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U.S. Bureau of Prisons Employee Pleads Guilty in Florida to Sexual Abuse of a Ward

Bureau of Prisons employee Jack Chris Jackson, 45, pleaded guilty today to the charge of sexual abuse of a ward.



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Former New Mexico Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

Lawrence Etsitty, 30, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009. Etsitty pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of the victim when he touched and kissed her against her will, while she was handcuffed. Etsitty also pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI in connection with the sexual assault. Etsitty did not enter a plea to the portion of the indictment that alleged the offense included kidnapping.



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Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online Joint Statement

The EU and the U.S., at the EU-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting attended by Attorney General Eric Holder today, have agreed to enhance efforts against child sexual abuse online. Such abuse includes the distribution and trade of child pornography via the Internet, and the resulting, continuing harm to the victims depicted.



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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Minors

Joshua Gardner, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery in the District of Minnesota.



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Louisiana Man Sentenced in Virginia to 25 Years in Prison for Filming His Sexual Abuse of a Minor Girl

Gregory Thomas Miller, 57, of Deville, La., pleaded guilty on April 27, 2012, to a 10-count indictment charging him with seven counts of production of child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography, one count of possessing child pornography and one count of marijuana possession.



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Former New Mexico Navajo Police Officer Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison on Sexual Abuse Charges

Lawrence Etsitty , 31, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department (NPD), was sentenced today in federal court on charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009. Earlier this year, Etsitty pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of the victim when he groped, touched and kissed her against her will, while she was handcuffed. Etsitty also was charged and pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI.



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Attorney General Eric Holder and High-Level Officials Launch Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online

Attorney General Eric Holder and European Union (EU) Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström will launch the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online at a ministerial conference tomorrow, Dec. 5, 2012, in Brussels.



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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online Ministerial

"Despite the uncertain challenges we face, and the many responsibilities before us, I’m confident that today’s session will afford a unique opportunity to strengthen our shared commitment to this work," said Attorney General Holder.




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Former Lincoln County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office Detective Sentenced on Sexual Abuse Charges

Scott Edwards, a former Lincoln County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department detective, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison followed by three years supervised release for violating the constitutional rights of five women through acts of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual contact while serving as their “drug court tracker,” when the women were participants in the Lincoln County Drug Court program.



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Justice Department Releases Findings Showing That the Alabama Department of Corrections Fails to Protect Prisoners from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women

Today the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced its letter of findings determining that prison officials at the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women violate women prisoners’ constitutional rights by failing to take reasonable steps to protect them from harm due to sexual abuse and sexual harassment caused by correctional staff.



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Children exposed to sexual abuse images on zoom

The app, which has surged in popularity in lockdown, has been urged to tighten security as children's charity the NSPCC warned of a 'growing trend' of Zoom calls being infiltrated.




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Two women file $15m claims against California school district after suffering sexual abuse

The two women, whose names have been withheld, says they were abused on multiple times by science teacher Dan Witters and accuse the Moraga School District of covering it up.




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Richard Dreyfuss interview turns awkward when Lisa Wilkinson grills him on sexual abuse in Hollywood

The Project left fans cringing Hollywood legends Richard Dreyfuss and Kathleen Turner an awkward interview on The Project on Sunday.




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Apple reveals it scans iCloud photos to check for child sexual abuse images 

Speaking at a panel at CES in Las Vegas, Jane Horvath from Apple said the company uses specialist software to automatically screen iPhone images backed up to iCloud.




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Manchester City Face Damages Claim in High Court Over Barry Bennell Sexual Abuse Case

Barry Bennell is said to have sexually abused kids when he was working Manchester City as a scout and coach of their 'feeder teams'.




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National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018 [Provisions], National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 [Provisions] / The Senate, Community Affairs Legislation Committee

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Getting the National Redress Scheme right : an overdue step towards justice / Joint Select Committee on oversight of the implementation of redress related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Australia. Parliament. Joint Select Committee on oversight of the implementation of redress related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, author, issuing body




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Reckoning: the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment / Linda Hirshman

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The role of intelligence and coping processes on resilience in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse




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Psychological consequences of child sexual abuse and the risk and protective factors influencing these consequences




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Resiliency in lesbians with a history of childhood sexual abuse




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The moderating role of meaning and defense mechanisms in the association between child sexual abuse and romantic relationship dysfunction




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The relationship between childhood and adolescent family environment and adult psychological functioning in females who experienced childhood sexual abuse




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Exploring the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and borderline personality features using social support as a moderating factor




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Hacker ‘bombed’ child sexual abuse images on Zoom app

At least sixty children were subjected to footage of child sexual abuse streamed into their fitness session on the Zoom video conference app. The clas




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Bihar: Religious leader held for sexual abuse