Child abuse
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Why the minimum marriage age is being raised in England and Wales
feature New law seeks to stop child brides being forced into wedlock
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Christian Brückner: the suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Why Everyone’s Talking About Currently serving a jail sentence for rape, the German has been linked to a string of child abductions
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Pope Benedict ‘turned blind eye’ to child sexual abuse
feature Church-commissioned report says the former pontiff ‘perpetuated a culture of trivialising’ abuse of minors
By The Week Staff Published
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Ghislaine Maxwell: the allegations examined
Why Everyone’s Talking About Prosecutors at New York trial will argue the British socialite groomed underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein
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Robyn Williams: how police officer fired over child abuse video won her job back
feature Independent panel finds dismissal should be replaced with a final warning
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Incest accusation inspires second French #MeToo movement
feature Waves of testimonies flood social media as member of Paris establishment faces abuse allegations
By Joe Evans Published
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Why Greenland has banned sale of alcohol in capital during coronavirus crisis
Speed Read Government introduces restriction in Nuuk amid fears about rising violence against children
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Gabriel Matzneff: paedophile charges against author shame French establishment
In Depth Renaudot prize winner boasted of sexually abusing boys as young as eight
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Rotherham abuse: outcry over anonymity for police officer
Speed Read MP criticises watchdog report for failing to name ‘paid professionals who let down victims and survivors’
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Operation Midland: former Tory MP wins payout over false child abuse allegations
In Depth Harvey Proctor’s home was raided by Met Police during disastrous investigation
By James Ashford Published
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Hundreds arrested in ‘dark web’ paedophile sting
Speed Read Global operation targeted users of website hosting hundreds of thousands of abuse videos
By James Ashford Last updated
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Carl Beech convicted of lying about VIP paedophile ring
Speed Read Former nurse's lurid claims had sparked a police investigation costing £2m
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Lucy McHugh murder trial: what we have heard so far
In Depth Court hears that 13-year-old girl was stabbed 27 times during attack last July
By Gabriel Power Last updated
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Leaving Neverland: what a child sex abuse expert thought
In Depth Forensic psychologist discusses the issues raised by Channel 4’s Michael Jackson documentary
By The Week Staff Published
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