A Japanese court has triggered a furious public outcry by giving a former politician a suspended prison term for raping a 12-year-old girl, a decision observers have said reflects the country’s ...

Her group helped almost 2 000 girls and boys at risk of being groomed ... told AFP in the town's indoor market. "There's a lot of anger," he added, saying he would like to see officials who ignored ...

Lorna Dennington has served half of the sentence she was handed for routinely beating children in her care; Christopher ...