‘A serial child abuser who contacted 11,000 minors across the world on social media in attempt to get them to perform sexual acts has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two men who were involved with a notorious group that campaigned for the legalisation of sex between adults and children have been convicted of abusing young boys.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who travelled 100 miles to rape a 12-year-old girl after blackmailing her online has been jailed for six years.’
The Independent, 26th June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A one-year-old baby was among thousands of child victims of sex abuse in 2015-16, according to police data on abuse that involved the internet.’
BBC News, 21st June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sex offenders think they’ll get away with it. And often they do. Sometimes it can take years to bring them to justice, while others escape retribution altogether. So how do you go about making sure perpetrators of horrendous crimes committed in the distant past are caught and convicted?’
BBC News, 20th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘City and County of Swansea Council has succeeded in having a court order quashed that would have made an inexperienced and unwilling social worker the supervisor of a child sex offender.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Families of more than a dozen current and former pupils at a London school where the serial paedophile William Vahey abused at least 53 boys are seeking financial compensation that could run to more than £1.5m.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A total lack of “professional curiosity” by health workers about the troubled family background of the toddler Poppi Worthington meant vital questions which might have prevented her death were never asked, an official report finds.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Men and women transported to Australia and Canada after being sexually and physically abused as children in the UK are being encouraged to give evidence to Britain’s public inquiry into historic and ongoing child abuse.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The investigation into large-scale child sexual exploitation in Rotherham now involves 29 “designated suspects” and hundreds more “potential suspects”, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 101-year-old man thought to be the oldest defendant in British legal history has denied committing a string of historical sexual offences against three children.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘South Yorkshire Police is investigating 183 child sex abuse (CSE) cases, a new report has revealed.’
BBC News, 5th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The proposal to introduce mandatory reporting in the victims of crime bill has divided opinion – an objective discussion is needed.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a key case on the liability of councils for foster care abuse, it has emerged.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th may 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘According to the NSPCC’s 2015 report, How safe are our children? over 30,000 cases of child sexual abuse are now recorded annually in the UK. Perhaps this growing number can be attributed, in part, to people being more confident in speaking up and raising concerns, especially in an era of post-Yewtree Operation revelations.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A sex predator who pretended to be fashion blogger Zoella Sugg has been jailed for eight years for grooming children online.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The number of child abuse cases involving witchcraft that were dealt with by the Met has risen by over 50% in three years, the force has revealed.’
BBC News, 16th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer from a sex abuse unit has been jailed for more than five years for child sexual abuse offences.’
The Independent, 13th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, has been fined £40,000 after pleading guilty to identifying a man who claims to be the victim of a VIP paedophile ring.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police have vowed to continue their investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late Sir Edward Heath after several people responded to an appeal for information.’
The Independent, 12th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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