A government analysis found victims increasingly willing to talk to the authorities. It was published as two police officers were convicted in a closely watched rape case.
Tag: Sex Crimes
Ex-Presidential Candidate in South Korea Is Jailed for Sexual Assault
Ahn Hee-jung, once a rising political star, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Friday. His former secretary had accused him of rape.
Pope Calls Child Sex Abuse ‘a Human Problem,’ Tamping Down Summit Expectations
Pope Francis said the meeting at the Vatican in February would impress on bishops the suffering of victims and help church leaders better follow procedures when an allegation is made.
South Korea’s Speedskating Community Faces Reckoning After Rape Allegations
The speedskater Shim Suk-hee, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, said that in addition to physical beatings, she had been repeatedly raped by her former coach.
Pope Cites ‘Crisis of Credibility’ in Message to U.S. Bishops on Sex Abuse
The message comes as American bishops have been split in their attitudes about Francis, with a few openly criticizing the pope.
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
A spokesman for President Rodgrigo Duterte said later that the remarks were intended as a joke to expose the hypocrisy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Francis, in Christmas Speech, Emphasizes ‘Fraternity’
In his “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and to the World”) benediction, the pontiff declares that differences are a source of richness rather than danger.
Pope Francis Calls on Abusive Priests to Turn Themselves In
Priests who abuse children should surrender “to human justice, and prepare for divine justice,” the pontiff said in his annual address to the Roman curia.
Argentina’s #MeToo Moment: Actress Shares Account of Assault
An Argentine actress accused an older male colleague of raping her when she was a minor, starting a big movement that has been likened to #MeToo.
Pope Expels Two Cardinals Implicated in Sex Abuse From His Council
One of the cardinals is George Pell of Australia, who has been facing charges of sexual abuse in legal proceedings subject to a gag order in his country.