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Former Foster Resident Sues Illinois Over Sexual Assaults at Aunt Martha’s

The suit says DCFS ignored thousands of incident reports, seeks millions in damages plus structural reforms to state oversight

Judge Denies Joseph Duggar Unsupervised Visits and Property Access in Florida Case

Brazil’s Lower House Backs Tougher Child‑Sex Crime Penalties as Bill Moves to Senate

Delhi Police Ask High Court To Cancel Bail In Janakpuri School Rape Case

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Government Reply on Plea to Quash 2013 History Sheet

Mexican Judge Reopens Investigation Into La Luz del Mundo Leader Naasón Joaquín García

Martiño Ramos Soto Extradited From Cuba and Jailed in Madrid

Spanish Courts Deliver Divergent Outcomes in Sexual-Assault Cases

Dutch Courts Issue Sentences in Groningen Groping Spree and Nijkerk Abuse Case

Supreme Court Petition Challenges Anticipatory Bail for Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO Case

Supreme Court Removes Gurugram Police From Child-Rape Probe, Forms Women-Led SIT

Gurugram Police Arrest Three in Child Sexual Assault Case as Supreme Court Takes Up Transfer Plea

Joseph Duggar Waives Extradition After Arrest on Child Molestation Charges

Judge Rejects Preventive Detention for San Borja Priest as Prosecutors Appeal

Minas Gerais Appeals Court Reinstates Conviction for Rape of 12-Year-Old

High Courts Uphold POCSO Convictions, Prioritize Documentary Age Proof and Mandatory Life Terms

Lula Sanctions Law Making Vulnerability an Absolute Presumption in Sexual Crimes Against Minors and the Incapacitated

Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to Life for Molesting Children in Florida

Kevin Esterly Convicted on All Counts in Lehigh County Child Rape Case

Judge Orders Pretrial Detention for Wunsiedel Children’s Home Leader Accused of Abusing Boy