Category: child abuse

‘I paid £30k to protect my child from her paedophile dad’ – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2023 in child abuse, children, families, family courts, imprisonment, news, parental rights, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘When her daughter’s father was sent to prison for child sexual abuse, Bethan was horrified to discover he could still be allowed access to their child after he was released. It was a risk she wasn’t willing to take. Outside a Cardiff courtroom, a smartly dressed young woman sits waiting, anxiously. Bethan has never been inside a family court before, but she is here to try to protect her child – whose father has been convicted of paedophile offences and is currently in jail.’

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BBC News, 20th November 2023

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Church of England takes next step towards redress for abuse victims – The Independent

Posted November 15th, 2023 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, Church of England, compensation, inquiries, news, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The Church of England has taken its next step towards putting in place a “robust” scheme to deliver apologies and compensation to abuse victims.’

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The Independent, 15th November 2023

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Killer doctor Michael McGrane jailed for raping a child – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2023 in child abuse, doctors, news, rape, sentencing by sally

‘A former doctor who was jailed in Australia for the murder of a pregnant patient has been convicted of raping a child before he emigrated from the UK.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2023

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How should schools and colleges investigate allegations of sexual assault against its staff? – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 13th, 2023 in appeals, child abuse, children, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, local government, news, professional conduct, school children, sexual offences, teachers by tracey

‘Investigating allegations against staff is one of the most challenging issues for schools and colleges. Some lessons can be learned from a recent case, writes Joanne Moseley.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th November 2023

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Man who posed as model agent to sexually exploit teenage girls jailed – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2023 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A man who posed as a modelling agent in order to target and sexually exploit three teenage girls has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.’

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The Guardian, 9th November 2023

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First Online Safety Act guidance for tech platforms targets grooming – BBC News

Posted November 9th, 2023 in child abuse, children, codes of practice, internet, news, ombudsmen, sexual offences by sally

‘Social media platforms should fight online grooming by not suggesting children as “friends” by default, the communications watchdog says.’

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BBC News, 8th November 2023

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Frank McKeever: Couple convicted of murder after forced ‘confession’ – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2023 in child abuse, families, murder, news, sexual offences, video recordings by sally

‘A woman and her partner have been found guilty of killing her step-father and dumping his body after they forced him to make a “video confession”.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2023

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Former children’s holiday camp manager jailed for online child sex abuse offences – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted November 3rd, 2023 in child abuse, children, Crown Prosecution Service, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by tracey

‘A former children’s holiday camp manager who posed as a teenage girl in order to groom children online has been jailed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 1st November 2023

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Online groomer who posed as teenage girl to abuse boys jailed – The Independent

Posted November 2nd, 2023 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, internet, national crime agency, news, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A man who groomed boys online by posing as a teenage girl has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.’

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The Independent, 1st November 2023

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Vicarious liability for abuse – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 2nd, 2023 in appeals, child abuse, children, news, school children, sexual grooming, sexual offences, vicarious liability by sally

‘Can a school be vicariously liable for abuse perpetrated against a pupil by an adult on work experience? The Court of Appeal addressed this question in the above case and, unusually, overturned some of the findings of fact of the trial judge.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 1st November 2023

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Five men jailed for sexually abusing two girls in Rochdale – The Guardian

Posted November 1st, 2023 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

‘Five men from Rochdale have been sentenced to between eight and 20 years in prison after being found guilty of grooming and abusing two girls between 2004 and 2006.’

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The Guardian, 31st October 2023

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Ex-police officer who abused 200 girls via Snapchat jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2023 in child abuse, children, coercive & controlling behaviour, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, police, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A predatory paedophile who incited more than 200 girls as young as 10 to send him explicit images and videos of themselves while he was a serving police officer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2023

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Police paedophiles: More than 30 guilty since January 2022 – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2023 in child abuse, children, news, police, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘More than 30 police and support officers have been convicted of child sex abuse offences in England and Wales since January 2022, BBC research has revealed.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2023

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Courts increase sentences for child sex offenders – Attorney General’s Office

Posted October 20th, 2023 in appeals, attorney general, child abuse, criminal justice, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, statistics by tracey

‘Figures released as part the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme annual statistics for 2022 show there were 23 child sex offence sentence increases. This was followed by 10 sentences increased for rape offences and 7 for cases involving grievous bodily harm.’

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Attorney General's Office, 17th October 2023

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Child sex offenders top list for increased sentences – BBC News

Posted October 18th, 2023 in appeals, child abuse, imprisonment, news, sentencing, sexual offences, statistics, victims by sally

‘Twenty-three child sex offenders had their sentences increased in England and Wales last year, new figures show.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2023

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Removal of plaque from church for safeguarding reasons – Law & Religion UK

Posted October 17th, 2023 in child abuse, ecclesiastical law, faculties, monuments, news, rehabilitation, sexual offences by sally

‘“Guidance on Contested Heritage issued by the Church Buildings Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England [in 2021] emphasizes that it is of particular importance to the Church that its buildings should be welcoming to all, and that any symbols of injustice and sources of pain that they may contain are acknowledged and addressed“.

So noted Hodge Ch. in Re Removal of a Commemorative Plaque for Safeguarding Reasons [2023] ECC Oxf 9[*] in his determination on a petition to remove an unauthorized commemorative plaque from within a church.’

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Law & Religion UK, 17th October 2023

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I was innocent – but it cost me £500,000 to prove it – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2023 in appeals, child abuse, costs, DNA, evidence, forensic science, legal aid, miscarriage of justice, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated – as Brian Buckle, who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child, discovered first-hand.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2023

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Berrow Wood: The abusive school where boys were just a number – BBC News

Posted October 4th, 2023 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, education, imprisonment, news, school children, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Nine former members of staff at a school for boys with behavioural difficulties have now been convicted of physically and sexually abusing pupils over four decades. The BBC spoke to 10 survivors of the defunct Berrow Wood School about their ordeals, with questions remaining over how the abuse was able to continue for so long.’

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BBC News, 3rd October 2023

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Berrow Wood: Man jailed for 27 years for boarding school abuse – BBC News

Posted October 4th, 2023 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, imprisonment, news, school children, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A predatory paedophile responsible for a “campaign of rape against children” has been jailed for 27 years for abusing boys at a boarding school.’

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BBC News, 3rd October 2023

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Sex offender avoids jail for driving car into Downing Street gates – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2023 in child abuse, government departments, indecent photographs of children, news, rehabilitation, sentencing, sexual offences, terrorism by sally

‘A sex offender has avoided jail after driving his car into the gates of Downing Street in what a judge described as an “attack on democracy”.’

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The Guardian, 26th September 2023

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