Sexual Abuse

Jesuits admit to decades of sexual abuse in Spain

The Society of Jesus in Spain said in a report that 81 children and 37 adult victims had been sexually abused by 96 of its members since 1927.

UN: ‘Disturbing’ allegations of rape in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

UN’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict says she is greatly concerned by allegations, including “a high number of alleged rapes” in Tigrayan capital Mekele, with evidence of abuse as a weapon of war coming in via the clinics.

Turkey court gives cult head Adnan Oktar over 1,000 years in jail

Court in Istanbul sentences Oktar to prison for 1,075 years over charges of founding a criminal organisation and sexual abuse.

Thousands of children abused under New Zealand state and faith-based care

Interim report by Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic abuse of children in state care said most abuse survivors were between 5 and 17 years.

Musician FKA twigs sues actor Shia LaBeouf over abusive relationship

The 32-year-old British singer and actress alleges in the lawsuit that LaBeouf left her in a constant state of fear and humiliation, once slammed her into a car, tried to strangle her and knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease.

China court hears #MeToo case after more than two years

Harassment case against a powerful media man is a major moment for the movement, according to accuser Zhou Xiaoxuan. #MeToo in China has seen few victories as sexual misconduct was added as grounds for a suit as late as 2019.

South Korean chat room operator sentenced to 40 years in jail for blackmail

Cho Ju-bin, 24, was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into what authorities called "virtual enslavement" by forcing them to send increasingly degrading sexual imagery of themselves.

US Boy Scouts to face more than 80,000 sexual abuse claims

Rocked by accusations of sexual abuse, BSA filed for bankruptcy in February in an effort to block settlement claims from hitting the organisation directly and instead funneled them to a compensation fund.

Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues: HRW

Common belief "is that people with mental health conditions are bewitched, or possessed or have sinned, and as a result, they have a condition," says Kriti Sharma, senior disability rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.

WHO probing sexual abuse allegations in DRC

WHO states that it has a "zero-tolerance policy with regard to sexual exploitation and abuse."

US appeals court delays release of Ghislaine Maxwell deposition

Maxwell's appeal will be heard on an expedited basis, with oral argument scheduled for September 22.

Vatican urges bishops to report sex abuse cases to police

The Vatican released guidelines for bishops and other senior officials on dealing with clerical child sex abuse claims, clarifying rules on tackling a decades-old scandal plaguing the church.