Sentence examples for abuse exists from inspiring English sources

The Justice Department is investigating whether a pattern of abuse exists at the jail.

"Child abuse exists in the shadows so as long as we're embarrassed that will continue.

Federal authorities are investigating whether a pattern of abuse exists at the jail.

But acknowledging that abuse exists is – unfortunately – enough to encourage it.

To some extent, clerical sexual abuse exists in every religious group, experts say.

McCain and Flake's report leave open the possibility more abuse exists.

Mr. Kerrigan said the doctrine of command responsibility required only proof that a pattern of abuse existed that created a climate that led to the murders.

The church also points out that in 1975, "No state or church guidelines for responding to allegations of child abuse existed in Ireland".

In a statement it said that in 1975 "no State or church guidelines for responding to allegations of child abuse existed in Ireland".

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has taken responsibility for the abuse scandal but resisted pressure from antiwar critics to resign, has said many more shocking photographs and videos of the abuse exist.

So while the media focus is, understandably, trained on particularly high-profile allegations we have to ensure nothing is done to reverse the progress we have made and slide back to the dark days of the 1980s, where child abuse existed in the shadows.