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🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Female paedophile, 80, jailed after forcing young boy to have sex with her

Hazel Templeton, an 80-year-old woman, has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a young boy in the 1980s.

Mar 4 • 17:19 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
Crime & Justice

Former B.C. teacher, 86, to remain imprisoned on child sex offences pending appeal, court rules

An 86-year-old former teacher in British Columbia will remain in prison while awaiting the outcome of his appeal against an eight-year sentence for child sexual offences.

Mar 3 • 12:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

New accusation against Michael Jackson: four siblings accuse him of being "a serial child sex predator"

Four members of the Cascio family have accused the estate of Michael Jackson of sexual abuse when they were minors, seeking over $200 million in damages.

Mar 2 • 12:19 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Former gym teacher sentenced over historical child sex offences

A former gym teacher from Riverina was sentenced to over three years in prison for sexually abusing students in the late 1980s and early 1990s at a boys' high school and a gymnastics school.

Mar 2 • 06:00 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Hillary Clinton testifies about the Epstein case in Congress: 'Trump should speak under oath'

Hillary Clinton began her testimony before a House panel regarding Jeffrey Epstein's child sex abuse network, as Democrats call for Trump to also testify.

Feb 26 • 19:55 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Named as the mastermind behind a pedophile ring – children came to the sex store

A 65-year-old former owner of a sex shop in Sweden is accused of leading a pedophile ring that has operated for over a decade.

Feb 24 • 16:17 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Teacher at £28,000-a-year private school BANNED from classrooms after sending sick photos

Nicholas Ryde, a former teacher at a private school in London, has been banned from teaching due to his involvement in distributing child sex abuse material.

Feb 24 • 14:24 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Three people indicted in large pedophilia scandal

Three individuals are indicted in a significant child sex crime case in West Sweden, involving severe charges against one main perpetrator.

Feb 24 • 12:22 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

The suspicion: The father forced his son to film when he had sex

A father in Sweden is facing charges for forcing his son to record sexual acts and has a history of sexual abuse against the boy.

Feb 24 • 11:32 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Political fight brewing over future of WA's child sex abuse laws

The WA government is facing political pressure to extend new child sex abuse laws to include more than just religious institutions following a controversial High Court ruling.

Feb 24 • 02:46 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

'Sadistic' man charged after allegedly luring 13-year-old to motel for sex in twisted online plot

An 18-year-old man from Pennsylvania is charged with grooming a 13-year-old girl online for sexual exploitation and self-harm.

Feb 24 • 01:20 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Timothy Busfield pleads not guilty to child sex abuse charges

Timothy Busfield has pleaded not guilty to several charges of child sex abuse in New Mexico, with pretrial proceedings already underway.

Feb 21 • 15:45 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Municipal Election Candidate Raped Two Children

A municipal election candidate in Finland has been sentenced to prison after raping two minors.

Feb 19 • 20:02 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Virginia Giuffre’s family responds to Andrew arrest: ‘He was never a prince’

Virginia Giuffre's family expressed relief and gratitude after Prince Andrew was arrested for suspected misconduct, marking a significant moment in their pursuit of justice for her alleged abuse.

Feb 19 • 16:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Female teaching assistant jailed for decades over sick sex acts with young boys

A 34-year-old teaching assistant has been sentenced to over 51 years in prison for sexually assaulting multiple young boys, including grooming and sending explicit messages.

Feb 19 • 14:01 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Perth man sentenced to more than 24 years in jail for child sex offences

Michael Brian Becton has been sentenced to 24 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to 77 child sex offences against six children.

Feb 19 • 10:09 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

ICE arrests alleged child sex offender released under Connecticut sanctuary laws

Federal authorities arrested Christian Espinosa-Sarango, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador charged with child sexual abuse, after he was previously released due to Connecticut's sanctuary policies.

Feb 18 • 17:45 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

BBC: Mother's boyfriend raped Lucy, 12, for years – investigator's insight solved the case

A 12-year-old girl, Lucy, who was sexually abused for years, was identified by investigators through a surprising detail in images discovered on the dark web.

Feb 18 • 16:42 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Vile sex offender used fake Snapchat profile to abuse 121 victims

Siah Riley, a sex offender from Derby, has been convicted of abusing 121 young victims through a fake Snapchat profile.

Feb 18 • 15:54 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Child sex abuse 'worsening' as 1,000 suspected UK paedophiles arrested each month

The UK faces a growing crisis in child sex abuse, with 1,000 suspected paedophiles arrested each month, according to the National Crime Agency.

Feb 18 • 14:22 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Over a thousand suspected child sex offenders arrested every month

The UK sees a significant rise in arrests of suspected child sex offenders, now exceeding a thousand per month due to online normalization of child exploitation.

Feb 18 • 07:54 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Melissa Gilbert returns to work as Timothy Busfield faces child sex abuse charges, accepts 'journey' ahead

Melissa Gilbert shares her emotional return to work amidst her husband Timothy Busfield's ongoing child sex abuse legal issues.

Feb 16 • 21:13 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Worst videos buried in Epstein files - including girl forced to strip with teddy bear

Newly released video clips and images in the Epstein files reveal shocking details of his abusive practices and misidentification of victims by the DOJ.

Feb 16 • 13:22 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Paedophile dies three weeks into 21-year jail sentence for historic child sex offences

Paul Withnell, a convicted paedophile, died just weeks after beginning his 21-year sentence for child sex offences in a UK prison.

Feb 14 • 06:32 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
National & Local

US Catholic diocese seeks to settle 1,100 child sex abuse cases

The Diocese of Brooklyn plans to settle 1,100 child sexual abuse lawsuits against it, aiming for a global resolution after already compensating victims over $100 million.

Feb 12 • 21:45 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Vincent Chan sentencing LIVE: Ex-Bright Horizons nursery staff admits 52 child sex offences

Vincent Chan, a former nursery worker, is being sentenced for over 50 sex crimes against young children.

Feb 12 • 09:45 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Illegal alien youth coach could face death penalty after allegedly murdering, raping teen player

An illegal immigrant soccer coach faces numerous charges, including murder and sexual assault against a minor, after allegedly killing one of his players.

Feb 12 • 00:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

'Our children were sitting ducks': Parents speak as ex-nursery worker jailed for sex abuse

Parents of child abuse victims express their outrage and call for better safety standards following the sentencing of nursery worker Vincent Chan for multiple sexual offenses against children.

Feb 11 • 15:57 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Starmer faces PMQs amid pressure over why ex-No 10 aide friendly with sex offender was given peerage – UK politics live

Keir Starmer faces questions in Parliament regarding the peerage awarded to Matthew Doyle, an aide connected to a convicted sex offender, amid allegations that the government is not taking child abuse seriously.

Feb 11 • 09:14 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Epstein did not lead a sex trafficking network for powerful men: FBI

The FBI's extensive investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed ample evidence of his sexual abuse of minors but little to support claims that he operated a sex trafficking network for influential men.

Feb 9 • 15:06 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Nursery worker Nathan Bennett convicted of multiple child sex offences

Nathan Bennett, a nursery worker in Bristol, has been convicted of multiple sexual offences against children, including rape and sexual assault.

Feb 9 • 13:01 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The pedophile 'streamer' who offered live sex with his seven-year-old daughter in premium sessions on a porn website for a thousand euros

A 46-year-old man was arrested by the National Police's Central Cybercrime Unit for streaming live abusive content involving his seven-year-old daughter on a porn website, charging for private sessions with virtual payment tokens.

Feb 6 • 23:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Timothy Busfield lawyer hits out at child sex abuse indictment with sarcastic response

Timothy Busfield's lawyer criticized the decision of a New Mexico grand jury to indict the actor on charges of criminal sexual contact with a minor.

Feb 6 • 19:02 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Timothy Busfield indicted on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

Timothy Busfield has been indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, as confirmed by Fox News Digital.

Feb 6 • 18:26 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Actor Timothy Busfield indicted in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges

Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on multiple child sex abuse charges by a grand jury in New Mexico.

Feb 6 • 18:23 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

BREAKING: The West Wing actor Timothy Busfield indicted on child sex abuse charges

Timothy Busfield has been indicted on child sex abuse charges following allegations from a grand jury in New Mexico regarding sexual contact with a child actor, which he denies.

Feb 6 • 17:20 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

BREAKING: Summer camp sex offender drugged wife so she didn’t see what he did to children

A man admitted to drugging his wife to prevent her from witnessing his sexual abuse of children at a summer camp in Leicestershire, where he also faced multiple charges for child sexual assault and cruelty.

Feb 4 • 14:38 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

10-year-old boy drugged and raped by his own father and 9 other men at a sex party in France

French authorities have charged ten men in connection with the alleged drugging and sexual assault of a five-year-old boy during a 'chemsex' party in Lille.

Feb 4 • 13:44 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Weekend Roundup: Convicted murderers, child sex abusers among illegal aliens nabbed by ICE across US

ICE has arrested individuals convicted of serious crimes, including murder and sexual abuse, as part of a nationwide enforcement action targeting illegal aliens.

Feb 2 • 22:30 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Melissa Gilbert 'stands with' Timothy Busfield: Inside the Hollywood love story tested by scandal

Melissa Gilbert supports her husband Timothy Busfield as he faces serious child sex abuse allegations, emphasizing her commitment to their marriage amid the controversy.

Jan 16 • 14:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Timothy Busfield’s lie detector offer is ‘public relations stunt’ as he faces child sex abuse charges: expert

Timothy Busfield was denied bail during his court appearance for multiple child sex abuse charges, with experts suggesting his lie detector test claim serves as a public relations stunt.

Jan 15 • 13:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Timothy Busfield’s next court move in child sex abuse case hinges on flight risk, legal expert says

Timothy Busfield has surrendered to New Mexico authorities on child sex abuse charges and is currently being held without bail as he awaits a court hearing.

Jan 14 • 12:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Mugshot of West Wing star Timothy Busfield released amid disturbing sex abuse claims

Timothy Busfield, the Emmy Award-winning actor known for his role in The West Wing, has been arrested in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges.

Jan 14 • 00:28 UTC
🇺🇸 New York Times
Crime & Justice

Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Turns Himself in for Child Sex Abuse Charges

Timothy Busfield has surrendered to authorities in relation to charges of child sex abuse.

Jan 13 • 21:53 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

US Marshals seek Timothy Busfield after child sex abuse allegations

The U.S. Marshals have taken over the search for actor Timothy Busfield following an arrest warrant issued for child sex abuse allegations in New Mexico.

Jan 13 • 14:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Pregnant music teacher, 33, charged with sex abuse of child

Naomi Tekea Craig, a 33-year-old pregnant music teacher, has been charged with sexually abusing a child aged between 13 and 16 while employed at a private school.

Jan 7 • 10:57 UTC

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