Vatican Admits To Secret Rules For Priests Who Have Children: Report The Vatican has revealed that it has secret rules for priests who father children despite their celibacy vows, The New York Times said in a report.

Centre Introduces Amendments To Child Abuse Law In Lok Sabha The government today in the Lok Sabha introduced amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children.

FBI, Facebook To Meet In Kolkata On Tackling Online Child Sex Abuse Shocking figures have been shared by the International Criminal Police Organisation or Interpol on the growing number of online child sexual abuse cases in India: 2.4 million cases reported in 2017, and that could be just the tip of the iceberg.

Law Ministry Backs Removing Time Cap To Report Child Abuse: Maneka Gandhi The Law Ministry has endorsed a proposal of the Women and Child Development Ministry to remove the time limit for reporting child sexual abuse, WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi said Tuesday.

There Should Be No Time Limit To Report Child Sex Abuse: Maneka Gandhi Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said she has asked the Law Ministry to not keep any age limit to report child sexual abuse, allowing people to complain about what has happened to them even "10-15 years later".

Facebook Not Protecting Content Moderators From Mental Trauma: Lawsuit Facebook moderators under contract are "bombarded" with "thousands of videos, images and livestreamed broadcasts of child sexual abuse, rape, torture, bestiality, beheadings, suicide and murder," the lawsuit said.

Google Announces New AI Technology to Fight Online Child Sexual Abuse Google said its cutting-edge AI technology uses deep neural networks for image processing to help discover and detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.

To Fight Child Sexual Abuse Content Online, Google's New AI Weapon Google will use artificial intelligence or AI technology to fight content on child sexual abuse, the US-based tech giant said on Monday. It will use the cutting-edge technology that uses deep neural networks to process online images, which will help discover child abuse material online, the company said.

Pope Francis "Begs For God's Forgiveness" For Church Sexual Abuse Scandal Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday "begged for God's forgiveness" for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy.

36 Children Rescued From Pune Madrasa After Cleric Arrested For Sex Abuse The Maulana of the Madrasa, 21-year-old Rahim, had been arrested on charges of sexual assault in Pune's Katraj suburb after two 10-year-old children ran away from the Madrasa.

Andhra Boy, 6, Tells Father On Video Of Alleged Sex Assault By 'Friends' A six-year-old boy was allegedly sexually abused by two others, older than him, over two months during his summer vacation in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district. The accused have been detained after the child's father reported the incident to the police, with a video of his son narrating his ordeal.

Australia To Offer National Apology For Institutional Child Sex Abuse The upcoming apology was sparked by a five-year inquiry into child sexual abuse which delved into more than 8,000 cases of sexual misconduct largely committed at religious and state-run institutions responsible for the safety of children.

Pope Francis Meets Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse In Chile, "Cries With Them" Pope Francis on Tuesday met with a small group of victims of child sexual abuse by priests in Chile, the Vatican said, adding that he "listened, prayed and cried with them".

Pope Francis Expresses 'Pain' And 'Shame' Over Abuse Scandal In Chile Pope Francis on Tuesday expressed his "pain" and "shame" over child sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the church in Chile, as he made his first speech during a visit to the South American country.