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sexual abuse stories: 68 news summaries

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Cops Launch Global Hunt
for Pedophile

Interpol appeals for help identifying man filmed abusing boys

May 6, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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pedophile • child abuse • sexual abuse • Interpol

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

She swallowed tale
that teen joined cult

May 5, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Fritzl Will
Plead Insanity

Lawyer says man who raped daughter for 24 years' is mentally ill, not responsible for actions

May 4, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Fritzl Owes Millions, Further Clouding Kids' Future

Family living in clinic won't see funds from his property

May 4, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Fritzl Served Time for Rape
in 1960s

Victim recalls attack;
he has 2 other arrests for sex offenses

May 2, 08 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Austrian Incest Father Nabbed Earlier in Sex Crime

Victims of 'unrepentant' dad remain hospitalized

Apr 29, 08 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Austrian man accused of imprisoning his daughter as a sex slave in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering her seven children is a convicted sex offender, the London Times reports. No details were immediately available, but neighbors reported avoiding the home of Josef Fritzl, 73, because of rumors... More »

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kidnapping • rape • Austria • sexual abuse • captivity • incest • sexual assault

 Pundit's Pontificating Draws Fire 

Maher sorry for Nazi jibe, but Catholics want scalp over cult remarks

Apr 21, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not for the first time, people are calling for Bill Maher's head—in this case for taking pot shots at Pope Benedict XVI on his HBO show. "If you have a few hundred followers and you let some of them molest children, they call you a cult leader,"... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Hitler youth • sexual abuse • Catholicism • Bill Maher • Pope Benedict's US visit • Bill Maher Grid

 DNA Tests on Polygamists Begin 

Officials seek foster home for 416 children

Apr 21, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Texas officials begin taking DNA samples today from 416 children removed from a  polygamist sect and from adults who lived with them. The tests will be used to sort out the parentage of the children in the confusing mix of families with multiple mothers on the sprawling Eldorado ranch, reports... More »

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marriage • sexual abuse • child custody • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • San Angelo • Barbara Walther

After Pope Meets Victims, Vatican Considers Change

Canon law, particularly on statute of limitations, evolving with sex scandal

Apr 18, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just a day after a Washington meeting where Pope Benedict XVI talked with victims sexually abused by Catholic priests, a Vatican official said the church would consider changes to canon law dictating how the church deals with such offenses, the New York Times reports. Cardinal William Levada holds Benedict’s... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • Canon • cardinals • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Abuse Victims
 Find Some Peace
 With Pope 

Tears and inspiration at long-sought meeting

Apr 18, 08 3:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Victims of sexual abuse yesterday exited a long-sought meeting with Pope Benedict XVI moved by his compassion and inspired by hope. "He apologized," one of them told CNN after the talk in a Washington chapel. "He seemed to intrinsically understand what we were talking about." Benedict... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • sexual abuse • UN General Assembly • Roman Catholicism • Rev. Federico Lombardi • Bernie McDaid • Olan Horne • Faith Johnston • Papal mass • Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Nationals Park

Global Action Urged on Kid Abuse Sites 

Watchdog calls for international body to wipe out 3,000 sites

Apr 17, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Internet Watch Foundation is calling for the creation of an international body to help stamp out internet sites profiting from images of child sex abuse, the BBC reports. There are nearly 3,000 such sites worldwide, a number that has stayed constant over the last three years as sites... More »

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Internet • sexual abuse • watchdog • child pornography • Internet crime

Pope's Words Anger Victims
of Sex Abuse

They're looking for action against priests—not lip service

Apr 16, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict's attempt to placate priests' sex abuse victims has only served to anger many of them, reports the New York Times. The pontiff said he was "deeply ashamed" of the scandal that has triggered complaints from some 13,000 victims. He does not plan to meet with any... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • priest • priest sex abuse • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Pope 'Ashamed' by
 Priest Sex Abuse 

Pontiff promises to make sure it won't happen again

Apr 15, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI said today he is "deeply ashamed" by the priest sex-abuse scandal that caused a crisis of faith in the US, and he vowed that the church "will absolutely exclude pedophiles" from the priesthood, the AP reports. "We will do whatever is possible so that... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • priest sex abuse • Pope Benedict's US visit

Texas Polygamists: Sect or Cult? 

Sociologist explores such groups and what keeps people there

Apr 10, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - While much of the media is calling the polygamous group raided in Texas a “sect,” some experts say it’s better defined as a cult, LiveScience reports. One scientist points out that the word “cult” is often avoided in academia for its negative connotations. But “if... More »

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Texas • religion • rape • child abuse • sexual abuse • polygamy • sociology • cult • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

 'Sex Bed' for Girls
 Found in
 Polygamist Temple 

Temple used for sex with underage brides, tipster tells cops

Apr 10, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Members of a polygamous cult had sex with underage girls inside the group's temple immediately after "spiritual weddings," according to court documents. Investigators found the bed, described by a tipster, in the temple of the Texas ranch. Men had sex with "brides" as young as 13, reports... More »

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Texas • rape • child abuse • sexual abuse • polygamy • Mormonism • Warren Jeffs • teen pregnancy • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

 Sex Abuse
 'Rampant' at
 Polygamist
 Ranch 

Pubescent girls forced to 'marry' older men,  say investigators

Apr 9, 08 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young girls at a polygamous compound were readied for "spiritual marriages" to much older men as soon as they hit puberty, the AP reports. Papers submitted to a Texas court detail a "pattern of abuse" at the ranch, where young boys were forced to marry underage girls and... More »

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Texas • rape • child abuse • sexual abuse • polygamy • Mormonism • Warren Jeffs • teen pregnancy • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Pope Will Address Abuse Crisis During US Visit

Pontiff aims 'to open the path of healing and reconciliation'

Apr 8, 08 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will address the clergy sex-abuse crisis during his visit to the US next week, a top aide tells the AP. The pontiff, who begins the six-day trip Tuesday in Washington, "will try to open the path of healing and reconciliation" during a mass for clergy members... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • molestation • Pope Benedict's US visit

 534 Taken From
 Polygamist Ranch 

Cops arrest one for interfering with evacuation

Apr 7, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Texas officials have removed 534 people and arrested one in an ongoing raid of a polygamist ranch near Eldorado, the San Angelo Standard-Times reports. But the man they collared is only charged with obstructing the 4-day raid, not committing the rape that sparked it. Meanwhile, at a nearby historical fort,... More »

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Texas • marriage • religion • rape • child abuse • sexual abuse • polygamy • fundamentalism • Mormonism • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

 Standoff Ends at 
 Polygamist Compound 

Police still searching for girl linked to abuse claim

Apr 6, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though "preparing for the worst," a SWAT team peacefully entered a polygamous sect's Texas compound after a tense standoff, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. They met limited resistance from members of the Mormon fundamentalist sect, and were continuing to search this morning for a 16-year-old girl believed to... More »

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Texas • rape • sexual abuse • polygamy • Mormon • Warren Jeffs • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch

 Nearly 200 Pulled From
 Polygamists' Ranch 

State workers question kids about abuse, neglect claims

Apr 5, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - State workers bused out dozens more women and children today from the Texas compound of a polygamous sect, CNN reports. Troopers and child protection officers have removed 183 people, 137 of them children, since sealing off the ranch Thursday night. Investigators are now interviewing the kids, most of them girls,... More »

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rape • sexual abuse • polygamy • Warren Jeffs • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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