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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Dentist from Paraná arrested suspected of committing rape in office and farmhouse

A dentist in Paraná, Brazil, has been arrested on suspicion of committing rape and sexual offenses, including against minors, at his dental office and a farmhouse.

Mar 3 • 13:04 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Teen charged in connection to alleged Ontario daycare sex assault

A 14-year-old youth has been charged with multiple offenses related to the sexual assault of a child at a daycare in Trenton, Ontario.

Mar 2 • 16:57 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
Crime & Justice

Former sports leader admits guilt for sexual offenses

A former sports leader has admitted guilt to sexual offenses against minors, risking up to 21 years in prison.

Mar 2 • 09:03 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Asian woman detained - no connection to Norway

An Asian woman with no ties to Norway has been remanded in custody for two weeks after being accused of sexual offenses involving minors.

Mar 1 • 16:59 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

OFFICIAL | A bill is presented to authorize the death penalty for child rapists

Republican Congressman Nancy Mace has introduced the 'Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act' aimed at allowing capital punishment for severe sexual offenses against minors.

Feb 26 • 17:43 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

A school student had a photo of a child with an exposed upper body on his phone - was convicted of sexual offenses

A 16-year-old boy in Central Finland was convicted for possessing and distributing a sexually explicit image of a child, which he received via Snapchat.

Feb 26 • 10:48 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

Tabloid: Riot police sentenced for dozens of sexual offenses in Sweden

Kristian Youssef, a riot policeman in the Stockholm area, has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for 48 sexual offenses against children, including rape and child pornography.

Feb 25 • 18:44 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Former priest convicted of possession of child sexual material

A former priest from Denmark has been sentenced to five months in prison for possessing over 80,000 images and videos of child sexual material.

Feb 25 • 12:18 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
🇮🇸 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
🇩🇰 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
🇬🇧 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
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Child sex offender, 59, stabs himself in throat outside police station

A 59-year-old child sex offender, Stephen McLoughlin, attempted suicide by stabbing himself outside the police station where he was detained after being convicted of sexual offenses against minors.

Feb 23 • 22:53 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
🇩🇰 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
🇩🇰 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
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Man charged with sexual offenses against 27 girls

A man in his thirties from Gävle has been charged with multiple sexual offenses against 27 girls aged 9 to 14.

Feb 20 • 07:32 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

School employee charged with sexual offenses against children

A man in Umeå, Sweden, has been detained on suspicion of child pornography offenses and sexual harassment against minors.

Feb 19 • 11:48 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

Zemgale teacher sentenced to 15 years in prison for pedophilia case

A teacher in Zemgale, Latvia, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual offenses involving at least 180 children over eight years.

Feb 19 • 11:39 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Former reality show participant found dead after being accused of child sexual offenses

Kerri-Anne Donaldson, a former contestant on Britain's Got Talent, was found dead at her home shortly after being arrested for alleged child sexual offenses.

Feb 18 • 18:46 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

70 serious rapes against children - man sentenced to eleven years in prison

A man in Sweden has been sentenced to eleven years in prison for committing multiple serious sexual offenses against a child, culminating in a total of 70 counts of serious rape.

Feb 16 • 15:04 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Grandfather accused of rubbing girl's genitals

A grandfather has been accused of sexual harassment and serious offenses against his granddaughter ahead of Christmas two years ago.

Feb 16 • 13:52 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

A man is detained in connection with a 12-year-old girl's pregnancy in Vidzeme; he is subjected to pre-trial detention

A 12-year-old girl in Vidzeme, Latvia, has been discovered to be pregnant, leading to the detention of a 20-year-old man on charges related to sexual offenses.

Feb 16 • 09:56 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

30-year-old acquitted of rape of 13-year-old

A 30-year-old man was found guilty of several sexual offenses against minors but acquitted of raping a 13-year-old girl, leaving prosecutors considering an appeal.

Feb 13 • 16:12 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Sanctuary policies let alleged child predator roam free until DHS made Portland, Oregon, airport arrest

Sanctuary policies in Oregon allowed an illegal migrant, charged with multiple sexual offenses, to be released until his apprehension by DHS at the Portland airport.

Feb 13 • 02:03 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
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Nursery worker jailed for 'abhorrent' sexual abuse of children

Vincent Chan has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the sexual abuse of children in his care, affecting numerous families over two decades.

Feb 11 • 14:47 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Nursery worker found guilty of rape and sexual assault against five toddlers

A nursery worker in Bristol has been convicted of serious sexual offenses against five toddlers, highlighting grave concerns about child safety in childcare settings.

Feb 9 • 10:49 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Actor from 'The West Wing' accused of child sexual offense: 'I did nothing to them'

Actor Timothy Busfield has been accused of child sexual offenses involving two twin boys while directing a TV series in New Mexico, despite his claims of innocence.

Feb 7 • 21:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Even a criminal conviction can't taint 'good bloke' status

The article discusses how convicted individuals can still be perceived as having 'good character' in court, despite serious crimes such as child sexual offenses, highlighting the cognitive dissonance this creates for witnesses.

Feb 6 • 21:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

Man guilty of abuse since childhood sentenced to prison - allegedly continued sexual crimes after disappearing

A 24-year-old man in Vantaa is suspected of a series of child sexual offenses despite already having a serious history of sexual crimes, and even a strict prison sentence did not deter him from continuing his criminal behavior.

Feb 5 • 08:53 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

28-Year-Old Man Charged with Multiple Offenses Against Minor

A 28-year-old man from Tønder has been charged with several offenses against a child under 12, including grooming, attempted rape, and possession of child abuse material.

Feb 4 • 17:35 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

The trial of police officers for the abuse of their children has begun

The trial of a 46-year-old former police officer and his wife, both charged with serious sexual offenses against minors and extreme domestic violence, has started in Athens, with the wife absent from the proceedings.

Jan 7 • 09:55 UTC

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