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Santa Clara Puts 10 Child-Welfare Workers on Leave as State Extends Oversight After Toddler’s Death

Prosecutors signal the case could lead to charges beyond the accused teen.

Bardstown Teacher Charged in Student Sex Case Released on Bond

Goa BJP Councillor’s Son Arrested on POCSO Charges as Crime Branch Takes Over Probe

NSW Admits Foster Children Lived With Triple Killer, Orders Urgent Review

Missing 7-Year-Old in Wuppertal Found Safe After Police Search

Terrassa FC Youth Coach Arrested Over Alleged Requests for Sexual Images From Minors

France's STOP Hotline Reports Tripled Use in Five Years as 2025 Calls Top 4,500

Tokyo Police Probe Suspected Balcony Fall That Killed 3-Year-Old in Nishi-Shinjuku

WA Coroner Calls Cleveland Dodd’s Death Predictable, Recommends Urgent Closure of Unit 18

UNICEF, Hotel Chains and Citizen Council Launch Child-Protection Alliance Ahead of 2026 World Cup

Okinawa Police Refer Ex-Daycare Director to Prosecutors on Neglect Charge

Medical Examiner Rules Teen’s Hotel Death a Suicide as Police Close Case

Basque Police Confirm 12 Complaints in Bernedo Summer Camp Investigation

France Rolls Out Nationwide Child-Worker Vetting, Blocking 1,733 Already in Post

Five Children Hurt After Car Crashes Through Fence at Rhode Island Day Care Playground

Parents of Missing Girl Urge Camp Mystic to Halt Reopening Plans

Rhineland-Palatinate Launches Statewide Cybergrooming Prevention in Primary Schools

Cairns Hearings Open in Queensland Child Safety Inquiry After Audit Found 772 Children Missing

Camp Wilayah Cancelled After Scout Venue Cites Radicalisation and Safety Risks

Guatemalan Court Sentences Six for 2017 Shelter Fire That Killed 41 Girls