A former BBC producer appeared to compare "womanising" with "paedophilia" when he was challenged about the Jimmy Savile scandal. Wilfred De'ath sai...

A 31-year-old primary school teacher has appeared in court charged with sex offences against children. The man, said by North Yorkshire Police to h...

A South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis has said some paedophiles were not criminally responsible for their actions as the condition is...

A Guardian columnist has agreed to carry out charity work for three years after wrongly naming Lord McAlpine as a paedophile on Twitter. George Mon...

A pervert who sent sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old girl on Facebook and told her he would leave his wife wore this bizarre outfit as he at...

The uncomfortable issue for many Catholics is that for the current Pope to get the attention he deserves for dealing with abuse, he may in turn tarnish the reputation of former Pope John Paul II.

A housewife who performed a sex act on a 13-year-old schoolboy after drinking enough alcohol "to knock out a bull elephant" has been spared an immedia...

There is "overwhelming" evidence Sir Cyril Smith sexually abused young boys and authorities missed the chance to prosecute the late Liberal Democrat M...

A soldier who was part of a sex abuse ring that held "paedophile parties" has been jailed indefinitely, Scotland Yard said. Simon Wyn-Davies, 38, f...

The removal of Jimmy Savile's headstone is symbolic of the public mood and the appropriate gesture to fellow deceased in neighbouring plots.

A Scout leader, a retired teacher and members of the Armed Services were among 76 people arrested in raids as part of an operation targeting suspected...