Tag: Child Abuse
Vienna Boys' Choir hit by abuse accusations
Several former members of the renowned Vienna Boys' Choir have come forward to tell of abuse by leaders in the 1980s, Der Standard newspaper reported.[MORE]
New sex abuse case rocks German Catholics
A German archdiocese that was governed by Pope Benedict from 1977 to 1982 says a priest has been suspended 24 years after he was convicted of sexually abusing children.[MORE]
Ex-magistrate dismayed by sex offender visit
A former magistrate says she is dismayed by a decision to reunite two young girls with their father, a registered sex offender.[MORE]
Girls ordered to spend time with sex offender dad
Rights groups criticise a court order that directs two young girls to spend time with their sex offender father.[MORE]
Child sex abuse victims wait months for counselling
Some children as young as three years old are waiting for months for counselling for sexual abuse in Victoria.[MORE]
Father made daughters pregnant 18 times
British child protection agencies have formally apologised to two women who were repeatedly raped and violently abused by their father, bearing him seven children over 25 years.[MORE]
Photos of naked kids taken through fence: police
A man has been charged after allegedly taking photographs of naked children in a backyard pool at Bondi in Sydney's east.[MORE]
Police quell Dennis Ferguson relocation rumours
Police have taken the unusual step of contacting convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson in response to community concerns that he is planning to leave Sydney and move to the Hunter Valley.[MORE]
Haitian children rescued from traffickers
Authorities in Bolivia have rescued 19 children and teenagers thought to have been kidnapped in Haiti by human trafficking gangs.[MORE]
Computer repairers 'found child porn on laptop'
A 74-year-old man will appear in court on the New South Wales mid-north coast today, charged with possessing child pornography.[MORE]
Pope's brother 'unaware' of boys choir abuse
Pope Benedict XVI's brother says he was never aware of sexual abuse in a famous southern German boys choir that he headed for nearly three decades.[MORE]
Child sex abuse arrests on the rise
New figures from New South Wales Police show that arrests for child sex abuse have almost tripled over the last five years.[MORE]
Jailed: dad admits causing baby's fatal head injury
A man has been jailed for a minimum of four and a half years for killing his baby at his home in Sydney's south-west.[MORE]
Abusive parents 'should be paid to be sterilised'
A politician sparks outrage by suggesting the Government should pay for some people not to have children. [MORE]
One child, many tragedies
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China's one-child policy has fed an international industry for the adoption of unwanted daughters. Yet the almost 100,000 Chinese babies - mostly girls - who are adopted overseas each year are the lucky ones: many more baby girls are killed at birth leaving their mothers heartbroken and suicidal. A former Chinese radio star is hoping to force change.[MORE]
Child pimp accused re-arrested
A Hobart woman accused of child prostitution is back in custody just days after being released on bail.[MORE]
Church looks to settle with alleged abuse victims
The Catholic Church is hopeful of negotiating an amicable settlement with dozens of men who say they were abused by a Hunter Valley priest.[MORE]
Court to hear evidence from accused baby shaker
A Bundaberg court in south-east Queensland will hear evidence today from a man accused of shaking and severely injuring his four-month-old son.[MORE]
Baby died despite domestic violence concerns
The high number of child abuse notifications in the NT reflects a problem in society, the Child Protection Minister says.[MORE]
Child protection inquiry seeks personal stories
One of the experts chairing a child protection inquiry says he wants to hear from people who have experienced any involvement in the Northern Territory system.[MORE]
Pope summons bishops over Irish sex scandal
Ireland's Roman Catholic bishops have been summoned to Rome to meet with Pope Benedict in a two-day summit to discuss the sex abuse scandal that has shocked Ireland.[MORE]
Search on for girl's abductor
Police say a six-year-old girl who was abducted by a man in Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales has now been found.[MORE]
Abused children face greater suicide risk
A new study has found victims of child sex abuse are at a much higher risk of committing suicide or dying from an accidental drug overdose when they become adults.[MORE]
'Gross underfunding' in child protection
The Northern Territory's child protection system is grossly underfunded and expensive changes will be needed, says one of the people in charge of a broad-ranging inquiry into the system.[MORE]
Child care bill gives parents more information
New laws have been introduced into Queensland Parliament to improve the standard of child care centres.[MORE]
