Court records show a former family physician in Fort Smith received a 110-year sentence in the Arkansas Department of Corrections on Wednesday after pleading guilty to abuse of a minor and related charges.

A retired Lewis County pediatrician and former Chehalis city councilor faces allegations he sexually assaulted hundreds of children at two state-run juvenile detention facilities across nearly four decades.

A former doctor has been charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients in his care.

David Farley was charged with 11 counts related to his abuse of patients in October. The trial for a West Linn doctor charged earlier this year with sexually abusing his patients — originally set to begin this week — will now start sometime next year.

A former student doctor was sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing and possessing child sex abuse material.

There could be up to 1,000 victims of paedophile monster Dr Michael Shine as more and more new cases emerge every week. That is the grave fear of one of his victims.

Fake nurse, 46, who fraudulently pocketed more than £170,000 jailed

‘Shine is most prolific paedophile in Europe’

Campaigners for a public inquiry into the abuse carried out by former surgeon Michael Shine have welcomed a government decision to establish a scoping exercise.

The Government is set to establish a scoping enquiry into the alleged paedophile activities of disgraced former surgeon Michael Shine, in what victims and campaigners hope will be the beginning of a full statutory investigation.

“Finally, today, this is a real opportunity for victims and survivors to have their voices heard and believed and for their experiences to be fully investigated and officially acknowledged.”

Adrienne Reilly, CEO of Dignity4Patients, was joined by Cianan Murray on LMFM The Agenda to share the latest to discuss the government approves scoping exercise into the abuse perpetrated by convicted pedophile Michael Shine.

PODCAST: Behind the Story. Inside the crimes of disgraced surgeon Michael Shine

Victims and survivors of former surgeon and convicted sexual offender Michael Shine welcome a commitment from Minister for Health and the government to establish a 16-week ‘scoping exercise’ to help set the foundations for a statutory inquiry

Adrienne Reilly, CEO of Dignity4Patients, on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland to share the latest update on the campaign for a public inquiry into the abuse perpetrated by former surgeon Michael Shine.

It is understood that a memorandum is to be brought to the Cabinet by the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, which includes provisions for the scoping inquiry to run for 16 weeks, with a senior counsel to be appointed before Christmas.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is expected to bring a memorandum to Cabinet on Wednesday for sign-off of what is understood to be a precursor to a statutory inquiry.

Gabriel Perez, is facing serious allegations of sexually assaulting a child under his care. Perez, who was once a trusted figure in the community, is now out on bond and has been assigned a court-appointed attorney

French Doctor, Philippe Moulin, accused of sexually abusing 13 adolescents who have autism and disabilities, went on trial Monday in Montpellier.

More accounts of troubling encounters with a Vero Beach area doctor were reported following the announcement of his arrest after years of complaints of unwanted touching and sexual advances toward patients and employees, law enforcement officials say.