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Colombia’s former president admits having flown on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Jet’

Colombia’s former President Andres Pastrana has been tied to the child abuse scandal around...

Colombia’s Catholic church shuns responsibility in potential child abuse cases

A controversial document stipulating that priests are solely responsible in child abuse cases and...

Bogota toddler raped, mother won’t identify abuser

A two-year-old boy is in a Bogota intensive care unit after having been raped and physically...

North Colombia mayor arrested on child sex abuse charges

The mayor of Taraza, a town in northern Colombia, has been arrested on charges he sexually abused...

Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups ‘kidnapping girls to use as sex slaves’

After Marxist rebel group FARC vowed to ban the recruitment of minors, Colombia’s...

Medellin arrests priest over child abuse allegations

Police in Colombia’s second largest city, Medellin, on Saturday arrested a priest for the...

Two children sexually abused every hour in Colombia

Two children are sexually abused in Colombia every hour, the country’s Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. The office made the claim based on data compiled between January and September of this year, for a total...

11-year-old Cali girl nearly dies after father uses her as drug mule

An 11-year-old girl from the southwestern Colombian city of Cali nearly died after her father fed...

The Channel 4 effect: Medellin police close child sex exploitation venues

Following pressure over ongoing sexual exploitation of children in the city, Medellin’s...

Cartagena beauty queen arrested in child sex tourism ring bust

Colombian authorities supported by United States Immigration and Customs have dealt a blow to...

Sex tourists exploited 300 Colombian children since start of 2013: Govt

The director of Colombia’s Family Welfare agency ICBF has stated that more than 300 child sex exploitation cases have been submitted since the beginning of 2013, and that many more young people are being abused without any...