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Spain Moves to Protect Kids From 'Digital Wild West'

Country goes after AI-generated child sexual-abuse content on social media, including X, Meta, TikTok

(Newser) - Spain just dialed up Europe's clash with Big Tech, asking prosecutors to probe X, Meta, and TikTok over suspected AI-generated child sexual-abuse imagery on their platforms. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accused the companies of harming children's "mental health, dignity, and rights" and said their "impunity" must...

Ex-Teacher Accused of Abusing 89 Minors

French authorities name suspect Jacques Leveugle to encourage more alleged victims to come forward

(Newser) - French authorities are taking the unusual step of naming a 79-year-old former teacher they say abused minors across five continents, hoping to hear from anyone else he may have targeted. Prosecutors in Grenoble on Tuesday publicly identified Jacques Leveugle as the man charged with raping or sexually assaulting 89 boys,...

Australia's Social Media Ban for Kids Is Really Catching On

Spain, France also look to ban under-15s

(Newser) - Spain is the latest country to follow Australia's lead in moving to ban children from social media. In a Tuesday speech, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced social media platforms operating in Spain will have to install age-verification tools and block those aged 15 and under from having accounts....

Allison Mack Breaks Silence on NXIVM, Her Own Abuse

Former Smallville star says she was "callous," "emotionally aggressive" to sex cult victims

(Newser) - Allison Mack, best known for her role in Smallville, has broken her silence about her involvement in the notorious NXIVM sex cult, describing her actions as "abusive" in a new podcast. Speaking for the first time since her release from federal prison, Mack, 43, reflects on the influence she...

After 'Frantic' Search, Ex-Israeli Military Lawyer Arrested

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is accused of leaking video showing abuse of Palestinian detainee

(Newser) - Israel has arrested Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the nation's former top military lawyer, after she admitted to leaking footage showing Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a Gaza detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center. Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned Friday as military advocate general, said she released the video to counter "...

Book Excerpt: How Maxwell Lured Me Into Epstein's Web

Virginia Giuffre's account to be published after her death

(Newser) - Virginia Giuffre finished writing her memoir one year ago and told collaborator Amy Wallace that she wanted to be sure Nobody's Girl was released even if she wasn't alive to see it. Giuffre took her own life in April , and her book is due out next Tuesday . In...

LA County Settles for $20M Over Boy's Horrific Death

Settlement follows failure to act on repeated abuse warnings

(Newser) - Los Angeles County will pay $20 million to the family of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who was tortured and killed by his parents in 2019. The payout follows a lawsuit from Noah Cuatro's great-grandmother, Eva Hernandez, who alleged the county's child welfare agency failed to act after...

McIlroy's Wife Takes a Beer to the Head at Ryder Cup

Heckling, jeers dominated play over the weekend

(Newser) - Europe clinched a Ryder Cup victory over the US on Long Island over the weekend after some incredible shots from both sides, but the golf was overshadowed by what many called unprecedented hostility from American fans. The typically restrained atmosphere of golf was nowhere in sight, replaced by heckling,...

Ohio High School Scraps Football Season Amid Hazing Scandal

Lawsuit alleges coaches ignored abuse and hazing at football camp

(Newser) - A renowned Ohio high school has abruptly canceled its football season after a federal lawsuit alleged players suffered violent hazing and abuse while coaches turned a blind eye, NBC News reports. The suit was filed by the mother of an incoming freshman at Ursuline High School, a Catholic institution...

Norwegian Royal's Son Hit With 32 Charges, Including Rape

Trial is expected next year for Marius Borg Hoiby

(Newser) - Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, is facing a lengthy list of criminal charges, including four counts of rape, Norwegian prosecutors announced on Monday. Hoiby, 28, who doesn't hold a royal title or a place in the...

Giuffre Family: What Did Trump Know?

Statement urges president to keep 'monster' Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars

(Newser) - The family of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre is urging President Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, warning that any leniency for Epstein's accomplice would be "one of the highest travesties of justice." Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in...

MLB Pitcher's 5-Year-Old: 'Who Wants to Hurt Me?'

Major league players say online abuse, including death threats, is increasing

(Newser) - Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.'s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard his wife, Kara, talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. "She asked...

Children's Author, Husband Beat Kids With 'Whacker'

Florida's Jennifer Wolfthal, Joseph Wolfthal get prison time after guilty plea for child abuse, neglect

(Newser) - A Florida children's book author and her husband, a Lockheed Martin engineer, have pleaded guilty in a child abuse and neglect case involving their three adopted kids. USA Today reports that last week, 45-year-old Jennifer Wolfthal was sentenced to 12 years behind bars, while 43-year-old Joseph Wolfthal received a...

More Accusations Emerge on Neil Gaiman
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More Accusations Emerge on Neil Gaiman

New York magazine talks to 8 women who allege sexual assault, coercion, other abuse from writer

(Newser) - Over the summer, a podcast from Tortoise Media broke some shocking news in the world of fantasy lit: Two women accused renowned British author Neil Gaiman, who has referred to himself as a "feminist writer," of sexual assault. Now, Lila Shapiro dives deeper into the scandal for New ...

Convicted Marvel Actor Now Sued by Ex-Girlfriend
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Nov 23, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Ex of Convicted Marvel Actor Drops Suit

Lawyer for Grace Jabbari said the case was 'favorably settled'

(Newser) - An assault and defamation lawsuit filed against Marvel actor Jonathan Majors by his ex has been ditched. The AP reports that the legal teams for both Majors and former girlfriend Grace Jabbari on Thursday gave the OK to dismiss the case with prejudice, per a joint filing in Manhattan federal...

Foster Dad Who Abused Turpin Children Is Sentenced

California's Marcelino Olguin gets 7 years; kids had previously endured years of torture from parents

(Newser) - A California man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he'd been assigned to care for in his home, including some who'd been previously tortured by their parents. Marcelino Olguin, 65, was handcuffed and led away by sheriff's deputies in a courtroom...

Miss Kansas Calls Out Her Abuser in Public

Alexis Smith said he was in the pageant audience in video now gone viral

(Newser) - A newly posted video of Miss Kansas calling out her domestic violence abuser from the stage the night she was crowned is whipping up a maelstrom of support on social media. Alexis Smith, who works overnight shifts as a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse in Wichita, was crowned Miss Kansas on...

Big-Time Hitmaker Accused of Raping His Protege

Lawsuit accuses 'Single Ladies' songwriter The-Dream of physical, psychological abuse

(Newser) - A music producer responsible for some of the biggest pop hits of the last two decades, including Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," has been hit with rape allegations. The-Dream, an eight-time Grammy winner who also worked on Justin Bieber'...

'Tyranny of the Scales' Eliminated From British Gymnastics

British Gymnastics unveils new policies designed to put children's welfare first

(Newser) - British gymnastics coaches can instruct their gymnasts to do many things. Step on a scale isn't one of them anymore. The BBC reports that new British Gymnastics rules prohibit "harmful" weight-management practices that it described as "on the fringes of abuse." Going forward, no child 10...

One Day After Suit Against Combs, a Resolution

Hip-hop mogul, R&B singer Cassie say they've reached a settlement 'amicably'

(Newser) - A day after R&B singer Cassie filed a federal complaint against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs (aka Diddy, aka Puff Daddy), accusing Combs of rape, physical abuse, and sex trafficking over their decadelong relationship, the two arrived at a settlement, reports the AP . In a Friday statement sent by Douglas...

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