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Koffels Solicitors and Barristers
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Koffels is a family-owned and run law firm in Sydney, Australia, specialising in historical institutional abuse compensation and excelling in matters of family law, commercial law, equine law and other financial matters,
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Law enforcement partners arrested a so-called “Santa Claus” in New Jersey, suspected of possessing and distributing child sexual exploitation and abuse material.

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ICE arrests Santa Claus impersonator for child sexual abuse material
On Dec. 5, investigators executed a search warrant at the residence of Mark Paulino, who is suspected of possessing and distributing child sexual exploitation and abuse material.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Ending Clergy Abuse Global Summit in Buenos Aires: A Landmark Event on Opus Dei Abuses and Survivors’ Search for Justice

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ECA Global Summit in Buenos Aires: A Landmark Event on Opus Dei Abuses and Survivors’ Search for Justice - ECA Ending Clergy Abuse-Global Justice Project
  ECA Global Summit in Buenos Aires: A Landmark Event on Opus Dei Abuses and Survivors’ Search for Justice On December 16, 2025, ECA Global (Ending Clergy Abuse) held in Buenos Aires what has been widely described as a historic first: an international summit dedicated specifically to examining allegations of institutional abuse, coercion, and exploitation […]
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December 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Grace Tame demands law reform after Diocese of Ballarat cleared of vicarious liability

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Grace Tame fights against a legal loophole frustrating abuse survivors
In every Australian state and the NT, churches cannot be held vicariously liable for historical child sexual abuse perpetrated by their priests. Grace Tame is leading the charge for change.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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New York Governor Signs Law to End Anonymous Reporting of Child Maltreatment

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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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An Olympic gold medallist has denied deliberately withholding evidence in a child sexual abuse case against a former Australian swimming team physiotherapist.

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Swimming champ testifies in abuse case against physio
An Olympic gold medallist has denied deliberately withholding evidence in a child sexual abuse case against a former Australian swimming team physiotherapist.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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With elections looming in Hungary, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's tight grip on power is looking looser as public outrage mounts over allegations of child abuse at state-run institutions.

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December 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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The Tasmanian government has revealed its support for mothers who suffered forced adoptions spanning nearly four decades, becoming only the second Australian state to establish a redress scheme.

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December 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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US authorities tipped the AFP off about a Darwin teen uploading vile images online. When police raided his home, they made a shocking discovery.

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December 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Sydney man charged with producing child abuse material while overseas

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Sydney man charged with producing child abuse material while overseas | Australian Federal Police
A south-west Sydney man is scheduled to appear before Fairfield Local Court today (17 December, 2025) charged with allegedly producing child abuse material while holidaying in Vietnam.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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LA County to Pay the Largest Sexual Abuse Legal Settlement in US History

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LA County to Pay the Largest Sexual Abuse Legal Settlement in US History - Knock LA
The total amount hovers near $5 billion and indicates a dark history of violence within the County’s juvenile justice system.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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A new damning report calls on all EU member states to write off, or at least extend, child sex crime limitation periods.

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Child sex abuse: Where in the EU is it time-barred and where's it not?
A new damning report calls on all EU member states to write off, or at least extend, child sex crime limitation periods.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Paramedic Graham Phillips pleads guilty to possession, transmission of child abuse material

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Paramedic, ex-Scouts volunteer admits child abuse material possession
A New South Wales paramedic and former Scouts volunteer admits possessing and transmitting child abuse material.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Bail bid made for man charged with child abuse after his arrest in Alice Springs following NZ tip off

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December 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Strip Searches in Schools Traumatize Kids Over Minor Offenses

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Strip Searches in Schools Traumatize Kids Over Minor Offenses
A Bloomberg Law investigation found 40 federal civil rights lawsuits since 2017 claiming children and teenagers were strip searched at school without parents knowing – often for vape pens and minor offenses.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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The Victorian government is seeking to overturn the High Court's decision in Bird v DP, which held that institutions cannot be held vicariously liable for individuals who are not technically employees.

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Victoria Introduces Bill to Overturn Bird v DP : Koffels
A new bill in Victoria aims to overturn the effects of Bird v DP by expanding vicarious liability to include relationships akin to employment.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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A Tasmanian man has choked back tears in Hobart’s Supreme Court after pleading guilty to a raft of serious child sexual abuse charges.

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December 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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51 priests, dozens of victims | The hidden history of alleged abuse in West Michigan's Catholic Church
51 priests, dozens of victims | The hidden history of alleged abuse in West Michigan's Catholic Church
A comprehensive look at 51 Catholic priests accused of abuse in West Michigan, the survivors who spoke out and decades of allegations finally revealed.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Former Tasmanian school worker, 70, charged with child sex offences
Ex-school worker charged with child abuse offences
Tasmania Police have charged a 70-year-old former school staff member with child sex offences.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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The systemic failings that allowed paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith to continue working in childcare
What childcare centres could have done to stop Ashley Paul Griffith
A Child Death Review Board investigation into the systemic failings that enabled the abuse has laid bare issues in the childcare system.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Fitzroy Community School facing potential legal action over abuse allegations

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'Alternative' school branded 'cult-like' faces abuse allegations
The school that inspired author John Marsden is facing potential legal action from parents over allegations of physical abuse.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Man charged after one of largest hauls of child sex abuse material seized at Auckland Airport
Man charged after one of largest hauls of child sex abuse material seized at Auckland Airport
Customs said the material was "deeply concerning".
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December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Survivors of the Parramatta Marist High School Canoe Club have taken action over historical abuse by teacher Graeme Stuart Hawkins. This article outlines the court findings, institutional failures, and our ongoing work to help additional Survivors come forward confidentially.
Parramatta Marist Canoe Club: Justice for Abuse Survivors : Koffels
Survivors from the Parramatta Marist Canoe Club secured justice after abuse by teacher Hawkins & institutional failures. Learn how we helped
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December 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to identify objects discovered in online child sexual abuse material that could help unlock cold cases going back decades.

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Anklets, pillows, bedheads: The objects that could help crack a cold case
Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to identify objects discovered in online child sexual abuse material in the hope of seeking justice for victims.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to identify objects discovered in online child sexual abuse material that could help unlock cold cases going back decades.
Anklets, pillows, bedheads: The objects that could help crack a cold case
Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to identify objects discovered in online child sexual abuse material in the hope of seeking justice for victims.
www.theage.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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NZ Hotline claims to have identified more than 200 alleged historical child abuse offenders in secretive Christian sect

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Hotline claims to have identified more than 200 alleged historical child abuse offenders in secretive Christian sect
The operator of a hotline set up in 2023 claims to have identified over 200 alleged perpetrators across Australia and New Zealand.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM