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Crewe Alexandra's paedophile abuse echoes the Penn State scandal that rocked US sports
Coach Barry Bennell's crimes against young football players raises profound questions about sexual predators in sport.
Child abuse in sport is not an issue of the past – the whole culture needs to be changed
Several victims have come forward, which raises a number of uncomfortable questions for sporting organisations.
Former England international David White claims he was sexually abused by former coach
White has become the fourth footballer to come forward and say they were sexually abused.
Second Crewe Alexandra player Steve Walters speaks out about historic abuse at the club
Steve Walters joins former player Andy Woodward in waiving his anonymity.
HIV-infected Malawi 'hyena' Eric Aniva sentenced to 2 years hard labour for 'widow cleansing'
Eric Aniva had taken part in 'sexual cleansing' practices having sex with more than 100 women and girls.
Thousands protest in Turkey forcing revision of controversial child abuse law
Around 3,000 women gathered in Istanbul's Kadiroy square demanding the proposal be scrapped.
Child sex abuse victim recalls horror of being forced to sleep with father and mother
Victim confronted her mother in the heartbreaking episode on the US talk show.
Kansas stepmother who fed seven-year-old boy to pigs receives life sentence
Heather Jones, 30, from Kansas City pleaded guilty to the murder of Adrian Jones last year.
Mother and boyfriend who injected three children with heroin 'sleeping juice' charged in court
Ashlee Hutt, 24, has appeared in court alongside her boyfriend Leeroy McIver, 25, in Washington State.
Autistic boy found dead in wardrobe in Los Angeles: 'He had been sedated by mother for 3 years'
Yonatan Daniel Aguilar vanished in Los Angeles in 2013 but was found dead surrounded by liquid sleeping aids.
The brains of paedophiles who offend are different to those who do not
Non-offending paedophiles may avoid abusing children thanks to greater self control.
One underage girl is married around the globe every seven seconds
Pregnant 14-year-old Syrian refugee says "I am a child raising a child."
Meet the boy who finally gained British citizenship and a degree after being kept as a slave for a decade
Tunde Jaji was trafficked to the UK from Nigeria when he was just five.
Louis Theroux confronts the demon of Savile in a new documentary
Survivors of Savile's abuse say they felt sorry for Theroux as he'd been 'hoodwinked'.
Berlin Police shoot dead father at refugee centre as he attacks man he accused of abusing daughter
Police said that 29-year-old was shot attempting to attack alleged abuser with a knife.
Ceausescu's forgotten children: Closing the last of Romania's communist-era orphanages
Three decades on, the former communist regime still casts a shadow over the country.
Forgotten children of the revolution: Haunting images of Romania's abandoned orphanages
In 1989, dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's regime fell and the appalling state of Romania's orphanages were exposed to the world.
Ex-mayor in Ohio accused of raping 4-year-old girl blames her for initiating sex, say reports
Richard Keenan was indicted on 8 counts of rape and 12 counts of attempted rape.
Breaking the silence: Indian child rape victims tell their stories
Five young girls speak out. Their names have been changed and their faces are hidden to protect their identities.
Greater Manchester: Couple arrested on suspicion of murder after death of 8-month-old baby
A 25-year old man and 24-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing death of child.
New Jersey toddler 'beaten to death while protecting his mum' from violent boyfriend
A court is told that Zachary Tricoche killed the two-year-old after arguing with his mum.
20 children and 25 dogs removed from 'uninhabitable' California home
Police arrested five women after they were called to the house.
Suspect tells police where remains of Jacob Wetterling's are, 27 years after disappearance
The 11-year-old's kidnap October 1989 led to a change in US law.
Schoolboy who raped his little brother and baby sister jailed for five years
The 15-year-old boy raped his sister when she was four and his brother when he was five.
Texas couple charged with teaching 2 children how to perform sex acts with 'practical lessons'
Jose Ernesto Ramos and Annetta Theresa Ramos are accused of teaching the children how to have sex.
Person dressed as clown reportedly trying to lure children into woods in South Carolina
Parents have been warned not to allow children out at night after sightings of a clown near apartment building.
Arkansas: Couple deny abusing four-year-old girl who thought her name was 'idiot'
Mother Jennifer Denen, 30, and boyfriend Clarence Reed, 47, remain in jail on $100,000 bond.
Four-year-old girl found beaten and bruised grows up thinking her name is 'idiot'
Mother Jennifer Denen, 30, and boyfriend Clarence Reed, 47, were arrested on suspicion of child abuse.
Police release E-fit of man hunted over sexual assaults of 6-year-olds in Legoland
Child abuse investigation unit urgently seek public's help to find alleged offender.
Australian mother who savagely battered 2-year-old daughter until she resembled a 'car crash victim' imprisoned
A South Australia judge sentenced the young woman to more than three years' of jail time.