Portuguese police are combing an area near the resort where the British girl disappeared in 2007, as German authorities continue to investigate a suspect, Christian Brückner.
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Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal
Portuguese police are combing an area near the resort where the British girl disappeared in 2007, as German authorities continue to investigate a suspect, Christian Brückner.
South African Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Trafficking Missing Daughter, 6
The girl, Joshlin Smith, is still missing, and the case has haunted South Africa. Prosecutors said that the mother was addicted to drugs and had sold the girl for about $1,100.
Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced
A former surgeon had confessed to abusing at least 299 people, mostly children, in what is considered the largest case of its kind in French history.
Could the French Pedophile Doctor Joël Le Scouarnec Have Been Stopped Earlier?
Years before Joël Le Scouarnec was charged with abusing 299 former patients, he was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse imagery.
Gérard Depardieu Verdict Is Seen as Turning Point for #MeToo in France
French courts may finally be taking years of complaints about sexual violence seriously, advocates and experts say.
Survivors Call on Next Pope to End Sexual Abuse by Clergy
Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has swirled around the Roman Catholic Church for decades.
Survivors Urge Cardinals to Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis in Choosing Next Pope
Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors did, but clerical abuse remains a ruinous issue for the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Accused of Hiding Sex Abuse, Will Help Close Pope Francis’ Casket
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, who was accused of covering up cases of abuse as archbishop of Los Angeles, will have an official role in the ceremonies around Francis’ funeral.
Overlooked Letter Rewrites History of Shakespeare’s Bad Marriage
New research undermines the traditional view that Shakespeare was a distant, neglectful husband to his wife, Anne.