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Texas megachurch pastor pleads guilty to child abuse

October 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Texas pastor who founded one of the largest megachurch congregations in the country pleaded guilty on Thursday to sexually abusing a girl of 12 in Oklahoma in the 1980s. Robert Morris, 64, entered the […]

Childcare worker who abused more than 60 girls jailed for life

November 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former childcare worker dubbed “one of Australia’s worst paedophiles” has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing almost 70 girls. Ashley Paul Griffith, 47, confessed to 307 offences committed at […]

Rotherham child abuse gang leader sentenced for further rape of young girl

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The ringleader of a gang that sexually exploited children in Rotherham has been sentenced again, after a new victim came forward. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 42, was charged as part of Operation Stovewood, a series […]

Gary Glitter freed from prison after serving half of sentence for abusing girls

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison, according to the Press Association. The 79-year-old has been freed after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls, the PA news […]

Bob Dylan denies sexually abusing girl in 1965

August 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is being sued by a woman who says he sexually abused her in 1965 when she was 12. The lawsuit alleges that Dylan “exploited his status as a musician to provide […]

George Pell: Court reserves ruling in cardinal’s sexual abuse case

March 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

Australia’s top court has reserved its ruling on whether Cardinal George Pell’s bid to quash his sexual abuse convictions has been successful. The ex-Vatican treasurer is serving a six-year jail sentence after a jury found […]

Liverpool child rapist jailed for 18 years

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A “dangerous predator” who raped two young boys and sexually abused four other children has been jailed for 18 years. Gerard Kendrick, of Vauxhall, was sentenced to a further six years on licence after pleading […]

Phillipe Barbarin: French cardinal guilty of abuse cover-up

March 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

France’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, the cardinal Philippe Barbarin, has been given a six-month suspended sentence for his role in covering up the sexual abuse of minors. Barbarin was found guilty of failing to […]

Football sex abuse accused dies in crash on day of trial

January 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former youth football coach Michael “Kit” Carson has died in a car crash on the day he was due to stand trial on sex abuse charges. Mr Carson, 75, of St Bartholomew’s Court, Riverside, Cambridge, […]

Do not jail all paedophiles, says police chief

February 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Paedophiles who view indecent images but go no further should not be jailed but rehabilitated, a leading child protection police officer has said. Police forces “cannot cope” with the “huge” rise in reports, Chief Constable […]

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Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

November 17, 2025 0

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes against humanity. It follows a months-long trial in the country that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown […]

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Lord Advocate says that sex case ruling will not harm victims’ rights

November 17, 2025 0

Statutory protections for alleged victims giving evidence in sex cases have not been altered by a recent Supreme Court ruling, Scotland’s senior law officer has said. Last week, five judges ruled the courts should change their approach […]

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Reddit Moderator Convicted for Sharing Nude Scenes in Landmark ‘Moral Rights’ Copyright Case

November 13, 2025 0

A Danish court has handed down a historic verdict, convicting a Reddit moderator in the country’s first-ever criminal case for violating copyright’s “right of respect”. The now 40-year-old man was given a 7-month suspended prison […]