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The Delhi High Court, stressing the need for close judicial scrutiny in such cases, said the harm caused by false implication cannot be undone merely by an order of discharge.

False accusations leave unhealed scars: Delhi High Court upholds discharge of 3 men, calls for scrutiny in rape cases

January 02, 2026 1:38 pm

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said when serious allegations are made and then withdrawn without explanation, it weakens public confidence in the process meant to protect victims of sexual violence.

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300 victims, chilling journals and decades of crime: French paedophile surgeon gets 20 years in jail

May 28, 2025 10:10 pm

Despite being convicted in 2005 for possessing child pornography, Le Scouarnec was allowed to continue practicing medicine without restriction until his 2017 arrest.

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Abercrombie & Fitch's former CEO faces new sex abuse allegations

September 15, 2024 2:26 am

Eight more men have come forward to the BBC, detailing their experiences at these events. Some witnesses allege being injected with liquid Viagra and coerced into participating in sexual acts.

French bishops agree to compensate sex abuse victims

November 08, 2021 9:04 pm

French bishops also called on Pope Francis to send “a team of visitors” to assess the church's response regarding child protection.

Judge orders home detention for Australian archbishop over sex abuse cover-up

August 14, 2018 7:41 am

Wilson was ordered to begin serving his detention on Tuesday in New South Wales state and would be eligible for parole in February 2019, the court said, without disclosing the address of where he would be held.

Muzaffarpur shelter home abuse: How the system failed them

August 05, 2018 11:32 am

Over the four years of its existence, the shelter home in Bihar, like most government-run shelters in the state, was inspected by multiple bodies, but none flagged the “highly questionable manner” in which it was being run or that “several girls (had) reported about violence and being abused sexually”.

Deoria shelter home case: Over a week after govt order, Sadar CO yet to be transferred

Chile announces wide probe into Catholic Church sex abuse

July 24, 2018 2:18 pm

The nationwide figures follow an avalanche of sex abuse and cover-up cases that have recently embattled Chile's Catholic Church and prompted Pope Francis earlier this year to publicly denounce a "culture of abuse and cover-up."

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‘Men too suffer sexual abuse’

January 30, 2016 8:02 am

The 'I Break My Silence' campaign was started in January 2015 by a youth network in Chandigarh.

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Child sex abuse claims shake United Nations as revelations continue

May 30, 2015 11:33 am

No arrests have been announced, and it's not clear where the accused soldiers, who were supporting a UN peacekeeping force, are now. The UN seems unable to say when the abuses stopped, or how long it continued to investigate.

Pope sets up commission to deal with sex abuse appeals

November 12, 2014 2:45 am

Pope has set up a new commission to handle appeals by priests who have been disciplined for sexual abuse of minors.

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