ESCANABA, Mich. (WJMN) – April is child abuse prevention month, and The Delta regional Child Advocacy Center held a child abuse awareness walk and vigil in Ludington Park in Escanaba this afternoon. The purpose of the march was to draw attention to the hundreds of cases of child abuse reported each year in Delta County. […]
Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published Friday.An independent commission in neighbouring France concluded in 2021 that some 216,000 children mostly boys had been sexually abused by clergy since 1950.
Lawsuits representing more than 400 plaintiffs are being filed against the state over alleged child sex crimes that took place over decades in the state's juvenile justice system.
Greece will toughen laws to combat sexual abuse and protect minors, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday following a cascade of recent scandals in culture and sport. "Greek society underwent a shock when it began to learn about its hidden facades," Mitsotakis told parliament. The measures he outlined include stricter penalties for crimes against sexual freedom, changing the statute of limitations for cases of child abuse, creating a registry for professionals who work with children and a website where victims can submit allegations in real time.