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Defense Filing and Jail Footage Shift Public Record in Ohio ‘House of Horrors’ Case

Recent court filings and booking video introduce new details while prosecutors assemble evidence for a grand-jury presentation under gag orders.

French National Assembly Removes Proposed Life Sentence for Serial Rapes of Under-15s as Government Plans New Vote

Senate Approves Tougher Law Targeting Online Sexual Violence Against Children

Ohio Authorities Remove 16 Children From Hamden Home After 'Horrific' Discovery

16 Children Removed From Ohio Home; Four Family Members Charged

POCSO Court Sentences Repalle Man to 20 Years for Sexual Assault of Child

Michigan Parents Charged With Murder in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Who Weighed 255 Pounds

Met Refers More Than 4,000 Closed Abuse Cases to NCA for Review

UCL Study Links Early Smacking to Poorer GCSEs and Teen Aggression

Supreme Court Orders Mandatory Kidnapping FIRs in All Missing‑Person Cases

Paris Police Detain 16 Staff at Saint‑Dominique School in Expanding Child‑Abuse Inquiry

U.S.-German Parents Jailed in Spain for Isolating Children for Years

Peru’s ‘Operation Athena’ Dismantles Suspected Child‑Abuse Network

Michigan Mother Charged With Attempted Murder After 5-Year-Old Found Injured in Woods

SA Mother Sentenced to 17 Years and 20 Days for Fatal Neglect of Six-Year-Old Daughter

Coaching Teacher in Latur Arrested on POCSO Charges Over 13-Year-Old’s Harassment

Ex-Teacher Jailed for Filming Sex Acts With Student, Ordered Onto Lifetime Register

Salta Trafficking Probe Finds 33 Schoolgirl Victims as Nine Face Expanded Charges

Spain Jails Dutch Fugitive Pending Extradition After Rescue of Four Minors

Mumbai Crime Branch Probes Case of Mother Accused of Forcing Minor Daughter Into Sex Work