Children as young as 11 placed in unregulated care homes – BBC News
‘Children as young as 11 years old are illegally being placed in unregulated homes in England, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Child sex abuse inquiry: Victims with criminal records denied compensation – BBC News
‘Survivors of sexual abuse in care homes are denied compensation or have payouts cut because of their own criminal convictions, an inquiry has found.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Commissioner admits knowing description of Nick as ‘credible and true’ was a mistake at the time – Daily Telegraph
‘The Met Commissioner has come under fire over her failure to correct one of her senior officers when he described Nick, the child abuse fantasist, as “credible and true”.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office to fund use of AI to help catch dark web paedophiles – The Guardian
‘Artificial intelligence could be used to help catch paedophiles operating on the dark web, the Home Office has announced.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rotherham child sex abuse: Waseem Khaliq jailed for further 45 months – BBC News
‘A man jailed for 10 years for abusing young girls in Rotherham has also been sentenced to another three years and nine months in prison for witness intimidation.’
BBC News, 16th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More victims able to challenge ‘unduly lenient’ prison sentences – Ministry of Justice
‘Under plans confirmed by ministers today (17 September 2019), the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme will be extended to 14 new offences.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th September 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Vanessa George: Devon and Cornwall ban for nursery abuser – BBC News
‘A paedophile nursery worker who sexually abused children in her care will be banned from her home county when she is released from prison.’
BBC News, 13th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm secures five-figure payout for survivor of abuse at council-managed residential school – Local Government Lawyer
‘Law firm Leigh Day has said that it has won a five-figure sum in compensation for a survivor of abuse at Swaylands School.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Paedophile who made partner’s children watch them have sex before abusing them jailed – The Independent
‘An “insidious” paedophile, who encouraged his partner’s children to watch the couple have sex before sexually abusing them, has been jailed.’
The Independent, 11th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sexual grooming crimes soar by a third as paedophiles turn to Instagram – The Independent
‘Sexual grooming crimes have soared by a third in a year as paedophiles turn to Instagram to target children as young as 11, the NSPCC has said.’
The Independent, 11th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Harvey Proctor attacks police watchdog after Met officers cleared – The Guardian
‘A former Conservative MP falsely accused of child rape and murder has condemned the police watchdog for clearing the Met officers who investigated the allegations, following a meeting with its director.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Paedophile sentenced to 29 years for systematic sexual abuse and rape of a child – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A paedophile has been sentenced for 29 years for raping and sexually abusing a child for over seven years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘VIP abuse’ accuser Carl Beech inquiry to cost Met Police £4m – BBC News
‘An investigation into false claims of murder and child sexual abuse against public figures could cost the Metropolitan Police £4m.’
BBC News, 4th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who ordered child abuse in Philippines jailed – BBC News
‘A paedophile who ordered the live online sexual abuse of Filipino children by their parents has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 4th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rotherham child sexual abuse: judge calls authorities ‘totally ineffectual’ – The Guardian
‘Five men have been jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rotherham child sex abuse: Five jailed for exploiting girls – BBC News
‘Rotherham child sex abuse: Five jailed for exploiting girls.’
BBC News, 30th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Naomi McLoughlin discusses the case of Re F (A Child) (Fact-Finding Appeal) (2019) – Park Square Barristers
‘The Court of Appeal declines to give guidance on whether a treating clinician who was also an expert would, in some cases, be able to give expert evidence without meeting the requirements of Part 25. It did recommend input by the President’s working group on the issue.’
Park Square Barristers, 27th August 2019
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Huddersfield woman jailed for abusing children for money online – BBC News
‘A woman who abused children over the internet for paying customers has been jailed for 12 years and four months.’
BBC News, 28th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rotherham child sex abuse: Six men convicted – BBC News
‘Six men have been found guilty of a string of sex offences relating to the sexual exploitation of teenage girls in Rotherham more than a decade ago.’
BBC News, 28th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This is our secret’: Retired choirmaster who sexually abused boys jailed for 12 years – The Independent
‘A retired school choirmaster who “hid a dark paedophile inclination” has been jailed for sexually abusing four boys.’
The Independent, 27th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
