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Vatican cardinal among 88 clergy members named in sexual assault lawsuit against Quebec diocese

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Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who is regarded as a potential successor to Pope Francis, is on a list of clergy facing allegations of sexual assault.
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Former students speak out about band teacher's alleged abuse

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A CBC investigation has uncovered a history of alleged serial abuse involving an Ottawa man who taught music in the Toronto area. Victims and witnesses allege crimes dating back decades were either missed or minimized by school...
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Anglican leader explains residential schools apology, compensation for survivors

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Andrew Chang speaks to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev. Justin Welby, about what he’s sorry for in his residential schools apology and how the Anglican Church plans to approach compensating survivors for what they endured.
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Indonesia passes landmark bill to tackle sexual violence

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The bill also regulates sexual crimes and violence that had not been considered criminal or had only been partially regulated, including sexual harassment.
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'One would hope that the Catholic Church would be on the side of justice'

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Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, explains what it means to him to have a commitment from the Roman Catholic Church to work with him on the case of Father Johannes Rivoire.
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Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for pardon over sex abuse scandal but denies wrongdoing

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A recent report found that Pope Benedict had failed to handle cases of sexual abuse at the Munich diocese.
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Vatican defends Pope Benedict XVI's record on fighting clergy sexual abuse

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The Vatican's comments followed the publication of an independent report that faulted Benedict's handling of four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich in Germany.
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Spain: Left-wing parties call for inquiry commission into church sexual abuse allegations

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The call by Podemos, ERC (The Republican Left of Catalonia), and EH Bildu (Euskal Herria Bildu) follows a 3-year newspaper investigation and similar inquiries in other European countries.
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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI confesses to attending 1980 Munich meeting about abusive priest

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The retired Pope had denied attending the meeting to the investigators but says his statement had mistakes in it due to editing "oversight".
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Ex-pope Benedict accused of inaction in sexual abuse cases

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Long-awaited report says Joseph Ratzinger ‘failed to act’ on instances of alleged misconduct while archbishop of Munich and Freising.
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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI knew about sexual abuse as archbishop of Munich, report says

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A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of several cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.
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U.S. judge rejects Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser lawsuit

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Prince Andrew has failed to convince a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was underage.
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Prince Andrew returns military affiliations and patronages as he prepares to fight sexual abuse case

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Queen Elizabeth's third child is being accused by Virginia Guiffre of sexually abusing her when she was 17 and being trafficked by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ghislaine Maxwell was dangerous predator, prosecutor says

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The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell ended on Monday with a prosecutor labelling her a dangerous predator while a defence attorney maintained the socialite was innocent.
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Preventing sexual violence by tackling toxic masculinity

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Statistics show nearly half of all sexual assaults are committed against young women, and their perpetrators are usually men they know. Experts say preventing sexual violence against women starts with having conversations around the...
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Alyssa Milano on Highlighting Plight of Sex Trafficking Survivors in New Documentary

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"Surviving Sex Trafficking" is a new documentary examining the dark world of human trafficking and aiming to lift the voices of survivors. Sadhvi Siddhali Shree, a Jain monk and filmmaker, and actor/activist Alyssa Milano, executive...
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Pope Francis expresses 'shame' over French Catholic Church sex abuse scandal

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"It is also my shame, our shame, my shame, for the incapacity of the church for too long to put them [victims] at the centre of its concerns."
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R&B singer R. Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trial

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R&B superstar R. Kelly has been found guilty of being the ringleader of a decades-long racketeering and sex trafficking scheme.
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'Entire system' enabled abuse of athletes, Simone Biles testifies

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A sometimes tearful Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told a U.S. Senate committee that her gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nasser, was able to sexually abuse her and other gymnasts because the powerful organizations designed to protect...
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Virginia Giuffre sues Prince Andrew for alleged sex abuse

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Britain's Prince Andrew is being sued in the US, for alleged sexual abuse between 1999 and 2002.
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Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges

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Maxwell is accused of grooming and recruiting teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
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Bangladesh: Hundreds protest over viral video of attack on woman

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Human rights groups say abuses against women are only getting worse.
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Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI

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British socialite charged with perjury, conspiracy and transporting minors with intent to engage in criminal sex acts.
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in landmark #MeToo case

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The former Hollywood producer was convicted of sexual assault and third-degree rape.