All news on the topic: Child abuse

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Lambeth Palace accused of paying hush money to alleged victim of sexual assault by senior adviser
An abuse survivor has told LBC that a compensation payment from Lambeth Palace felt like “hush money”, after he accused a senior aide to the Archbishop of Canterbury of sexual assault.
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Justin Welby to step down as Archbishop of Canterbury over mishandling of abuse scandal
Head of Church of England had faced pressure since damning report on cover-up of John Smyth’s abuse
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‘Catfish killer used my photo to deceive other girls,’ says victim
Warning: This story contains distressing details relating to extreme child abuse and suicide.
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C of E covered up attacks by serial abuser John Smyth, review concludes
Report says it is ‘unlikely’ Justin Welby knew nothing of concerns about Smyth, who abused schoolboys at Christian holiday camps
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Is Jason Seto from NYC a sex offender?
Jason Seto NYC, a child abuser, was imprisoned for trying to arrange sex with a juvenile who was 14 years old.
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AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery is reaching a "tipping point," warns watchdog, as the technology fuels a rise in exploitation
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication
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Team GB swimmer Antony James, who competed at London 2012, found guilty of eight child sex offences
Antony James, who was working as a trainee police officer when arrested, was today found guilty of eight separate offences including three counts of raping a child
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One in six children sexually abused in Jesus Army cult
A scheme to compensate members of a defunct religious cult known as the Jesus Army has identified 539 alleged perpetrators of abuse, and revealed about one in six children had been sexually abused.
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A celebrity pastor, who claims to be the ’son of God’, has surrendered to Philippine police after a two-week manhunt
Apollo Quiboloy, who is wanted by the FBI on charges of child sexual abuse and trafficking, has surrendered following a police ultimatum, according to officials.
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NSPCC sees threefold increase in reports of child physical punishment
The NSPCC finds the surge in reports of child physical punishment alarming and calls for law reforms in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.
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Priest thought to pose risk to children is paid off
The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.
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Abusive thug traps girlfriend in high-rise lift and subjects her to horror 10-minute assault
Ben Hewitt subjected his girlfriend to a horror attack which last a full 10 minutes as he repeatedly spat on her while punching, slapping, kicking and stamping on her - forcing her to have a liquid diet for two weeks
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A ’living god’ from Coventry is on trial for sexually abusing followers as young as 4 years old
A religious leader who claimed he was a ‘living god’ has been accused of exploiting and sexually abusing his followers who say he is really ‘the devil in disguise’.
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Children at King Charles’ former school suffered ’long periods of abuse’ amid an ’extremely violent culture’
Children who stayed at Gordonstoun school overnight were “exposed to risks of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse”, according to findings from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
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Identity of Premier League club boss to remain concealed in historical child sex abuse case
Leading football figure has been accused of raping two teen girls
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One of UK’s most wanted men arrested at Heathrow Airport after 27 years on the run
An 80-year-old man who has been on the run for almost three decades has been arrested after returning to the UK from Thailand, police have said.
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Man raped schoolgirl, 15, at campsite - metres from where parents where sleeping
Andrew Magee, from Widnes in Cheshire, was trusted to join a family on a camping holiday, but when the parents fell asleep he lead their 15-year-old daughter to a tent where he raped her
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Mum of 5-year-old found dead in suitcase arrested after 2 years on the run
Indiana State Police this week arrested Dejaune Anderson over the death of her five-year-old son whose body was found in a suitcase two years ago just before the mother disappeared
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'My husband was secretly a paedophile, he told me with one chilling word'
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Amelia's world came crashing down when police turned up at her door to arrest her husband for possessing explicit images of children
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Teen 'raped schoolgirl in sea in front of thousands of people', court hears
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gabriel Marinoaica, 19, stands accused of grabbing the teen schoolgirl near Bournemouth Pier, dragging her out to sea, and proceeding to rape her while putting his hand over her mouth to stifle her screams
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'Life is great 40 years after dad killed my rapist on live TV, I wouldn't trade'
Four decades after the horrific rape and abuse he suffered at the hands of his karate teacher before his father killed the man on live TV, Jody Plauché is doing well — in fact, he's celebrating his life
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Girl, 12 sent chilling text as her friend's dad 'drugged smoothies at sleepover'
Michael Meyden, 57, from Oregon, faces multiple charges after he was accused of drugging his daughter's friends with Benzodiazepines hidden in smoothies during a sleepover
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Inside Christian boarding school where runaways begged neighbours to call police
Runaways from a Missouri Christian boarding school reportedly begged neighbours to call the police, citing kidnapping and abuse, which the owners were later charged with — highlighting boarding school regulation issues in the state
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Deaths of 12 kids at cruel 'wilderness therapy' camps including choking on vomit
The recent death of a 12-year-old at a Trails Carolina 'therapy camp' in South Carolina brings again to light a series of tragic fatalities among teenagers in such facilities due to their cruel practices
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Child killing Doomsday mum Lori Vallow seen giggling in chilling new footage
Cult mum Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison after for murdering two of her children - a case made famous by a Netflix show, 'Sins of Our Mother'