sexual abuse

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In the hours and days after the late farmworkers rights leader César Chávez was accused of sexual abuse, his name and image were stripped from schools, streets and murals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Baroness Anne Longfield, a former children's commissioner, will chair the inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs, which Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has promised will be a "moment of reckoning".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

All seven board members joined as co-sponsors of the Tuesday resolution, which calls for added support for victims of sexual abuse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The IWF uses reports from the public and its own searching to find and remove child sexual abuse material from the internet.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Minors should be protected against all sexual abuse.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste