Sexual abuse
More than 80,000 sexual abuse claims expected against US Boy Scouts
Rocked by accusations of sexual abuse, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for bankruptcy in February in an effort to block settlement claims from hitting the...
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KwaSizabantu lawyer calls on CRL Rights Commission chair to recuse himself
It follows David Masoma’s interview with News24 on Tuesday night in which he claimed that religion was being abused at KwaSizabantu.
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CRL Commission hears chilling claims about cultism, abuse at KwaSizabantu
The mission is in the spotlight after News24 published a series of stories about the alleged misconduct of church members, including rape and beatings.
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East London man handed life sentence for raping daughter
The convicted child rapist started sexually abusing his 15-year-old daughter in December 2018 and the abuse continued for several months.
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US judge rejects settlement of Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse claims
US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan said the preliminary settlement would be unfair to women who Harvey Weinstein raped or sexually abused, because it treated them no different from women who had merely met him.
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R Kelly's release bid denied again
District Judge Ann Donnelly highlighted the fact Illinois prosecutors have accused Kelly of witness tampering during his child pornography case so insisted it would be too risky to let him out of jail.
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Thandie Newton opens up on sexual abuse
The 'Westworld' star has opened up about what she experienced on the set of a movie when she was just 16-years-old.
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Sex harassment victim says CT call centre tried to buy her silence
Lisa Koopman is taking DigiOutbound to court to ensure the culture of harassment in the workplace is exposed and dealt with.
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R Kelly's sexual abuse trial in New York delayed to July
US District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn federal court said the scheduled April 27 trial date in Chicago made the 18 May target to begin the Brooklyn trial “somewhat unrealistic.”
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Weinstein accuser details assault, challenged over emails
Defence lawyers ferociously challenged Mimi Haleyi's account during cross-examination, saying emails she sent Weinstein showed the pair were in "a consensual relationship."
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Disgraced Weinstein says world forgets he 'pioneered' women in film
The once-powerful film producer, whose case sparked the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, faces a criminal trial next month that could see him jailed for life.
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SANDF members to remain in peacekeeping deployment amid sexual abuse probe
The country had one of the highest incidents of abuses by armed troops, but Mapisa-Nqakula said it was still highly regarded.
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Defence Minister 'has no confidence' in SANDF to conduct sex abuse investigation
She’s set up an external task team to probe the matter. The task team will be looking into cases from 2014.
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Bishops College probe: No grounds to lay charges against teacher, says lawyer
An independent investigation has found Fiona Viotti targeted at least five pupils.
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Parents of Reiger Park toddler (2) who was raped want justice to be served
It’s understood the toddler was sexually assaulted allegedly by the man known to her.
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Sexual abuse by teachers increased by over 230% over 5 years - SACE
The South African Council of Educators said it dealt with complaints of corporal punishment, verbal abuse, sexual misconduct and rape.
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R Kelly claims he's battling health problems in jail
The R&B Singer's lawyers have filed legal documents, detailing his medical issues as they try to have a judge clear him for release from jail.
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French NGO says has 10 witnesses of Epstein-linked abuse
Innocence en Danger, which defends the rights of minors against violence and sexual abuse, said it would pass on the witness statements to the judicial authorities.
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Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell loses appeal on sex abuse convictions, remains in jail
Pell, the highest-ranking Catholic worldwide to be convicted of child sex offences, was sentenced in March to six years in jail after being found guilty on five charges of abusing the two boys at St Patrick’s Cathedral while he was Archbishop of Melbourne in the late 1990s.
