Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are at an increased risk of suffering unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than kids who have not been abused, a new study concludes. The study was led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — The head of a Salzburg monastery has admitted to sexually abusing a child decades ago and has resigned. Arch-abbot Bruno Becker says he abused a 12-year-old boy more than 40 years ago. In a statement cited Tuesday by the Austria Press Agency he says he informed church

(Newser) - British authorities publicly apologized yesterday for failing to protect two women from the violent, domineering father who raped them repeatedly over 25 years and forced them to bear 9 children. An official review of the case found the ...

OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- Ocala police say they arrested a wanted U.S. military deserter after he brought his battered child to a hospital. Ryan Lee Hunt was allegedly ordered to ship off with the U.S. Navy in December, but went home to visit his newborn and never returned. Doctors found the child with a

Vatican officials moved to stem the rising tide of anger as details emerged of separate pedophilia scandals involving Catholic priests in several European countries. Spokesman Federico Lombardi defended the response of churches to pedophile priest ...

The Oakland woman who police say suffocated her 2-year-old daughter on Tuesday was already facing child abuse charges in relation to a Christmas Eve incident involving her other infant daughter. Authorities say Tiffany Lopez admitted to killing her ...

On February 19, 2010, a Moss Bluff. LA,. woman contacted the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office and requested they investigate a young, very thin boy that was possibly being held captive in his bedroom. This good Samaritan also told the police the ...

BERLIN—A Catholic convent school that closed in 1981 was on Wednesday the latest religious institution to become enmeshed in a child sex abuse scandal now involving over two-thirds of Germany's dioceses. The diocese of Mainz near Frankfurt said ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A mother broke down in tears as she talked about her 2-year-old daughter's death. "When I walked into the living room ... However, police said it already has come out out of Judy Greer's mouth during a statement. She's the cousin ...

There seems to be no end to the scandals buffeting the Roman Catholic church about the abuse of children; most recently in Germany , where the headmaster a school associated with a choir once run by the pope's elder brother Georg Ratzinger has been ...