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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested suspected of raping a 3-year-old in MA; victim's father caught the crime

A man has been arrested in Maranhão, Brazil, after the father of a 3-year-old girl caught him in the act of committing sexual abuse against her.

Feb 26 • 14:11 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

Employee in amusement park convicted of sexually abusing a minor

An employee of an amusement park in Lithuania has been convicted for sexually abusing a minor in a case that has raised significant concerns about child safety in recreational areas.

Feb 26 • 14:05 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Man in his 40s charged with aggravated sexual assault of children under 14 years

A man in his 40s from Sunnmøre has been charged with aggravated sexual assault against children under 14 years.

Feb 26 • 13:12 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

The creator of 'Squatty Potty' arrested in Utah: accused of buying child sexual abuse material

Robert 'Bobby' Edwards, co-founder of 'Squatty Potty', was arrested in Utah following accusations of purchasing and viewing child sexual abuse materials.

Feb 26 • 12:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Police investigates suspect of storing and sharing child sexual abuse content in Amapá

The Federal Police of Brazil is conducting an operation to investigate a suspect involved in the storage and distribution of child sexual abuse materials in the state of Amapá.

Feb 26 • 11:22 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

PM apologises if Grace Tame 'difficult' label misinterpreted

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized for describing Grace Tame, a child sexual abuse survivor, as 'difficult', clarifying that he was referring to her challenging life experiences.

Feb 25 • 23:44 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Amazon removed the gothic novel by a French author for "promoting" pedophilia and incest

Amazon has pulled a self-published gothic novel by French author Jessie Auryann from its platform amid backlash for its explicit content regarding child sexual abuse.

Feb 25 • 18:07 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Belgian Abuse Offender: New Charges Against Marc Dutroux

Marc Dutroux, a notorious Belgian criminal, faces new charges after authorities discovered child sexual abuse images in his prison cell during a search.

Feb 25 • 17:07 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

SHOCKING STATISTICS: One in five believes teaching children about body parts is sexual abuse

A study reveals uneven awareness of child sexual abuse and available support services in Estonia, particularly among men and urban residents.

Feb 25 • 16:00 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

A 31-Year-Old Man Allegedly Groomed Young Girls in Halmstad

A 31-year-old man from Halmstad faces charges for serious sexual offenses against minors, with police suggesting there may be more victims who have not reported.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Police allege man groomed Philippines mother to sexually abuse children

A Queensland man has been charged with grooming a mother in the Philippines to facilitate the sexual abuse of her two daughters, leading to multiple charges from Australian authorities.

Feb 24 • 19:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Volunteer at children's events suspected of luring children with a pool and video games to rape them arrested in PR

A 35-year-old man was arrested in Brazil, suspected of sexually assaulting at least three children, using his role as a volunteer at children's sports events to gain their trust.

Feb 24 • 19:24 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Group suspected of selling child sexual material is the target of a Civil Police operation in RO

A Civil Police operation in Porto Velho targeted a group suspected of child sexual abuse and trafficking of explicit videos.

Feb 24 • 14:08 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Renewed detention of suspected child abuser

A man in his fifties has had his detention extended while facing charges of sexual offenses against a minor in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

Feb 24 • 14:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man is arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing his own nephew in Pastos Bons, MA

A man has been arrested in Pastos Bons, Maranhão, on suspicion of sexually abusing his 10-year-old nephew after the child's mother reported the incident to the police.

Feb 24 • 13:21 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Boys visited accused of abuse weekly to play computer games

A group of boys visited a 57-year-old man accused of child abuse several times a week to play computer games.

Feb 24 • 12:47 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
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

Dozens of Photos of Naked Children Found in Belgian Sexual Predator Dutroux's Cell

Marc Dutroux, serving a life sentence for imprisoning and abusing six girls, was found with dozens of pornographic images of naked children in his prison cell, prompting an investigation by Belgian authorities.

Feb 24 • 11:36 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
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Predator hid from police under bed after what he did to 13-year-old girl

Omar Saif, a 23-year-old from Manchester, hid from police under his bed after committing sexual offenses against multiple minors, including drugging a girl and transmitting a sexually transmitted disease to another.

Feb 24 • 11:11 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Rapporteur who acquitted defendant of the sexual abuse of a minor is investigated by the CNJ for sexual abuse

Magid Nauef Láuar, the judge who acquitted a defendant accused of raping a 12-year-old, is under investigation for alleged sexual abuse by the National Justice Council (CNJ).

Feb 24 • 10:40 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Valencia Court sends Mónica Oltra to trial for the management of sexual abuse of a foster minor

Former Vice President of the Valencian Community, Mónica Oltra, will be tried for her handling of a sexual abuse case involving a minor under the care of a foster educator, who is also her ex-husband.

Feb 24 • 09:54 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

For years, he humiliated, threatened to kill and eat – a man will be tried for violence against his wife and child

A man is being prosecuted for long-term physical and emotional abuse of his wife and child, including threats of murder and sexual coercion.

Feb 24 • 09:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Marriage at 12: Justice that does not protect girls - The Subject #1665

A protest outside the Tribunal of Justice of Minas Gerais highlights public outcry over a court's decision to absolve a man previously convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl.

Feb 24 • 03:30 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
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Investigations into the rape of a minor in MG began after a 12-year-old girl stopped going to school

Investigations into the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Brazilian Minas Gerais were initiated after her school reported her absence.

Feb 23 • 22:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested on suspicion of raping a 10-year-old girl in the rural area of Bom Jardim, MA

A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 10-year-old girl in the rural area of Bom Jardim, Brazil, after police intervened in a fight between the girl's father and the suspect.

Feb 23 • 11:48 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Former youth worker treated alleged victim 'like a dog', court hears

A former youth worker in Queensland faces multiple charges of historical child sexual offences, with the trial revealing allegations of severe mistreatment of the victim.

Feb 23 • 09:04 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Carola Carrete, psychologist: "In children who are victims of sexual abuse, normalization is a defense mechanism to endure the unbearable"

The article discusses the devastating impact of child sexual abuse and the psychological mechanisms survivors use to cope with their trauma, often leading to destructive behaviors.

Feb 22 • 18:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Father arrested for raping daughters aged 7 and 8 in front of 10-year-old son in PR, has history of domestic violence and threats

A father in Brazil has been arrested for the repeated sexual assault of his daughters while their 10-year-old brother witnessed the abuse.

Feb 22 • 14:26 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mother reported for rape in interior of SP doped 3-year-old daughter with marijuana brigadeiro, says MP

A mother in Brazil has been accused of drugging her three-year-old daughter with marijuana-laced treats to sexually abuse her, alongside her husband.

Feb 22 • 10:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspicion of 'satanic ritual', defendants acquitted, and reopening of the case: see the timeline of nearly 20 years of investigation into the death of a child in Paraná

Martônio Alves Batista has been arrested nearly 20 years after the death of Giovanna dos Reis Costa, with accusations of serious crimes including homicide and sexual abuse.

Feb 22 • 08:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Doctor touched boys while conducting unnecessary 'puberty checks', court told

A former psychiatrist is on trial for allegedly sexually abusing neurodivergent boys under the guise of conducting unnecessary puberty checks at his practice in Perth, Australia.

Feb 22 • 00:08 UTC
🇮🇳 ABP Ananda
Crime & Justice

UP News: Extreme Brutality Against Children - Couple Sentenced to Death in Uttar Pradesh

A couple in Uttar Pradesh has been sentenced to death for sexually assaulting 33 children over a decade, with some victims as young as three years old.

Feb 21 • 16:21 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

"A Brick Was the Crucial Clue": The Undercover Agent from the Dark Web Who Helped Rescue a 12-Year-Old Girl, Victim of Sexual Abuse

The article discusses the impact of an undercover NSA agent's work on rescuing a girl from sexual abuse, highlighted in the new documentary "The Darkest Web."

Feb 21 • 10:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Case of a child murdered in 2006 in Paraná was reopened two months before the crime would prescribe, says delegate

The investigation into the 2006 murder of nine-year-old Giovanna dos Reis Costa has been reopened just two months before it would have legally prescribed, following new allegations against the main suspect.

Feb 21 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Justice acquits accused of raping 12-year-old stepdaughter due to supposed 'family formation'

A Brazilian court acquitted a man accused of raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter, arguing that their relationship was akin to a family structure, which the court deemed a disproportionate application of the law.

Feb 20 • 23:49 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police arrests man in operation against sexual abuse of children and adolescents in Natal

The Federal Police arrested a 26-year-old man in Natal as part of an operation targeting child and adolescent sexual abuse via the internet.

Feb 20 • 21:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Police arrest housing secretary of Petrópolis for sexual abuse of a vulnerable person

Guilherme Moreira, secretary of Housing in Petrópolis, has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse of a vulnerable child.

Feb 20 • 21:10 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Life & Tech

Paula Vogel, the writer who fled and portrayed sexual abuse against minors: "Epstein is the great example that abuse is still hidden under silence and secrecy"

Paula Vogel reflects on her experiences and the portrayal of child sexual abuse in her works, linking it to broader societal issues of silence around abuse.

Feb 20 • 20:30 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect of raping and killing a child in Paraná in 2006 arrested after reports from new victims

A man suspected of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl in Paraná in 2006 has been arrested following new allegations from other victims.

Feb 20 • 19:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested in Porto Alegre suspected of extorting minors by threatening to leak images of abuse and sexual exploitation

A man was arrested in Porto Alegre for allegedly extorting minors by threatening to release child abuse images.

Feb 20 • 12:48 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

The arrest of a Brazilian man that shook a global network of child abusers

A Brazilian man known as Lubasa, who managed several major child sexual abuse forums on the dark web, was arrested by Brazilian Federal Police, revealing insights into a vast network of offenders.

Feb 20 • 11:44 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Swede charged with assaulting 27 girls - one of them is from Denmark

A 32-year-old Swedish man has been charged with a multitude of sexual offenses against 27 girls, one of whom is from Denmark.

Feb 20 • 09:50 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Swedish man charged with online abuse against children

A 32-year-old man from Gävle, Sweden, has been charged with online sexual abuse involving 27 underage girls, with incidents occurring between 2020 and 2025.

Feb 20 • 08:07 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Los Angeles sues the gaming platform Roblox

Los Angeles County has sued the online gaming platform Roblox, claiming it exposes children to sexual content and abuse.

Feb 20 • 08:06 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Swede charged with abuse of 27 girls – also against Danish girl

A 32-year-old man from Gävle, Sweden, has been charged with sexual offenses against 27 girls, including one from Denmark, involving over 50 incidents of child rape committed online from 2020 to 2025.

Feb 20 • 07:57 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Swede charged with offenses against 27 girls - one of them is Danish

A Swedish man has been charged with sexual offenses against 27 girls, including one from Denmark, with incidents reported to have taken place online from 2020 to 2025.

Feb 20 • 07:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Missing During Raffle Sales: Case of Child Murdered in 2006 Reopened Nearly 20 Years Later in Paraná; Recall

The case of Giovanna dos Reis Costa, a girl murdered in 2006, has been reopened with the arrest of a suspect linked to new allegations of sexual abuse.

Feb 20 • 07:00 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Popular gaming platform sued for exposing children to sexual content and abuse

The Los Angeles County authorities have sued the online gaming platform Roblox for allegedly exposing children to sexual content and online predators.

Feb 20 • 05:15 UTC

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