Sex Abuse

Two illegal aliens living in the sanctuary jurisdiction of Montgomery County, Maryland, have been arrested and accused of raping a minor.

NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls who attended his concerts.

A man was arrested in Florida after being charged with 856 counts of sexual abuse against a five-year-old boy he had “groomed.”

In a piece published after the release of the Fairfax statement, the Post says there were no inconsistencies in the woman’s accusation.

John Zmirak, senior editor at The Stream, called for the federal government to end contractual relationships with Catholic Church-affiliated nonprofits in response to revelations of senior Catholic officials’ involvement in sexual abuse and related cover-ups.

A number of witnesses have stepped forward to denounce an “absurd” guilty verdict handed down against Cardinal George Pell for sex abuse in what they describe as the mock trial of an innocent man.

Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein settles lawsuit, avoiding testimony by women he allegedly abused.

President Donald Trump’s secretary of labor helped craft a plea bargain that saved a hedge fund billionaire from a long jail sentence for the sexual abuse of many teenage girls, says the Miami Herald.

A Pennsylvania mother has been arrested and accused of allowing her boyfriend to create pornographic videos and photographs using her own three-year-old daughter.

Charity workers were ordered to work with disgraced alleged sex pest Brendan Cox by the head of Amnesty International UK, who was aware of the allegations against him.

The president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called for an impartial investigation into allegations by the former papal nuncio to the United Stated that Pope Francis turned a blind eye to sexual abuse committed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

The bishop of Tyler, Texas, has called for an in-depth investigation into what he deems “credible” allegations by the former Vatican nuncio to the United States against a number of high-ranking prelates, including Pope Francis.

A monsignor who worked at the apostolic nunciature to the United States has corroborated an explosive report accusing Pope Francis of rehabilitating Cardinal Theodore McCarrick despite knowing of his record of homosexual abuse of priests and seminarians.

The bishop of Tulsa stated Sunday that allegations by the former papal nuncio to the United States that Pope Francis knew of Cardinal McCarrick’s sexual predation and yet reinstated him to a position of influence are a “good place” to start investigations into clerical sex abuse and cover-up.

Pope Francis deflected questions from reporters about his alleged lifting of sanctions imposed on Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for sexual abuse, telling reporters Saturday to read the accusations and make their own assessment of their credibility.

Pennsylvania Bishop Lawrence T. Persico has called for “complete transparency” in investigating the latest clerical sex abuse scandals, noting late last week that regaining lost trust entails ousting bishops who failed to deal effectively with abuse.

In a gesture destined to anger more than console, Pope Francis has issued a letter to “the people of God” acknowledging the recent sex abuse scandals but ignoring the root causes of the crisis as well as the concrete steps needed to overcome it.

Sexual abuse of the most vulnerable and poverty-stricken is “endemic” across the international aid sector, according to a new government report, which accused NGOs of “complacency verging on complicity” regarding the problem.

The bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, has called for further investigation and decisive action in the case of alleged serial homosexual abuser Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, DC.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Washington, DC, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick from the college of cardinals after a series of public accusations of sexual impropriety and abuse spanning decades.

Poverty-stricken children in third world countries were gang raped and paid for sex by staff working for foreign aid NGO, MPs have been told.

“Medical providers like Planned Parenthood are mandatory reporters of sex abuse and criminal sexual harassment in all 50 states,” according to Aden. “The certification requirement is simply an attempt to ensure that Title X providers – to be eligible as grantees – simply follow the law. If Planned Parenthood or any other Title X providers are not willing to follow the law, they’re not eligible for funding under this rule.”

Pope Francis met with three Chilean victims of clerical sex abuse in the Vatican last weekend, in which he apologized to them for being “part of the problem.”

A Chilean lay Catholic group has sharply criticized Pope Francis for defending Bishop Juan Barros while claiming he had no knowledge of sex abuse charges involving a cover-up by the bishop.

An Arkansas man told a woman he raped for nearly a decade to “get over it” when she initiated contact on social media in a police sting, officials report.

Scotland Yard has announced a major review of rape and sexual assault investigations after two cases collapsed within a week amidst claims that police withheld vital evidence.The announcement that every live sex crime investigation on the books will be reviewed

A report by think tank Quilliam has found that more than eight out of ten men convicted of grooming gang offences have an ‘Asian’ background, while victims are “almost exclusively white girls”.

Disney’s director of music publishing, Jon Heeley, has been charged with three counts of sexually abusing children, Variety reports.

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has claimed that the sexual abuse and harassment scandal surrounding disgraced Hollywood producer and Democratic Party donor Harvey Weinstein is just “the top of a very particular iceberg” in Hollywood’s overall culture.

An Indiana man accused of sexually molesting chickens, dogs, and other animals has asked a judge for chemical castration instead of jail time, reports say.