Pair jailed for rape of Luton schoolgirl have their sentences doubled – BBC News
“Two men who raped an 11-year-old girl in Luton have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences more than doubled.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Facebook child sex abuser Ryan Chambers jailed – BBC News
“A ‘very dangerous and predatory’ teenager who sexually abused four girls he met on Facebook has been jailed for three years and nine months.”
BBC News, 18th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofsted turns sights on children’s home at centre of Rochdale sex abuse ring – The Independent
” The privately-owned children’s home accused of failing to protect a victim of the Rochdale sex abuse ring is being investigated by standards watchdogs.”
The Independent, 16th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents reunited with baby after court rules fractures were caused by rickets – The Guardian
“A couple accused of abusing their baby after 17 fractures were discovered have welcomed a court ruling which found that the fractures were not caused by abuse but by the bone-weakening disease rickets.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sex abuser Clifford Lown jailed after filming rape – BBC News
“A man who filmed himself raping a woman he had abused when she was a child has been jailed for 20 years.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Atmosphere of mistrust’ created by CRB regime: case studies – Daily Telegraph
“Campaigners believe that mass vetting through Criminal Records Bureau checks has created an ‘atmosphere of mistrust’ that leaves children at greater risk. Here are two cases that back up their claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple cleared of their baby’s murder call for inquiry – The Guardian
“A young couple cleared of murdering their baby son have called for an inquiry into two hospitals responsible for his care.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Caretaker Austin Kelly jailed over child abuse – The Independent
“A caretaker who systematically abused numerous young boys over a 30-year period has been branded a ‘depraved, predatory’ paedophile and jailed for 13-and-a-half years.”
The Independent, 17th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
In re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Standard of Proof) – WLR Daily
In re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Standard of Proof) [2012] EWCA Civ 380; [2012] WLR (D) 111
In looking to the threshold criteria identified within section 31 of the Children Act 1989, and addressing the problem of the unidentified perpetrator of violence to a child or children where the pool of perpetrators was limited, the courts had to apply, with great care, the authorities in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, where it was mooted that such authority was not compatible with certain decisions of the House of Lords.
WLR Daily, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Sarah’s Law reveals identities of 160 sex offenders with access to children – The Independent
“The identities of more than 160 child sex offenders have been exposed during the first year of the ‘Sarah’s Law’ scheme, which allows worried parents to check on anyone who has regular access to their children.”
The Independent, 4th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Edlington torture case: report exposes years of violence – Daily Telegraph
“The full scale of a decade of violence and abuse which led to two sadistic brothers aged 10 and 11 kidnapping and torturing two other boys has been laid bare.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Torture case report is ‘insufficient’ says Michael Gove – The Independent
“Education Secretary Michael Gove today said a report into the torture of two young boys was ‘insufficient’ and showed the current system of serious case reviews is ‘failing’.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paedophile David Bryant jailed for 16 years – BBC News
“A man who carried out sex attacks on four young girls in the 1980s and 1990s has been jailed for 16 years.”
BBC News, 27th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Advertising watchdog clears NSPCC publicity – BBC News
“The advertising watchdog has cleared publicity material for the NSPCC after complaints that its reference to child abuse was ‘disturbing and offensive’.”
BBC News, 21st March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Feeley – WLR Daily
Regina v Feeley [2012] WLR (D) 83
“Where a defendant was being retried, following a successful appeal against conviction, there was no reason in principle why additional counts should not be added to the indictment.”
WLR Daily, 15th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Ex special constable jailed for rape and underage sex – BBC News
“A Suffolk special constable with a fixation for women’s underwear has been jailed for eight years for raping a teenage girl.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile-ring members have jail sentences increased – BBC News
“Three people jailed for their part in a Portsmouth-based paedophile ring have had their sentences increased.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Witchcraft murder couple jailed for life – The Guardian
“A couple have been jailed for life for torturing and drowning a teenage boy they accused of being a witch.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-BBC presenter Peter Rowell jailed for abusing girls – BBC News
“Former BBC and ITV presenter Peter Rowell has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing girls.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v S(C) – WLR Daily
Regina v S(C): [2012] EWCA Crim 389; [2012] WLR (D) 54
“Where the purpose of a legislative scheme was to ensure that a child could be subject to the protection of the court, there would be no defence of necessity available in respect of the offence of removing a child from the jurisdiction of England and Wales.”
WLR Daily, 29th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
