Category: child abuse

Priests would rather die than break the Seal of Confession, Cardinal Nichols tells child sex abuse inquiry – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 8th, 2019 in child abuse, clergy, inquiries, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Priests would rather die than break the Seal of Confession, the most senior Catholic in England and Wales has told an inquiry into child sexual abuse. The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, made the comments today while giving evidence at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2019

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Paedophile hunters responsible for more than half of grooming prosecutions – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 7th, 2019 in blackmail, child abuse, children, internet, news, police, sexual grooming, sexual offences, statistics, violence by sally

‘Police chiefs have accused vigilante paedophile hunters of exceeding the law, despite using their evidence to prosecute suspects in more than half of all cases.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2019

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Former Royal Ballet star who sexually abused girls he taught in private lessons is jailed for 10 years – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 4th, 2019 in child abuse, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A former Royal Ballet star who sexually abused three young girls he taught in private dance lessons has been jailed for 10 years.’

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Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2019

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Family Division judge hands down ruling in care proceedings involving 49 parties – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 1st, 2019 in care orders, child abuse, children, families, family courts, local government, news, sexual offences, social services by sally

‘A Family Division judge has handed down his judgment in what is said to have been one of the largest public law children’s cases ever litigated.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2019

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Leeds ‘paedophile hunters’ cleared of assault charges – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2019 in assault, child abuse, false imprisonment, internet, news, sexual grooming by sally

‘A group of self-styled paedophile hunters have vowed to carry on seeking out child abusers after a jury cleared them of all charges following stings on two men.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2019

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Child sexual abuse inquiry criticises lack of cooperation from Vatican – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2019 in child abuse, clergy, inquiries, news, sexual offences by sally

‘The Vatican’s repeated refusal to cooperate with official investigations into paedophile priests and its delay in stripping convicted offenders of their clerical status has been condemned by the UK’s child sexual abuse inquiry. In a highly critical attack on the papacy’s stonewalling response to decades of complaints, the lead counsel to the inquiry, Brian Altman QC, said it was “very disappointing” that significant evidence and statements had been withheld.’

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The Guardian, 28th October 2019

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Police watchdog inquiry launched over Carl Beech report – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2019 in child abuse, complaints, disciplinary procedures, inquiries, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘An inquiry has been launched into the police watchdog after its report on the investigation into false claims of a VIP Westminster paedophile ring was branded “a whitewash”.’

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The Guardian, 28th October 2019

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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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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 sally

‘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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