VATICAN CITY, Holy See — When Pope Francis took over in 2013, the Catholic Church was embroiled in a global scandal over child sex abuse by priests, and the institution’s attempts to cover it up.

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PULASKI COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — An Arkansas couple have been sentenced to 70 years in prison after they were found guilty of child abuse that caused the deaths of their children. Pulaski County ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - A Pikeville man was arrested Wednesday when a call about a missing child led to an investigation into abuse, rape, and incest. Officers with the Pikeville Police Department ...

LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — The son of two New Albany megachurch leaders was arrested and charged Friday following a months-long sexual abuse investigation, according to the Licking County Sheriff's ...

Three more people have been charged in a child abuse investigation at a Kentucky day care, according to court documents. One of the people charged is also a Fayette County Public Schools employee ...

The drummer of the rock band New Pornographers, Joe Seiders, has been arrested for possession of child sex abuse material, Page Six reports. On April 9, the 44-year-old musician was taken into ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A daycare worker is currently behind bars after being arrested on four charges of abuse. According to Sioux Falls Police, Chelsea Struss, 38, of Sioux Falls, was ...

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - Three more people have been arrested in a child abuse investigation in Madison County. Richmond Police executed a search warrant and took Jessica Houk, Theodrick Hersey and ...

A 20-year-old New Jersey woman used the online app Snapchat to distribute child sex abuse materials, officials said. Makayla A. Johnson, of Voorhees, is charged with three counts of distribution ...

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