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

Civil authorities joined by the Archdiocese’s Independent Review Board have launched parallel investigations into the accusation.

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

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

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

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

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

Ohio House Speaker Calls for Rep. Rodney Creech’s Resignation After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Munich Court Sentences Two in Child Abuse and Forced Prostitution Case

Los Angeles County Reaches $4 Billion Settlement for Abuse Victims

Notre-Dame de Bétharram Abuse Scandal Reaches 200 Complaints, Exposing Systemic Failures

Gary Glitter Declared Bankrupt After Failing to Pay £500,000 in Damages to Abuse Victim

French Surgeon Admits to Sexually Abusing 299 Patients Over Decades

Trial of Former Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec Exposes Devastating Impact on Hundreds of Victims