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Child sex abuse is any sexual act that is committed against a child, or any sexual act that a child is forced or coerced into committing. Child sexual abuse can take many forms, including fondling, oral sex, and penetration. It can also include non-contact acts, such as exposing a child to sexual material or engaging in sexual activity in front of a child. Child sexual abuse is a global problem, and it can have serious and long-term consequences for the physical, emotional, and mental health of children. Governments and organizations around the world are working to prevent child sexual abuse and protect the rights of children.
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Mark Manuel Angeles Marino (27, Jacksonville) to 55 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and the production, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material. The court also ordered Marino serve a life term of supervised release and pay $163,500 to victims…
NEW BRAUNFELS — A Spring Branch man was arrested Friday on a human trafficking charge, according to a news release from the city of New Braunfels. Marc Stephen Jamison, 58, was arrested without incident after he arrived in the city allegedly to meet an underage girl whom he contacted through a social media site. He’s…
WARNING: Report contains graphic content A man found in possession of what was described as ‘horrific’ stash of material showing children being abused claims he was addicted to viewing such material. Gardai swooped on the home of Paul Cowell, a 54-year-old with an address in Meenacladdy, Gortahork, and found the horde of horrific material. Cowell…
Last spring, as the right began using the word “grooming” as a slur against LGBTQ people and their allies, journalist Melissa Gira Grant noted at the New Republic that the word provided a way to “say both the quiet and the loud part.” Contorting a term long used to describe real instances of child sex…
India has a large population of children, in fact one of the largest in the world whose rights and protection are guaranteed in the Constitution and with the country being a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But, facts and figures paint a worrying picture of how vulnerable they are….
Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith announced this week he arrested a former therapist, David Hamblin, in a “ritualistic child sex abuse” case. The case also led to disputed claims of rape and cannibalism …
The controversial adult-content website Pornhub criticized Instagram for deciding to permanently block its account on the social network, citing Instagram’s policy of allowing famous people like Kim Kardashian to publish nudity-containing images as an example of a double standard. SEE ALSO: This New Password-Stealing Ebrium Malware Can Hack Into Your Credit Card Data Reportedly, Pornhub,…
Editor’s note: Sex cults are real and do cause irreparable harm to individuals. This particular story is here as an example of how that reality can be manipulated into false claims. Whatever the case, these claims of abuse should always be taken seriously, because these abusers are very good at covering their tracks. Parents and…
The hospitality industry has seen an uptick in recent litigation related to human trafficking. Thus far, franchisors have been successful in certain trial and appellate courts in arguing that Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) civil claims do not apply to franchisors solely because a franchise relationship exists.1 See 18 U.S.C. § 1595(a). Last week,…
Inaction brings shame to the Church as well as a lifetime of suffering for the victims Church and state are frequently slow and silent about the abuse of children and action is frequently lacking in bringing the abusers to justice. Denials, cover-ups, intimidation of victims and witnesses, and pay-offs to parents and victims are the…
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