World news about “Pedophilia” published by euronews.
British man convicted of sex crimes in Cambodia – nocomment A Cambodian court on Thursday convicted a British man of sexually abusing three young girls and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. 09/09/2011
Belgian church to ‘screen’ priests for paedophiliaBelgium’s Catholic Church will ask trainee priests to take psychological tests as it moves to tackle scandals over clerical child abuse. The Belgian church… 21/09/2011
Child sex abuse: moves to put the pope in courtSurvivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have asked the International Criminal Court in the Hague to investigate the pope for allowing the rape and abuse… 13/09/2011
Vatican denies Irish claims of sex abuse cover-upThe Vatican has rejected accusations from Ireland that it had tried to cover up child sex abuse by its priests. In July the Irish parliament passed a motion… 04/09/2011
Irish Catholic Church hid child abuse in 1990sCatholic clergy in Ireland continued to conceal child sex abuse by priests even after the Church brought in rules in the mid-1990s to protect youngsters, a… 14/07/2011
Wife of Belgian paedophile could be freedThe ex-wife of Marc Dutroux, the Belgian paedophile who was sentenced to life in prison for a shocking string of murders, rapes and kidnappings in the 1990s… 10/05/2011
Global paedophile ring smashed, say policeA huge police operation has led to arrests worldwide and the dismantling of what is being described as possibly the biggest online paedophile ring ever. Led… 16/03/2011
Former Belgian cardinal urges ‘openness’ on sex abuseThe former leader of Belgian Catholics said on Tuesday that greater openness in the Church would ensure its priests could not molest children again. Retired… 21/12/2010
Belgian church offers to help child abuse victimsThe new head of the Belgian Catholic Church, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, has vowed to restore the public’s trust after an independent body found its… 13/09/2010
Disturbing report on Belgian church abuseDisturbing details of child sex abuse have been revealed in a report into Belgium’s Catholic Church. The author concludes that 13 suicides and six attempts… 10/09/2010
Six jailed in Portuguese sex abuse caseSix years after a trial began over claims of sex abuse at Lisbon’s Casa Pia children’s home, heavy jail terms have been handed out. Well-known figures have… 04/09/2010
Jail terms in Portuguese child abuse caseHeavy jail terms have been handed down in a prominent child abuse trial in Portugal. In a case that first came to light in the early 90s, well-known figures… 03/09/2010
The child abuse case that stunned PortugalIt was a weekly newspaper that first broke the allegations back in 1992. There were claims that a driver at the Lisbon children’s home Casa Pia, Carlos… 03/09/2010
Jail terms in high-profile child abuse caseHeavy jail terms have been handed down in a prominent child abuse trial in Portugal. In a case that first came to light in the early 90s, well-known figures… 03/09/2010
Police raid church in BelgiumPolice in Belgium have carried out major raids on the Catholic Church as part of an investigation into sex abuse. Detectives seized computers and files at… 25/06/2010
Benedikt entschuldigt sich bei MissbrauchsopfernPapst Benedikt XVI. hat zum Ende des von Missbrauchskandalen überschatteten Priesterjahres die Opfer der Misshandlungen um Vergebung gebeten. Es war die… 12/06/2010
US scouts ordered to pay sex abuse damagesThe Catholic Church has been plagued by recent sex abuse scandals, but now the boy scouts of America are in the spotlight for the perverted acts carried out… 24/04/2010
Pope named in US abuse lawsuitThe Catholic Chuch child abuse scandal has dealt a fresh blow to Pope Benedict XVI who has now been named in a lawsuit by an alleged American victim. The… 23/04/2010
Pope named in lawsuitThe Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has come under renewed pressure over fresh allegations of abuse. In an unprecedented move, he and… 23/04/2010
Fury at Cardinal’s anti-gay commentsA senior Vatican official’s comments linking homosexuality with paedophilia have brought a wave of indignation worldwide. Gay rights activists and politicians… 14/04/2010
Cardinal attacks “gossip” at Easter massItalian Catholics rallied round the Pope on Easter Sunday, and there was a marked departure from tradition in the Easter Mass. After the Pope was seated… 05/04/2010
EU must fight child sex abuse – Malmström“Whatever the EU can do against child sexual abuse, the EU must do and will do.” With this statement, the European Commission has proposed new obligations on… 29/03/2010
Vatican denies Pope failed on child abuseThe Vatican is accusing the media of an “ignoble attack” on the Pope over claims he did nothing to to prevent a US priest molesting up to 200 deaf boys at a… 26/03/2010
Pope “failed to act” against sex abuse priestThere are more accusations that Vatican officials, including the Pope himself, did not deal adequately with sex abuse cases involving priests. The… 25/03/2010
Germany sets up talks on child sex abuseThe German government has set up round table talks to tackle a wave of child sex abuse cases that have shocked the country. Some 250 separate allegations… 25/03/2010
No mention of abuse scandal at weekly papal addressIn his weekly address to pilgrims in St Peter’s Square, the Pope chose not to mention his apology for child sex abuse by priests in Ireland. Bishops have… 21/03/2010
Pope’s letter fails to quell anger over sex abuseIn Roman Catholic churches throughout Ireland, Pope Benedict XVI’s unprecedented letter apologising for chronic child abuse within the Catholic church was… 21/03/2010
Irish abuse victims say papal letter “not enough”Reactions to Pope Benedict’s letter to the Irish church expressing “shame and remorse” at child abuse there have been flooding in. He has also ordered an… 20/03/2010
Pope feels “shame and remorse” over sex abuseThe Pope has made an unprecedented public statement addressing the abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy in Ireland. Pope Benedict apologised to the… 20/03/2010
Cardinal Brady clings to officeThere is growing pressure on the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland to resign over his role in handling the case of a serial child sex abuser. As a… 18/03/2010
Pope urges ‘healing’ over Irish sex abusePope Benedict XVI will write a letter to Catholics in Ireland following revelations that priests were involved in silencing abused children. Pressure had… 17/03/2010
Vatican suspends German paedophile priestA German priest convicted of molesting young boys has been suspended by the Vatican for breaching a ban on working with children. Father Peter Hulllermann… 16/03/2010
German bishop set to meet pope over child abuseOne of the alleged victims of child abuse in Germany’s Catholic schools has spoken out on the eve of a meeting between the Pope and Germany’s highest… 12/03/2010
German Archbishop apologises for child abuseA senior German cleric has publicly apologised for the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests. The country’s clergy is the latest to be hit by scandal… 23/02/2010
Pope meets Irish bishops over paedophilia scandalBishops have arrived at the Vatican for a two-day summit with the Pope on a paedophilia scandal that has shaken devoutly Roman Catholic Ireland. Damning… 15/02/2010
Poland first in Europe to castrate sex offendersPaedophiles and those found guilty of incest in Poland will soon be getting obligatory medical treatment, including chemical castration, after a new law was… 25/09/2009
German cabinet backs draft law tacklng internet paedophilesThe German cabinet has backed a new draft law that would make it harder to access child pornography online. The bill will oblige Internet providers to… 22/04/2009
