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Over a 40-year period, children as young as 11 are reported to have been targeted by sexual predators who drugged, beat and raped them. An investigation by the Sunday Mirror found allegations dating back to the 1980s, with many cases mishandled by authorities and a number of perpetrators going unpunished.Continue Reading

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/101933951/heres-why-you-should-never-diminish-or-dismiss-sexual-abuse-survivors “We have all got a role to play, whether that is work colleagues speaking up, the police investigating, or the media taking a responsible approach to reporting.” She also said: “While sexual harassment might sometimes start with a ‘tacky one-liner’ it certainly doesn’t end there. Ongoing verbal harassment, indecentContinue Reading

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Over a 40-year period, children as young as 11 are reported to have been targeted by sexual predators who drugged, beat and raped them. An investigation by the Sunday Mirror found allegations dating back to the 1980s, with many cases mishandled by authorities and a number of perpetrators going unpunished.Continue Reading

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43098231 Pope Francis has announced the renewal of the Church’s panel tasked with combating sexual abuse of children, in the wake of a fresh controversy. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is made up of eight men and eight women – nine of them new members. Its originalContinue Reading

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https://jezebel.com/french-lawyers-for-man-accused-of-sexual-abuse-say-11-y-1822993774 A trial in France is reignited a debate over the fact that the country does not have a legal age of consent. On February 13, a 29-year-old French man went on trial in the suburb of Pontoise for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl. The Associated Press reports that defenseContinue Reading

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http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2018/02/we-need-to-lift-the-scab-on-child-abuse-and-investigate-failure-of-the-state-marama-fox.html The Government should use this opportunity to look into the failings of the state to respond to institutionalised abuse. That would open up the inquiry to look at all institutions that failed in their responsibility to care for their children, and the governmental response once they knew about theContinue Reading

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https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-22/pope-apologizes-to-sexual-abuse-victims-for-comments-that-wounded-many In the latest twist to a saga that has gripped Chile, Francis said Barros, who is accused of protecting a notorious paedophile, would remain in his place in the diocese of Osorno because there currently was no credible evidence against him Last Thursday, a Chilean reporter managed to getContinue Reading

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http://theconversation.com/child-sexual-abuse-hearing-the-cry-for-help-is-not-always-a-simple-task-89599 The problem is that an allegation made in an anonymous counselling session is very different to a disclosure made to a teacher or social worker. In a ChildLine counselling session, the focus is on supporting the child. By contrast, teachers and social workers are duty bound to report disclosuresContinue Reading

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/25/men-sexual-abuse-trauma-silence Research indicates that one in six men experienced sexual abuse at some point during their childhood, and this is probably a low estimate, as it doesn’t account for non-contact experiences, which can also have lasting effects. In addition, when thinking about the statistic, we need to acknowledge the barriersContinue Reading