Man jailed after raping 13-year-old and punching baby – The Independent
‘A man has been found guilty of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and assaulting a baby by a court in Newcastle.’
The Independent, 12th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Underage sex considered ‘normal part of growing up’, report warns – The Independent
‘Sexual health services failing to recognise victims of child exploitation and abuse due to expectation that under-16s will be sexually active, Family Education Trust claims.’
The Independent, 8th may 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Monster’ couple jailed for 84 child abuse charges – BBC News
‘A couple who subjected children to a decade of sex and drug abuse, including rape, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poppi Worthington inquest delayed by her father after he secures legal aid – Daily Telegraph
‘An inquest into the death of toddler Poppi Worthington has been delayed by her father. Paul Worthington’s solicitors argue they have been left with insufficient time to prepare for the hearing, which was due to start in Kendal, Cumbria, next week, after he finally secured legal aid last week being turned down three times before.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Father who killed baby in fit of temper jailed for at least 21 years – The Guardian
‘A father has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years for murdering his three-month-old son by hurling the infant “vigorously” against a hard surface in a fit of temper.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Janner’s family have hearing request rejected – BBC News
‘The family of the late Lord Janner have lost their battle to have a hearing to discuss concerns about the inquiry into allegations against him.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former football coach jailed for child sex offences – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A former PE teacher and football coach has today (May 2) been sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexual offences against a young boy.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd May 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Social media giants ‘shamefully far’ from tackling illegal content – BBC News
‘Social media firms are “shamefully far” from tackling illegal and dangerous content, says a parliamentary report.’
BBC News, 1st May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ECB confirms review of child safety procedures – The Guardian
‘The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that it undertook a review of its child safeguarding procedures in the wake of the revelation that a child sex offender had worked at a children’s cricket association with the ECB’s written permission.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child sex offender worked at schools cricket association with ECB permission – The Guardian
‘The England and Wales Cricket Board’s child protection policies are likely to come under close scrutiny after it emerged a convicted child sex offender worked at a schools cricket association with written permission from the ECB – and also attended junior cricket festivals in the company of an ECB executive.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anthony McSweeney case: Abuse priest failings found – BBC News
‘Concerns raised about a Catholic priest later jailed for sexual assault were not acted upon or taken seriously by the Church, a review has found.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children wait 100 days longer than adults for sexual abuse investigations to go to court, figures show – The Independent
‘Child sex abuse victims are waiting 100 days longer than adults for their cases to go to court, a report has found, prompting calls for more to be done to give underage victims access to the support they desperately need.’
The Independent, 20th April 2017
source: www.independent.co.uk
Child victims of sexual abuse in families let down by system: report – The Guardian
‘Child victims of sexual abuse within families are being let down by the system, the children’s commissioner for England has said.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Football child abuse suspects put at 250 – BBC News
‘More than 250 potential suspects and 560 victims have now been identified by officers investigating child sex abuse within football in the UK, police say.’
BBC News, 19th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shanay Walker abuse death: School and care workers criticised – BBC News
‘Teachers and social care staff did not show enough “professional curiosity” in a girl who died after years of abuse by her aunt, a serious case review said.’
BBC News, 13th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rules ‘paedophile hunters’ can continue posing as children online – The Guardian
‘Self-described “paedophile hunters” have welcomed a court ruling that will allow them to continue to pose as children online to catch sexual predators.’
The Guardian, 8th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
School compensation payouts include blindfold mishap and whiteboard accident – BBC News
‘Pupil mishaps including a blindfolded child running into a goalpost and pupil hit by a cricket ball have cost schools £7m in three years, it has emerged. Figures obtained by the BBC reveal an apparent doubling in school payouts from £1.65m in 2014 to £3.45m in 2016.’
BBC News, 7th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sex exploitation report suggests taxi driver database – BBC News
‘A national database of licensed taxi drivers should be introduced to make it easier to spot those with a criminal past, according to a review into child sex exploitation. The serious case review examined all the reports of child sex exploitation in Buckinghamshire since 1998.’
BBC News, 7th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dead man’s child sexual abuse convictions overturned – BBC News
‘Appeal judges have overturned the child sex abuse conviction of a former Sussex boarding school worker who killed himself before the end of his trial.’
BBC News, 6th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Safeguarding in Sport – Blackstone Chambers
‘This paper is the first in a series to be published on the Sports Law Bulletin following presentations made at Blackstone Chambers’ Integrity in Sport – the Battleground seminar on 30th March 2017.’
Blackstone Chambers, 5th April
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
