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Bangladeshi Man Accused in Teen Sextortion Scheme Flown to Alaska to Face U.S. Charges

The move followed his expulsion from Malaysia.

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill to Permit Death Penalty for Child Sex Crimes

Ex-U.S. Embassy Employee Gets Life for Raping Two Minors in Burkina Faso

Utah Audit Finds DHHS Left Sensitive Records for 2 Million at Risk

Jury Convicts Bristol Nursery Worker of Rape and Sexual Abuse of Toddlers

Jury Shown CCTV in Trial Over 12-Year-Old’s Alleged Abduction and Rape in Nuneaton

La Costa Canyon High Teacher Joseph Zyburt Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

Staff Describe Fear and Listening System at Skircoat Lodge as Abuse Trials Proceed

Home Health Aide Charged After Video Shows Slaps on Nonverbal Boy, Ordered GPS Monitoring

Christopher Phillips Jailed for Life for Sexual Abuse of Baby He Sought via Dating Site

Ex-Nun Jailed, Two Former Colleagues Sentenced Over 1970s–80s Abuse at Scottish Care Homes

BMA Stops Minibus Carrying 33 Undocumented Children at Beitbridge

Ex–Chippewa Valley Schools Paraprofessional Arraigned on Two Child Abuse Counts

U.S. YouTuber Arrested in São Paulo in Brazil Child Exploitation Probe

Four Remanded in Gran Canaria Probe Into Alleged Exploitation of Minors in State Care

Cudahy Teacher’s Aide Charged With Child Sexual Assault as Police Seek More Victims

Salta Seeks 19-Year-Old in Tartagal Abuse Case as 12-Year-Old Wichí Girl Remains Under Care

Centennial Massage Therapist Charged With Child Sex Assault as Investigators Seek More Victims

FBI Probes 350-Plus Suspects Tied to Violent Online '764' Network

France to Extend ‘Honorability’ Checks to Children’s Disability Services Starting April 2026