With the discovery of human remains on the grounds of residential schools, this history is now dominating the conversation in the country.
Tag: Child Abuse and Neglect
Pandemic Lockdowns Aided Predators Worldwide, Especially Online, U.S. Says
The number of cases of online sex exploitation, including of children, appeared to skyrocket last year as people spent more time on computers.
Pope Will Meet With Indigenous Leaders About Canada’s Residential Schools
Canada’s Indigenous communities have long sought a papal apology for the church’s role in a system of forced assimilation at schools where abuse and disease were widespread.
Catholic Church in Poland Reveals More Abuse Accusations
Church authorities said they had received 368 reports of the sexual abuse, and almost half involved children under 15.
With Discovery of Unmarked Graves, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Reckoning
Two gruesome discoveries of what Indigenous groups say are the remains of hundreds of children have strengthened the groups’ resolve to hold the country accountable for a long-hidden brutal history.
Frenchwoman Who Killed Her Abusive Husband Won’t Serve More Jail Time
Valérie Bacot said her stepfather turned husband raped her as a child and had abused her for years. A court decided on a sentence that left her on parole but free from imprisonment.
Hungary Adopts Child Sex Abuse Law That Also Targets L.G.B.T. Community
Legislation increasing sentences for pedophiles was changed to include restrictions on portrayals of homosexuality and transgender people that young people might see.
Hungary Adopts Child Sex Abuse Law That Also Targets LGBT Community
Legislation increasing sentences for pedophiles was changed to include restrictions on portrayals of homosexuality and transgender people that young people might see.
France Drops Rape Investigation of Prominent Intellectual
Olivier Duhamel was accused of sexually abusing his teenage stepson. Prosecutors said they had closed the case because the statute of limitations had expired.
Pope Francis Rejects German Cardinal’s Offer to Resign
Cardinal Reinhard Marx had sought to quit as a way to take responsibility for the church’s earlier failures to address sexual abuse by priests.