Vatican law criminalises abuse of adults by priests, laity
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalise the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office also can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. The new provisions, released Tuesday after 14 years of study, were contained in the revised […]
UK police scrap searches of rape victims’ private data after outcry
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British police said on Thursday they are scrapping forms that allowed prosecutors to search rape complainants’ private data, after sustained pressure to end the “intrusive” practice. The move comes after a year-long legal campaign by Britain’s Centre for Women’s Justice, on behalf of two women identified only as Olivia and Courtney […]