Tag: sexual abuse

Monday, August 19th 2019 - 22:03 UTC
Women in Mexico take to the streets demanding protection from police abuses

Hundreds of women demanding protection from Mexico City's police force took to the streets after a number of high-profile sexual assault cases involving serving officers. To shouts of “I do believe you!” and “My friends protect me, you don't,” the initially peaceful rally ended with some participants lighting a fire on the second floor of a police building and vandalizing a bus station.
Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 10:05 UTC
Two priests and a gardener on trial in Argentine for sexually abusing deaf children

Two priests and a gardener appeared in court on Monday to face charges of sexually abusing deaf children in their care, in a case that has sent shockwaves through Argentina's Catholic church.
Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Argentine homosexual bishop criminally charged for sexually abusing seminarians

A homosexual bishop from Argentina undergoing a canonical trial has been criminally charged with sexually abusing seminarians. The prosecutor's office in the Argentine province of Salta publicized the formal charge on Friday. Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta could be facing three to 10 years in prison for “aggravated continuous sexual abuse committed by a minister of a religious organization.”
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Another blow for the Catholic Church: Cardinal Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting choirboys

Australian Cardinal George Pell who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.
Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Pope ends sexual abuse conference calling for an “all out battle” but victims remain deeply disappointed

Pope Francis has ended his conference on the sexual abuse of children by clergy by calling for an “all-out battle” against a crime that should be “erased from the face of the earth”. But victims and their advocates expressed deep disappointment, saying Francis had merely repeated old promises and offered few new concrete proposals.
Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy demand to meet Pope Francis

Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy demanded on Wednesday to meet Pope Francis to press their call for the Church to apply a zero-tolerance policy including the dismissal of bishops who covered up such offences.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Sexual abuse of nuns by clerics, including abortions, 'and still going', was admitted by Pope Francis

Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves. He said in that case his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who were being abused by priests.
Monday, December 17th 2018 - 09:02 UTC
Brazilian faith healer accused of raping 300 women has turned himself in

A Brazilian faith healer who was accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women has turned himself in a day after being officially ruled a fugitive, local news media reported on Sunday.
Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 08:20 UTC
Brazilian faith healer of international reputation accused of iterated sexual abuse

More than 200 people have come forward with complaints of sexual abuse by a Brazilian faith healer, authorities said on Wednesday. The accusations against Joao Teixeira de Faria, who uses the name Joao de Deus in his practice, began last week after several alleged victims spoke on a Globo News television program of sexual violence going back years.
Wednesday, August 29th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Vatican infighting surfaces and questions an “embittered” Pope

Pope Francis has no intention of stepping down as he fights accusations that he protected a former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing “close associates” of the pope.