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6:52am, 1st August, 2019

Change in New York State law to usher in 'tidal wave' of child sex abuse lawsuits

Thousands of child sexual abuse lawsuits are expected to flow into New York State courts in the coming weeks exposing decades-old misconduct at schools, hospitals, churches and youth clubs, according to lawyers for victims.

Kim Kardashian announces birth of fourth child, a boy

12:50pm, 10th May, 2019

Entertainment

Kim Kardashian announces birth of fourth child, a boy

Kim Kardashian on Friday announced the arrival of her fourth child, a boy born via a surrogate.

California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case

3:35pm, 19th April, 2019

US

California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case

A Southern California couple was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday after the pair pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home, p...

California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case

5:35am, 19th April, 2019

US

California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case

A Southern California couple who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home were due to be sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison.

Man arrested after child falls from third floor of Minnesota's Mall of America

4:29pm, 12th April, 2019

US

Man arrested after child falls from third floor of Minnesota's Mall of America

A 5-year-old child suffered "significant injuries" on Friday after being thrown or pushed by an apparent stranger from the third floor of Minnesota's Mall of America, and a man who fled the scene was arrested, police said.

Person who claimed to be child missing for eight years is Ohio ex-convict

7:13pm, 4th April, 2019

US

Person who claimed to be child missing for eight years is Ohio ex-convict

The person who claimed to be Illinois teen Timmothy Pitzen, who went missing eight years ago, is a grown man with a criminal record, according to the FBI and state records.

Teen says he is Illinois child missing for eight years

7:06am, 4th April, 2019

US

Teen says he is Illinois child missing for eight years

Hopes were raised on Wednesday that an Illinois boy missing since 2011 may have been found in Kentucky, after local police agencies were asked to help track down a teen's claim that he is Timmothy Pitzen, who was last seen with his mother eight...

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid

6:11pm, 9th March, 2019

Entertainment

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid

Singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail on Saturday after a child support payment of more than $161,000 was made to an ex-wife, police said, ending his second incarceration in two weeks after a prior arrest on sex assault charges.

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after paying child support

4:05pm, 9th March, 2019

Entertainment

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after paying child support

Singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail on Saturday after he paid more than $161,000 in child support to an ex-wife, police said, ending his second incarceration in two weeks after a prior arrest on sex assault charges.

Australia's Cardinal Pell sued for alleged child abuse in 1970s

9:34pm, 6th March, 2019

World

Australia's Cardinal Pell sued for alleged child abuse in 1970s

Australia's Cardinal George Pell, in jail awaiting sentencing on five child sex offences, is being sued in the Supreme Court of Victoria for another alleged child abuse offense.

R. Kelly arrested for unpaid child support after interview denying sex charges

6:18pm, 6th March, 2019

Entertainment

R. Kelly arrested for unpaid child support after interview denying sex charges

R&B singer R. Kelly was arrested for a second time in recent weeks on Wednesday - this time for failure to pay child support - hours after lashing out in a television interview against charges that he had sexually assaulted teenage girls.

R&B singer R. Kelly detained after child support hearing in Chicago

5:24pm, 6th March, 2019

US

R&B singer R. Kelly detained after child support hearing in Chicago

R&B singer R. Kelly was taken into custody on Wednesday after a court hearing in Chicago in which he was ordered to pay $161,663 in child support he owes, according to a Cook County sheriff's spokesman.

British police may have protected politicians from child sex allegations, inquiry hears

11:20am, 4th March, 2019

UK

British police may have protected politicians from child sex allegations, inquiry hears

British police and political parties may have tried to protect high-profile individuals suspected of child sex offences, a lawyer for an inquiry into allegations of historical abuse said on Monday.

Women vent their anger at Vatican child abuse conference

12:24pm, 23rd February, 2019

World

Women vent their anger at Vatican child abuse conference

A nun and a woman journalist delivered the toughest criticism of Church leaders heard so far at Pope Francis' sexual abuse conference on Saturday, accusing them of hypocrisy and covering up horrendous crimes against children.

Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising 'concrete' remedies

11:52am, 21st February, 2019

World

Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising 'concrete' remedies

Pope Francis promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests would result from a conference he opened on Thursday, with one cardinal acknowledging that the Church had to fight "the enemy within".

'Piranhas' explores emotional lives of Neapolitan child crime bosses

3:17pm, 12th February, 2019

Entertainment

'Piranhas' explores emotional lives of Neapolitan child crime bosses

"Piranhas", a film about children wrapped up in the violence of the Neapolitan drugs trade, was inspired by crime journalist Roberto Saviano's desire to understand the emotional lives of teenagers who knew they were heading for violent early dea...

Berlinale film breaks silence over church child abuse

10:37am, 9th February, 2019

Entertainment

Berlinale film breaks silence over church child abuse

French director Francois Ozon described the struggles he experienced breaking the silence surrounding pedophile abuse scandals in the Catholic Church when making "By the Grace of God", about three victims who faced down the hierarchy.

Trying to make Yemen child smile 'like tickling a ghost': U.N. food chief

4:35pm, 16th November, 2018

World

Trying to make Yemen child smile 'like tickling a ghost': U.N. food chief

United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from under a blanket in a hospital in Yemen that has been overwhelmed with malnourished children, so he tried to bring a smile to the face of the small patient.

Ohio family charged with murdering eight people in child custody feud

12:25am, 14th November, 2018

US

Ohio family charged with murdering eight people in child custody feud

Four members of a family face the death penalty after a grand jury charged them with the April 2016 execution-style shooting deaths of eight members of another rural Ohio family, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday.

Australia offers rare national apology to victims of child sex abuse

10:52pm, 21st October, 2018

World

Australia offers rare national apology to victims of child sex abuse

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday offered a rare national apology, only the second since 2008, to victims of institutional child sexual abuse and their families, bringing some survivors to tears.

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Change in New York State law to usher in 'tidal wave' of child sex abuse lawsuits

Kim Kardashian announces birth of fourth child, a boy

California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case

California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case

Man arrested after child falls from third floor of Minnesota's Mall of America

Person who claimed to be child missing for eight years is Ohio ex-convict

Teen says he is Illinois child missing for eight years

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after paying child support

Australia's Cardinal Pell sued for alleged child abuse in 1970s

R. Kelly arrested for unpaid child support after interview denying sex charges

R&B singer R. Kelly detained after child support hearing in Chicago

British police may have protected politicians from child sex allegations, inquiry hears

Women vent their anger at Vatican child abuse conference

Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising 'concrete' remedies

'Piranhas' explores emotional lives of Neapolitan child crime bosses

Berlinale film breaks silence over church child abuse

Trying to make Yemen child smile 'like tickling a ghost': U.N. food chief

Ohio family charged with murdering eight people in child custody feud

Australia offers rare national apology to victims of child sex abuse

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