Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of French cardinal Philippe Barbarin who was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence this month for failing to report sex abuse by a priest under his authority, prompting surprise among Church leaders and condemnation from victims.
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‘Monster’ husband gets 25 years for sex abuse
A Singaporean man described as a “monster” by prosecutors was sentenced to 25-and-a-half years in jail Tuesday for forcing his wife into prostitution and sexually abusing their six-year-old daughter and a niece.
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Pope vows justice for victims of ‘vile’ sex abuse
Pope Francis vowed justice for victims of clerical sex abuse Monday, describing paedophilia as one of the “vilest” crimes ahead of a historic global meet on the crisis roiling the church.
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Afghan football chiefs suspended over sex abuse on women’s team
Afghanistan has suspended five officials including the president of the country’s football federation over allegations of sexual and physical abuse against the national women’s team, officials said Sunday.
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Man killed trying to save victim from sex abuse
Kebbi Poly sacks five teachers for allegedly befriending female students
US cardinal Theodore McCarrick suspended over sex abuse
The former archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has been removed from ministry following allegations that he sexually abused a teenager nearly 50 years ago when he was a priest in New York.
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Dankwambo decries high cases of child rape in Gombe
Reps probe sex abuse, teenage pregnancy in IDPS
THE House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committee on Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, to thoroughly probe allegations of increasing cases of sex abuse, teenage pregnancy and theft of relief materials in IDPs camps, and report back to the House within two months. This was sequel to a motion by Hassan Saleh titled: ’Need to Investigate the Untoward activities going on in various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps in Nigeria’.
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