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Danish court sentences man for 218 online sex assaults

A Danish court has sentenced a 70-year-old man to 12 years in jail for having ordered the sexual assaults of Filipino ...

Former Newcastle youth coach faces sexual abuse charges

Police say a former youth soccer coach for Newcastle has been charged with 29 sexual abuse offenses. Northumbria police say ...

UN: 300,000 children migrating solo, up nearly fivefold

Authorities have documented more than 300,000 children migrating alone worldwide over a two-year period, marking a dramatic ...

Ugandan troops face sexual abuse charges in central Africa

Ugandan soldiers in Central African Republic have sexually exploited or abused at least 13 women and girls since 2015, ...

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Jeff Koons unveils 'Seated Ballerina' in Rockefeller Center

While introducing his 45-foot tall inflated 'Seated Ballerina' in Rockefeller Center, artist Jeff Koons honors missing and ...

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Sandusky Back in Court to Appeal 2012 Conviction

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is fighting to overturn his conviction on charges of sexually ...

Dutch court convicts asylum-seeker of raping woman

An asylum-seeker in the Netherlands has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a 17-year-old woman after attempting ...

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Putin, Merkel spar in Russia over election meddling

During a tense appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Tuesday that ...

UNICEF urges Malaysia to ban corporal punishment in schools

The U.N. children's agency on Thursday urged Malaysia to ban corporal punishment in schools, following the death of an ...

Cambodian court holds Dutchman on child pornography charges

A man from the Netherlands was formally charged in a Cambodian court for taking nude photos of boys and possessing at least ...

India court acquits ex-French diplomat of child rape charges

A special court in India has acquitted a former French diplomat charged with raping his 3-year-old daughter, news reports ...

Justices require new appeal for challenging victim awards

The Supreme Court says a person convicted of a crime and later ordered to pay the victim must file a separate appeal to ...

Police say 560 potential victims in soccer sex-abuse case

Police say the number of potential victims in British soccer's sprawling child sex-abuse scandal has climbed to 560, with 252 ...

Spain: Police break up international child porn chat network

An international law enforcement crackdown on a network that allegedly distributed child pornography via the popular online ...

US says countries must punish UN troops for sexual abuse

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday urged all countries that provide troops for U.N. peacekeeping missions to hold ...

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AP investigation: 5 things to know about UN sex abuse

Here are key findings on AP's investigation into in the U.N.'s peacekeeping crisis: 1. The AP reviewed 12 years of UN data ...

Dutch court clears cyberbully's extradition to Canada

The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday approved the extradition to Canada of a convicted cyberbully who faces charges in the case ...

Police arrest 102 in internet child porn crackdown in Spain

Spanish police say they have arrested 102 people for possession and distribution of child pornography material on the ...

Verdict turns page in Penn State child molestation scandal

Penn State is trying to turn the corner on the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, but the former FBI director who ...

Dutch man sentenced to 11 years in prison for cyberbullying

A man wanted in Canada for alleged involvement in online abuse was sentenced Thursday to nearly 11 years in prison by a Dutch ...