‘Children as young as between three and six years old are becoming the latest victims in a growing trend of self-generated child sexual abuse, a report from an internet safety watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A football coach who sexually abused boys after grooming them through online gaming and relentless messages has been jailed for 15 years and 10 months.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three women who were groomed, raped and abused by gangs of men in Rochdale have received “substantial” damages and an apology from Greater Manchester Police.’
BBC News, 12th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a house party in Staffordshire in 2008.’
The Independent, 11th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A young adult with a lifelong serious mental illness should not be prevented from visiting a man in Brazil suspected of grooming her, but should very carefully consider the wisdom of doing so, a Deputy High Court judge has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An NHS consultant anaesthetist who was caught by police while arranging to sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl has been jailed for 28 months.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An MP who campaigned against the release of double child killer Colin Pitchfork has welcomed “landmark” changes to the parole system.’
BBC News, 1st April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary to ask Parole Board to reconsider decision to free 40-year-old, jailed for ‘causing or allowing’ death of her son.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life with a minimum 20-year term for murdering his new girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter.’
BBC News, 30th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who suffocated his two-year-old son, leaving him with severe disabilities, has been jailed for his murder 21 years after the attack.’
BBC News, 28th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The mother of Star Hobson could have her eight-year jail term for causing or allowing the toddler’s death increased by Court of Appeal judges.’
The Independent, 15th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teaching assistant who had sex with a 14-year-old pupil in a supermarket car park has been jailed for six years.’
The Independent, 10th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former BBC Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 12 years for arranging to sexually abuse vulnerable children in the Philippines.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new judgment on the grade of fee earner appropriate for historical abuse cases has prompted fierce debate between lawyers about wider costs levels for this type of claim.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The vast majority of vulnerable young women and girls in the criminal justice system in England and Wales have previously suffered abuse and violence and are in danger of being retraumatised by the experience, charities say.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The fight against grooming gangs is still being hampered by authorities’ fears that they could be called racist for documenting abusers’ ethnicity, an official has said.’
The Independent, 6th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A report from the Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has found “extensive failures” in the way child sexual exploitation by criminal gangs is tackled.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police made an average of 669 child protection referrals to social services every day last year because of incidents of domestic abuse across England and Wales, a new analysis has disclosed.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The death of a five-year-old boy in Oldham at the end of last year is being reviewed, a council has confirmed.’
BBC News, 27th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A review into the death of murdered toddler Star Hobson has been delayed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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