Wiltshire man who abused girl, 7, jailed for life – BBC News

‘A man has been jailed for life for his “horrific crimes” in sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl.’

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BBC News, 18th December 2023

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James Bulger killer refused prison release by Parole Board – The Independent

‘Child killer Jon Venables has lost a Parole Board bid to be freed from jail. The 41-year-old, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, still poses a danger to children and could go on to offend again, the Parole Board concluded.’

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The Independent, 14th December 2023

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Eight in 10 convicted in UK over child abuse images avoid prison, NCA says – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2023 in imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

‘Eight out of 10 people in the UK caught with images of children being sexually abused avoid going to jail, the head of the National Crime Agency has revealed.’

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The Guardian, 13th December 2023

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

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

‘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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Man who blackmailed children into sending him indecent images jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A man who pretended to be a teenage girl on social media to blackmail young boys into sending him nude images has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd September 2023

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Comedian Tom Binns given suspended sentence over child abuse images – The Guardian

‘A comedian who has appeared on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been sentenced after being found with more than 35,000 indecent images of children.’

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The Guardian, 17th August 2023

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East Dulwich: Primary school teacher jailed for child abuse – BBC News

‘A former deputy head teacher at a school Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended has been jailed for child sexual abuse offences.’

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BBC News, 9th August 2023

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Court of Appeal rules on “hot potato” issue of decision between care order, supervision order or no order when child placed at home – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother and made supervision orders in place of care orders for all three of her children, who are placed at home.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023

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Far-right satanist on terrorist watch jailed for making child abuse image – The Guardian

‘A convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.’

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2023

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Court of Protection judge hands down ruling on capacity amid “some unhelpful differences of approach to the diagnosis of Learning Disability amongst healthcare professionals” –

‘A Court of Protection judge has determined that a man lacks capacity to make decisions about where he lives, his care, and his use of the internet and social media.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st August 2023

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Man who posed online as child model scout admits 88 sex offences – The Guardian

‘A man who posed online as a scout for child models has admitted 88 sex offences against victims as young as six.’

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The Guardian, 24th July 2023

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UK amends encrypted message scanning plans – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2023 in bills, child abuse, encryption, indecent photographs of children, news by tracey

‘The UK government has amended powers that could be used to force tech firms to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images.’

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BBC News, 19th July 2023

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Internet Watch Foundation confirms first AI-generated child sex abuse images – The Independent

‘Tackling the threat from artificially generated images of child sex abuse must be a priority at the UK-hosted global AI summit this year, an internet safety organisation warned as it published its first data on the subject.’

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The Independent, 18th July 2023

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Denbighshire: Child rapist Michael Stewart gets life sentence Published 2 days ago – BBC News

‘A man who repeatedly sexually abused a young girl and arranged for other men to rape her has been given a life sentence.’

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BBC News, 15th July 2023

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MasterChef: Caerwyn Ash jailed for child abuse images – BBC News

‘A MasterChef contestant has been jailed for possessing child abuse images and then blackmailing police officers when he was caught.’

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BBC News, 22nd June 2023

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Sidmouth administrator of online forum for paedophiles jailed – BBC News

‘A man who set up an online forum for sharing indecent images of children has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 15th June 2023

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Police officer found guilty of more than 100 child sex abuse offences – Daily Telegraph

‘A police officer has pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges of inciting children to engage in sexual activity online.’

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Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2023

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Former MP jailed over child abuse images – BBC News

‘A former Labour MP who shared child abuse material has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 13th May 2023

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Men jailed for kidnapping victims and demanding money from families for release – The Independent

Posted April 20th, 2023 in blackmail, indecent photographs of children, kidnapping, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two men have been sentenced after forcing teenagers to call their parents and bring them money to secure their release.’

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The Independent, 19th April 2023

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