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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
14 hours ago

Santa Cruz County man arrested on suspicion of raping Morgan Hill girl

A 21-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he contacted through Snapchat and met in person in Morgan Hill.
Social justice
fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

Jan 6er Pardoned by Trump Sentenced to Life for Child Sex Abuse Tried to Bribe Victims

A January 6 rioter pardoned by Trump faces life imprisonment for sexually abusing two middle school children, with abuse resuming after his release from the Capitol breach conviction.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse

He said not to tell anybody," one of Johnson's victims testified. Both children later testified that they were too afraid to tell any adults about what they had endured, according to trial records obtained by NPR. "We were scared," Johnson's other victim testified. "Like, we didn't realize that this stuff was not okay because we were 12 years old."
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

UK government effectively allowed' child sexual abuse, campaigners say

The UK government faces legal action for inconsistently implementing recommendations from a seven-year child sexual abuse inquiry, with 17 of 20 recommendations unimplemented as of July 2025.
#criminal-conviction
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

Capitol rioter pardoned by Trump convicted of child sex abuse

Andrew Paul Johnson, pardoned by President Trump for the 2021 Capitol breach, was convicted of multiple sex crimes against two minors and faces lengthy imprisonment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

Man pardoned by Trump for attacking US Capitol found guilty of child abuse

Andrew Paul Johnson, a January 6 participant pardoned by Donald Trump, was found guilty of multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Los Gatos 'party mom' who gave teens booze, pushed them to have sex faces lengthy jail sentence

Shannon Marie O'Connor was convicted on 48 of 63 charges for hosting alcohol-fueled parties where she pressured underage girls into sexual activity and faces at least 30 years in prison.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Language Matters When Talking About Child Sexual Abuse

Media language framing child sexual abuse as a 'relationship' obscures perpetrator responsibility, reinforces victim guilt, and causes measurable harm to children.
NYC parents
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island

A comprehensive investigation revealed 75 Catholic clergy in Rhode Island molested over 300 children since 1950, with bishops systematically concealing abuse through secret archives and prioritizing scandal minimization.
Miscellaneous
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Michael Jackson accused of molesting boy at homes of Elton John, Elizabeth Taylor

Four Cascio siblings filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate alleging systematic sexual abuse, grooming, and drugging spanning over a decade beginning in childhood.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Scottish government orders public inquiry into grooming gangs

Scotland's government has ordered a public inquiry into grooming gangs, led by child sexual abuse expert Prof Alexis Jay, to investigate group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.
California
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Serial Northern Calif. child molester to be paroled, prompting outcry

David Allen Funston, convicted child molester serving three life sentences, was approved for parole in Sept. 2025 under California's Elderly Parole Program.
US news
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Sicko LI woman who 'got off' to 'screams of babies' gets 7 years for sharing tot-rape porn

A Long Island child therapist was sentenced to seven years for sharing videos of infants being sexually abused online.
#indigenous-communities
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago
US news

As 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse faced justice, these two Bay Area women built a network of survivors

fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago
US news

As 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse faced justice, these two Bay Area women built a network of survivors

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - family speak out after man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

A man who sexually abused five of his children, who were locked in a room for days at a time without food and were forced to drink urine, has been jailed for 20 years.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - Man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

Man jailed 20 years for sexually abusing five children, locking them without food and forcing them to drink urine over two decades in Co Sligo.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Man who sexually abused five of his children and locked them away for days without food is jailed for 20 years

Noel Farrell received a 20-year jail sentence for sexually abusing five children and imprisoning them without food, forcing them to drink urine over decades.
#dark-web
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Online child abuse reaches critical level with 1,000 arrests monthly

Mr Jones said offenders are collaborating and co-ordinating their activities on the dark web and using the open web as a discovery platform to identify and abuse vulnerable children. (Getty Images) We were dealing with in the region of 500-800 arrests a few years ago, and we are now dealing with 1,000 arrests and 1,200 (child) safeguards every month. To maintain that means a 24/7 effort by the NCA and colleagues in policing, and that gives you a feel for how the threat has grown.
UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Spain to probe social media giants over AI-generated child abuse material

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledges to end impunity' of platforms X, Meta and TikTok in promoting harmful content. The Spanish government has ordered prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material, the prime minister has said. These platforms are undermining the mental health, dignity, and rights of our children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez posted on his X account on Tuesday. The state cannot allow this. The impunity of these giants must end.
Miscellaneous
US news
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Mairia Cahill: The fall from grace of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and associates is entirely deserved

Many powerful individuals knew of Jeffrey Epstein's large-scale child sexual abuse yet enabled, ignored, or concealed it, denying victims accountability and justice.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Dangerous' sexual predator who manipulated women to abuse children jailed

He said that Jones then blackmailed Johnson into continuing the abuse, which involved her performing sex acts on herself and on the young victims which included the use of sex toys. He said that the victims described being in obvious pain and distress, with one saying that the abuse, which happened on a weekly basis for six to 12 months, had broken them.
UK news
Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Pervy NYC day care teacher molested four young girls over 18 months: DA

A Brooklyn day care teacher allegedly sexually abused four young girls aged 5–9 over 18 months; authorities are seeking other potential victims.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Critics Fume At Right's Silence On Trump Pardon Recipient Being Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children: Just Crickets'

Screenshot via MS NOW NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach broke the news this week that a January 6th rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump had been convicted by a Florida jury of sexually abusing children, including an 11-year-old. Dreisbach posted the news on social media, which sparked a bevy of replies from many of his fellow journalists and other media commentators who felt the story was not getting nearly the attention it deserved.
US politics
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
3 weeks ago

Brooklyn Daycare Teacher Indicted for Sexual Abuse of Four Young Girls

Devonte Brown, a Bushwick childcare teacher, was indicted for sexually abusing four girls ages 5–9 while they were under his supervision.
US news
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Brooklyn Diocese child sex abuse settlement news gets mixed reactions from victim attorneys | amNewYork

The Diocese of Brooklyn plans a global settlement to resolve roughly 1,100 remaining child sexual abuse claims, prompting mixed reactions from victims' attorneys.
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 weeks ago

Bushwick daycare teacher charged for allegedly sexually abusing young students * Brooklyn Paper

According to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, Brown, who taught at The Learning Factory on Evergreen Avenue, was accused of abusing four young girls - ages 5, 6 and 9 - multiple times over the course of about a year and a half. The defendant allegedly touched the victims' "intimate body parts" both under and over their clothing while they were inside the childcare center. On at least one occasion, the DA said, he abused a child while they were at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Brooklyn daycare teacher charged for allegedly sexually abusing young students | amNewYork

Devante Brown, a Bushwick daycare teacher, was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing four young girls over about a year and a half.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

'We warned nursery about abuser Vincent Chan - they dismissed us,' parents tell BBC

Vincent Chan, a Bright Horizons nursery worker, was jailed 18 years for 56 sexual offences including filmed child abuse; parents say their warnings were ignored.
#indecent-images
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Nursery paedophile's heinous' offending went undetected for 13 years

Vincent Chan secretly filmed and sexually abused children and adults over thirteen years while employed in schools and nurseries, preying on vulnerable victims.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Parents demand prosecution of nursery after paedophile teacher abuse

Parents demand criminal prosecution of Bright Horizons and a nationwide nursery safety review after Vincent Chan sexually abused children and was jailed for 18 years.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 weeks ago

'Every parent's worst nightmare': London nursery paedophile Vincent Chan jailed for 18 years

Vincent Chan, a nursery worker, was sentenced to 18 years for sexually abusing and covertly filming children over a 15-year period.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

London nursery worker who sexually abused children jailed for 18 years

Vincent Chan, a former nursery worker, jailed 18 years for sexually abusing and filming multiple young children, photographing them, plus voyeurism and assault.
#voyeurism
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Opinion: Will California lawmakers break their promise to child sexual abuse survivors?

Tax dollars should fund children's education, not attorneys' fees in child sex abuse cases; AB 218 closed a loophole that let schools avoid civil liability.
#criminal-charges
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Paedophile nursery worker found guilty of multiple sexual offences against children

Nursery worker Nathan Bennett, 30, convicted of multiple sexual offences against children aged two and three at Partou King Street nursery in Bristol.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'I deserve to see abuser in court, but time is not on my side' - Rockwell survivor on desperate fight for justice

Derek McCarthy suffered childhood abuse by four men at a Spiritan school; three are dead and delays hinder bringing the sole surviving abuser to court.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Newton Jewish day school places teacher on leave amid investigation into alleged inappropriate touching

The Solomon Schechter Day School in Newton has placed a teacher on leave after a young child who tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection reported being touched inappropriately by the instructor, school officials said. The teacher was placed on leave Oct. 31, the same day the student's family shared additional information with the school, including a report of inappropriate touching, according to a statement the school released Wednesday.
Education
fromIrish Independent
4 weeks ago

Summer camp leader jailed for drugging and sexually abusing young boys

Jon Ruben, who was labelled by his wife as a "sadistic, monstrous paedophile", used the "cloak of Christianity" to carry out his sex attacks on vulnerable children, Leicester Crown Court heard. Sentencing judge Timothy Spencer KC told the 76-year-old he would serve a further period on licence, bringing his total sentence to 31 years and eight months. Ruben laced sweets with tranquilising drugs and attacked two children last year
UK news
#drugging
#timothy-busfield
fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

How vile' summer camp leader Jon Ruben betrayed a city to abuse its children

Jon Ruben, a respected retired vet who ran children's camps, secretly drugged and sexually abused campers and was jailed for 23 years and 10 months.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Summer camp sex offender admits drugging wife while he assaulted children

Ruben, who sobbed in the dock at Leicester Crown Court during his plea hearing on Wednesday, admitted administering a poison or noxious substance, Temazapam, to Susan Ruben between 26 and 29 July last year so she would not wake up while he sexually assaulted the children. The 76-year-old defendant, who ran a holiday camp for at least 27 years, said I'm so sorry after entering his guilty plea.
UK news
#deepfakes
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Parents of children abused by paedophile take legal action against London nursery

Forty-six families are suing Bright Horizons for alleged safeguarding failures after staff member Vincent Chan abused children and parental concerns were reportedly dismissed.
#nursery-staff-misconduct
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace after child sex offender's release, files suggest

Prince Andrew invited Jeffrey Epstein to Buckingham Palace after Epstein's release from house arrest and communicated about meeting women Epstein described as clever and beautiful.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Bay Area woman sentenced for sexually molesting girl prosecutors say was groomed

In it, Whisman acknowledged causing pain to the girl, whose name is being withheld because she is a minor and a victim of sex abuse, and resolved to redeem herself while incarcerated. 'All I can do is ask for forgiveness from Jane Doe,' Balaram said as he finished reading Whisman's statement to the court. Hein wished her luck before concluding the sentencing hearing, which lasted a matter of minutes before Whisman was removed from the courtroom by a Sonoma County sheriff's deputy.
US news
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

At least 20 ICE & CBP officials have been charged with sex crimes against children - LGBTQ Nation

"The off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who killed Keith Porter, Jr. has a history of racism, child abuse, and explosive tempers. Despite murdering Porter in cold blood, Brian Palacios remains free without charge and employed by ICE," the groups' website states, invoking the name of Porter, a Black 43-year-old father of two who was fatally shot by an ICE officer on New Year's Eve outside his apartment complex
US politics
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Body found halfway across country ties back to horrific Calif. criminal

Ronald Joseph Cole was a 19-year-old with a shy smile and a buzz cut in 1965, the year he moved from San Diego to Fillmore, a town about 25 miles from Santa Clarita. He was just starting out in life and, hoping to find a job, moved in with his older half-brother David LaFever. By May 1965, Cole had stopped contacting relatives. He had disappeared.
London
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Man accused of running dark web child abuse sites

Matthew Slate, 36, from Haringey is charged with running dark-web forums that shared thousands of child sexual abuse images and faces multiple serious criminal counts.
#sexual-assault
UK news
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

AI's Child-Porn Problem Is Getting Much Worse

Online child sexual-abuse material reached a historic high in 2025, with AI-generated images and videos — many depicting severe abuse — driving a sharp increase.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago

Republican gets lengthy sentence for child sex abuse imagery

A former South Carolina Republican lawmaker and member of the ultra-Conservative Freedom Caucus, who supported drag and trans healthcare bans "to protect childhood innocence", has been handed a nearly two decade prison sentence for distributing vile child sexual abuse material.
US politics
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Man charged with raping 12-year-old girl he met on Roblox: cops

A 35-year-old New Jersey man raped a 12-year-old girl multiple times after contacting her via Roblox and Snapchat and faces multiple sexual-assault charges.
#ai-image-generation
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Sexualised images created by Grok weapons of abuse' Kendall

AI-generated sexualised images, including of children, are being used as weapons of abuse, will be criminalised, and regulators are investigating platform X and Grok.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Actor Timothy Busfield accused of child sex abuse on the set of TV show in New Mexico

An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts allegedly occurred on the set of "The Cleaning Lady," a TV series that Busfield directed and acted in. The child said the first incident happened when he was 7 years old, and Busfield touched him three or four times. Busfield allegedly touched him five or six times on another occasion when he was 8.
US news
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Do Sexual Abuse Offenders Target the Same Type of Victim?

Child sexual abuse is highly underreported, perpetrators often cross victim categories, and official records substantially underestimate crossover offending.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Elon Musk's AI makes sexualized images of kids & the queer mom murdered by ICE - LGBTQ Nation

Grok, the AI chatbot launched by billionaire Nazi-sympathizer Elon Musk, has not only been generating literal child pornography but also an image of Renee Nicole Good - the 37-year-old queer woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Wednesday - in a bikini. CNN correspondent Hadas Gold confirmed the image's existence in a January 8 post on Musk's social media platform X. Grok complied with an X user's request for the image. Apparently satisfied, the user replied, "Never. Deleting. This. App," Mother Jones reported.
Artificial intelligence
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Nearly half of porn users admit to being on adult sites with no age checks, says survey

Many adults bypass age verification using VPNs and access risky porn sites, increasing exposure to illegal or harmful content including child sexual abuse imagery.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reform UK says it would impose whole-life jail terms on child rapists

Reform UK would impose mandatory whole-life sentences with no parole for anyone convicted of raping children, including historic offences.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Danville cheer coach sentenced to 3 years, 8 months for molesting students

Nicholas Moseby received a three-year, eight-month prison sentence for molesting girls under his care and related felony and misdemeanor convictions.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife

Police failings let an alleged grooming gang member evade investigation; he later attempted to murder his wife and is unlikely to be charged.
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