Man jailed for trying to arrange baby sexual abuse – BBC News
‘A man who tried to arrange for a baby to be brought to his house to be sexually abused has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
More than 500 child victims of ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year – The Guardian
‘More than 500 children were victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year, according to new data shared with the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Barry Bennell sentenced to fifth jail term for sexual offences against boys – The Guardian
‘Former football coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has been jailed for an additional four years as he was sentenced over sexual abuse for a fifth and most likely final time.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Justin Welby: Child sex abuse report a ‘wake-up call’ for Church – BBC News
‘A report that found the Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse was “a big wake-up call”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. Justin Welby said “nothing must get in the way” of change after a report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) said the Church had failed to protect children.’
BBC News, 7th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-BBC presenter jailed for child sex offences – BBC News
‘A former BBC presenter and church minister has been sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison for sexually abusing children and adults.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anthony Lewis: Life for ‘predatory’ children’s entertainer – BBC News
‘A children’s entertainer who raped and sexually abused young girls over a 20-year period has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 24th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jailed solicitor struck off for historic child abuse convictions – Legal Futures
‘A veteran solicitor serving nearly nine years in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of historic indecent assault against children has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 18th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Teaching assistant found guilty of sending topless pictures to 15-year-old pupil – Daily Telegraph
‘A jury at Aylesbury Crown Court found her guilty of two sex offence charges relating to the topless pictures and a video, but they have not yet reached verdicts on three more serious charges of causing or inciting a child aged under 16 to engage in a sexual act.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
How warnings about Heni and Jan’s killer were missed – BBC News
‘The bodies of Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa were discovered in the east London flat of Zahid Younis in April 2019. The BBC has investigated how the authorities cared for the women and dealt with their killer Younis – a convicted sex offender who has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 38 years.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2020
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Scientist jailed for sending fake poison to Theresa May – BBC News
‘A scientist has been jailed for sending fake poison to Theresa May in a letter criticising her policy on Russia.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Taylor: ‘Predatory paedophile’ jailed for 14 years – BBC News
‘A “predatory paedophile” described by police as “every parent’s nightmare” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eric Joyce: Ex-Labour MP sentenced for child sex offence – BBC News
‘A former Labour MP and ex-Army officer who admitted making an indecent image of a child has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 7th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shirley Oaks: Care home survivors call for mandatory reporting of abuse – BBC News
‘Survivors of prolonged abuse while in the care of Lambeth Council have called for the failure to report abuse in children’s homes to be made a crime.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former police chief convicted over child abuse video granted court of appeal hearing – The Guardian
‘A decorated former police chief has won two key battles in her fight to overturn her conviction for possessing a child abuse video and get her job back, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Barry Bennell: Ex-football coach admits more sexual offences – BBC News
‘Former football coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has pleaded guilty to nine sexual offences.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Section 5 “Causing or Allowing” – The Catch 22 Provision – KCH Garden Sq
‘ ‘‘Baby-shaking”, or “baby-shaking syndrome” is a colloquial term used to describe the situation where the prosecution allege that a baby has either died or suffered serious injury as the result of being shaken. In a large number of these cases the prosecution are able to show that at the time of the causative event the child was in the sole care of its parents; the difficulty that arose historically however was when it was not possible to prove which of the two parents was the actual perpetrator. Prosecutors often found themselves in this scenario, with not enough evidence to conclusively prove which parent caused the harm to the child and neither parent prepared to implicate the other. However, on 21st March 2005, Section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 became law, and it meant that prosecutors could now take a different approach, one that didn’t require them to single out the primary offender.’
KCH Garden Sq, July 2020
Source: kchgardensquare.co.uk
Supreme Court rules there is no right to privacy against “paedophile hunters” – an extended look – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In Sutherland v Her Majesty’s Advocate, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was compatible with the accused person’s rights under ECHR article 8 to use evidence obtained by “paedophile hunter” (“PH”) groups in a criminal trial.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st July 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Paedophile hunters’ do not violate right to privacy, Supreme Court rules as convict’s appeal dismissed – The Independent
‘”Paedophile hunters” do not violate the right to privacy, the Supreme Court has ruled while dismissing a convict’s appeal.
Mark Sutherland was convicted after communicating with a member of an activist group, who he believed to be a 13-year-old boy. He appealed his conviction, arguing that his right to a private life and correspondence, enshrined in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Delivering the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday, Lord Sales said the appeal had been “unanimously dismissed”.’
The Independent, 15th July 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-Labour MP faces jail after admitting child abuse image offence – The Guardian
‘The former Labour MP Eric Joyce is facing a prison sentence and has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register after he admitted to making an indecent image of a child.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Over £46m paid to survivors of abuse at Lambeth children’s homes – The Guardian
‘A survivors’ group has secured a total of more than £46m compensation for 1,340 people who suffered “horrific” abuse in children’s care homes that were infiltrated by paedophiles over several decades.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
