Victims of sexual abuse and other crimes who have signed “gagging orders” will be able to breach them under a major post-Me Too reform. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk tabled amendments to his Victims and Prisoners Bill that would mean sexual abusers and
Over 300 French coaches, teachers and sports officials faced accusations of sexual abuse or cover-ups in 2023. France initiated a nationwide effort four years ago to address sexual violence in sports. Since 2020, complaints have been filed against 1,284 coaches, teachers and
Prison bosses have referred at least 40 incidents of alleged sexual abuse inside young offender institutions to police, the Express can reveal. Up to 410 safeguarding referrals have been made for alleged sexual abuse or sexual violence cases in YOIs or secure
Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have surged to $236 billion annually, with sexual exploitation responsible for three-fourths of the earnings. The International Labor Organization has reported a 37% increase in profits from forced labor compared to a decade ago. Forced labor
Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda has been chosen by Poland’s Catholic Church leaders to replace Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki as the head of the Polish Episcopate. Despite more than 90 percent of Poles being officially Catholic, only less than a third attend Mass. Several Polish
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman has sued director Roman Polanski, alleging he raped her in his home when she was a minor in 1973. The woman aired the allegations, which the 90-year-old Polanski has denied, in a news conference with her
Sexually transmitted infections surged across Europe in 2022, with reported cases of gonorrhea jumping by nearly a half, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said as it released its most recent data on Thursday. Syphilis cases rose by 34% from
Austrian police are investigating 17 people, primarily minors, for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl over several months. Twelve suspects are minors aged 14 to 18, one is 19, two are below the age of criminal responsibility and the identities of two
Christian Bruckner is facing trial in Germany for three counts of rape and two counts of sexual abuse of children allegedly committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. Bruckner is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann. He
The U.N. human rights office has released a report detailing widespread sexual violence, including rape, against people, including children, in Sudan. Conflict erupted last April in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, spreading across the country and claiming at least 12,000 lives while displacing over