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Children in care in Nottingham ‘abused by predators’ – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2019 in care homes, child abuse, children, complaints, fostering, inquiries, local government, news, victims by tracey

‘Hundreds of children were sexually abused by predatory foster carers and residential home staff who were allowed to thrive, an inquiry has found. Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County councils exposed vulnerable children to repeated rapes and physical abuse, a report said. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse said sexualised behaviour by staff was “tolerated or overlooked”.’

BBC News, 31st July 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Havant teacher who had sex with four pupils jailed – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, news, school children, sexual grooming, sexual offences, teachers by sally

‘A teacher who had sex with four of his pupils, including one who became pregnant, has been jailed for 12 years.’

BBC News, 29th July 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Victims of rape have only 1.4 per cent chance of the case being solved, new figures show – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 30th, 2019 in child abuse, Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, judicial review, news, police, privacy, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, statistics, telecommunications, theft, victims by sally

‘Theft and rape are among ten offences where the chances of cases being solved has fallen to below one in 50 or two per cent, the lowest rates on record, an analysis of new Home Office figures reveals.’

Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police may have broken law during Carl Beech investigation – ex-judge – The Guardian

Posted July 30th, 2019 in child abuse, fraud, inquiries, investigatory powers, news, ombudsmen, perverting the course of justice, police, professional conduct, sexual offences, warrants by sally

‘A retired high court judge, whose review found a catalogue of failings in Scotland Yard’s £2.5m inquiry into false claims about a VIP paedophile ring made by a former nurse, says the police may have broken the law during their investigation.’

The Guardian, 30th July 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Childminder dubbed ‘Peter Pan nanny’ jailed for sexually abusing children – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted July 26th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by tracey

‘A childminder who dubbed himself the ‘Peter Pan nanny’ has been jailed for sexually abusing three children.’

Crown Prosecution Service, 25th July 2019

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Teenager who watched pornography before brutal rape and murder of 14-year-old girl can be named, judges rule – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2019 in anonymity, appeals, child abuse, children, internet, murder, news, pornography, rape, rehabilitation, reporting restrictions, sexual offences, young offenders by tracey

‘A teenager who watched pornography before brutally raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl can be identified for the first time, judges have ruled.’

Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Archbishop tried to discredit BBC film on church links to – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2019 in BBC, child abuse, clergy, complaints, media, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘The most senior Catholic leader in England and Wales went to extraordinary lengths to try to discredit a BBC documentary on child sexual abuse and its cover-up by the church, the Guardian can disclose.’

The Guardian, 24th July 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Lucy McHugh murder case: Stephen Nicholson jailed for life – BBC News

Posted July 19th, 2019 in child abuse, DNA, local government, murder, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, social services by tracey

‘A lodger who raped and murdered a 13-year-old girl to stop her exposing him as an abuser has been jailed for life.’

BBC News, 19th July 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Breast-ironing is abuse and could lead to prison term, says CPS – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2019 in child abuse, Crown Prosecution Service, female genital mutilation, news, prosecutions, sentencing by tracey

‘Relatives who “iron” a young girl’s chest with a hot stone or other objects to delay breast formation could face up to 10 years in prison, under new guidance published by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

The Guardian, 19th July 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man in south Wales jailed for abusing 150 children online – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2019 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘An aspiring barrister has been jailed for 10 years after recording more than 150 children carrying out sex acts he told them to perform.’

The Guardian, 5th July 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Social media abuse victims must have legal right to sue tech giants, children’s charities say – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 3rd, 2019 in child abuse, class actions, internet, news, sexual grooming by sally

‘Social media abuse victims must have the right to sue tech giants enshrined in a new law, children’s charities have said.’

Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tackling child sexual abuse online and offline – Home Office

Posted June 27th, 2019 in child abuse, crime prevention, internet, sexual grooming, speeches by tracey

‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech at the NSPCC’s “How Safe are our Children?” conference on Tuesday 25 June 2019.’

Home Office, 25th June 2019

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Moors murderer Ian Brady had contact with vulnerable boys in jail – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2019 in child abuse, hospitals, mental health, murder, news, prisons, sexual offences, young offenders by tracey

‘The Moors murderer Ian Brady came in contact with vulnerable borstal boys for more than five years at Wormwood Scrubs prison, Home Office files in the National Archives show.’

The Guardian, 26th June 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Julian Myerscough: Ex-lecturer jailed for child sex attacks – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2019 in child abuse, children, extradition, indecent photographs of children, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A “dangerous, evil” former university lecturer has been jailed for 21 years for a string of child sex attacks.’

BBC News, 25th June 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Birmingham Archdiocese let children be abused and harboured paedophile priests ‘to protect its own reputation’ – The Independent

Posted June 21st, 2019 in child abuse, clergy, inquiries, news, reports, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘Birmingham’s Catholic church protected paedophile priests and allowed child sex abuse to continue in order to preserve its own reputation, a damning inquiry has found.’

The Independent, 20th June 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Legal aid lawyers “risk their mental health” with traumatic cases – Legal Futures

Posted June 13th, 2019 in barristers, child abuse, domestic violence, duty of care, family courts, mental health, news by sally

‘Legal aid lawyers in serious cases deal with trauma that is bound to have an impact on them, and they also have to start showing compassion to junior staff who suffer from burnout, a senior family barrister has said.’

Legal Futures, 13th June 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bob Higgins case: ‘I will never get a feeling of closure’ – BBC News

Posted June 13th, 2019 in child abuse, double jeopardy, news, police, sexual offences, sport, victims by sally

‘Police have apologised to six victims of football coach Bob Higgins for the way the case was handled in the 1990s.’

BBC News, 13th June 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oxfam criticised over Haiti sex claims – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, charities, Charity Commission, child abuse, children, news, professional conduct, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘Oxfam has been severely criticised by the Charity Commission for the way it dealt with claims of serious sexual misconduct by its staff in Haiti.’

BBC News, 11th June 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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