of the 90s, Lawrence Donaldson is passionate about cultural change at the institution.

ABC News

'Scammers emailed us asking for €5k over sick child sexual abuse material claims'

A gang is now sending out emails claiming the receiver is being investigated by the gardai

Dublin Live

Woman discovered video of rape which happened years earlier as she slept

The High Court in Glasgow heard "she had no idea...until she discovered the video years later" after the victim suffered a campaign of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of Allan Alexander.

Glasgow Live

Scam claims gardai are investigating victims for possessing sick child sexual abuse material

Exclusive: Gardai told us they were aware of the email and stressed it was entirely fake

Irish Mirror

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Nessel issues first of 7 reports in Michigan clergy sexual abuse investigation

Attorney General Dana Nessel's office investigated sexual abuse allegations against roughly 44 priests as part of its investigation into the Diocese of Marquette's handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations, according to the first of seven reports released by Nessel's office Thursday.

Bristol Post

Man attempted suicide after sexual abuse allegations surfaced on Facebook

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) identified 'organisational learning' in relation to Avon and Somerset Police

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Labor's budget is a 'missed opportunity' to help Australians in time of need

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton dubs Labor's first budget a failure filled with broken promises in tackling the cost-of-living crisis.

AAP

Dutton calls for Indigenous abuse inquiry

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has asked the federal government to call a royal commission into the abuse of Indigenous children.

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Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick opens up about 'prolonged sexual abuse' he suffered as a child

'Animals became my best friends because I didn't trust humans'

The Independent UK

French TV star scrutinized in book about sex abuse, #MeToo

Author Hélène Devynck is among dozens of women who have spoken out recently to accuse France’s most famous TV presenter of rape, sexual abuse or harassment that occurred between 1981 and 2018

Reuters

As Macron meets Pope Francis, abuse victims urge swifter reparations

A group of victims of sexual abuse says the Catholic church is reacting too slowly to a report revealing assaults by French clergy on more than 200,000 children, and is urging President Emmanuel Macron to raise the issue directly with Pope Francis on Monday.

AAP

Split jury discharged in Daniels trial

A deadlocked Sydney jury has been discharged after being unable to deliver verdict on 11 sexual abuse charges against swim coach Kyle James Henk Daniels.

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Swim coach Kyle Daniels jury discharged after acquitting him of 10 charges

A judge dismisses the jury in the trial of former Sydney swimming coach Kyle Daniels after it acquitting him of 10 child sexual abuse charges, but remained divided on others.

The Guardian - UK

The child sexual abuse inquiry did not go far enough

Letters: Boarding schools have escaped real reform, says one victim of abuse, while Dr Bernard Gallagher calls out the austerity-driven crisis in child protection, and Emily Aklan calls for a ban on harmful handcuffing

Liverpool Echo

Betrayal, cover-ups and the damning failure to protect our children laid bare by years-long inquiry into sexual abuse

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its final report this week

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