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Vatican on Gay Uproar: 'Cardinal's No Expert'

But comments are 'backed by studies,' officials say

(Newser) - Vatican officials moved clumsily to quell the uproar over a top cardinal's comments blaming homosexuality for the church's sex abuse scandals—by acknowledging that he probably didn't know what he was talking about. Church officials "do not consider it their competence to make general statements on matters that are... More »

Boy Scouts Found Guilty in Sex Abuse Case

Faces up to $25 million in punitive damages

(AP) - Jurors today found the Boy Scouts of America negligent and awarded $1.4 million to a man who was abused by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s. The jury also decided the organization was liable for up to $25 million in punitive damages—the exact amount will be decided... More »

36 USA Swimming Coaches Molested Teen Athletes

Families sue coaching authority for lax oversight

(Newser) - USA Swimming has been rocked by the disclosure that 36 coaches have been banned for life for molesting teen athletes over the last 10 years, according to a suit brought by victims' families. Coaches secretly videotaped, fondled, and were otherwise indecent with their charges, court papers reveal. One coach in... More »

Man Pleads No Contest in Killing of His Alleged Molester

Victim, 32, was 'pushed to breaking point'

(Newser) - A week before he was to stand trial for the murder of the former Boy Scout leader he says molested him as a child, a California man has reached a deal to plead no contest to voluntary manslaughter, a charge that will bring anywhere from probation to 10 years in... More »

Pediatrician Indicted on 471 Counts of Sex Abuse

Videotapes show Earl Bradley abusing 103 victims

(Newser) - Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley has been indicted on 471 counts of sexual crimes against 103 children. The indictment is based on video and digital evidence showing all of the victims, all but one of whom were girls, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said. "These were crimes committed against the... More »

FBI's Just-Opened Jackson Files Reveal Child Sex Cases

Bureau releases records relating to pop star

(Newser) - The FBI today released its files on Michael Jackson under the Freedom of Information Act, and the results are not flattering: Nearly half of the 333 pages of documents relate to child molestation:
  • In 1993, the LAPD asked the FBI if they would be interested in charging Jackson for transporting
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100-Year-Old Child Molester Freed

Pedophile is still a threat to kids, say officials

(Newser) - The oldest sex offender in New York state and possibly the world is on his way to a halfway house. Authorities warn that Theodore Sypnier, 100, is still sprightly enough to pose a serious danger to children. His last arrest was 10 years ago for raping and sodomizing two girls... More »

Jackson Sex Accuser's Dad Commits Suicide

Jordy Chandler's father found dead in NJ home

(Newser) - The father of a boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Evan Chandler reported Jackson to authorities in 1993, claiming that the singer had abused his son Jordan, then 13. Jordan repeated the accusations to a psychologist, sparking a criminal investigation.... More »

5 Missouri Men Busted on Child Rape Charges

Accused believed to be father, four sons

(Newser) - Five members of the same family were arrested in connection with sex crimes against children in a raid on a Missouri farm yesterday. The men, aged from 47 to 77, are believed to be a father and his four sons, police say. They face multiple felony charges including forcible sodomy,... More »

A Sex Predator Speaks

Pa. man, convicted of soliciting child sex, says he was set up

(Newser) - From Pennsylvania detective Michele Deery’s perspective the story goes like this: Fishing for sexual predators, she logged online posing as a mother who wanted to find someone to have sex with her two young daughters. She soon found a nearby man who, without too much prompting, offered to have... More »

Jacko Peed in Front of Kids: Doc

Arnold Klein explains away Michael Jackson's molestation accusations

(Newser) - How could the boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation in 1993 describe, in detail, Jacko’s discolored genitals if he was never actually molested? Easy: Michael must have peed in front of him. In today's Too Much Information moment, Dr. Arnold Klein tells TMZ that the King of... More »

Parents Track Sex Offender Homes for Halloween

But critics warn that friends, family members are responsible for most kid assaults

(Newser) - Parents are preparing for their kids' trick or treating this year with a costume, candy bag—and a map of all the sex offenders in the neighborhood. Concerned families are turning to an iPhone application locating sex offender addresses to plan routes on the spooky night. "With Halloween, I'm... More »

'Manhattan Manny' Pleads Guilty in Boy's Sex Abuse

21-year-old babysitter dodges life sentence with plea

(Newser) - A male babysitter who dubbed himself "the Manhattan Manny" is facing a 12-year sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy. Jonathan Then, who also worked at summer camps and as a teaching aide in some of New York City's ritziest private schools, had originally been charged... More »

Polanski Taunt Brought DA Down on Him

Director's lawyers said prosecutors weren't trying to catch him

(Newser) - Roman Polanski may have his own lawyers to thank for his current predicament. This summer, in an attempt to get the charges against the director dropped, they told an appellate court that prosecutors weren’t actually trying to catch him, because they were afraid to face old misconduct allegations. That... More »

Man Arrested for Kissing His Own Daughter

Italian tourist faces 15 years in prison after Brazil pool incident

(Newser) - A controversy is brewing in Brazil over a 48-year-old Italian tourist who was arrested for touching and kissing his own 8-year-old daughter, the BBC reports. A couple reported seeing the man touching a young girl inappropriately at a hotel pool, apparently unaware that the girl was his daughter. Under a... More »

3 Busted in Cambodian Kid Sex Face US Trial

Justice-Immigration program extradites molesters to federal court

(Newser) - Three Americans arrested in Cambodia for sexually exploiting boys and girls as young as 10 are being returned to the US for trial, CNN reports. They were snagged by a joint program by the Justice Department and immigration authorities, known as Operation Twister Traveler, designed to combat sex tourism. The... More »

Female Sex Crimes: Society's Last Taboo

Gender myths, unreported cases allow problem to persist unchecked

(Newser) - A mother’s love is supposed to be sacred, which may explain why Britain is struggling to face up to child molestation at the hands of women, Charlotte Philby writes in the Independent. Stats are hard to come by, but one UK abuse organization says 11% of callers in 2004—... More »

Evangelical Leader 'Married' 8-Year-old Girl: Ex-Wife

(Newser) - An emotional ex-wife of an Arkansas evangelical sect leader testified yesterday that he forced underage girls  to "marry" and have sex with him, reports the Telegraph. The woman, who said she herself was forced into her marriage at the age of 15, said she began having serious doubts about... More »

NY Rep Blasts Fans of 'Child Molester' Jacko

GOP's King rants about media obsession with 'pervert' on YouTube

(Newser) - To those mourning the death of Michael Jackson, one congressman has a message for you: get over it. Rep. Peter King posted a YouTube video yesterday blaming "politically correct" media for obsessing over "a pervert, a child molester; he was a pedophile." Asks the New York... More »

Twitchy Jacko Denies He Molested Boys in 1996 Video

1996 tape shows an uncomfortable Michael

(Newser) - A 1996 video of Michael Jackson being interviewed by lawyers has surfaced, the News of the World reports. The tape shows the star squirming and groaning in annoyance throughout a barrage of questions from lawyers representing several Neverland employees who sued Jackson after being fired. At one point, the King... More »

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