Paedophiles
latest news & developmentsVet all school employees now to stop sexual abuse
How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
Top cardinal gets six years jail for ‘appalling’ choirboy abuse
Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced in a Melbourne court on five counts, including oral rape and molestation of boys in 1996-1997
Pope to wrap up landmark Vatican child abuse summit
The 82-year-old has warned victims to lower their expectations, saying that much of the work on tackling abuse would be done post-summit
Cardinal admits Church files on paedophile priests ‘destroyed’
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented summit of the world’s top bishops
Let’s mute the R. Kellys in our lives
"The only person who needs protection is the one who is raped."
French cardinal to go on trial over child abuse cover-up
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, is to stand trial over allegations he helped cover up abuse in one of the parishes in the area
‘The Lost Boys’ speaks to us all
In many ways the book exposes the psychosocial trauma that has been inherent since the founding of our country
Pope accepts resignation of archbishop convicted of child abuse cover-up
Earlier this month, Philip Wilson was sentenced to a year in detention after becoming one of the highest-ranking officials to be convicted
Time to speak out about abusers
"I will speak out about abusers in the workplace, whatever the consequences".
Vatican dismisses ‘unfair’ UN child molestation findings
The Vatican says a blunt UN report on sexual abuse of children by clergy was distorted and that the UN has been influenced by pro-gay marriage NGOs.
Punish paedophiles, not gays
Political leaders need to get their priorities straightened out when it comes to homosexuality versus child abuse, writes Jane Raphaely.
Napier apologises for paedophilia comments
Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier has apologised for offending victims of child abuse when described paedophilia as an illness and not a crime.
Paedophilia must be treated
Like other forms of mental illness, paedophilia can be contained and managed with therapy.
Prostitutes in Colombia unite against child abuse
Colombia prostitutes have united in a popular tourist destination to protect children from an international network of pimps and sexual predators.
Global paedophile network smashed
A global online paedophile network has been smashed in a worldwide police operation that has led to hundreds of arrests and many convictions.