Tag: sex abuse

Afghan football chiefs suspended over sex abuse on women’s team

KABUL: Afghanistan has suspended five officials including the president of the country's football federation over allegations of sexual and physical abuse against the national...

Pope defrocks 2 more Chilean priests accused of sex abuse

  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday defrocked two more Chilean prelates accused of sexually abusing minors, and to show greater transparency about how he's...

Polish bishop apologises to victims of clergy sex abuse

WARSAW: A Polish Catholic bishop apologised Thursday to those who were sexually abused by priests in his Warsaw diocese and vowed to take steps...

Sex abuse scandal haunts Australia’s top Catholic cleric

MELBOURNE: From country priest to trusted top Vatican aide, Australia´s most senior Catholic cleric George Pell has seen his reputation plagued in the twilight...

US gymnastics coaching duo says doctor’s sex abuse surprised them

NEW YORK: The coaching couple who helped turn the U.S. women’s gymnastics team into a global powerhouse said in a TV interview aired on...

Aid sector needs oversight to stop sex abuse staff job-hopping: experts

The aid sector needs an independent database and whistleblower system to stop workers accused of sexual misconduct hiding such allegations to find jobs with...

Oxfam faces more pressure after new report of sex abuse

LONDON: British aid organisation Oxfam faced fresh pressure on Tuesday after a former senior member of staff said her concerns about “a culture of...

Chile: Pope asks forgiveness over sex-abuse scandal

SANTIAGO: Pope Francis, arriving in Chile to begin a three-day visit, opened his trip by asking for forgiveness over a local priest-abuse scandal that...

Sex abuse pervasive in Pakistan’s madrassas

ISLAMABAD: Saima Khan* struggles through tears as she remembers the blood-soaked pants of her 9-year-old son, allegedly raped by a religious cleric. Each time...

Took time to realise sex abuse by ‘best’, ‘trusted’ team doc:...

  NEW YORK: Triple Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman has said in an interview she did not realise at first that she had been treated...

Some 50 witnesses called for Vatican finance chief Cardinal Pell’s sex...

Melbourne: Around 50 witnesses could be called to a hearing in March to determine if there is enough evidence for Vatican finance chief Cardinal...