He abused drugs and was jailed for robbery by the time he was a teenager.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

He had asked her if Cazeau abused her, or if he drank too much.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

She started her career by helping to set up a shelter for abused women.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

He also abused other pain-killing drugs and alcohol.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

He left office after months of violent protests by opponents who charged he had abused the presidency in promoting his business interests.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The statement was one of the clearest yet from the Vatican that it wants local bishops to cooperate with civil authorities in prosecuting priests who abused children.

VOA: standard.2010.04.18

But Howells acknowledged the government cannot guarantee that some of the terror suspects picked up and held in other countries did not have their human rights abused.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Criminal charges against Muammar Gadhafi's son, Hannibal and his pregnant daughter-in-law were dropped after the two abused domestic servants reached an out-of court settlement and withdrew their complaint.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Peter Isely was sexually abused by a priest when he was 13.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"You have to talk to them." They especially want answers about then Cardinal Ratzinger and his involvement in the transfer of a priest who abused some 200 deaf American children 30 years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

And I am lucky to be here. It is great." For Catholics, Easter has been overshadowed by sex-abuse scandals in the Church, and accusations Pope Benedict did not do enough to discipline priests who abused children.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

On an Africa trip last month, Clinton met with women and girls raped and otherwise abused by soldiers and irregular forces in the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,the DRC.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25