A government commission found high death rates, unethical vaccine trials and traumatic living conditions at 18 homes that housed unwed mothers up until the 1990s.
Tag: Child Abuse and Neglect
Prominent French Intellectual Steps Down Amid Accusations of Incest
Olivier Duhamel, TV commentator and luminary of Sciences Po University, quits in a scandal involving the French literary and political elite.
Prominent French Intellectual Falls to Accusations of Incest
Olivier Duhamel, TV commentator and luminary of Sciences Po University, quits in a scandal involving the French literary and political elite.
Neverland Ranch Is Sold for $22 Million
Ronald W. Burkle, the billionaire co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies, bought the ranch for a reported $22 million.
Freed Nigeria Schoolboys Meet President Muhammadu Buhari
Capitalizing on a rare victory, the Nigerian government publicly displayed the more than 300 boys who had been released, and insisted it had not paid ransom.
Epstein Associate Jean-Luc Brunel Is Arrested in France
Jean-Luc Brunel was arrested at an airport near Paris by French authorities investigating possible sex crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
Vatican Report Cast Pope John Paul II in Harsh New Light
The former pope was fast-tracked for canonization immediately after his death. But a tarnished legacy in dealing with the church’s sex abuse scandals has left critics to wonder whether it was too fast.
The Vatican’s Explosive McCarrick Report: 5 Takeaways
A new report about a disgraced former cardinal had the potential to implicate three separate papacies in scandal.
Vatican Report Places Blame for McCarrick’s Ascent on John Paul II
In elevating Theodore E. McCarrick to the position of cardinal, the former pope disregarded warnings and believed the prelate’s denials about sexual abuse, an inquiry found.
Retired French Surgeon Faces 312 Pedophilia and Abuse Charges
Prosecutors said the rapes and sexual assaults took place at several hospitals over three decades, and were documented in a diary. Most of the accusers were 15 or younger.