All news on the topic: Sexual abuse

A former teacher has been jailed for 14 months for the “shocking” sexual abuse of three pupils at a Catholic school.

The investigation reveals that Thompson, who taught at the Old Malthouse School in Dorset in the early 1970s, faces allegations from multiple former pupils of serious sexual abuse.

The South Yorkshire Police (SYP) force is facing 10 new investigations over its handling of historic sexual abuse reports in Rotherham.

In a memoir released posthumously, Virginia Giuffre alleges Prince Andrew acted "as though he believed sleeping with me was his birthright."

A woman who permitted Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins to sexually abuse her baby is appealing for her release from prison.

A serial rapist who subjected three women to a horrific campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed.

The Guardian has learned that a second woman has presented her case to an inquiry regarding sexual abuse allegations against Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

A former priest accused of abusing members of a church group he led has been convicted on 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women.

How women, referred to as "madams," have engaged children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya.

A former general practitioner has been sentenced to jail for performing unnecessary genital examinations on men and teenage boys who only had symptoms such as coughs and headaches.

The 69-year-old dad is alleged to have drugged his daughters, aged 36 and 38, before tying them down and raping them over a period of several months, Brazil police have said

Most senior American prelate in Catholic church to face accusations of sexual abuse died in state of Missouri

Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages, allowing lawyers for his victims to access his assets - including a £2million London penthouse

The London department store is nearing the completion of compensation payments potentially exceeding £300,000 to those who suffered sexual abuse by its former owner, Sky News can exclusively reveal.