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Filipino nurse among 24 men nabbed in New Jersey sex sting

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 20 04:21 AM

NEW JERSEY - A Filipino nurse was among 24 men arrested in a sting operation in New Jersey, US law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Bono saw 'pain' on pope's face over abuse scandals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 04:18 AM

U2 frontman Bono said he could see the pain on Pope Francis's face on Wednesday when he told him "it looks to some people that the abusers are being more protected than the victims".   Read more »

Ina, kinakasama tiklo sa pagbugaw sa 5 menor de edad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 09:00 PM

Pinaghuhubad umano ang mga bata para ipadala ang video at retrato sa mga parokyanong foreigner at binabayaran mula P1,500 hanggang P2,000 kada transaksiyon.  Read more »

OFW sa Riyadh na 'minamaltrato' ng amo, umaapela ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 08:13 AM

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - Humihingi ng tulong ang nanay ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia dahil minamaltrato umano ito ng kaniyang amo. Read more »

Pope Francis expels Chilean priest accused of child sex abuse

Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 09:57 AM

The Archdiocese of Santiago said the Pope had decided to defrock the Reverend Cristian Precht Read more »

Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 08:29 AM

The Dalai Lama said Saturday that he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are "nothing new." Read more »

Pope meets with US church leaders over clergy sex abuse

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:55 PM

Pope Francis was set to host US bishops and cardinals on Thursday to discuss the Vatican's response to a new wave of devastating claims of sexual abuse by clergy. Read more »

Pope summons bishops to discuss protection of minors from sexual abuse

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:59 PM

Pope Francis has summoned senior bishops from around the world to the Vatican in February to discuss the protection of minors from sexual abuse, the Vatican said Wednesday. Read more »

Catholic priests abused thousands in Germany: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 08:57 PM

Most of the victims were boys. Read more »

Woman arrested, 4 minors rescued from lewd online show

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 07:51 PM

The suspect, arrested in Pateros on Friday, said she needed money to pay her electricity bills. Read more »

Sexual abuse in country, an ongoing adversary for jiu-jitsu medalist Meggie Ochoa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 08:33 PM

Ochoa, a bronze winner in the 2018 Asian Games, is part of Fight2Protect, a group that helps sexually abused minors to cope and recover from the trauma. Read more »

Babaeng ibinugaw ang 4 menor de edad sa mga dayuhang pedophile, timbog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 07:06 PM

Katuwiran ng suspek, kinailangan niya ng pambayad sa kuryente.    Read more »

Chilean clergy abuse cases triple to 119

Paulina Abramovich, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 07:06 AM

SANTIAGO, Chile - Scores of new cases of priestly sexual abuse of minors have come to light in Chile, public prosecutors said Friday, deepening a crisis in the country's Catholic Church that has embroiled Pope Francis. Read more »

Osmeña, kinasuhan ng mga pulis-Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 03:49 AM

CEBU - Kinasuhan ng Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) si Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña ng reklamong administratibo at kriminal matapos umanong pakawalan ang 3 lalaking inaresto ng mga pulis. Read more »

Pope Francis, pinagbibitiw

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 02:32 AM

Pinagbibitiw ng isang retiradong arsobispo si Pope Francis. Read more »

Duterte vows to help expose priests’ abuses in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 08:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would be glad to provide an “opening” for sexual abuses allegedly committed by Catholic priests in the Philippines, amid the controversy of an alleged cover-up of Church sex abuse in America.   Read more »

Pope says will not respond to allegations of abuse cover-up

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Aug 27 06:47 AM

Pope Francis said on Sunday he would not respond to explosive accusations by a former top Vatican official that the pontiff had covered up sexual abuse, saying dismissively that the document containing the allegations "speaks for itself". Read more »

Former top Vatican official calls on Pope to resign amid abuse crisis

Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 05:20 PM

Vatican officials declined immediate comment on the letter on Sunday. Read more »

Former top Vatican official calls on Pope to resign amid abuse crisis

Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 04:31 PM

A former top Vatican official accused Pope Francis of having known of allegations of sex abuse by a prominent US cardinal for 5 years before accepting his resignation last month and he called on the pontiff to resign.  Read more »

Pulis namaril ng aso ng ka-barangay sa Laguna

Mariz Laksamana, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 11:49 PM

Nahaharap sa kaso ang isang pulis matapos barilin ang aso ng kapitbahay sa San Pablo City, Laguna. Read more »