Category: child abuse

Child sex abuse survivors ‘traumatised again’ by facing attackers in court buildings before hearings – The Independent

Posted October 23rd, 2019 in child abuse, courts, cross-examination, inquiries, Ministry of Justice, news, sexual offences, statistics, victims, witnesses by tracey

‘Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are forced to come face-to-face with their tormentors in court buildings while waiting for cases to be heard, a report has revealed.
Such shocks are among a host of failings by authorities and advisers that are regularly leaving people “at risk of being traumatised all over again” and feeling “discarded” by the justice system.’

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The Independent, 23rd October 2019

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Sex abuse compensation rules ‘must change’ – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2019 in child abuse, children, compensation, consent, Ministry of Justice, news, sexual offences, statistics, victims by tracey

‘Rules that mean some victims of childhood sex abuse are denied compensation must be changed, MPs have told the Victoria Derbyshire programme.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2019

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Victims of child abuse told accusations could ‘ruin perpetrator’s life’, inquiry finds – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 22nd, 2019 in child abuse, inquiries, news, statistics, victims by tracey

‘Victims of child sex abuse are often told by the authority figures they confide in that their allegations could “ruin the perpetrators life”, an analysis of over 3,200 cases found.’

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Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2019

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Sex offender: ‘I’ve never had so many deviant thoughts’ – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2019 in child abuse, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, rape, recidivists, rehabilitation, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘In 2017, the government’s flagship treatment scheme for people convicted in England and Wales of rape or child sexual abuse was scrapped after it was shown to raise the risk of reoffending. Two sex offenders have told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme what it was like to take part in the rehabilitation programme.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2019

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Carl Beech: Judge suggests he was ‘misled’ over VIP abuse search warrants – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2019 in child abuse, deceit, fraud, inquiries, judges, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, warrants by sally

‘A judge who granted search warrants in the Met’s discredited VIP paedophile inquiry has agreed with a report that concluded he was “misled” by police.’

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BBC News, 9th October 2019

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Army cadet trainer tricked boys into performing sex acts by posing as 15-year-old girl ‘bait’ – The Independent

Posted October 8th, 2019 in child abuse, guilty pleas, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, pornography, sexual grooming by tracey

‘An Army cadet trainer has been jailed after posing as 15-year-old girl to “bait” teenage boys into performing sex acts online.’

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The Independent, 7th October 2019

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Met Commissioner apologises over ‘Nick’ inquiry as ‘whitewash’ report clears officers of wrongdoing – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 8th, 2019 in child abuse, complaints, inquiries, news, perverting the course of justice, police, reports, sexual offences by tracey

‘Dame Cressida Dick has apologised for the mistakes made during Scotland Yard’s disastrous Operation Midland investigation as a “whitewash” report from the police watchdog absolved all her officers involved of any wrongdoing.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2019

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Sir Richard Henriques report – Metropolitan Police

Posted October 7th, 2019 in child abuse, fraud, inquiries, perverting the course of justice, police, professional conduct, reports, sexual offences by tracey

‘Chapters 1 – 3 of Sir Richard Henriques’ Independent Review of the MPS’s handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations alleged against persons of public published following the conclusion of criminal proceedings against Carl Beech.’

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Metropolitan Police, 4th October 2019

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UK and US sign landmark Data Access Agreement – Home Office

Posted October 7th, 2019 in child abuse, data protection, foreign companies, foreign jurisdictions, government departments, intelligence services, investigatory powers, police, press releases, privacy, terrorism by tracey

‘Home Secretary Priti Patel last night (Thursday 3 October) signed an historic agreement that will enable British law enforcement agencies to directly demand electronic data relating to terrorists, child sexual abusers and other serious criminals from US tech firms.’

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Home Office, 4th October 2019

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Nick: Operation Midland detectives cleared of wrongdoing after ‘inadequate’ probe by police watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2019 in child abuse, fraud, inquiries, news, ombudsmen, perverting the course of justice, police, professional conduct, sexual offences by tracey

‘Five detectives were cleared of wrongdoing over their handling of bogus VIP sex ring allegations following a “lamentable and inadequate” inquiry by police watchdogs, a former High Court judge has said.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2019

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British police to demand data from US tech giants directly after delays to paedophile investigations – The Independent

Posted October 4th, 2019 in child abuse, encryption, intelligence services, internet, investigatory powers, news, police, terrorism by tracey

‘British police and intelligence agencies will be able to demand suspects’ social media data directly from American technology giants under a new agreement signed with the US government. The Home Office said the landmark agreement would speed up investigations into alleged terrorists, paedophiles and serious criminals.’

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The Independent, 4th October 2019

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Home secretary to order review into VIP abuse investigation – BBC News

Posted October 3rd, 2019 in child abuse, fraud, government departments, inquiries, malicious falsehood, news, ombudsmen, perverting the course of justice, police, sexual offences by tracey

‘Home Secretary Priti Patel is to order a third inquiry into the Met’s widely criticised investigation into allegations of a VIP paedophile ring.’

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BBC News, 3rd October 2019

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Court has no power to require Cafcass to undertake work with non-subject child, judge rules – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 2nd, 2019 in care orders, child abuse, family courts, guardianship, local government, news, third parties by sally

‘A court has no power to require Cafcass to appoint one of its officers, whether a children’s guardian or otherwise, to undertake any work with or play any role with a non-subject child, a High Court judge has concluded.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st Octoer 2019

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IICSA Inquiry – Residential Music Schools – Law & Religion UK

Posted October 2nd, 2019 in child abuse, inquiries, news, school children, sexual offences by sally

‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is holding a public hearing in the Residential Schools investigation from 30 September – 11 October. The scope of the investigation is here; the hearing will examine child sexual abuse in residential music and special schools, as well as institutional responses and safeguarding procedures. The first week will focus on residential music schools: Chetham’s School of Music; Wells Cathedral School; Yehudi Menuhin School; and Purcell School. These schools were chosen “because of the issues arising from their specialist nature, including one-to-one tuition, an intimate atmosphere and an imbalance of power in teacher/pupil relationships”. Residential special schools will be examined in the second week of the hearing, including Appletree School, Southlands School, Stony Dean, Stanbridge Earls and Royal School Manchester.’

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Law & Religion UK, 30th September 2019

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Scotland Yard to publish long awaited report into disastrous handling of ‘Nick’ case – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 2nd, 2019 in child abuse, news, police, reports, sexual offences by sally

‘Scotland Yard is to publish the long awaited report by Sir Richard Henriques into its disastrous handling of the Operation Midland investigation on Friday, it has confirmed.’

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2019

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CPS could and should have extradited paedophile music teacher – The Guardian

Posted October 1st, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, Crown Prosecution Service, extradition, inquiries, news, school children, sexual grooming, sexual offences, teachers by sally

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) could and should have extradited a paedophile music teacher suspected of grooming and sexually abusing a string of girls at a school in Manchester, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has heard.’

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The Guardian, 30th September 2019

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Police watchdog warns 35,000 police staff ‘not vetted properly’ – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, criminal records, news, ombudsmen, police, sexual offences by tracey

‘An estimated 35,000 people working for police forces across England and Wales have not been properly vetted, a police watchdog report has found.’

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BBC News, 27th September 2019

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Volunteer police officer jailed for using Snapchat to sexually groom underage girls – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2019 in child abuse, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, sexual grooming by tracey

‘A volunteer police officer has been jailed for using Snapchat to sexually groom underage girls.’

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The Independent, 25th September 2019

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Abuse inquiry calls for changes to civil justice system – Litigation Futures

Posted September 23rd, 2019 in child abuse, children, civil justice, codes of practice, inquiries, limitations, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Codes of practice for defendants responding to civil claims of child sexual abuse and a review of the law of limitation are among the ideas to deliver redress to victims put forward in a major report.’

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Litigation Futures, 23rd September 2019

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Children as young as 11 placed in unregulated care homes – BBC News

Posted September 20th, 2019 in care homes, child abuse, children, local government, news by sally

‘Children as young as 11 years old are illegally being placed in unregulated homes in England, the BBC has learned.’

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BBC News, 19th September 2019

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