A 35-year-old Palmerston man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today, Thursday 5 May, after being arrested on 19 child abuse charges including one count of incest.Â
Acton Peninsula has been chosen as the site for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, but some victims’ relatives are unhappy with the location.
The Forrest Tennis Club will not be eligible for any ACT Government grants or in-kind support until it joins the National Redress Scheme for child abuse victims, under a sanctions policy that came into effect this week.
A 35-year-old Palmerston man has been charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material following a police operation yesterday, Thursday 24 February.  Â
A 55-year-old man has been charged with six offences after an ACT Policing investigation into his alleged grooming, trafficking and sexual activity with children and teenagers involved in sports programs in the ACT between 1994 and 2005.
An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found that an estimated 216,000 children were victims of abuse by clergy since 1950, says Jean-Marc Sauve, head of the commission that compiled the report.
