ARTICLES RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE

Man jailed for raping 2-year-old

2013-05-21 19:23

An Mpumalanga man has been jailed for five years by the Nelspruit Regional Court on Tuesday for raping a 2-year-old girl.

Child rapist given two life terms

2013-05-18 22:07

A man has been given two life sentences in the Empangeni Regional Court for raping a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old, KwaZulu-Natal police say.

Sangoma, teen bride case postponed

2013-05-17 19:25

The case against a Limpopo sangoma, who defied a court order restraining him from seeing his 13-year-old wife, has been postponed in the Mokerong Magistrate's Court.

UK top cop in sex case won't step down

2013-05-15 14:00

The British police chief whose department handled the investigation of a paedophile ring that preyed on young girls has apologised for failure to act more quickly but insists she will not resign.

Eldorado mom wants to save son from hell

2013-05-14 14:54

Eldorado Park residents have had enough of drug peddlers and want swift action from President Jacob Zuma, a parent says.

Sangoma arrested over child bride

2013-05-13 14:10

A sangoma is due to appear in court for breaching a court order forbidding him to see his teenage wife, Limpopo police say.

Solidarity in spat over adoption call

2013-05-11 12:05
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Solidarity's Helping Hand did not advertise an adoption on a social networking site, the trade union says.

Man gets life for raping girl, 4

2013-05-08 14:45

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl and giving her 50 cents to keep her quiet, KwaZulu-Natal police say.

Day care owner acquitted of assault

2013-04-30 11:59

A Pretoria day care centre owner has been acquitted of assaulting two children in her care in 2011.

Mother in UK forced teen to get pregnant

2013-04-29 21:08

A British judge says a woman, who was desperate for another child, had forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm.

Chile arrests 4 for ritual baby killing

2013-04-26 11:01

Chile has arrested four members of an alleged cult accused of burning a baby to death during a human sacrifice ritual, officials announced.

US 'child predator' evaded FBI for 5yrs

2013-04-24 14:01

Most-wanted US child porn suspect, Eric Justin Toth, has been captured after 5 years when Nicaraguan authorities found him living in Nicaragua, with phony passports, driver's licenses and credit cards.

Court hears of teen's terrible torture

2013-04-24 08:42
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Shocking evidence has been heard in the Vereeniging Regional Court detailing how a 15-year-old boy was tortured prior to his death at a training camp for game rangers.

Nicaragua detains US 'most wanted' suspect

2013-04-23 08:08

Police in Nicaragua have detained one of the FBI's ten most-wanted fugitives, child-porn suspect Eric Justin Toth.

Negative views tied to child maltreatment

2013-04-19 09:05

Mothers-to-be who believe infants dirty their diapers to bother their parents or purposefully ignore their mothers may be more likely to abuse or neglect their young children, a new study suggests.

Australia jails Thai mom for pimping girl

2013-04-16 13:49

A Thai-born woman has been jailed in Australia for prostituting out her daughter from the age of nine, marketing her to clients as the "new girl" in crimes condemned as "despicable".

I hate my rapist dad - girl, 13

2013-04-10 12:00
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A KwaZulu-Natal teenager, who was repeatedly raped by her father, has said in a victim impact statement that he destroyed her life and she never wants to see him again.

US stepmom takes deal in starvation case

2013-04-08 22:17

A woman accused of torturing and starving her teenage stepdaughter down to 31kg has agreed to a plea deal just hours before her trial was set to begin.

Pope seeks decisive action against abuse

2013-04-05 17:57

Pope Francis has indicated that he will seek to have the church act "with determination" against clergy sex abuse cases.

Girl, 16, sends naked pics to man, 42

2013-04-03 10:00
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A Free State schoolgirl and a Welkom club owner are being charged with sexual offences after they sent naked pictures as well as videos of sex acts to each other by cellphone.

Sexual assault programme launched

2013-03-31 22:00

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has launched an increased support services programme for sexual assault survivors in KwaZulu-Natal.

Man accused of abusing stepson gets bail

2013-03-28 09:01

A KwaZulu-Natal woman who laid charges against her husband for allegedly having oral sex with her son has supported his release on bail.

Man jailed for 11 years for child labour

2013-03-25 21:14

A Togolese man, convicted of forcing children to work as slaves at his Michigan home, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.

KZN teacher held for indecent assault

2013-03-22 16:30

A teacher from a school in Melmoth will appear in court for indecently assaulting five pupils, KwaZulu-Natal police say.

Women abused as kids may have autistic children

2013-03-22 09:41

Women who were physically, emotionally or sexually abused as children are more likely to have a child with autism, a new study suggests.

 

Briton flees on roller skates

2013-05-19 12:31

French police are questioning a 48-year-old divorced Briton arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two young children.

Gauteng teacher guilty of misconduct

2013-05-17 20:16

A teacher who allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and raped a schoolgirl, has been found guilty of gross misconduct in a disciplinary hearing.

Church logs 300 sexual abuse complaints

2013-05-15 22:11

The Belgian Roman Catholic Church says it had received more than 300 complaints of sexual abuse of minors in 2012.

Girl, 13, raped, stabbed, left to die

2013-05-15 09:18
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A 13-year-old girl has been brutally raped, beaten, stabbed seven times and left for dead by a man whose advances she had rejected.

Pretoria cop arrested for rape

2013-05-14 14:24

A warrant officer arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Mamelodi, north of Pretoria, is to appear in the Mamelodi West Magistrate's Court.

Baby found in fridge doing well

2013-05-13 14:10

A baby girl found in a broken fridge in Daveyton a week ago is alive and well, Gauteng police say.

Former archbishop denies abuse cover-up

2013-05-10 08:02

A former Church of England Archbishop has denied claims that he covered up allegations of child abuse against a senior clergyman, which were revealed in the Times newspaper.

Rapist stepdad's 6 life terms upheld

2013-05-08 13:06

The North Gauteng High Court has upheld the life sentence given to a man who raped his stepdaughter six times because he believed her mother was being unfaithful to him.

Man gets 20 years for raping sister, 3

2013-04-30 07:41

A 21-year-old man has been found guilty of raping his young sister and been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Eshowe Regional Court, KwaZulu-Natal police say.

Public masturbator denied bail

2013-04-29 09:23

A man accused of attempting to coerce school girls to perform oral sex on him and masturbating in front of primary school pupils has been denied bail in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court.

Toddler's death unrelated to rape

2013-04-24 18:50

A post mortem of a 2-year-old girl allegedly raped by her father's friend showed the rape was unrelated to her death, Limpopo police say.

Porn star dragged into Indian rape debate

2013-04-24 13:04

As India casts around for reasons to explain a series of horrifying sex crimes, pornography is under scrutiny and has led some to call for a popular porn star to be jailed.

Dept monitoring adoption ads

2013-04-24 07:52

The department of social development has appointed officials to monitor classified advertising websites, after an unborn baby was offered for adoption at a price on Gumtree.

Australia arrests priest for paedophilia

2013-04-22 15:05

Australian police have arrested a Roman Catholic priest on pedophilia charges, following months of negotiations to have him returned from the Vatican.

Setback for child smuggling case

2013-04-16 22:35

A Nelspruit Regional Court magistrate, a prosecutor and a defence lawyer have withdrawn from a child smuggling case that has been running for the past 16 months.

Most conflict-zone rape against children

2013-04-10 12:46

Save the Children has urged action after releasing a report claiming that most rape and sexual abuse victims in many of the world's conflict zones are children.

Teens plead not guilty to pimping kids

2013-04-09 13:09

Three teenage girls have pleaded not guilty to forcing fellow suburban teens, one as young as 13, into prostitution through intimidation and blackmail in Canada's capital city.

Mom held for child neglect

2013-04-07 07:25

A woman has been arrested for child neglect after her missing son was found on a street near Orkney.

US: Student body president a sex offender

2013-04-05 12:02

Students at a US college are stunned after learning that the student body president is a sex offender.

UK parents convicted of killing 6 kids

2013-04-02 20:31

The parents of six children, who died in a fire at their home, have been convicted of manslaughter.

US couple deny child abuse

2013-03-31 14:29

An American couple say they are shocked and hurt by accusations of mistreatment by an adopted son who left and went back to Russia.

Porn video goes viral by accident

2013-03-27 15:05

Well-meaning Facebook fans give child porn video 16 000 shares.

Child rape demos want minister's head

2013-03-25 21:05

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Tunisia's minister for women's affairs, Sihem Badi, accusing her of defending a children's nursery where a three-year-old girl was raped.

Principal showed me porn - pupil

2013-03-22 10:07

A Grade 10 pupil at a Kagiso school claims her school principal showed her pornography and a teacher called her a stripper, according to a report.

Priest expelled over paedophilia

2013-03-21 21:03

Spain's Catholic Church has expelled a priest over paedophilia, the bishop's office on Majorca Island has said.

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