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  • July 2008

    • Son of Bermuda Leader Facing Sex, Fraud Rap

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Son of Bermuda Leader Facing Sex, Fraud Rap

      The son of Bermuda’s premier, a 37-year-old Los Angeles doctor, is facing 19 felony charges, the AP reports, including raping and molesting patients. Kevin Antario Brown, son of Premier Ewart Brown, is also under investigation for “multiple health care fraud schemes,” the LA Times reports. Bail was set at a hefty $4 million, with authorities fearing Brown would flee to his native island. More »

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      Los Angeles  • rape  • sexual abuse  • patients

    • Jeffs, Sect Members Face Sex Charges

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Jul 22, 08 9:27 PM CDT

      Jeffs, Sect Members Face Sex Charges

      Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four members of the Texas ranch raided by authorities in April now face charges of sexually abusing girls under the age of 17, the Houston Chronicle reports. One of those indicted also is charged with bigamy, and a sixth person is accused of failure to report child abuse. A Texas grand jury handed down the charges today after two days of considering the state’s evidence. More »

    • Pope Meets With Abuse Victims

      newser  |  The Australian  |  Jul 21, 08 2:14 AM CDT

      Pope Meets With Abuse Victims

      Pope Benedict XVI met privately today with four victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia, celebrated mass with them, listened to their stories and consoled them before flying out of the country, reports the Australian. The meeting with the two men and two women came a day after the Pope said publicly he was "deeply sorry" for sexual abuse by members of the Australian clergy. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • sexual abuse

    • Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 19, 08 6:15 AM CDT

      Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

      Pope Benedict XVI used unusually strong language today in condemning the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, reports the AP. The pontiff said the clergy's "grave betrayal of trust" had damaged the Catholic church. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured. I assure them as their pastor that I, too, share in their suffering," Benedict said during a mass in Sydney. "Those responsible for these evils must be brought to justice." More »

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      Australia  • Pope Benedict XVI  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • clergy abuse scandal  • clergy  • Catholic church

  • June 2008

    • Texas Kids Fed Pills in Forced 'Sex Shows'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 23, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Texas Kids Fed Pills in Forced 'Sex Shows'

      Four children, the youngest just 5 years old, were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for crowds in a small Texas town, AP reports. Locals had believed the site of the shows was just a swinger’s club. Six adults have been charged in the case, including a parent of children involved; two were convicted and another will be tried today. All three face life in prison. More »

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      Texas  • crime  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • sexual assault  • Vicodin

    • Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Jun 12, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

      Canada formally apologized to its indigenous peoples yesterday for forcing children to attend government-run schools where they were often sexually and physically abused. Prime Minister Stephen Harper read the apology in Parliament, calling the forced assimilation a "sad chapter" in the nation's history that damaged several generations, the Globe and Mail reports. "I am sorry Canada tried to erase your identity and your culture." More »

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      Canada  • sexual abuse  • Stephen Harper  • compensation  • House of Commons  • physical abuse

  • May 2008

    • Report Bares Child Abuse by Peacekeepers

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 27, 08 5:07 AM CDT

      Report Bares Child Abuse by Peacekeepers

      A shocking number of children as young as 6 are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers sent to protect them, a top global charity has found. Children are “suffering sexual exploitation and abuse in silence,” fearful of speaking out, said a representative for Save the Children. An organization survey uncovered cases in Sudan, Haiti and the Ivory Coast—and recommended that an international watchdog be appointed to monitor the situation, the BBC reports. More »

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      United Nations  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • relief  • peacekeeping force  • Save the Children

    • Court Orders Fritzl Held 1 More Month

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 9, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Court Orders Fritzl Held 1 More Month

      An Austrian court today ordered Josef Fritzl to remain in custody for another month while the investigation continues, reports Reuters. In addition, reports the Times of London, prosecutors say Fritzl will probably now face manslaughter charges after admitting in an interview that one of the children he fathered with his daughter died in the cellar where he imprisoned them. More »

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      Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • Amstetten, Austria  • insanity

    • Fritzl Triggers Change in Austria Sex Law

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 8, 08 7:41 AM CDT

      Fritzl Triggers Change in Austria Sex Law

      The Josef Fritzl case has spurred Austrian legislators to initiate changes in sex crime laws to prevent child abuse, the BBC reports. As Fritzl kept his daughter imprisoned as a sex slave, he was granted custody for three of the children he fathered with her— despite a rape conviction. His conviction was wiped off the books after 15 years. Austria now wants to keep sex crime records for at least 30 years. More »

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      rape  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • Austria  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • conviction  • sex offenders

    • 'I Am No Monster': Fritzl

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 7, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      'I Am No Monster': Fritzl

      Josef Fritzl complained today about receiving bad press since admitting to keeping an incestuous second family locked in his Austrian cellar, the Telegraph reports. "I am no monster," Fritzl said through his lawyer, calling his treatment “unfair” and calling the media's narrative “entirely one-dimensional” because it neglected the fact that he kept his dungeon family alive for over 20 years. More »

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      child abuse  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • Austria  • incest  • Amstetten, Austria  • Kerstin Fritzl  • prosecutors

    • Cops Launch Global Hunt for Pedophile

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 6, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      Cops Launch Global Hunt for Pedophile

      Interpol has launched a worldwide appeal for help in tracking down a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys, the BBC reports. Pictures of the man abusing boys 6 to 10 years old in Southeast Asia were found on the hard drive of a convicted pedophile in Norway. Police think the images date from around 2000-01. A similar appeal last year led to the quick arrest of another high-profile suspect. More »

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      child abuse  • sexual abuse  • pedophile  • Interpol

    • Sister-in-Law: Fritzl's Wife Never Suspected

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 5, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Sister-in-Law: Fritzl's Wife Never Suspected

      The wife of the Austrian grandfather who kept their daughter imprisoned in a basement under their apartment for 24 years never suspected she was there, her sister tells the AP. Rosemarie Fritzl believed her husband's tale that the daughter he kept as a sex slave ran away from home to join a cult. The two women even “did detective work” to search for the cult, the sister said. More »

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      rape  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • Amstetten, Austria  • Rosemarie Fritzl

    • Fritzl Will Plead Insanity

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  May 4, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      Fritzl Will Plead Insanity

      The man charged with imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and repeatedly raping her may not spend long behind bars, reports the Times of London, as Josef Fritzel's lawyer plans to plead insanity to avoid a prison term. “Josef Fritzl is mentally ill and therefore not responsible for his actions," and belongs "in a closed psychiatry ward," Rudolf Mayer said.  More »

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      rape  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • Amstetten, Austria  • insanity  • plea

    • Fritzl Owes Millions, Further Clouding Kids' Future

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 4, 08 9:22 AM CDT

      Fritzl Owes Millions, Further Clouding Kids' Future

      Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl is millions of euros in debt, adding to the challenge of his daughter’s recovery from years of sexual abuse and imprisonment, and the children's painful adaptation to the outside world, the Guardian reports. Now in a clinic near their old home, the family’s recuperation will take years, experts say. More »

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      rape  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • debt  • recovery

    • Fritzl Served Time for Rape in 1960s

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  May 2, 08 12:02 PM CDT

      Fritzl Served Time for Rape in 1960s

      It seems Josef Fritzl’s daughter wasn’t the only woman he abused. Fritzl was a known sex offender even before his basement of horrors came to light, with prior convictions for a rape, an attempted rape, and public exposure, the Times of London reports. It’s a major embarrassment for Amstetten police, who had claimed Fritzl had no criminal record.   More »

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      rape  • Josef Fritzl  • sexual abuse  • Austria  • Amstetten, Austria

  • April 2008

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