Tag #Historical Abuse

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Edinburgh Academy Teacher Found Guilty of Child Abuse

A Scottish court found former Edinburgh Academy PE teacher John Young guilty of abusing over a dozen pupils with physical assaults and indecent acts between 1966 and 1993; however, due to his ill health, no further action will be taken.

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Tuam Excavation Begins: Mass Grave of Hundreds of Babies Investigated

An excavation has begun at the site of Ireland's St. Mary's children's home in Tuam, County Galway, where an estimated 796 babies and children died between 1925 and 1961; it is believed they are buried in a mass grave, possibly a former sewage tank, uncovered by an amateur historian in 2014.

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Six-Figure Settlement in Loretto School Pupil-on-Pupil Abuse Case

Angus Bell, 44, won a six-figure settlement from Loretto School in Musselburgh, East Lothian, after alleging extensive physical and sexual abuse by fellow pupils in the 1990s; the school settled before a civil trial, the first of its kind involving pupil-on-pupil abuse, and a Police Scotland investi...

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Former Teacher Faces Multiple Child Sex Assault Charges

Former Vaucluse Public School teacher Michael Anthony Lunn is on trial for over a dozen counts of child sexual assault, allegedly abusing eight students aged between five and eight in the 1980s. Three complainants recently came forward following a police release and media coverage.

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79-Year-Old Jailed for 1984 Child Sex Abuse

A 79-year-old woman, Hazel Templeton, was jailed for 33 months for indecently assaulting a 12-year-old boy in Northern Ireland in 1984; the victim stated she "stole his childhood", and police described her as a "child predator".

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Mass Grave Excavation Underway at Former Irish Mother and Baby Home

An investigation is underway in Tuam, Ireland, to excavate a mass grave believed to contain the remains of hundreds of infants who died at the St. Mary's Mother and Baby Home between 1925 and 1961; the home housed unmarried mothers and their children, many of whom were separated from their families.

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Tuam Mother and Baby Home Excavation Begins

Excavation work has begun at the Tuam mother and baby home site in Ireland, where nearly 800 infants are believed to be buried, uncovering a dark chapter in the country's history involving state-sanctioned institutions with high infant mortality rates.

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Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Indigenous Boarding School Research

The Trump administration slashed at least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects documenting the abuse of Indigenous children in U.S. boarding schools, halting crucial research and impacting community healing efforts.

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Sydney Teacher Faces Trial for Alleged 1980s Child Abuse

A 71-year-old Sydney teacher, Michael Anthony Lunn, is facing trial on charges of sexually abusing eight children in the 1980s at Vaucluse Public School; several victims, now adults, have come forward decades later, some triggered by a 1985 newspaper article detailing prior accusations against him.

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£200,000 Awarded to Victims of HIA Data Breach in Northern Ireland

Seven victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland will receive nearly £200,000 in damages after a 2020 data breach by the HIA Interim Advocate's Office exposed the identities of approximately 250 survivors, leading to a major class action lawsuit.

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