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Former world champion Dott goes on trial over child abuse allegations
The 2006 world champion is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.
August 18, 2026Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competition
A sex abuse survivor says Edwards winning would have been "catastrophic" and calls for rules review.
August 3, 2026Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed
Hamish Tait is accused of abusing 136 children at five childcare facilities over a 16-year period.
July 14, 2026Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
July 3, 2026French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
The prime suspect in the killing of Lyhanna, 11, was reported to police nine months prior but never questioned.
June 12, 2026Wave of child abuse cases shakes schools in Paris
A school assistant goes on trial accused of sexual mistreatment of children in his care, in the latest case to rock the Paris school system.
May 25, 2026Singer D4vd had 'significant amount' of child sex abuse images when arrested, prosecutors say
The Tiktok star's attorneys have maintained his innocence and vowed to "vigorously defend" him.
April 23, 2026Ofcom investigating Telegram over child sexual abuse material concerns
The popular messaging service told the BBC in a statement it "categorically denies Ofcom's accusations".
April 21, 2026French man charged with locking son in van for more than a year
The boy was found malnourished, naked, lying next to human excrement and unable to walk, the prosecutor said.
April 10, 2026Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.
March 19, 2026Europe takes first step to banning AI-generated child sexual abuse images - Reuters
Europe takes first step to banning AI-generated child sexual abuse images Reuters
March 13, 2026Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
He used the girls' mother's life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.
February 27, 2026Australian PM apologises after calling child sex abuse survivor and advocate 'difficult'
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame said the word was a "misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply".
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Snooker player Graeme Dott goes on trial over child abuse allegations
Dott, seen here at the Crucible in Sheffield in 2019, won the world championship title in 2006 A former world snooker champion has gone on trial at the High Court in Glasgow over child sex abuse char
Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competition
Edwards has previously received criticism for posts on his Substack blog Warning: You may find content in this article distressing A prominent actress and survivor of child sexual abuse has criticis
Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed
Hamish Tait is accused of abusing more than 100 children across five childcare centres in Sydney. A Sydney childcare worker who was charged with 329 offences over his alleged abuse of 136 children at
Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
Warning: This story contains descriptions of abuse Instagram has been running paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India, a BBC Eye investigation has found. The ads, seen by the BBC
French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
An 11-year-old girl called Lyhanna, murdered two weeks ago in south-western France, has been buried amid persistent public anger at failings that left her suspected killer at large. Fellow residents
French man charged with locking son in van for more than a year
A man in eastern France has been charged with keeping his nine-year-old son locked in a van for more than a year. The boy was found on Monday after neighbours in the town of Hagenbach, Alsace, heard
Father monitored him with a camera Boy (9) discovered naked and malnourished in van
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Father kept son in a van for over a year in France, faces charges
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Police found the naked, nine-year-old child lying under a blanket, unable to walk due to prolonged sitting. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
French father faces charges for keeping son in van for over a year
French authorities have charged a father for confining his nine-year-old son to a van for more than a year, where police found the child malnourished and unable to walk, a prosecutor said on Friday.
Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
A girl who appeared in hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos has been tracked down after years of searching by internet safety experts. The victim, who is now a young adult, was finally id
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Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
A United States citizen has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls while working at the US embassy in Burkina Faso. The US Department of Justice
Former American Embassy Employee Sentenced for Rape of Minors in Burkina Faso
A Maryland man was sentenced today to life in prison for forcibly sexually assaulting two minor girls in Burkina Faso in 2022 and 2023. After a two-week trial in October 2025, a federal jury in the Di
Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
A United States citizen has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls while working at the US embassy in Burkina Faso. The US Department of Justice
Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
A United States citizen has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls while working at the US embassy in Burkina Faso. The US Department of Justice
Australian PM apologises after calling child sex abuse survivor and advocate 'difficult'
Australia's prime minister has apologised for calling a former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor "difficult", saying it was only in reference to the hardships she has faced. During a o