Paul Fenner jailed for raping 13-year-old girl in Wigan – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for eight years for raping a 13-year-old girl on her way to school in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 9th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Birmingham man Vishar Jain jailed for stamping on boy’s head – BBC News
“A computer engineer from Birmingham has been jailed for nine years for an attack in which he stamped on the head of his partner’s four-year-old son.”
BBC News, 7th August 2013
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Attorney general will review paedophile’s suspended sentence after prosecutor called victim ‘predatory’ – The Guardian
“The attorney general is to review the sentence of a convicted paedophile who avoided prison after his 13-year-old victim was described in court as predatory and was said to have encouraged him.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Top judge rejects calls for specialist sex crime courts – Daily Telegraph
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has rejected calls for specialist courts to deal with child sex abuse cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child abuse victims to get specialist trial judges – Daily Telegraph
“Child victims of sexual abuse will have their cases tried by a hand picked panel of specialist judges to give them more protection in criminal trials, the Lord Chief Justice is expected to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mervyn Rush jailed for Norfolk school sex abuse in 1970s – BBC News
“A former teacher who evaded the authorities for more than a decade has been jailed for 14 years for sexually abusing boys at a Norfolk school.”
BBC News, 5th August 2013
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The Missed Chances: Victoria Climbie, Baby P, now Daniel Pelka – how could it happen again? – The Independent
“On his last day of school, Daniel Pelka was desperate for food. While other children made shapes with play jelly, he tried to eat it. He plucked a half-eaten pear from a bin and then grubbed around in a sandpit for dried beans that he tried to eat. Two days later, the four-year-old was dead.”
The Independent, 1st August 2013
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Daniel Pelka murder: mother and stepfather face life sentences – The Guardian
“The mother and stepfather of a four-year-old boy who was battered to death after being subjected to a six-month regime of starvation and physical torture will be jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of murdering the boy, whose body was so emaciated that one experienced health worker compared it to that of a concentration camp victim.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher Simon Clannachan jailed for child and bestiality images – BBC News
“A primary school teacher who was caught with indecent images of children and extreme pornography involving animals has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 29th July 2013
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Three found guilty of raping teenager – The Independent
“Three men have been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a vulnerable young girl. The men, who – along with two others – were suspected of running a child sex abuse ring in London, were found guilty on five separate counts.”
The Independent, 19th July 2013
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Jason Swift killer Robert Oliver jailed for child visits – BBC News
“A convicted paedophile who broke a court order banning him from allowing children into his home in Kent has been sentenced to three years in prison.”
BBC News, 12th July 2013
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‘Gutting’ of Jillings child abuse report angers victims – The Guardian
“A decision to continue to withhold crucial details from a damning report on widespread abuse in children’s homes has been strongly criticised by victims, lawyers and child protection experts.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
North Wales care abuse: Jillings report published after 17 years – BBC News
“A report written 17 years ago into claims of abuse at children’s homes in north Wales in the 1970s and 1980s has been published.”
BBC News, 8th July 2013
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How do we tackle institutional abuse of minors? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“In this piece I examine a difficult question. Is there now a need for a duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate abuse of minors over and above the welfare duty in s 11 of the Children Act 2004? (The question can be put in a number of different ways covering exploitation, abuse, and I have not tried to define precisely the social evil to be minimised).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Court to decide if Graham Ovenden’s sentence was too lenient – The Guardian
“An internationally renowned artist who walked free from court despite being convicted of a string of sexual offences against child models is to have his sentence reviewed by the appeal court.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy, 16, jailed over sex attack on five-year-old girl – BBC News
“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in Hampshire.”
BBC news, 1st July 2013
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Sex offence claims rise in wake of Savile scandal – Daily Telegraph
“Reports of sex offences overall, both historic and current, has also increased, with one police force seeing allegations almost double since last October, when the Savile affair first emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Oxford child sex abuse ring members being sentenced today – The Independent
“The sentencing of seven men convicted of running a child sex abuse ring in Oxford is due to start today. The gang were found guilty of a range of sexual offences against girls as young as 12 last month.”
The Independent, 26th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jeremy Forrest: child protection experts warn against romanticising case – The Guardian
“To glance at some headlines, a reader might think this was a conventional love story: ‘I still love him’; ‘He’s wonderful, I’ll fight for him’. But this was, child protection professionals agree, a relationship built around abuse.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
