childhood sexual abuse

According to a 2021 poll, two out of three people in Australia reported experiencing sexual harm online before they turned 18, higher than in most other parts of the world.

Accusations against Pell date back to the 1970s and 1980s when he served as a priest in Ballarat, where the Royal Commission heard he was amongst as many as 14 priests who had abused children.

New allegations have been brought forward regarding physical and sexual abuse of underage pupils across Ireland, specifically at Blackrock College, Dublin.

The basis for changing the legal approach to confessional secrecy is the conclusion that religions mask and thus protect perpetrators of child sexual abuse

The importance of DNA evidence in crime investigation in general and historical child sexual abuse specifically, cannot be overstated.

Woman wins right to appeal to the high court decision to throw her case out on the grounds the now-dead priest was unable to defend himself.

Some victims’ remains are in a brutal state that makes it challenging to conduct post-mortem examinations, and sex crimes endured by the victims are often not determined or reported.

The law in Australia regarding the protection of children from sexual abuse varies and differs from state to state and territory. Each jurisdiction has its characteristics. There are contrasts in who must report when child sexual abuse is suspected, the basis for the duty to report (concern, suspicion, or reasonable belief), what types of neglect and abuse must be reported, and to whom the report should be made.

As a matter of public policy to curb the fast spread of COVID-19, countries have quickly closed their borders. These travel restriction mandates mean that child sex tourism has been halted or, at the very least, minimized. However, as a direct response to the pandemic, online sexual exploitation of children has dramatically surged.