Jerry Sandusky Called Himself “The Tickle Monster”
June 15th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jerry Sandusky, is charged with 52 counts in the alleged abuse of 10 boys over 15 years. Two other college administrators are also facing criminal charges ... Read more...
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Vatican to issue new sex abuse guidelines for bishops
May 12th, 2011 - 8:24 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, May 12 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican will issue a new document for bishops next week on dealing with cases of sexual abuse of children by priests.The letter, due Monday ... Read more...
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People like me more now: Kunhalikutty
March 13th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty, a former Kerala minister, who has been the target of political attacks by the ruling Left Front, Sunday ... Read more...
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Sex abuse victims meet Vatican spokesman
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Nov 2 (IANS/AKI) Vatican spokesperson Father Federico Lombardi has met survivors of clerical sex abuse, Vatican Radio has reported on its website.Lombardi told the group the Catholic church could ... Read more...
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Italian church welcomes legal action in sex abuse cases
October 2nd, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Oct 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy's catholic church has welcomed civil suites against priests for alleged sexual abuse, said Monsignor Mariano Crociata, secretary-general of the Italian Episcopal Conference."There will be no obstacles ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan Conservatorship Battle Starts
October 1st, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 1, 2010(Pen Men at Work): It seems that Michael Lohan, the estranged father of Lindsay Lohan, is seeking legal conservatorship for his daughter. Recent reports revealed that the senior ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse contributes track for Quincy Jones
September 12th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
September 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): latest reports suggest that famous British singer Amy Winehouse is going to contribute a track for the Quincy Jones tribute album. The popular ... Read more...
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Vatican tightens laws on sex abuse and other crimes
July 16th, 2010 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, July 15 (DPA) The Vatican published Thursday an updated, stricter set of norms governing how the Catholic Church deals internally with priests and other religious figures linked to crimes such ... Read more...
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German Archbishop admits mistakes in sex abuse scandal
July 10th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Freiburg (Germany), July 9 (DPA) The head of the German Catholic church, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, admitted Friday that he made mistakes in his handling of a sex abuse scandal during the 1990s, ... Read more...
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Belgian priest quizzed over sex abuse
July 7th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 7 (IANS/AKI) The former head of Belgium's Catholic church, Cardinal Danneels, accused of failing to stop sexual abuse of children by priests, has been questioned by the police.
Danneels, who resigned ... Read more...
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Priests’ sex abuse is ‘weakness of sin’, says Pope
May 28th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, May 27 (IANS/AKI) A few members of the Catholic Church had yielded to the "weakness of sin", Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday, referring to the sex abuse cases that have ... Read more...
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100 clerical sex abuse cases reported in Italy
May 26th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, May 26 (IANS/AKI) There have been at least 100 cases of clerical sex abuse reported in Italy in the past 10 years, a top ranking church official has said.
Mariano Crociata, ... Read more...
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Indian priest faces jail term for sex abuse
April 17th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) An Indian priest who confessed to sexual abusing a 10-year-old girl in the central Italian province of Abruzzo could face up to 12 years in jail.
Under Italian ... Read more...
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Vatican praised bishop who shielded paedophile priest from police
April 16th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 16 (DPA) A controversy was brewing in France Friday after publication of a letter in which a high Vatican official praised a French bishop for shielding a paedophile priest from ... Read more...
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Pope Benedict “expressed concern” at defrocking California priest over molestation
April 10th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 10(ANI): Newly surfaced public documents have revealed that the current Pope Benedict XVI, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was reluctant in the 1980s to defrock a California priest sentenced to probation for ... Read more...
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Pope under fire for not acting against sexual abuse by Catholic priests
April 6th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, Apr.6 (ANI): Pope Benedict XVI has come under fire for his handling of growing accusations of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests.The latest concern dominating talk in the Vatican is ... Read more...
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Pope Benedict XVI Defies Sex Abuse Charges Against Vatican Priests In Palm Sunday Speech
March 28th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan BhaduriRome, Mar 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pope Benedict XVI is going through a bad phase with the Vatican coming under media glare for its lenient handling of the sex abuse cases ... Read more...
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Pope was told pedophile priest would get transfer
March 26th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Munich, March 26 (IANS) The future Pope Benedict XVI was kept more closely apprised of a sexual abuse case in Germany than previous church statements have suggested, raising fresh questions about his ... Read more...
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Pope’s former archdiocese in Germany faces ‘tsunami’ of sex abuse claims
March 20th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.20 (ANI): Pope Benedict XVI's former archdiocese in Germany has been overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of sex abuse claims, according to the head of new taskforce set up to deal with ... Read more...
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Jobcentre staff assaults increasing in economic downturn
December 21st, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): There has been a significant increase in the number of abuse cases against jobcentre staff over the past one year, according to figures released in British parliament.Jobcentre Plus ... Read more...
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Unsustainable enrolment rate of Indian, Chinese students will affect quality education in Australia
October 19th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct. 19 (ANI): Australia's largest recruiter of overseas students has warned that the country would not be able to provide quality education to Indian and Chinese students, if it continues to ... Read more...
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Mexico denies violations in military’s anti-drug effort
August 7th, 2009 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 7 (DPA) Mexican authorities denied Thursday that the army is committing systematic human-rights violations in its fight against drug gangs, criticism from several sectors in the US for that ... Read more...
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Pakistani madrassa boy ‘killed by his teacher’
May 31st, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, May 31 (ANI): A student of a religious seminary in Pakistan's Punjab province has died after being punished by his teacher.
Police said that Atif, seven, was hung upside down from ... Read more...
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‘British ministers silent on biraderi system for reasons of vote’
May 3rd, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin
London, May 3 (IANS) The chairman of a British parliamentary committee says the Labour government has been slow in tackling postal ballot fraud - thought to be practised among the Pakistani and ... Read more...
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Ponting, Kumble agree to move the game forward
January 14th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Jan 14 (ANI): Team India captain Anil Kumble and his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting have agreed to move the game forward and would like to forget the row, International Cricket Council ... Read more...
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