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Leaving Neverland stirring up a storm

Leaving Neverland' stirring up a storm

Bombshell documentary reignites Michael Jackson abuse firestorm.

2 March 2019 1:41 PM IST

An aerial view of singer Michael Jacksons Neverland Valley Ranch on June 25, 2001 in Santa Ynez, California. (Photo: AFP)

Michael Jackson's Neverland' renamed

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch back on market, being offered for sale at a steep discount.

1 March 2019 1:41 PM IST

The priest, Bernard Preynat, already confessed to abusing Boy Scouts during the 1970s and 1980s. (Photo: Representative Image)

Priest defrocked for abusing 85 boy scouts

His victims allege church authorities covered up for Preynat for years, allowing him to have continued contact with...

5 July 2019 3:09 PM IST

Wilson, who faces up to two years in jail, said Wednesday he was stepping aside from his church duties while he weighs up the magistrates verdict. (Photo: Facebook)

Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse steps...

Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, 67, was accused of concealing abuse in the 1970s by notorious paedophile priest Jim...

23 May 2018 11:23 AM IST

Wilson was accused of covering up a serious indictable offence by another priest, James Fletcher, after being told about it in 1976 when he was an assistant parish priest in the state of New South Wales. (Photo: AP)

Australian court convicts Catholic archbishop for hiding child sex...

Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, is expected to be sentenced by the court in June. He faces maximum penalty of...

22 May 2018 12:44 PM IST

We owe it to survivors not to waste this moment and we must continue to be guided by their wishes, Malcolm Turnbull said. (Photo: AP)

Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims

The royal commission, Australia's highest form of investigation, heard more than 8,000 harrowing personal stories...

13 Jun 2018 1:23 PM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

What action has been taken in cases of child sexual abuse, SC asks...

SC had termed as 'horrific' the case of alleged sexual abuse of girls in Muzaffarpur and pulled up state government for...

14 Aug 2018 5:25 PM IST

Wilson resigned as archbishop of Adelaide in July, two months after being convicted. He wanted to hold on to the position until he completed his appeal but came under pressure from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, fellow clerics and abuse victims to quit. (Photo: File)

Australian archbishop begins home detention over sex abuse cover-up

The court allowed Philip Wilson to serve his detention at home after assessment by authorities due to range of health...

14 Aug 2018 1:37 PM IST

Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

A contrite Pope sets an example

Reports published in the US point to 300 Pennsylvania priests abusing over 1,000 children in the last seven decades.

28 Aug 2018 12:33 AM IST

Arthur Perrault is expected to appear in US District Court in Albuquerque for a detention hearing as prosecutors seek to hold the 80-year-old priest until his trial for aggravated sexual abuse. (Photo: AP)

Ex-New Mexico priest blames child sex abuse on cancer he didn't have

Court documents filed in federal court said victims described Perrault showering them with gifts and meals before...

25 Sept 2018 3:28 PM IST

Bacha bazi is not seen as homosexuality in Afghanistan, where gender segregation is rampant instead the possession of young boys decked out as pretty women symbolizes power and primacy.

US govt watchdog files secret report on child sex abuse by Afghanistan

In some cases, the Afghan government arrested and prosecuted trafficking victims as criminals.

1 Aug 2017 12:33 PM IST

To Pells admirers, the 76-year-old cardinal (left) embodies the orthodox traditions of Australian Catholicism, but to his critics he represents an institution that has failed to properly deal with child sex abuse allegations. (Photo: AFP)

Cardinal George Pell denies charges of child sex abuse in Australian...

The number-three figure in the Vatican returned from Rome earlier in July to face the charges in Melbourne Magistrates...

26 July 2017 9:54 AM IST