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Ribery, Benzema prostitution trial is adjourned
A trial involving Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema on charges they solicited an underage prostitute has been adjourned ...
Report: Rampant child abuse at ex-home in Vienna
Children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, with some of them raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both ...
Senate bill defines sex trafficking as child abuse
Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in ...
'Coronation Street' actor faces new charges
A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" already facing trial for rape was charged Thursday with five counts of indecent assault on ...
Chinese against sex abuse: Sleep with me, not kids
Suddenly all kinds of people in China are offering to sleep with the headmaster. The unusual outpouring is in response to a recent spate of sex abuse ...
Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl
Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.
Retired Anglican priest jailed for sex abuse
A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the ...
Woman describes Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties
Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up ...
Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct
The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing ...
Police chief in sex case won't step down
The British police chief whose department handled the investigation of a pedophile ring that preyed on young girls has apologized for failure to act ...
UK: 7 men convicted of sex crimes against girls
Seven men were convicted in London on Tuesday for sexually abusing underage girls, including one who was just 11, by plying them with alcohol and ...
Ex-Penn St head was top paid among public colleges
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the ...
Lithuania lawmaker wanted for questions is missing
Lithuanian authorities have formally launched a search for a lawmaker wanted for questioning in relation to a deadly pedophilia scandal that has ...
Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases
The discovery of three women in a Cleveland home who all had gone missing separately about a decade ago brings to mind cases of abductions elsewhere.
Reports: UK comedian Jimmy Tarbuck arrested
British media say comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested and questioned about alleged child abuse — the latest in a long list of British ...
Pope encourages protection of children from abuse
Pope Francis is calling for courageous defense of children to protect them from abuse. Francis made no mention of the church scandals in many ...
British soap opera star denies child sex charges
A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has vowed to fight charges he raped a 15-year-old girl in 1967. William Roache said in a ...
UK police: Pedophile probe finds widespread abuse
A new investigation re-examining decades-old child abuse claims at 18 children's care homes in north Wales has identified 140 possible victims, ...
Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy
A child disappears. Police are called. Nothing happens. Child rights activists say the rape last week of a 5-year-old girl is just the latest case in ...