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7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

Bernardo Teixeira, one of the alleged victims of child sex abuse at a state-run children's home in Lisbon called Casa Pia arrives at a court in Lisbon, Friday, Sept. 3 2010 for the verdict of the major child sex abuse trial that has lasted almost six years. A former worker at a state-run orphanage admitted to participating in a network that systematically abused children and implicated six other defendants including Carlos Cruz . (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - A Portuguese court found six men and one woman guilty Friday of crimes relating to child sex abuse in a major trial that lasted nearly six years, a…

WikiLeaks founder rejects sex abuse accusations (AP)

August 22nd, 2010

**ADDS THAT AUTHORITIES HAVE REVOKED ARREST WARRANT** FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, speaks to members of the media during a debate event held in London. A Stockholm prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Assange on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, saying he was suspected of rape and molestation in two separate cases. But chief prosecutor Eva Finne withdrew the warrant within 24 hours. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)AP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has dismissed sexual abuse allegations, telling a Swedish newspaper he’s never had sex that wasn’t consensual.


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Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, left, and Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi talk to the media during a briefing to present a new set of norms The Vatican issued to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the mentally disabled, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 15, 2010. The norms extend from 10 to 20 years the statute of limitations on priestly abuse and also codify for the first time that possessing or distributing child pornography is a canonical crime. But the document made no mention of the need for bishops to report abuse to police and doesn't include any 'one-strike and you're out' policy as demanded by some victims' groups. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the…

Vatican issues sex abuse guidelines after crisis (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful during the Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican issued a revised set of in-house rules Thursday to respond to clerical sex abuse, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and…

Vatican issues new sex abuse norms after crisis (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful during the Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican issued a new set of norms Thursday to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the…

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