Cardinals start work on timetable for pope selection amidst resurfacing of sex abuse scandal

Cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to work on a timetable to choose the next pope amidst sex abuse scandals that have resurfaced to haunt the church. ...
09:10 AM, Mar 05, 2013

A new report has shown that child sex abuse is growing in India. Tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts if child sex abuse is more widespread than we realise. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us @Face_the_Nation or @SagarikaGhose
10:59 AM, Feb 13, 2013

Sex abuse row: BBC to pay 185,000 pounds in damages London: The BBC reached a settlement on Thursday with the Conservative politician wrongly implicated in a child sex abuse scandal. The BBC has already apologised for linking 70-year-old Alistair McAlpine, a member of the House of Lords, to child sex abuse that happened decades ago in Wales. The mistaken report, broadcast nearly two weeks ago, has caused turmoil within BBC management ranks and led to the resignation of its chief....  
09:06 AM, Nov 16, 2012

Stop tweeting our troubles, BBC chief tells staff London: The beleaguered BBC is asking its staff to tone down the tweets. Britain's national broadcaster is in crisis over its bungled reporting of a child sex-abuse scandal. Its top executive has resigned, two more have temporarily stepped down and others are facing disciplinary proceedings. Unsurprisingly, some of the BBC's 20,000 staff, including well-known personalities, have taken to social media to discuss its woes. The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on...  
07:40 AM, Nov 14, 2012

BBC Newsnight error: Two senior editors step down

More heads are rolling at the BBC over its false report over a child abuse sex scandal aired on its flagship programme Newsnight. Two more top editorial employees resigned on Tuesday pending a probe. ...
06:35 PM, Nov 13, 2012

BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal London: The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into a deep crisis. It is hard to overstate the importance of the BBC in British society; its influence stretches throughout the former British empire and beyond. Over the years, the BBC has been behind almost all of the UK's broadcast milestones, serving as a voice...  
03:42 AM, Nov 12, 2012

BBC chief quits over sex abuse row London: The BBC's top executive resigned on Saturday night after the prestigious broadcaster's marquee news magazine wrongly implicated a British politician in a child sex-abuse scandal, plunging the network into further uncertainty amid a controversy that exploded after it decided not to air similar allegations against one of its own stars who police now say was one of nation's worst pedophiles. In a brief statement outside BBC headquarters, George Entwistle...  
03:31 AM, Nov 11, 2012

BBC apologises for airing false child sex abuse report London: BBC on Saturday apologised for airing a report that led to a former Tory politician being wrongly implicated in child sex abuse, and admitted it was facing a "crisis of trust". A BBC report in which an abuse victim accused an ex-Tory leader of sex abuse should not have been broadcast, BBC director general George Entwistle said on Saturday. He apologised unreservedly to Lord McAlpine after the report led...  
10:34 PM, Nov 10, 2012

Senior BBC editor steps down amid Savile sex abuse scandal London: The BBC faced growing fallout on Monday over sexual abuse allegations against a popular children's TV entertainer, as Prime Minister David Cameron accused the broadcaster of changing its story about why it killed a news segment on the accusations. The powerful broadcaster tried to stem the damage, saying in a statement that a top editor had stepped down from its BBC Newsnight program after he was found to have...  
08:59 PM, Oct 22, 2012

UK: Sex grooming cases spark racial tensions Rochdale: She was lonely in the way only an adolescent girl can be: No friends, no boyfriend, not much of a relationship with her parents. So she felt special when a man decades older paid attention to her, bought her trinkets, gave her free booze. Then he took her to a dingy room above a kebab shop and said she had to give something back in return. His demands grew:...  
06:45 PM, Jul 01, 2012

Parl passes bill to protect children from sexual abuse New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to protect children below 18 from sexual abuse, set up special courts for speedy trial of cases against them and provide stringent punishment extending up to life term for offenders. "The bill is gender neutral. It seeks to protect children from sexual offences...the burden of proof will be on the accused," Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said winding up the...  
07:25 PM, May 22, 2012

Study: 53.22 pc of Indian kids face sexual abuse New Delhi: Aamir Khan's show 'Satyamev Jayate' is just two episodes old, but the show is getting very good response from the common viewers as well as celebrities, however some of the facts revealed on the show are shocking. The report that Aamir Khan and his guests quoted from, is 'Study on Child Abuse: India 2007' by the Women and Child Development Ministry. The study is a detailed analysis of...  
01:13 PM, May 14, 2012

Satyamev Jayate: Grisly tales of child sex abuse New Delhi: Whom does a child turn to when the one he trusts with all of his tiny heart turns abuser? In a nut-shell, the second episode of Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate was simply heart-breaking. It brought out a common but rarely talked-about scourge of society - the sexual abuse of children - often by people they trust the most. Aamir spoke to several such victims, their family...  
01:46 PM, May 13, 2012

Satyamev Jayate: Episode 2 deals with child abuse New Delhi: The second episode of Aamir Khan's much talked about television show Satyamev Jayate deals with the issue of child abuse. Given the huge positive feedback generated by the pilot episode that tackled the contentious subject of female foeticide both in rural and urban India, the second episode is even more explosive in form and content. According to the sources, Aamir has been working with a string of NGOs...  
11:54 AM, May 13, 2012

Satyamev Jayate: Episode 2 deals with child abuse New Delhi: The second episode of Aamir Khan's much talked about television show Satyamev Jayate deals with the issue of child abuse, according to sources. Given the huge positive feedback generated by the pilot episode that tackled the contentious subject of female foeticide both in rural and urban India, the second episode is likely to be even more explosive in form and content. According to the sources, Aamir has been...  
03:23 PM, May 11, 2012

Vatican sets new laws on sex abuse, crimes

The new "norms" will help expedite all the urgent cases on priority. ...
10:14 AM, Jul 16, 2010

Teacher gets 30-yr RI for sex abuse of kids A K Haridas is a teacher of the government primary school at Puliyavu. ...  
03:28 PM, May 02, 2010

80-year-old Chilean priest accused of sexual abuse
by IANS
The Chilean Catholic Church earlier this week for the first time asked forgiveness for alleged sexual abuse. ...  
08:14 AM, Apr 24, 2010

Indian priest faces jail term for sex abuse
by IANS
Under Italian law, the penalty for sexual violence against a child under the age of 14 ranges from six to 12 years ...  
11:49 AM, Apr 17, 2010

Priest accused of abuse won't fight extradition Reverend Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul charged with sexually assaulting a teenager. ...  
05:58 PM, Apr 06, 2010