Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre

NEW YORK TIMES

Prince Andrew, the disgraced second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has settled a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, a woman who had accused him of raping her when she was a teenage victim of Andrew’s friend, the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new court filing in Manhattan on Tuesday. read more »

Pressure groups demand Church in Italy submit to external sexual abuse inquiry

REUTERS

Catholic groups on Tuesday accused Italy's Church of an "institutional failure" to confront clergy sexual abuse, and demanded an independent national inquiry mirroring ones conducted in France and Germany. read more »