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# Sexual Abuse

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'I could not abandon him': Journalist explains why he wrote reference for Tom Humphries
Humphries groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl.
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Oct 8th 2017, 10:24 AM
Former Glee star pleads guilty to possession of indecent images of children
Mark Salling faces up to seven years in prison after his guilty plea.
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Oct 5th 2017, 3:30 PM
Two in five calls to Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in 2016 related to childhood abuse
Almost half, or 46% of people who contacted the centre, were abused by someone they knew.
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Oct 5th 2017, 6:10 AM
Tom Humphries hears how victim 'blocked out childhood memories' to 'block out all the abuse'
The former sports journalist will be sentenced in three weeks time after a hearing yesterday.
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Oct 4th 2017, 6:05 AM
Abused children being made wait five years before court case over
Support charity Cari believes “a five-year time span out of a child’s life is too long”.
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Sep 11th 2017, 9:44 AM
Lotto millionaire accused of sexual acts with a child has bail placed at €200,000
A garda told the court the British man’s phone had videos of the sexual activity.
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Aug 10th 2017, 6:04 PM
Cardinal Pell returns to Australia to face abuse charges
The former Sydney and Melbourne archbishop has always maintained his innocence.
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Jul 10th 2017, 7:59 AM
Woman convicted of making false rape claims against innocent men in London
Jemma Beale claimed she had been sexually assaulted by six men and raped by nine.
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Jul 6th 2017, 5:49 PM
Almost 1,500 calls were made to a sexual violence centre in Cork last year
Nine in 10 victims that availed of the centre’s services were female.
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Jun 26th 2017, 4:55 PM
Church of England admits it 'colluded and concealed' sex abuse claims against a bishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury offered an unreserved apology to victims today.
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Jun 22nd 2017, 6:11 PM
'Once it's online it's very difficult to get back': The dangers of posting sexual images on the net
We spoke to a Detective Superintendent about the issue.
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Jun 18th 2017, 8:15 AM
Volunteer accused of abuse was allowed to keep working at disability service for years
Hiqa found that management at Camphill in Kilkenny repeatedly failed to address safeguarding of residents.
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Jun 9th 2017, 5:12 PM
Netflix's The Keepers highlights harrowing sexual abuse in a 1960s US Catholic school
The documentary investigates the murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik in 1969.
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Jun 4th 2017, 9:30 PM
Man remanded on bail after admitting to possessing thousands of child sex abuse images
The man admitted to possessing 2,683 images and 721 movie files in total.
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Jun 2nd 2017, 1:52 PM
Elite US boarding school acknowledges decades of 'sexual misconduct' by staff
An investigation into St Paul’s School reviewed 34 current and former staff members.
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May 22nd 2017, 10:33 PM
Rolf Harris freed from prison as he awaits outcome of indecent assault trial
He will attend the trial at Southwark crown court from next week.
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May 19th 2017, 1:18 PM
'An evil person': Longford man who sexually abused four nieces jailed for 13 years
The first victim was abused around the time of her first holy communion.
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May 11th 2017, 3:39 PM
Man jailed for five years for orally raping partner's son (7)
“He went from being a bright child to struggling with school. He has become anxious and nervous.”
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Apr 24th 2017, 4:51 PM
Over 100 suspected paedophiles arrested in Spain
The victims’ ages ran from a few months to around 14-years-old.
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Mar 31st 2017, 8:25 PM
'A monumental cock-up': HSE boss admits Grace case worker still in public service and on a full pension
The Director General of the HSE was before an Oireachtas committee yesterday to correct the record.
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Mar 24th 2017, 12:14 PM
Eye-track tech allows victim give evidence to put away sexual abuser
Tracking his blinking was used to record the testimony of the victim, who suffered from Motor Neurone Disease.
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Mar 10th 2017, 4:23 PM
71-year-old jailed for six years for grooming and sexually abusing teenage nephew
The judge said the sentence would have been considerably higher if it were not for the man’s advanced age.
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Mar 6th 2017, 3:47 PM
Allegations of abuse about another child at 'Grace' home reported to gardaí in 1996
The cases of four other service users were formally identified by An Garda Síochána.
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Mar 1st 2017, 7:45 AM
Disabled man who raped his nephew multiple times jailed for seven years
The child was aged between seven and nine years at the time of the assaults.
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Feb 28th 2017, 6:10 AM
Man charged with possession of first book to be banned in Ireland in nearly two decades
He also stands accused of two counts of sexual assault of a boy aged under ten over a decade ago.
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Feb 22nd 2017, 4:25 PM
Court hears father would leave £50 on his daughter's bedside locker after sexually abusing her
The man apologised in court for not admitting to abusing his daughter when she was aged between 10-12 years old.
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Jan 23rd 2017, 6:30 PM
'Unspeakable cruelty and vicious abuse' - historical abuse inquiry releases damning report
The greatest number of complaints relate to four Catholic-run homes in the North.
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Jan 20th 2017, 4:25 PM
Researchers in Cork develop technology that will identify child sexual abuse images online
Current systems mean specialists have to view “traumatic and distressing” material.
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Dec 2nd 2016, 6:39 PM
Eric Bristow apologises for football sex abuse comments
The former darts champion was sacked by Sky Sports yesterday.
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Nov 30th 2016, 3:44 PM
FA to investigate child sex abuse allegations
Four police forces are investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse against children in English football circles as part of a deepening scandal.
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Nov 27th 2016, 11:45 AM
Law lecturer convicted of possessing child pornography loses latest legal challenge
Julian Myerscough was arrested on 2 October 2015 at a hotel in Dublin on foot of a European arrest warrant.
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Nov 25th 2016, 4:38 PM
TD claims HSE manager tried to destroy career of whistleblower in Grace abuse case
The whistleblower alleges the manager “fabricated” information about her.
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Nov 3rd 2016, 10:52 AM
Man sentenced to six months in prison over sexual abuse of his sister, brother and nephew
The judge took into account his health and work record.
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Oct 6th 2016, 3:38 PM
Judge says alleged sexual abuse of two children is 'most disturbing evidence' he has seen in 20 years
The children’s foster parents do not want them to be reunited with their biological parents.
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Aug 19th 2016, 5:25 PM
Man in Malawi arrested after having sex with 100 young women and children in 'ritual cleansing'
Eric Aniva said he was hired by the females’ families.
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Jul 26th 2016, 6:17 PM
Boy at centre of sexual abuse case believes his mother didn't do anything wrong
The 12-year-old said he blames his father, who was convicted of nine counts of raping him when he was six and seven.
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Jul 26th 2016, 5:39 PM
Calls for new hate crime laws as people report assaults and violence because of sexuality
The RCNI’s new report launched today looks at LGBT survivors of sexual violence.
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Jul 11th 2016, 3:30 PM
'Pillar of local community' jailed for sexually abusing two boys
The offences took place 25 years ago.
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Jul 1st 2016, 5:04 PM
Police face misconduct action over handling of Ian Watkins child abuse case
The singer was sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013 for a string of child sexual abuse offences.
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Jul 1st 2016, 3:36 PM
Dublin man dies before appeal of life sentence for raping and sexually abusing three of his children
The 79-year-old was convicted on 98 counts in 2010.
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Jun 16th 2016, 1:01 PM
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