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Families File Petitions and Lawsuits to Block Acquitted Teacher Matthew Schlegel’s Return

Anne Arundel County Public Schools is wrapping up a legally mandated employment review that will decide if Schlegel returns to teaching.

Lawyer in Joel Le Scouarnec Case Dies in Suspected Suicide

Archdiocese of Chicago Suspends Father Lambert Over 40-Year-Old Abuse Allegation

Judge Denies Formella’s Bid to Shrink Exclusion Zone in Sex Abuse Case

Inquiry Report Accuses PM Bayrou of Neglect and Possible Perjury in School Abuse Scandal

State Declines Retrial of Severna Park Teacher, Dismisses Remaining Assault Charges

Wander Franco Handed Two-Year Suspended Sentence for Sexual Abuse of Minor

Sydney Police Notify Over 1,000 Families After Carer Charged With Child-Related Offences

Gary Glitter Denied Parole After Latest Review

Jury Acquits Former Severna Park Teacher on 18 Counts, Deadlocks on Three Second-Degree Assault Counts

Krefeld School Toilet Abuser Found Not Criminally Responsible, Committed to Psychiatric Facility

Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal of Ex-French Consulate Staffer in Daughter’s 2012 Assault Case

Wander Franco Faces Gun Charge as Prosecution Winds Down Sexual Abuse Trial

NSW Court Dismisses Dawson’s Appeal Against Student Sex Conviction

Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Sentence and Immediate Suspension in Two Spanish Teacher Abuse Trials

Supreme Court rejects sentence suspension for cardiologist convicted of sexually assaulting daughter

French Court Sentences Retired Surgeon to 20 Years for Abusing Nearly 300 Minors

Trial for 2020 Vall d'Albaida Group Assault on Minor Begins Monday

French Prosecutors Seek Maximum Sentence for Surgeon in Historic Abuse Trial

French Surgeon Admits Guilt in Abuse of 299 Patients and Responsibility for Two Deaths