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23 hours 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
US news
fromConsequence
1 day ago

Timothy Busfield Charged with Child Sex Abuse

Actor Timothy Busfield is charged with child sexual abuse involving two seven-year-old twin boys allegedly touched on the set of The Cleaning Lady.
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley's leadership: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are spineless cowards who are terrified of Elon Musk.
Silicon Valley
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 day 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 day 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.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The Guardian view on Ofcom versus Grok: chatbots cannot be allowed to undress children. | Editorial

AI image generation tools are producing sexualised and illegal images of women and children, requiring urgent regulatory action and stronger platform safeguards.
#indecent-images
fromESPN.com
3 days ago

Ex-Premier League referee David Coote to be sentenced over child abuse video

Former Premier League referee David Coote is due to be sentenced after a child abuse video was found on his device. The ex-official was charged with making an indecent image of a child after the category A video, the most serious kind, was recovered by police in February last year following a Football Association (FA) investigation into him. The 43-year-old former referee, of Woodhill Road in Collingham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty to the offence at a hearing in October.
Soccer (FIFA)
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 days 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
1 week 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.
#teacher-misconduct
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week 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.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Child abuse victim of Jackanory presenter tells how climbing saved him

Climbing and mountaineering helped a childhood sexual assault survivor cope with decades of PTSD and regain sanity and life purpose.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

Why Laveranues Coles decided to give up his retired cushy life to become an officer

Former NFL receiver Laveranues Coles joined the Jacksonville police, finding profound fulfillment despite past abuse, arrests, injuries, and public stigma.
#sex-trafficking
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Epstein Files Confirm Complaint FBI Ignored for Years

An FBI complaint filed in 1996 by Maria Farmer alleging Epstein's child pornography and exploitation was ignored for years and is now confirmed.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Orange County school board member accused of harassing children, possessing child porn

Christopher Becerra, a trustee for the Brea Olinda Unified School District, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possession of child pornography, annoying or molesting a minor and falsifying evidence by bribing, influencing or threatening witnesses, Brea police said. Police received a report that a school board member was sending inappropriate sexual messages to a juvenile, according to a news release.
Education
New York City
fromThe Forward
3 weeks ago

Federal judge lets Hasidic abuse whistleblower's civil-rights lawsuit against NYC move to trial

A judge denied dismissal of Sam Kellner's civil-rights suit, removing prosecutorial immunity and allowing jury claims that prosecutors aided a convicted child molester.
fromJewish Telegraphic Agency
3 weeks ago

Federal judge allows lawsuit by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower against NYC to proceed - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A federal judge in Brooklyn has denied a bid by New York City and the estate of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes to throw out a civil-rights lawsuit brought by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower Sam Kellner, clearing the way for a jury to hear claims that top prosecutors helped engineer his arrest to benefit a convicted child molester. The 82-page ruling, by Judge Nina R. Morrison of the Eastern District of New York,
Law
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Corey Feldman alleges Corey Haim molested' him while they were making The Lost Boys

Corey Feldman alleges Corey Haim molested him during the 1987 film The Lost Boys and makes further accusations in a new documentary.
#criminal-conviction
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Children's mentor guilty of sexually abusing five girls at London school

A children's mentor in London was convicted of 14 indecent assaults on five former students at Holland Park Secondary School between 2001 and 2004.
Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Sex Trafficking Prosecutions Won't Stop the Next Epstein. Here's What Will

Prevent elite-enabled child sexual abuse through structural reforms, abolitionist strategies, and reducing reliance on police, prisons, and status-quo institutions.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Gateshead grooming gang jailed for rapes and sexual assaults of teenage girls

A Gateshead grooming gang raped and sexually abused teenage girls, and five men have been jailed for between 18 months and 14 years.
Law
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Boy who abused young sister was viewing pornography online from age six

Unsupervised internet access enabled a 13-year-old's sexual abuse and online dissemination of 64 identifiable images of his six-year-old sister.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Ex-children's boss to lead grooming gang inquiry

Baroness Anne Longfield will chair the government's three-year inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse to identify failings and improve child protection.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Judge commends 'bravery' of Willow Park abuse survivors who 'bared their souls' as ex-teacher is jailed

Peter Kelly, a 73-year-old former maths teacher, was jailed for 10 years for indecently assaulting eight boys in the 1970s–1980s at a Dublin private school.
#criminal-sentencing
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'This had nothing to do with the devil or God. It was all him,' says victim of paedophile Pat Salmon

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'This had nothing to do with the devil or God. It was all him,' says victim of paedophile Pat Salmon

#sexual-assault
fromSFGATE
2 months ago
San Francisco

SF man, 19, charged with kidnapping, sexual assault of minor in Golden Gate Park

19-year-old San Francisco man charged with aggravated kidnapping, multiple lewd-act and kidnapping felonies after alleged sexual battery of a child at Golden Gate Polo Field.
fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Man who drugged and sexually assaulted teen girl jailed for five years

Aidan Dunphy, 44, jailed five years for drugging and sexually assaulting a teenage girl and committing a sexual act with a child under 17.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago
San Francisco

SF man, 19, charged with kidnapping, sexual assault of minor in Golden Gate Park

UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Call for CCTV in nurseries after 'sickening case'

Calls for compulsory nursery CCTV follow Vincent Chan pleading guilty to 26 child sexual abuse charges; government will produce guidance, appoint experts and review local safeguarding.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Ex-Royal Navy officer living in Ireland is jailed after being caught with thousands of child abuse images in undercover police sting

Judge said the vast amount of material featuring young girls aged six to mid-teens was 'nothing short of disgusting'
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Ex-navy officer jailed after being caught with thousands of child abuse images in undercover police sting

A 61-year-old man was jailed after police found 10,000 images and 50 videos of child sexual abuse following an undercover sting.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany's schools failing to fight child sexual abuse DW 12/03/2025

At least one child per class in Germany experiences sexual abuse in schools, and schools often fail victims by protecting reputation over child protection.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Paedophile pleads guilty to abusing children at London nursery

Following his arrest, officers seized 25 digital devices from his home and three from the nursery and discovered a cache of deeply disturbing material. A still from the body-worn video footage of police officers arresting Chan (Metropolitan Police/PA) Over the course of their highly complex investigation, the police seized a total of 69 devices from his property, including hard drives and laptops, to uncover the extent of his offending.
UK news
#nursery-safeguarding
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Nursery worker admits sexually abusing children

A north London nursery worker pleaded guilty to 26 offences including sexual assault by penetration, sexual touching, and creating severe indecent child images.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Abuse survivors say former Willow Park teacher was 'one cog in a machine of abuse' as he faces sentencing

Peter Kelly, a former Spiritan-run private primary school maths teacher, will be sentenced next week for indecently assaulting eight boys in the 1970s and 1980s.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Australia charges four men over satanic' child sex abuse material

Police say they seized thousands of videos of abuse involving symbols and rituals linked to Satanism and the occult. Police in Australia have charged four men following an investigation into what they called an international satanic child sex abuse material ring in the city of Sydney. The New South Wales (NSW) police said on Monday they had charged the four with dozens of criminal offences after executing six search warrants at several addresses in Sydney last week.
World news
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Australia police bust Sydney 'satanic' child sex abuse ring DW 12/01/2025

Four Sydney men were charged for participating in an international online gang distributing child sexual abuse images featuring satanic symbols; thousands of videos were seized.
#online-grooming
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

David Carrick: Rapist ex-Met Police officer found guilty of sexually abusing girl

Ex-Met officer David Carrick convicted of further rapes, sexual assault and coercive behaviour after decades of serial sexual offences against women and a child.
London
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Rapist ex-Met officer guilty of more sex offences

David Carrick, a former Metropolitan Police officer, was found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old and raping a former partner and faces sentencing.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Horror inside Ninos de Mexico shelters: Over half a century of covering up sexual abuse and violence against children

Merlyn and Wanda Beeman arrived in Mexico in 1966. The purpose of their trip was to assess the best way to meet the needs and evangelize the people. This led to the creation of the Ninos de Mexico program in 1967. The Beemans began taking in orphans at their home in Mexico City, attending to their basic needs from food, clothing, and shelter to providing religious instruction and spiritual guidance.
Non-profit organizations
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Child sex abuse victims face agonisingly long waits' for justice

Nearly 7,000 child sexual abuse cases in England and Wales are delayed in courts, leaving victims waiting many months and hindering access to recovery support.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'There are no paedophiles in heaven,' victim tells Pat Salmon (89) as he is sentenced for horrific abuse of young girl

'Self-proclaimed pillar of society' was heard complaining about conditions in cell before hearing Moments before the paedophile Pat Salmon learnt his fate for the horrific abuse of a five-year-old, he complained to his counsel about having had to sleep on the floor of his overcrowded cell the night before. Salmon (89), of Rookfield, Knock, Co Mayo, was remanded in custody last Thursday before the finalisation of his sentencing yesterday by Ms Justice Caroline Biggs at the Central Criminal Court.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

There is a gap where Alex should be': the young woman who lost her life in a neglectful prison system

At just 25 years old, her daughter, Alex Davies, was found dead in her segregation cell at Styal prison in Cheshire on Christmas Eve last year. She had been sent to prison after pleading guilty to offences including criminal damage and possession of a knife, which she had committed while in mental health crisis. The expectation was that when Alex was sentenced, she would receive a hospital order, and four separate psychiatrists had recommended that she be transferred to hospital before sentence.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Cold, sinister and calculated': Teenage nursery worker jailed for raping boy, 3

An 18-year-old nursery worker, Thomas Waller, was convicted and jailed for raping a three-year-old and sexually abusing another shortly after starting at a Surrey nursery.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

France arrests longtime US fugitive wanted over child sex abuse

Michael Wiseman, a fugitive charged with sexually assaulting his adopted child, was arrested in France after nearly 14 years on the run.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Former vet laced sweets with drugs to sexually assault boys at summer camp

Jon Ruben admitted drugging and sexually assaulting two boys at a summer camp, and pleaded to multiple child cruelty, indecent images and drug offences.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'Children sometimes have nightmares about monsters. I had a real-life monster' - woman tells of devastating abuse by 'pillar of the community' Pat Salmon

A senior Brothers of Charity member sexually abused a five-year-old girl at his home, committing depraved attacks and causing lifelong trauma.
#metropolitan-police
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago
London politics

Met investigating 'tens of grooming gang cases'

The Metropolitan Police is investigating tens of group-based child sexual abuse cases and reviewing thousands of historic cases under a broad national definition.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
UK news

Met officer who shared messages about sexually abusing children avoids jail but does get the sack

A Metropolitan Police officer was dismissed, convicted under the Obscene Publications Act, given an 18-month suspended sentence, and permanently barred from policing.
Law
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Paedophile drives into oncoming traffic to escape police before high-speed crash

Luke Jarrett evaded police, drove into oncoming traffic, flipped his car, and was jailed for dangerous driving and distributing an indecent image of a child.
#human-trafficking
Books
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

The Indo Daily: Paul Williams on exposing Irish Gangland's Jimmy Savile, and unknowingly training a Provo bomber

Veteran crime correspondent Paul Williams reveals he trained an IRA suspect and exposes gangland figure Stephen 'Rossi' Walsh as a prolific child abuser.
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

NHS manager who raped girl (12) after Snapchat grooming jailed for 28 years

Leicestershire Police are urging any further victims of Paul Lipscombe to come forward after a court heard the 51-year-old told a probation officer he is a "monster" who has been committing sex offences against young girls since he was aged in his 20s. The married executive - described as "devious" and "manipulative" - was seen to raise his eyebrows but remained calm as he was sentenced to a three-year jail term,
UK news
#sentencing
fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Paedophile ballet teacher tried to resume classes after his arrest for sexually assaulting child

fromIndependent
2 months ago
Mental health

Man convicted of sexually abusing his niece in the 1990s when she was a child jailed for three years

fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Paedophile ballet teacher tried to resume classes after his arrest for sexually assaulting child

fromIndependent
2 months ago
Mental health

Man convicted of sexually abusing his niece in the 1990s when she was a child jailed for three years

Public health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Worst Thing That Can Happen to a Kid

Ten percent of children experience sexual assault before 18, yet prevention education is lacking and childhood sexual abuse causes long-term mental and physical harms.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'It is a life sentence for us' - parents tell of their anguish after paedophile ballet teacher jailed for eight years for 'evil' abuse of two young girls

Leighton Morrison, a ballet teacher, sexually assaulted and filmed two girls aged eight and nine and was jailed for eight years.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Pastor who shared anti-LGBTQ+ post arrested on child sexual abuse charges

Digital evidence allegedly uncovered by investigating officers showed explicit messages, photos and videos exchanged between Kemper and the girl. During the time he was alleged to have abused his victim, Kemper shared a post on his Facebook account that suggested LGBTQ+ people were a danger to youngsters. An AI-generated image depicted a group of young women, apparently from the kingdom of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings, holding a Pride flag and a sign that read "orcs welcome".
California
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Former Met officer held hand over mouth of girl, 12, as he molested her, jury told

He wrote: I know how [the girl] must feel. That's why I stopped and promised I would never go near her again and I have kept that promise and I always will. He offered to go away and never been seen again, adding: Sorry to you and especially sorry to [the girl] but she does not have to worry ever again. Please do not try to talk about it.
UK news
#police-misconduct
US politics
fromABA Journal
2 months ago

Florida cases seeking death penalty for child sex abuse could test precedent in Supreme Court

Florida prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in child rape cases, potentially prompting a Supreme Court review of the 2008 Kennedy v. Louisiana precedent.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Southern California teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children, officials say

A Southern California teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children and authorities say there could be more victims. On Oct. 8, detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department investigated a tip that child sexual abuse material had been downloaded in the county and that it had happened somewhere near the city of Colton, the Sheriff's Department announced in a news release.
US news
California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

San Jose Spotlight sues city over secret messages - San Jose Spotlight

San José Spotlight is suing the city and police to force release of an allegedly racist councilmembers' group chat found on Omar Torres' phone.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Man who drove off Santa Cruz Wharf was registered sex offender who'd been out of prison 10 years

A 65-year-old former convict, William Thomas Westerman, drove a van off Santa Cruz Wharf and had a 1994 conviction for lewd acts with a child.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse exposed institutional failings in Lambeth council, prompting survivor trauma and costing £186.6 million over seven years.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

SoCal pastor molested girls in church basement for years. Now he'll spend decades behind bars

Former Orange County pastor Carlos Ramirez Valdez was sentenced to 45 years to life for molesting girls as young as four between 2012 and 2019.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Bristol suitcase murderer admits possessing indecent images of children

A convicted double murderer pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of indecent images of children and received a 16-month sentence concurrent with murder sentences.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Prison sergeant charged with lewd acts against two girls

A California correctional sergeant was arraigned on multiple counts of forcible and lewd acts involving minors alleged to have occurred between 2020 and 2024.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'The damage he inflicted remains' - niece of prominent GAA referee speaks out on how he indecently assaulted her as a child

Thomas Howard, a former prominent GAA referee, faces an expected prison term for indecently assaulting his niece from early childhood until puberty.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Piano teacher to children of Hollywood stars fled country as jury decided sex abuse case

A veteran piano teacher was convicted of sexually abusing a student and fled the country while jurors were deliberating.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Focus of grooming inquiry 'will not change', home secretary insists

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood insists the national grooming gangs inquiry's scope will remain focused and not be watered down while the chair appointment proceeds.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Incalculable Weight of Child Sexual Abuse

Childhood sexual abuse causes pervasive, long-lasting neurobiological, psychological, and cognitive harm that is often internalized and requires being heard for healing.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Man jailed for 18 years for raping young daughter and conducting 'prolonged, horrific attack' on ex-partner

A 44-year-old Dublin man was jailed for 18 years for repeatedly raping his young daughter and violently attacking his former partner.
US news
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Ohio pastor who called being gay a 'health risk' charged with child rape, sexual battery

An Ohio pastor who condemned LGBTQ+ school materials has been charged with multiple felonies, including rape, for alleged sexual contact with a minor.
Law
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Uncle admits to being a 'coward' over failure to alert Gardai to sexual abuse of nieces

A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assaults of two young nieces, abusing them between ages four and 11, causing enduring psychological harm.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Migrant jailed for 24 years after 'traumatising' schoolgirl by covering mouth to stop screaming during rape

A migrant from Romania, Emil Burlacu, was jailed for 24 years for repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in London.
US news
fromToofab
2 months ago

Plea Deal Offered to Accomplice of Man Who Raped Girl, 6, Kept in Pit with Body of Sister, 4, After Killing Mom

A man confessed to fatally stabbing a mother, killing her 4-year-old, kidnapping her 6-year-old for sexual exploitation, and transporting the children across state lines.
Music
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

All the missed opportunities to catch paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Ian Watkins, convicted child sex offender and former Lostprophets frontman, was fatally stabbed in Category A HMP Wakefield amid prior police failings to act on multiple reports.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

The convicted child sexual abuser and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison. The 48-year-old was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. He was arrested after the execution of a drugs warrant at his Pontypridd home on 21 September 2012, when a large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized.
UK news
US news
fromBay Shore, NY Patch
3 months ago

LI Man Convicted After Sexually Abusing His Daughter, 8: DA

A 33-year-old Bay Shore man was convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter and faces up to 25 years in prison.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists

A former police informer was convicted of extensive child sexual offences while previously spying on environmental and animal rights activists.
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