Another high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill has put the spotlight back on the issue of child sexual abuse and exploitation, marking the latest efforts to crack down on a crisis that advocates fear is getting worse. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held the hearing on Wednesday. “The United States has […]
PHILADELPHIA—A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community has charged five more people with raping or molesting children as young as 4, the latest developments in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, at a Friday news conference, said that while the misconduct dates […]
A new Florida bill allowing capital punishment for those committing sexual battery on children under 12 cleared the state’s rules committee this week and is now heading to the full Senate. Senate Bill 1342 (pdf), a bipartisan effort by Sen. Lauren Book (D-Fla.) and Sen. Jonathan Martin (R-Fla.), cleared the Florida Senate Rules Committee on […]
Authorities in Texas have arrested an elementary school teacher after he allegedly sexually abused a young student during the 2020–2021 school year. In a July 28 news release, the Irving Police Department reported that 28-year-old Victor Hugo Moreno was taken into custody on charges of continuous sex abuse of a 7-year-old, as well as having an improper relationship […]
Alec Baldwin has announced that he will be interviewing controversial filmmaker Woody Allen. The Hollywood star shared in an Instagram post on Sunday that he would conduct an Instagram Live interview with Allen—who has been accused of child sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow—on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. ET. Pre-empting criticism the move […]
A former university professor who calls for less social stigma on pedophilia is set to return to academia, landing a new job at a research center dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse. The Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sex Abuse at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, announced Thursday that Allyn Walker will join as […]
Twitter is getting sued by a child victim of sexual abuse and exploitation. The minor claims the social media platform knew about the exploited content a year ago, but didn’t remove it. Last week, a minor, John Doe, and his mother filed a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging that the social networking giant knowingly distributed his abuse […]
Singer R. Kelly on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to bribing an official to get a fake identification document for singer Aaliyah, then 15, the day before he married her, the latest charge in a criminal case accusing him of running a years-long scheme to recruit children—young girls—for sex.
A shocking new story has emerged about the claims of young men who say that in their teens, they were raped or taken advantage of by Hollywood film director Bryan Singer and his associates. The story, by The Atlantic, talks about old sex abuse cases against Singer as well as new claims that had never […]
Calls by U.S. Catholics demanding swift and concrete action on allegations of clergy sexual abuse across the United States have grown steadily louder since the release of a horrific grand jury report by Pennsylvania last month. At least seven states have started investigating these claims, marking an unprecedented new wave of scrutiny and raising broader questions of […]
