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Cardinal Cupich Asks Father Michael Pfleger to Step Aside as New Decades-Old Abuse Claim Is Investigated

A child-protection review will evaluate the allegation and advise Cardinal Cupich on next steps for the parish and priest.

Menlo College Student Charged in Alleged Rape of 12-Year-Old

Chicago Police Release Suspect Descriptions in Multiple South Side Sexual Assaults

U.S. Citizen Detained After Neighbors Record Apparent Assault on Child in Bogotá Balcony

Supreme Court Limits Routine Psychological Tests for Children in Custody Cases

Youth Hockey Coach Arrested in Douglas County on Child Sex Crime Charges

Former Otterberg Monastery Leader Arrested on Suspicion of Child Abuse and Rape

Teacher at Milan Military School Placed Under House Arrest on Sexual Abuse Charges

Álava Bans Sarrea From Running Bernedo Youth Camp

POCSO Courts Across India Hand Down Life Terms and Multi‑Decade Sentences in Child‑Sexual‑Assault Cases

Schalke Youth Co-Trainer Suspended After Sexual-Abuse Investigation

Ex-LDS Bishop Charged With 18 Counts of Child Sexual Assault in Alameda County

Adoptive Father Denies Murder and Sexual Abuse as Defence Case Begins at Preston Crown Court

Former Lycurgus Volleyballer Accused of Online Abuse of Nearly 60 Minors

UEFA Bans Czech U-19 Women’s Coach for Life, Seeks FIFA Global Extension

UEFA Bans Czech Women’s Coach Petr Vlachovsky for Life Over Secret Filming of Players

Mother and Partner Held in Sicily Over Alleged Abuse of Child

Former Greater Manchester Teacher Jailed for 16 Years for Upskirting and Grooming

Derby Man Who Groomed 152 Children on Snapchat Gets 31-Year Sentence

Grandfather of Missing Girl Guadalupe Lucero Charged With Sexual Abuse