Former glam rocker Gary Glitter has been released on bail after being arrested by police investigating sexual abuse allegations against the late TV star Jimmy Savile that have plunged the BBC into crisis.

Former glam rocker Gary Glitter has been released on bail after being arrested by police investigating sexual abuse allegations against the late British TV star Jimmy Savile that have plunged the BBC into crisis.

Police investigating alleged child sex abuse by the late BBC star Jimmy Savile have identified around 300 possible victims, making him one of the worst offenders in British history, a senior officer said.

Police investigating alleged child sex abuse by the late BBC star Jimmy Savile have identified around 300 possible victims, making him one of the worst offenders in British history, a senior officer said.

Police investigating alleged child sex abuse by the late BBC star Jimmy Savile have identified around 300 possible victims, making him one of the worst offenders in British history, a senior officer said Thursday.

Jimmy Savile was one of Britain's most recognisable television stars, but one year on from his death claims that he sexually abused underage girls have left his reputation in shreds and the BBC facing accusations of a cover-up.

Jimmy Savile was one of Britain's best-loved television stars, but one year on from his death claims that he sexually abused underage girls have left his reputation in shreds and the BBC facing accusations of a cover-up.

The Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday denied claims by police that it deliberately covered up paedophilia and talked victims out of reporting sexual abuse.

The Catholic Church in one Australian state has revealed that at least 620 children have been abused by its clergy since the 1930s, sparking a fresh call Saturday for an independent inquiry into sex abuse.

Bishop Robert Finn was found guilty of failing to report suspected child abuse, becoming the highest-ranking US Catholic Church official convicted in clergy sex abuse scandals.

Father Benedict Groeschel has apologized for saying that child victims of sexual abuse often initiate such encounters. Father Benedict Groeschel has apologized for saying that child victims of sexual abuse often initiate such encounters and that a first-time offender should not go to jail. Groeschel, a prominent Franciscan priest, made his comments in an interview published Monday in the National Catholic Register. The publication has since removed the item and replaced it with an apology. ?I did not intend to blame the victim. A priest (or anyone else) who abuses a minor is always wrong and is always responsible,? Groeschel said. ?My mind and my way of expressing myself are not as clear as they used to be. I have spent my life trying to help others the best that I could. I deeply regret any harm I have caused to anyone.? In the interview, Groeschel described convicted child sex abuser and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky as ?this poor guy.? ?People have this picture in

In defending Jerry Sandusky, Father Benedict Groeschel has suggested that child victims initiate sexual encounters. ?In attempting to defend convicted child sex abuser and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, Father Benedict Groeschel has suggested that child victims of sexual abuse initiate such encounters. Groeschel, a prominent Franciscan priest and the director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, made the comments in an interview published Monday in the National Catholic Register. The publication has since removed the item and replaced it with an apology. ?People have this picture in their minds of a person planning to ? a psychopath. But that's not the case. Suppose you have a man having a nervous breakdown, and a youngster comes after him. A lot of the cases, the youngster ? 14, 16, 18 ? is the seducer. ? It's not so hard to see ? a kid looking for a father and didn't have his own ? and they won't be planning to get into h

Sierra Leone lawmakers on Friday passed a sexual offences law introducing stiff minimum sentences for offenders that has been hailed as a victory in a nation where sexual abuse is rife.

The highest-ranking US church official to be convicted of covering up child sex allegations, Philadelphia Monsignor William Lynn, was sentenced to between three and six years in prison on Tuesday.

The Catholic Church could have avoided much of the scandal that currently surrounds it if women had been in positions of power, says a feminist insider in the Church.

The Catholic Church could have avoided much of the scandal that currently surrounds it if women had been in positions of power, says a feminist insider in the Church.

A scandal-hit Vatican, struggling to combat years of bad press, has hired American Fox News correspondent Greg Burke to modernise a communications strategy tainted by serious blunders in the past.

A Philadelphia monsignor tasked with investigating abuse claims became Friday the highest-ranking US church official to be convicted of covering up child sex allegations.

A Philadelphia monsignor became Friday the highest-ranking US church official to be convicted over a child sex cover-up, as he was was found guilty of endangerment.

Pope Benedict XVI admitted Sunday that cases of child abuse by paedophile priests had undermined the Roman Catholic Church's credibility in Ireland.