In Cincinnati, the Catholic Church is facing a serious trust issue. Four porn-related scandals have rocked the community in recent years. The latest involves Father Edward Burns, who is now on leave after some questionable websites were found on his computer. The archdiocese has handed this over to the police, but they won't say much more. This leaves parishioners wo...
Sean "Diddy" Combs, a big name in the music world, is facing serious new claims. A former employee, Deonte Nash, has filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of abuse and violence. Nash worked as a stylist for Combs from around 2008 to 2018. He says he experienced sexual, physical, and emotional harm during his time working for Combs and his company, Bad Boy Entertainment. Na...
In a powerful move, several women who say they were hurt by Jeffrey Epstein and his friend Ghislaine Maxwell spoke up in Washington. They shared their painful stories, hoping to push lawmakers to make all the secret files from the Epstein investigation public. One of the women, Marina Lacerda, said she was just 14 when she met Epstein. She talked about how she was t...
Sexual abuse is a tough topic to talk about. It's even harder when it happens to boys in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Not many studies have looked at how this affects them. This research tried to change that. They talked to 33 men who went through this. These men shared their stories. The findings showed that the abuse had big effects on their lives. It made ...
Germany is doing something unique to stop child abuse before it happens. They have a special program called Dunkelfeld. It helps people who might harm kids but haven't been caught yet. This is different from usual programs that work with people who have already been convicted. The Dunkelfeld program is voluntary. That means people choose to join it. This makes it di...
Wander Franco, a once-promising baseball star, now faces serious consequences after being found guilty of sexually abusing a minor in his home country, the Dominican Republic. The court's decision was clear, but the punishment was not as severe as many had hoped. Franco avoided jail time, receiving instead a two-year suspended sentence. This means he won't go to pris...
The Southern Baptist Convention, a major Protestant group in the United States, recently held its annual meeting in Dallas. Over 10, 000 church representatives gathered to discuss and vote on various resolutions. One of the key topics was the definition of marriage. The convention strongly advocated for marriage to be legally defined as between one man and one woman...
The issue of sexual abuse in youth sports is often overlooked, despite its widespread presence. The Commission on the Future of the U. S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee released a detailed report in 2023. This report was supposed to guide Congress in addressing the issue. However, the recommendations from the report have been largely ignored. The report, titled ...
The world of professional sports often hides a darker side. Take the case of Zion Williamson, a star player for the New Orleans Pelicans. A woman, known as Jane Doe, has come forward with serious accusations. She claims that Williamson subjected her to a range of abuses over several years. This includes sexual, physical, emotional, and financial mistreatment. The rel...
A former assistant of Sean "Diddy" Combs, known in court as "Mia, " shared her harrowing experience during his sex trafficking trial. She revealed that seeing Combs' name on her phone sent her into a panic. This was just days after his ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, filed a lawsuit against him. The lawsuit, which was settled for $20 million, all...