Auckland man sentenced over child sexual abuse material

A man who downloaded files depicting the “extreme sexual abuse” of children has been sentenced to community detention and intensive supervision.

In their new book “One in Five,” Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Luke Malone argue child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable.

Former Florida lawmaker Mike Caruso was arrested over alleged child kidnapping and molestation. Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended him from state posts.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is on trial, accused of child sexual abuse.The 49-year-old, from Glasgow, is accused of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards two primary school-aged children – a girl and a boy.The allegations relating to the girl span the years 1993-1996, while the allegations invol

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The owner of the world’s largest online pornography empire has agreed to pay US$120 million to victims of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to put in safeguards to prevent the trafficking of abuse content on the web.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) flagged an increase in the number of mothers who allegedly subjected their children to online sexual abuse in 2026. In a press briefing at Camp Crame on Monday, PNP–Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC) chief Brig. Gen. Maria Sheila Portento said their op

A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement against the archdiocese of Quebec. The deal ends years of legal action for claimants who said they were sexually assaulted by members of the archdiocese since 1940.