Electrician jailed for sharing videos of child he drugged and then raped – The Independent

‘An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed.’

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The Independent, 8th December 2022

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Predator befriended child’s family in abuse ordeal – BBC News

‘A “manipulative” and “dangerous” man who repeatedly sexually abused a teenage boy has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 1st December 2022

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Logan Mwangi – the Child Practice Review and the family courts – Transparency Project

‘This blog post will not go into detail about the distressing history of five year old Logan Mwangi, with which we are all too familiar through media coverage of the trial of the three people who were responsible for his death. An impression had been given at that time that possibly Logan had been let down by the family courts. It is now possible to learn a little about the court involvement – or lack of involvement.’

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Transparency Project, 27th November 2022

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Safeguarding children with disabilities in residential settings – Family Law

‘A national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs has revealed serious failures at residential special schools registered as children’s homes.’

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family Law, 25th November 2022

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Woman groomed and abused in care gets apology after 30 years – The Guardian

‘Leeds city council letter accepting responsibility believed to be the first of its kind.’

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The Guardian, 20th November 2022

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Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report – The Independent

‘The Internet Watch Foundation says it found nearly 900 instances of the most severe types of child sexual abuse content in just five days.’

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The Independent, 18th November 2022

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Ex-police officer jailed after arriving to meet ‘15-year-old’ in KFC car park – The Independent

‘An ex-police officer has been jailed after he was caught by an undercover agent arranging to meet a 15-year-old girl at KFC with condoms and lube.’

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The Independent, 18th November 2022

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Sex abuser swimming coach Robert Rixon jailed 25 years – BBC News

Posted November 16th, 2022 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A 75-year-old swimming coach has been jailed for 25 years for sexually abusing pupils he taught.’

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BBC News, 15th November 2022

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Online predator jailed for sexually abusing girls as young as 12 – Crown Prosecution Service

‘An online predator who forced young girls to sign a sexual contract with him has been jailed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2022

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Safeguarding children with disabilities in residential settings – Family Law

‘A national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs has revealed serious failures at residential special schools registered as children’s homes.’

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Family Law, 4th November 2022

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Victim of ex-detective sex attacker ‘felt failed’ by system – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2022 in bail, child abuse, news, police, rape, recidivists, sexual offences, victims, women by sally

‘A woman sexually assaulted by a former police officer while he was on bail has told the BBC she was failed by the police and the courts.’

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BBC News, 8th November 2022

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Council pays £55,000 and makes an apology to survivor of abuse in children’s home – Local Government Lawyer

‘Essex County Council has personally apologised to a man and agreed to pay him £55,000 in compensation following a civil compensation claim over sexual abuse he suffered as a child while in the council’s care.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Rochdale grooming gang members to be deported to Pakistan – The Guardian

‘Two members of a Rochdale grooming gang are to be deported to Pakistan after losing a seven-year legal fight to remain in Britain.’

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The Guardian, 26th October 2022

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Child sex abuse: The horrific findings of a seven-year inquiry – BBC News

Posted October 21st, 2022 in child abuse, children, inquiries, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual abuse was created in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to examine how institutions responded to allegations of abuse in England and Wales – both in the past, and today.’

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BBC News, 20th October 2022

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Hertfordshire police officer convicted of raping child after victim’s testimony – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2022 in child abuse, news, perverting the course of justice, police, rape by sally

‘A serving police officer has been found guilty of raping a girl and wiping his phone to avoid detection after the victim gave “powerful” testimony in court.’

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The Guardian, 19th October 2022

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In 2017 Daria Aspen told police her stepfather had raped her. Why did it take five years to even charge him? – The Guardian

Posted October 20th, 2022 in child abuse, delay, domestic violence, news, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Aspen hoped she could protect others from the man who had abused her as a child. She didn’t realise how slowly the case would move, or how many intrusive questions she would have to answer.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2022

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Barnsley paedophile to jet off on holiday before sentencing – BBC News

Posted October 20th, 2022 in bail, child abuse, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A paedophile who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two girls has been allowed to jet off on holiday to Greece before being sentenced.’

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BBC News, 19th October 2022

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Payout for sex abuse survivor who says Ellesmere College failed her – BBC News

‘A sex abuse survivor has been paid a substantial sum after claiming school staff failed to protect her when she was raped by her mother’s partner.’

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BBC News, 14th October 2022

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Multi-agency safeguarding and domestic abuse paper published – Family Law

Posted October 11th, 2022 in child abuse, children, domestic violence, news, reports by tracey

‘The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a paper setting out key findings from reviews where domestic abuse featured.’

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Family Law, 10th October 2022

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Man admits killing woman and three children in Derbyshire – The Guardian

Posted October 5th, 2022 in child abuse, children, families, homicide, murder, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘A man has admitted the manslaughter of a mother and three children, but pleaded not guilty to their murders and denied raping one of the child victims.’

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The Guardian, 4th October 2022

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