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Gujarat Landlord, Father Jailed Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of Woman and 13-Year-Old Daughter for Unpaid Rent

The case spotlights how rent debt can leave migrant families open to coercion.

Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Released From Oklahoma Jail After Six Months

Munich Court Sentences Freiburg Priest to Three Years and Three Months for 2005 Oktoberfest Abuse

Palghar Court Hands Life Term in 2018 Child Assault Case as Beed Teen Is Detained Under POCSO

MP Class 10 Student Gives Birth During Exam as Police Pursue Suspect in Alleged Repeated Assault

Kochi Police Name Navi Mumbai Man in Biennale Harassment FIR, Launch Search

Mumbai School Peon Arrested in 5-Year-Old’s Molestation Case as CEO Reported Missing

Kandivali Dentist Booked Under POCSO After 14-Year-Old Alleges Molestation

BJP’s Badlapur Nominee Tushar Apte Resigns Hours After Backlash

Varanasi Cricket Coach Arrested Under POCSO Over Assault of Two Minor Trainees

Bombay HC Refuses to Quash POCSO, Child-Marriage FIR Despite Minor’s Marriage and Childbirth

Cris Pereira Sentenced to 18 Years in Second-Instance Ruling for Rape of a Vulnerable Person

Condena Firme a Fabián Sambucetti y Crece el Pedido para Expulsarlo de un Country de Tigre

Attorneys-General Agree on Nationwide ‘Banned in One, Banned in All’ Childcare Checks

Families Launch Civil Action Against G8 Education as Regulators Push Worker Registry

More Than 100 Families Launch Civil Actions as Childcare Overhaul Intensifies

Kerala Minister Bans POCSO-Accused From State School Events After Invitation Lapse

Ex-Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec Sentenced to 20 Years for Abuse of 299 Patients

‘Hollywood Demons’ Revisits Stephen Collins Scandal, Featuring Emotional Reactions from ‘7th Heaven’ Cast

French Surgeon on Trial for Abusing 299 Patients; Ex-Wife Accused of Silence