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Over 200,000 French clergy abuse victims

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.

Support group for women who’ve experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse

In 2018, Kristine Hewett and Keron Beath noticed a gap in services for women who have experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse and set about creating their own charity, Adamas Nexus.

Prince Andrew served with sex abuse claims

Britain's Prince Andrew has been served with a lawsuit by a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting and battering her two decades ago.

R.Kelly called ‘predator’ as trial begins

R.Kelly is a "predator" who demanded absolute fealty from the many women and underage girls he dominated in a two-decade racketeering scheme, a federal prosecutor has told the beginning of the R&B star's sex abuse trial.

NSW band singer abused girls after gigs

One of the distraught victims of a popular NSW lead singer who preyed on young women he met at gigs has told how he stole her innocence.

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