The first thing Braiden Schirtzinger felt was the pop - like a bursting balloon. A doctor had said today could be the day, and a Google search said exercise could help speed up the process. So here Braiden was, under a warm late-April sun shaded by oak and …

Arrested in Springfield A Moberly man is facing more than two dozen felony charges for allegedly molesting five young girls aged six to 13. Scotty Reynolds, 43, was charged Monday with 25 counts, including five each of statutory rape, statutory sodomy and …

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What to Know A Brooklyn man faces a 12-count indictment for allegedly sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl for nearly a year When the girl told him she didn't want to have sex with the men anymore, he allegedly slapped and punched her and threatened to …

A ‘MANIPULATIVE’ sex offender who ‘groomed a young girl so well’ she fell in love with him – and she says her youth was stolen. The Portsmouth girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was just 13 at the time her relationship started with Adam Beale, …

… imply female feticide and fetal sex determination have been … violation of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. “ … the pregnancy. The scanning machine used for the fetal sex … determination tests. The government is tracking every pregnant woman …

Francis convened Catholic leaders from around the world for the four-day meeting to address the scandal that has ravaged the Church's credibility in the United States - where it has paid billions of dollars in settlements - Ireland, Chile, Australia, …

Francis convened Catholic leaders from around the world for the four-day meeting to address the scandal that has ravaged the Church's credibility in the United States - where it has paid billions of dollars in settlements - Ireland, Chile, Australia, …

(Corrects headline on Feb. 21 story to remove reference to pope as it was cardinal who said “enemy within”, not Pope Francis; no change to text) Pope Francis delivers a speech during the four-day meeting on the global sexual abuse crisis, at the Vatican, …

Pope Francis promised that concrete action against child sexual abuse by priests would result from a conference he opened on Thursday, with one cardinal acknowledging that the church had to fight "the enemy within". Francis convened Catholic …