WASHINGTON (AFP, REUTERS) – Players from the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC halted play on Wednesday (Oct 6), leading protests against sexual misconduct scandals that…
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Online abuse of those with disabilities increases more than 50 percent during lockdown
Kerry Thompson was just 24 when she was diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. Now 42, the lifestyle and disability blogger from Milton…
Report finds 216,000 children were victims of French clergy sex abuse since 1950
PARIS (Reuters) -An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found that an estimated 216,000 children were victims of abuse by clergy…
Football: US women's commissioner leaves, Fifa opens probe after accusations against fired coach
(REUTERS) – The National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) commissioner Lisa Baird has quit and Fifa has launched a preliminary investigation in the wake of a…
Child abuse images sentencing: Auckland men sentenced to prison
WARNING: This story contains descriptions of child exploitation and abuse and may be upsetting. Two Auckland men accused of having more than 20 hours of…
Abuse of shop staff soars in Covid rules crackdown
Woman racially abused Asian shop staff after alcohol refusal When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes…
Raheem Sterling racially abused on Instagram less than 48 hours after football social media boycott ends
Raheem Sterling has been racially abused online less than 48 hours after football’s social media boycott ended. The abuse on Instagram was flagged up after…
Ron Brierley child abuse case: Disgraced millionaire surrenders knighthood
Disgraced millionaire Ron Brierley has surrendered his knighthood. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this afternoon revealed that Brierley, who pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual…
Dilworth School sex abuse investigation: Guilty plea entered as new charges laid
One of the men facing new charges in relation to historical sex abuse at Dilworth School has pleaded guilty. Former assistant principal Ian Wilson has…
Abuse in state care worse than thought and still happening – report
Abuse in New Zealand institutions is more significant than first thought and continues to the present day, a Royal Commission of Inquiry has concluded in…