Another day, another story about Mark Zuckerberg’s opt-in Truman Show social network, Facebook. This time, the site responded quickly to complaints about a page that trolled sexual assault. The Daily Mail has the story here.
Following up on our story yesterday, News International has announced that The News of The World, first published in 1843, is to close this Sunday 10th July 2011. The final edition will have no ads following the mass withdrawal by companies and charities and all proceeds will go to a charity that is yet to…
…Well, he did so last week. Also the general circumstances of Greg LeMond’s disclosure aren’t crystal clear as I post this. I think you’d need to know the background of the actual cycling issues that had gone to the sport’s governing body as these seem to link in with LeMond’s disclosure of sexual abuse as…
We couldn’t let the day finish without mentioning the report into the Archdiocese of the Republic of Ireland. The fact that 46 paedophile priests were allowed to amass 320 different victims speaks for itself, but the comprehensive coverage is over at the BBC as usual. Go here to view that and also the extra information…
Almost a fortnight ago there were a handful of historical allegations against UK DJ and TV Presenter Jimmy Savile, who died last year. By the end of last week there were over 60 allegations from more than 340 calls to the police force in charge. Today the National Association of People Abused In Childhood (NAPAC)…
It’s not directly child abuse-related but one story that stuck around during the start of the year is that of homeless man Billy Ray Harris who returned an engagement ring to someone that placed it in his cup by mistake when giving change. It’s an understatement to say that the story became a worldwide phenomenon…
There’s a lot in the article below to consider, but I think this paragraph is a good starting point: Part of that answer has to do with the clubby collusion that comes naturally to the rich and powerful, of course. But part also has to do with the mind-set of Epstein’s generation around sex. The…
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