Temporary shelters for children to protect them from unsafe environments are operating beyond capacity in major urban centers across Japan amid severe staff shortages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/temporary-shelter-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #childabuse
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Los Angeles Daily News : "In a scene described as "barbaric"— some two dozen children with their hands chained were videotaped shuffling single file in ICE custody.
Jorge-Mario Cabrera of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles said that its attorneys had confirmed details posted with the video.
The attorneys contacted the children and planned to represent them—adding the children were not accompanied by their parents."
--Jeffrey St Clair
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A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenage boy has drawn new condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church for its record on sex abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/world/crime-legal/sex-abuse-priest-promotion-catholic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #france #catholicchurch #childabuse #sexabuse
Reports of child sexual abuse imagery created using artificial intelligence tools have surged 400% in the first half of 2025, according to data from a U.K.-based nonprofit organization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/tech/ai-child-abuse-webpage-surge-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #children #childabuse #internet
Australia plans new measures to strip funding from child care centers that fall short of safety norms after a Melbourne man was charged with more than 70 offenses over child sex abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/asia-pacific/crime-legal/australia-childcare-laws-worker-sex-offenses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #australia #sexcrimes #childabuse
Amid heightened concerns over child safety in Japan, the government is expanding the scope of its planned background check system designed to protect children from sexual offenders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/crime-legal/japan-version-dbs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #sexcrimes #teachers #schools #children #childabuse