Sex Abuse
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330,000 children in France were victims of church sex abuse: reportThe independent commission called on the Catholic Church to help compensate the victims, notably in cases that are too old to prosecute via the courts.WorldSep 21, 2023
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Quebec man gets prison time for creating AI-generated child pornographySteven Larouche pleaded guilty to creating seven videos with so-called deepfake technology, which is used to superimpose the face of an individual onto the body of another person.CrimeApr 27, 2023
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Quebec court approves sex abuse settlement against Catholic orderThe 2017 lawsuit against the Clerics of Saint-Viateur involved sex crimes that had been committed since 1935 at more than 20 establishments.CrimeApr 25, 2023
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Settlement reached in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdioceseThe class action was brought in April 2019 by a victim of Brian Boucher, a priest who had been jailed for sexually abusing boys under his supervision.CanadaApr 13, 2023
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Pope Francis updates 2019 law cracking down on sex abuse coverupsPope Francis also reaffirmed that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent.WorldMar 25, 2023
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‘There could be upwards of 100 victims’: More child luring charges laid against Edmonton man'We want parents in the Edmonton region to discuss this case with their children to determine if they communicated or met with Mr. Ratnayake,' Shima said.CrimeDec 20, 2022
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Quebec church abuse victims ask Pope for ‘swift justice’ ahead of visitLawyers for victims said Thursday they issued the request in a letter to the Pope, who is travelling to Canada at the end of the month.CanadaJul 14, 2022
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#ChurchToo: Sex abuse revelations continue to grow in U.S. years after movement beganSurvivors of sexual assault in church settings and their advocates have been calling on churches for years to admit the extent of abuse in their midst and to implement reforms.CrimeJun 12, 2022
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Pope releases long-awaited Vatican reform with new powers to fight sex abuseThe 54-page text, titled "Praedicate Evanglium,'' or ``Proclaiming the Gospel,'' replaces the founding constitution "Pastor Bonus'' that was penned by St. John Paul II in 1988.WorldMar 19, 2022
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Ghislaine Maxwell juror regrets not revealing sex abuse history: ‘One of the biggest mistakes’A U.S. judge questioned the juror extensively as part of an effort to decide whether the revelation about his personal history as a sex abuse survivor will spoil the trail verdict.CrimeMar 8, 2022
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