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Jessa Dillow Crisp, who is now 29 and lives in Denver, Colorado, has bravely recounted how she overcame a childhood of being gang raped, sexually abused by family members and sex trafficked. Her abuse started aged 10 in her home country of Canada where she was sexually attacked by members of her own family. As a child, she was made to pose for pornographers, had to perform degrading sex acts and was raped in front of the cameras. She was then sold to different pimps and friends of her family who abused her.

Ex-priest Ronald Paquin (pictured left in court and in a profile image inset) has been indicted in Maine on 29 counts of gross sexual misconduct dating back to the 1980s. It involves two boys, ages 11 and 14. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to raping an altar boy and was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison. He admitted sexual misconduct to Globe reporter Sacha Pfeiffer when she came knocking on his door a year earlier. The exchange between Pfeiffer and Paquin was dramatized In the 2015 Academy Award-winning film Spotlight (right). 'Sure, I fooled around. But I never raped anyone, and I never felt gratified myself,' an actor portraying Paquin told Rachel McAdams, who portrayed Pfeiffer. Although former Rev Paquin was initially convicted of raping one boy, several other people accused him of molesting them. He was defrocked by the Vatican in 2004.The clergyman was released in October 2015 after two experts who examined him determined he was no longer sexually dangerous to the community.

A fast-moving snow storm is blanketing the Northeast in snow. All public schools in New York, Boston and Philadelphia have been cancelled for the day. More than 8,000 flights have either been cancelled or delayed. In New York City, the snow is expected to continue falling until at least 1pm. National Weather Service predicted that the Boston area and eastern Maine could get 12 to 18 inches of snow. New York City could see 8 to 12 inches and the Philadelphia area 4 to 8 inches. The storm comes one day after New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore set record-breaking high temperatures.

An incredible image of twelve members of the Household Cavalry hiding in the jungle has had internet users the world over scratching their heads. The photograph shows a dozen soldiers from one of the British Army's most elite units camouflaged in the foliage of a forest in Brunei. The Household Cavalry serve as the Queen's official bodyguard and is part of the Houseshold Division. It is made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army, namely the Blues and Royals and the Life Guards. Notable members include Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his brother Prince Harry, who were both members of the Blues and Royals, and singer James Blunt, who served in the Life Guards. Can you spot all 12 servicemen in the photograph?

From an unfinished fire temple to the resting place of secret society members, pyramid mausoleums were once a popular place to be buried in the US. Freemasons like Fred Adolphus Dorn (inset top right) and George W.P. Hunt (inset bottom left) had pyramids built to honor their loved ones. Dorn’s wife Cora (inset top right) was buried in a 25ft Masonic pyramid in California and Hunt and his wife were buried in a 20 ft white-tile pyramid (bottom left) on a hilltop in Arizona. Charles D. Poston (inset bottom right) converted to Zoroastrianism and attempted to build a fire temple (bottom right), which later became his resting place. More than 150 years later, Nicolas Cage (inset top left) followed the trend and had a pyramid mausoleum (top left) built in a famous New Orleans cemetery. DailyMail.com looks at these four along with two others of the most interesting pyramid mausoleums in the US.

For the most part, people take selfies to share a fun moment with friends - or simply show off. Unfortunately for these snappers however, they've missed some extremely odd things going on in the background of the photos that ruin the vibe they were going for. BoredPanda have compiled a selfie gallery featuring these rogue additions - including pooping dogs and sex toys - and they're guaranteed to make you cringe...

Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley says he was doing nothing wrong on Wednesday night when security guards demanded he leave a game at Madison Square Garden. Oakley is facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked three of the security guards who tried to remove him following an incident with team owner James Dolan. In an interview after his arrest, Oakley said: 'What happened, me and four friends went to the game tonight to watch the Knicks and the Clippers. Get there, sit down, try to have a good time, next thing I know I was asked to leave the building.'

Mischa Barton repeatedly threatened to kill herself according to two neighbors who called 911 to seek help for the actress during her now infamous meltdown last month. 'My downstairs neighbor is hysterically crying in the backyard and says she's going to kill herself,' said a female neighbor in a 911 tape obtained by TMZ. 'She's screaming and she just keeps on saying "I want to die" and then she's like "I'm going to kill myself" and then she just keeps on, yeah, it's all nonsensical. But I'm very concerned.' That woman then added: 'They've been called there a bunch. They go see her at least every couple of months because she loses it.'

A video has captured the moment that two flight passengers claiming to be lawyers got into a vicious row over an arm rest. Footage taken by another flier shows the man (shown left) and woman shouting at each other as the flight crew desperate tries to calm them down. Many of the other passengers on the plane, believed to be a Monarch Airways flight from the UK to Malaga in Spain, can he heard laughing as the pair's feud escalates. The video starts mid-way through the row, as an air steward tries to get the man to move seats (shown right). As the row intensifies and voices get louder, other fliers can be heard shushing the pair. The woman (pictured centre) then claims that she is a lawyer and 'knows' her rights, leading the other man to scream: 'I'm a lawyer too, you stupid woman.' At the end of the video, recorded on New Year's Eve, an air hostess asks if the pair are travelling together, causing the rest of the passengers to burst out in laughter and clapping.

The slick video shows the aircraft merging together in a tight formation as they fly in low over a snowy landscape. A close-up of a pilot is seen before the man fires missiles down to a target below. The war game saw the units shoot down 30 aircraft. The newly released footage follows the announcement on Tuesday that Russia is readying itself for war - the latest in a series of drills amid tensions with the West.

It has emerged that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's body was discovered at her luxury London apartment (inset bottom) by her cleaner. She was found dead yesterday aged 45 following a battle with a brain tumour - days after builders said they heard a 'loud bang' from her home. The revelation comes as a friend appeared on This Morning to claim she had relapsed 'into a dark place'. Ivan Massow (pictured right with Tara and inset on the show) said: 'She was facing a lot of problems. The recurring issue [was] that it was very hard for her to stay off drinking and things.'

Prepare to go cross-eyed over one photographer's mind-boggling optical illusion snap - as no one is sure how many zebras this image taken by South African Robert Holmwood actually contains. The retired mechanical engineer captured the gaggle of Burchell's zebra at the Kruger National Park in his native country. And the 64-year-old, who retired two years ago, said everyone who views the confusing image has a different opinion on just how many zebras there are in the frame.

An investigation has found 497 officers working for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - the Homeland Security agency responsible for detaining and deporting illegal immigrants - were accused of misconduct in just two years. Officers allegedly abused detainees, left their weapons inside prison toilets, fell asleep on the job and deported immigrants without permission or by accident. Other agents were caught watching porn on their taxpayer-funded cell phones, while another was found to be in an illicit relationships with a detainee.Two guards were reprimanded after they were discovered  in a sexual relationship with another guard at an outpost in Kingston, Jamaica (inset). A watchdog group said the allegations are ‘disturbing’ and has urged President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to do a better job at vetting their future employees.

Six weeks ago, Ivanka Trump was bullied sitting with her husband and their children aboard a JetBlue flight departing from JFK airport. It’s hard to imagine more snivelling, sickening and cowardly behavior towards a young mother as she sat quietly with her small children. Yet it perfectly typified the vile liberal assaults on Ivanka from the moment her father decided to run for president. And now the bullying continues - this time by Nordstrom.

President Donald Trump tore into Arizona Sen. John McCain this morning, claiming that the former prisoner of war has been 'losing so long he doesn't know how to win anymore.' McCain and Trump have never seen eye-to-eye on foreign policy, and the Republican senator has been especially critical of the president's first special op, a raid in Yemen on an al Qaeda affiliate. The White House has repeatedly said the assault was a 'success,' even though a Navy SEAL and an eight-year-old American girl died in the crossfire. 'While many of the objectives of the recent raid in Yemen were met, I would not describe any operation that results in the loss of American life as a success,' McCain rebutted. Trump said Thursday morning that McCain should keep his opinions to himself - criticism of the operation 'only emboldens the enemy!'

President Trump attacked Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Twitter after the senator revealed comments by Trump's Supreme Court pick that were critical of Trump. Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says Gorsuch told him Trump's Twitter attacks on judges were 'disheartening.' The comment was confirmed by the Supreme Court nomination team. Trump went after Blumenthal for having told a 'major lie' about having served in Vietnam.

Cook was pictured resting his head on the shoulder of 21-year-old aspiring singer named Zoey Tess in since deleted Snapchat and Instagram pictures. The college sophomore is just three years older than his own daughter. Sources say Cook - whose marriage to supermodel Brinkley ended in divorce after he cheated on her with an 18-year-old - kept insisting that Tess should sleep over. 'He was being aggressive,' the source told Page Six after the pair's apparent date in in East Hampton on Tuesday. 'She kept shutting him down.'

Jason Derulo has blasted American Airlines for racism following an incident at Miami airport Wednesday during which police officers were called. In a video obtained by Dailymail.com Derulo explains what happened in the moments leading up to the incident which he calls 'a racial issue'.  The recording artist and his entourage demanded the plane be turned around and go back to the gate when he was told by a friend they were going to be charged $4,000 for 19 pieces of luggage that had to be loaded onto a separate flight.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The 30-year-old woman was dragged outside after the 500-strong mob broke down the doors to her cell. She was being held on suspicion of starting a fire which claimed the life of a toddler. A five-year-old child, named Marlon Buzaglo Campos, also suffered serious burns in the blaze she was alleged to have started.

A group of women was caught on video during a messy brawl at Smoke's Poutinerie in Toronto. Two women wrestled around on the floor as another two were caught fighting behind them. One of the women, dressed in a black parka and boots had her dress pulled up during the fight, exposing her thong.

Fashion blogger Egreis Gjergjani lives in Kansas with her husband Jeremy and two sons Gio and Charlie. When she became pregnant for a third time they decided to reveal the gender at a party by cutting a cake - with Egreis fully expecting to be having another boy. In a video taken of the moment, the mom is so shocked that she is pregnant with a girl that she screams and sinks to the ground.

Quebec's corporation of funeral directors says it is trying to put an end to the tasteless trend which sees photographs of dead bodies splashed on social media. There are 'strict rules' in place at parlors across the region to stop the spread of casket selfies but mourners must take it upon themselves to refrain, it says. The tasteless trend of casket selfies has swept Instagram in Twitter recently. One man even applied a face swap filter to his selfie (right).

A 10-year-old boy has become an internet sensation after he conquered his fears and bust out his dance moves during a high school basketball game. Seth Vangeldren, 10, of Port Orange, Florida, (pictured) usually dances in the privacy of his own room, using videos online to perfect the choreography for weeks on end. But when his mom's favorite song came on during a Spruce Creek High School game, he jumped up and prompted a dance party with his show-stopping routine.

From the child actor who became a Hollywood heartthrob to the reality TV star who emerged from her family's shadow to become a beauty icon and entrepreneur, FEMAIL unveils the stars who changed the most after their awkward teenage phase (left to right: Nicholas Hoult, Kylie Jenner, Dev Patel, Ariana Grande).

This is the moment a reckless driver barely avoids killing a policewoman as she tries to give him a parking fine. The officer in Mexico City was knocked to the ground as she tried to ticket the driver of the Chevrolet SUV, who burns rubber before heartlessly speeding away and sends the policewoman tumbling to the ground.

I guess he prefers being the big spoon! A heartwarming photograph has gone viral after a newly adopted pit bull named Russ cuddled with Kayla Filoon as she did her homework on the couch. Filoon, who attends Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fell in love with the dog even though he was underweight and had a bloody tail, a kennel cough, an eye infection and patchy fur.

Dolphins are being strapped into tiny crates so that they can be transported by aeroplane to perform in a travelling circus where they are made to jump through hoops of fire. Shocking footage of the animals being packaged into crates was taken in Indonesia by campaign group Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), which is part of the Asia for Animals (AfA) network. Scooped out of water and strapped into a wooden box barely the size of their body, the traumatised live dolphins are loaded into the darkness of a plane's hold.

A huge python was ripped to shreds by a pack of furious wild boars seeking revenge after the snake ate one of their young. At least eight of the wild beasts descended on the reptile after he slithered into their home in south east Asia and gobbled up a piglet. Completely outnumbered, the eight foot python did not stand a chance as he was surrounded by the boars and attacked from all sides. The animals used their powerful jaws to bite into the snake's body, ripping the animal to pieces.

John Nese's family has owned Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles for more than 70 years. Since 2000, the jovial store owner has almost exclusively sold fizzy drinks and has acquired more than 700 unique flavors. Nese, 73, (main) prides himself on selling sodas that use cane sugar and glass bottles claiming they are healthier alternatives to common brands. Some popular flavors in the store include Jamaica's Finest Ginger Beer (top left), Tropical banana soda (top right), Americana buckleberry (bottom left) and the award winning Mr Q.Cumber (bottom right).

Welcome to Alert in Nunavut, Canada, on Ellesmere Island, where the average February temperature is -33.2C and the record low is -50C. These temperatures are cold enough to freeze unprotected corneas, skin and muscle, in minutes. But that’s not all the population here – which can reach over 200 - has to contend with. There’s the isolation, too. The nearest town to Alert is 340 miles away and you cannot reach it by car – only by air or sea. Or dogsled.