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September 11, 2020

2 German men get lengthy sentences in big child abuse case

A court in western Germany convicted two 39-year-old men Friday of serious sexual abuse of children in a case linked to a ...

September 11, 2020

8 Italians suspected in sexual assault of British girls

Police in southern Italy have arrested four men and are investigating another four on suspicion of sexually assaulting two ...

September 10, 2020

Endangered baby gorilla dies six days after birth

A critically endangered western lowland gorilla baby died six days after birth. Audubon Zoo officials say the cause of death ...

September 03, 2020

Former Catholic brother returned to face Mississippi charges

A former Catholic brother has been extradited from his home state of Wisconsin to Mississippi, where he faces sexual battery ...

September 02, 2020

German police raid 50 homes in child porn investigation

A thousand police officers in Germany raided the homes of 50 people as part of a nationwide crackdown on the online sharing ...

September 02, 2020

German police raid 50 homes in child porn investigation

A thousand police officers in Germany raided the homes of 50 people as part of a nationwide crackdown on the online sharing ...

August 24, 2020

UK leader urges parents to let their kids go back to school

Britain’s prime minister is asking parents to set aside their fears and send their children back to school next month when ...

August 18, 2020

Somalia executes soldiers convicted for boy’s fatal rape

Two Somalia soldiers were executed Tuesday after being convicted of raping a 10-year-old boy who died from the bleeding, ...

August 18, 2020

Paris rape investigation targets ex-top City Hall official

Paris prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a rape accusation against an influential former deputy mayor who ...

August 06, 2020

Germany: French man arrested in child abuse investigation

A French man has been arrested in connection with a child abuse investigation in Germany in which 11 people are now in ...

July 30, 2020

Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony

A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid ...

July 29, 2020

Prosecutors: 'Alarming' that Maxwell may publicize victims

Some witnesses in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend may face harassment and intimidation and ...

July 24, 2020

EU unveils plans to step up fight against child sexual abuse

Worried by an alarming spike in child sexual abuse before and during the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's executive ...

July 23, 2020

Suit alleges McCarrick, others abused youth at beach house

A new lawsuit alleges former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and several other clerics sexually abused a teenage ...

July 22, 2020

Lawyer for Epstein's ex-girlfriend seeks gag order in case

A lawyer for financier Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend on Tuesday asked a judge presiding over her sex crimes case to impose ...

July 22, 2020

Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, 'I wish her well'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered sympathetic words to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein ...

July 15, 2020

Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday ...

July 13, 2020

Prosecutors: Epstein victim to speak at associate's hearing

One or more victims of Jeffrey Epstein will tell a judge Tuesday that his ex-girlfriend should be denied bail on charges that ...

July 13, 2020

Indonesia police: Jailed French sex crime suspect kills self

A French man accused of molesting more than 300 Indonesian children has died two days after a guard found him lying in his ...