by admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Abuse, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
Harvey Weinstein once considered the “king of Hollywood”, has been convicted of sexual assault and rape.In October 2017, several women accused Oscar-winning Harvey Weinstein (67) of sexual assault, bribery as well as making deals to keep accusations discreet. Over the...
by admin | Feb 22, 2020 | Abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
A twenty-nine-year-old man who worked at a crèche in Leinster has pleaded not guilty to 23 counts of sexual assault that happened between February 2015 and December 2016. He is accused of sexually assaulting four young girls who were between the ages of five and eight...
by admin | Feb 21, 2020 | Abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
With almost 2.2 million members aged between 7 and 21 and nearly 1 million volunteers in local councils, The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), founded in 1910, is one of the largest non-profit youth organisations in the United States. Former presidents of the BSA include...
by admin | Feb 15, 2020 | Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Uncategorized
Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill, a woman recurrently raped and sexually assaulted by her erstwhile boyfriend, Mr. Magnus Meyer Hustveit, was granted €1 million in damages by a jury at the High Court after trying to take her own life in September 2013. She took legal action...
by admin | Nov 20, 2019 | Abuse, Child Abuse Ireland
In the last couple of days several senior members of the management team of Hyde & Seek Childcare have resigned following an RTÉ investigation on care standards at the Dublin crèche chain. It appears that the insurance...
by admin | Nov 13, 2019 | Abuse, Child Abuse Ireland, Uncategorized
The handling of sex abuse allegations arising out of the activities of members of the former Scouting organisations the Catholic Boy Scouts in Ireland and Scouting Association of Ireland have been heavily criticised this week, with calls for a full independent...
