News of child sex

Former bishop sentenced to four years in jail for sex abuse

04-03-2022 19:41 Ex-Orán bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for sexual abuse by a court in Salta Province.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Retired bishop Zanchetta denies sex abuse claims at trial

21-02-2022 20:31 Retired Argentine bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, seen as close to the Pope and with history managing Vatican property, denies charges of sex abuse allegedly committed a decade ago.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court investigates FARC for recruitment of 18,000 children

11-08-2021 15:57 Colombia's former rebel group being investigated over alleged recruitment of more than 18,000 children to fight in guerrilla conflict against state.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse

21-06-2021 11:02 Experts voice "utmost concern about numerous allegations around the world of sexual abuse and violence committed by members of the Catholic Church against children."

POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC

Child labour has soared during pandemic, says new poll

29-05-2021 11:07 Child labour in Argentina now reaches a 10th of all children in the 5-15 years age group and 30 percent of adolescents aged between 16 and 17.

by Clara Fernández Escudero

POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC

Government extends food aid to four million kids under 14

09-05-2021 09:20 President Alberto Fernández says government will extend Tarjeta Alimentar food card scheme to four million children aged under 14, with poverty on rise among youngsters.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope meets with Australian cardinal acquitted of child abuse charges

12-10-2020 12:35 Pope Francis met Monday with Australian Cardinal George Pell for the first time since he was jailed – and then acquitted – on child sex abuse charges.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Prosecutors in Entre Ríos investigate claim priest raped nephew

29-09-2020 14:03 Sergio Decuyper accuses his paternal uncle, Reverend José Francisco Decuyper, of raping him more than 35 years ago. 42-year-old says Pope Francis asked him not to file a criminal complaint.

CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Baseless Wayfair child-trafficking theory spreads online

17-07-2020 00:24 A new conspiracy theory is sweeping the globe – self-proclaimed Internet sleuths are claiming that US retail giant Wayfair is selling trafficked children via its website.