‘Alleged victims of child sex abuse by Lord Janner have been failed by the decision not to charge him, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.’
BBC News, 17th April 2015
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‘Labour peer Lord Janner of Braunstone will escape charges for the second time over alleged historical child sex crimes, prosecution sources have confirmed.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2015
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‘Abuse survivors demand apology from Justice Lowell Goddard, the inquiry chairman, and say Home Office will face judicial review over decision to exclude victims from inquiry panel.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2015
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‘Judge Sylvia de Bertodano launches a scathing attack against the CPS for bringing the case to court.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2015
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‘The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for new orders to curb sexual predators, stating that the next government should introduce a new type of banning order to stop those suspected of grooming children for sexual exploitation.The LGA is calling for the introduction of “disruption orders”, which would be backed by the courts and give social workers and police a way of intervening in child sexual exploitation when they suspect something is going on, but cannot provide evidence to bring a criminal prosecution without a child having been already harmed.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 9th April 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Home Office decision to exclude survivors of child sexual abuse from the advisory panel is ‘dangerous step backwards’ says new letter to Theresa May.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2015
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‘There has been a 60% increase in child sexual abuse reported to the police over the past four years, according to official figures which make public for the first time the scale of the problem in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2015
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‘The parents of a five-year-old rape victim have called for a new police investigation into her case.’
BBC News, 29th March 2015
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‘The police watchdog has taken charge of an inquiry into the handling of an alleged incident involving Cyril Smith.’
BBC News, 27th March 2015
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‘A man who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl but was being tricked by a group of internet paedophile hunters has been jailed for a year.’
BBC News, 27th March 2015
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‘Martin Currier, 51, went to meet a 13-year-old girl he met online but was confronted by famed paedophile vigilante Stinson Hunter who reported him to police.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2015
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‘A “voyeuristic” Catholic priest who sexually assaulted a teenage boy at a children’s home in west London has been jailed for three years.’
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BBC News, 27th March 2015
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‘Child sex abuse victims should have the right to seek compensation from those found in possession of related images, say children’s charities.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2015
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‘Europe’s biggest prison for sex offenders is in Nottinghamshire. How does it try to rehabilitate the inmates, asks Rex Bloomstein.’
BBC News, 30th March 2015
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‘Two detectives who worked on the Ian Watkins child abuse investigation have cases to answer for misconduct, a police watchdog has recommended.
BBC News, 26th March 2015
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‘National Crime Agency chief hints at possible updates to the way child pornography offences are prosecuted, as it emerges more than 260 people have been charged in new investigation.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2015
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‘Claims that a “satanic cult” where children were abused by paedophiles has been operating in north London have been dismissed by a High Court judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2015
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‘A cold case unit is to investigate claims police released MP Cyril Smith after images of child abuse were found in the boot of his car.’
BBC News, 19th March 2015
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‘A man has been jailed for three years for trying to arrange the sexual abuse of a child while working at the south pole.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
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