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Bishops gathered in Lourdes pray on their knees on the esplanade of the Rosary Basilica in a penitential gesture to ask God for forgiveness for sexual abuse in the Catholic church. IMAGES
Bishops of the Catholic Church gather in Lourdes for their annual meeting, one month after a devastating report by an independent commission on widespread child sex abuse within the insitution. IMAGES
The Hague (The Netherlands), 16 Feb (EFE).- (Camera: Imane Rachidi).- Child sexual abuse and the distribution of pedophilic material on the internet has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic by over 50% in some European countries, Europol director Catherine de Bolle told Efe in an interview. The spike is a result of a greater online presence of both criminals and victims. Amid coronavirus restrictions, children are forced to spend more time online to socialize and study. FOOTAGE OF INTERVIEW WITH EUROPOL DIRECTOR CATHERINE DE BOLLE
Algiers (Algeria), Apr 24 (EFE), (Camera: Javier Martín).- Measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic along with the economic crisis have increased the risk of sexual abuse among the refugees, asylum-seeker and forcibly displaced population, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs told Efe in an interview. SOUNDBITES OF GILLIAN TRIGGS, UNHCR'S ASSISTANT HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR PROTECTION.
76-year-old Cardinal George Pell entered a plea of not guilty at Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday in the first hearing of the case of multiple historical sexual abuse offences against him. Media, protesters and some supporters crowded outside the courthouse, with many waving different signs decrying sexual abuse allegedly committed by Catholic clergy. The magistrate ordered the prosecution serve a brief of evidence by September 8, 2017 and Pell to return ot the court for a committal mention on October 6.
American stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby attended a pre-trial hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where the former actor faces three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault. Judge Steven O'Neill set the trial date at June 5, 2017. Prosecutors also decided to include the testimony of 13 out of 50 other women, who accuse the star of similar assaults. The 79-year old was charged in December with drugging and molesting Andrea Constand in 2004. Constand, a former Temple University employee, alleges that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in his home in Cheltenham. Constand previously settled a civil case against Cosby for an undisclosed sum in 2006. Cosby and his legal team have denied the allegations, claiming the encounter was consensual. If convicted, Cosby could face up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Cosby maintains his innocence.
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