After I wrote several columns about the burgeoning Penn State sex abuse scandal last month, I heard from a lot of readers. Among them were themselves victims of abuse. Some had never told anyone what had happened to them and were dealing with the fallout of that silence. Some had managed to tell what was happening to them as children. Some waited years before dealing with the damage done. Read full article > >

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Jerry Sandusky scandal brings pain of childhood abuse to the surface

The head of a Catholic school apologises for its “terrible legacy” of sex abuse, as a report recommends that monks lose their control over its running.

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School apologises for sex abuse

A court hearing takes place into what has been described as one of Northern Ireland’s biggest child sex abuse cases.

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Abuse case ‘one of NI’s biggest’

ChildLine receives hundreds of calls every year about sex abuse by women, the NSPCC says after the leader of a paedophile ring involving women was jailed.

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‘Hundreds’ report abuse by women

The Vatican says it is preparing guidelines on how to prevent clerical sex abuse, as the Pope holds a rare meeting with about 150 cardinals from around the world.

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Vatican to issue abuse guidelines

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey is urged to resign if he cannot handle the job’s pressure, at a Stormont hearing on the Donagh sex abuse case.

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Resign ‘arrogant’ minister told

Thousands march in London to protest against the Pope’s stance on subjects including women’s ordination, sex abuse and contraception.

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Thousands in protest against Pope

Belgium’s court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.

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Belgium church raids are illegal