Child abuse – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021By Editor

A 2,500-page report conducted by an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse and subsequent cover-ups within France’s Catholic Church has declared that a “veil of silence” allowed clergy to assault victims for decades. … Read More >‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s

‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021By Editor

Up to 3,200 Catholic priests have sexually abused children in France in recent history, the head of an independent inquiry has said, days before publishing a report on the scope of crimes against minors inside the church. … Read More >‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950

Shows

Tucker Carlson: NSA surveilling news networks

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Tucker Carlson says the NSA has been surveilling his program, warning other networks they’re being spied on too. Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction is overturned. And Philips recalls CPAP machines containing cancer-causing chemicals. … Read More >Tucker Carlson: NSA surveilling news networks

World

China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

Amidst unabating public anger in Canada over the discovery last month of a mass grave of indigenous children, a coalition of countries, including China and Russia, has called for a “thorough and impartial” probe into the tragedy. … Read More >China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

French prosecutors drop abuse investigation into political scientist at center of incest scandal

Posted on June 16, 2021June 16, 2021By Editor

French prosecutors have announced that no charges will be filed against political scientist Olivier Duhamel over reports he sexually abused his stepson, as the allegations came outside the statute of limitations. … Read More >French prosecutors drop abuse investigation into political scientist at center of incest scandal

Pope Francis sending team to investigate whether German diocese mishandled sexual abuse allegations, amid public anger

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Pope Francis will dispatch a team to investigate if the Archbishop of Cologne mishandled sexual abuse claims in the Catholic Church. Parishioners have been protesting against the diocese and demanding accountability. … Read More >Pope Francis sending team to investigate whether German diocese mishandled sexual abuse allegations, amid public anger

Asia & Pacific

South Korean prosecutors seek DEATH for mother accused of murdering adopted toddler, as public fury fuels moratorium debate

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021By Editor

Public outrage over the grisly murder of a 16-month-old South Korean girl, allegedly by her adoptive mother, has already led to tougher child-abuse laws. Next, it may prompt the country to end its moratorium on capital punishment. … Read More >South Korean prosecutors seek DEATH for mother accused of murdering adopted toddler, as public fury fuels moratorium debate

USA

‘Health & safety nightmare’: Texas governor demands closure of migrant child facility after claims of SEXUAL ABUSE

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Editor

Migrant children held at an improvised facility in San Antonio have been sexually assaulted and neglected, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said, calling on the Biden administration to shut it down and move the minors somewhere safer. … Read More >‘Health & safety nightmare’: Texas governor demands closure of migrant child facility after claims of SEXUAL ABUSE

‘I was shocked’: Alleged abuser wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica bathroom, ex-altar boy claims

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

A young man has told a Vatican court that a fellow seminarian, who is now a priest, wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica when the pair were altar boys. He alleged that the seminary rector sought to cover up the abuse. … Read More >‘I was shocked’: Alleged abuser wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica bathroom, ex-altar boy claims

‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually molested at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s — report

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Editor

At least 10,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse by clergy and other officials of the Catholic Church in France since the 1950s, an independent commission set up to investigate such crimes said in its preliminary report. … Read More >‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually molested at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s — report

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