The archdiocese said it had agreed with representatives of the accusers on a mediator and had begun to raise money by cutting costs and selling assets, including its headquarters and other real estate.
The Sarlahi District Court on Monday sentenced Ram Bahadur Bomjan, known as the "Buddha Boy," to 10 years in jail and imposed a half-a-million fine for child sex abuse, court officials confirmed.
HD Revanna and his son, Prajwal Revanna, are facing a probe by an SIT constituted by the Karnataka government over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a woman who worked in their household.
The Central Reserve Police (CRPF) has issued a second removal order against one of its high-ranking officers after he was found guilty of sexual harassment, official sources said.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urged the JD(S) and BJP leaders to visit the victims in the alleged obscene video case "if they have any respect for women."
Hungary's President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday after growing pressure for pardoning a man convicted of being involved in conspiring to conceal an instance of a sex abuse case in a children's home, according to Al Jazeera.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced in a news conference on Tuesday that the joint operation resulted in 19 men being arrested in Australia and 79 arrests, 65 indictments, and 43 convictions in the US.
The investigation into the matter is underway and further sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will also be increased into the matter, the officer added.
Parents of an Indian child in German child rights' custody landed in Mumbai on Thursday to meet Indian authorities in a bid to expedite the process of getting their daughter's custody from the German government.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI): Bombay High Court judge, Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who received widespread criticism over 'skin to skin contact' verdict in a child sex abuse case, has resigned.
Beijing [China], December 8 (ANI): Social media users in China have criticised the state-owned media, controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), over its failure to report on a jailed Shanghai citizen who raped women and held them captive in a brothel for the rich people.