child abuse

NSPCC report show thousands of children were accused of sexually assaulting children in two years.

UN watchdog asks Britain to combat trafficking of African children for bizarre rituals.

Sacrifice, allegedly driven by Islamic belief, took place in south Indian state of Karnataka.

Boy was groomed on social media and then hired out for sex by Hawthorne

The inmates were raped and ordered to perform sexual acts on each other.

Wendy Hopkins jailed for a year after being found guilty of perverting course of justice.

A network of religious orders against human trafficking says the World Cup in Brazil will encourage an increase in child prostitution.

A new research gives hope to identify paedophiles through brain scan.

Buenos Aires members of Santa Muerte cult beat, starved and locked up girl in squalid conditions

Beheaded toddler is believed to be a case of Muti murder.

Hardened police officers shocked by couple's maltreatment of children aged eight, five and three.

Al-Ghamdi was sentenced to eight years in prison for raping and killing five-year-old daughter Lama; he claims he 'doubted her virginity'.

Mayor of London calls for children at risk of 'crazy stuff' hate indoctrination to be taken into care

Russian parents or guardians who put their children in beauty contests could face fines.

Former teacher who pleaded guilty to two underage sex assaults posed for photos at sporting event.

Undercover Daily Telegraph reporters told by unregulated counsellors abortion could increase chance of breast cancer.

Peter Wright sentenced to eight years for historical sex crimes against children at Buckinghamshire prep school.

In an open letter, Dylan Farrow renews claims that she was sexually molested by film director Woody Allen when she was seven years old.

With one in three girls sexually harassed, Labour proposes amendment to Children and Families Bill.

Over 959 teachers and staff accused of having a relationship with a pupil in the past five years.

Recorded sex crimes against children under 11 in England and Wales went up by 16% last year.

The Historical Institutional Abuse inquiry will start to investigate 434 claims of abuse in children's homes and juvenile justice centres.

Alleged victim accuses senior politicians of sexual abuse during the 1980s.

London accountant allegedly used internet to direct months of abuse against mistress's child in Norway.

Zooming in on high-res photos of pupils could provide police with vital clues.

John Batholomew targeted autistic boy at Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington.

Toddler from Terrasson in France may never have seen daylight locked in car boot.

A report looking at current trends in production of child abuse material highlights live streaming as a particular problem.

A child was sexually attacked every 20 minutes in 2011 according to recent figures.