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Rise in child abuse online threatens to overwhelm UK police, officers warn – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2021 in child abuse, computer crime, encryption, indecent photographs of children, internet, news by sally

‘The vast, and growing, volume of child abuse material being created and shared online is threatening to overwhelm police efforts to tackle it, senior officers have told the Guardian. And the situation is likely to worsen, National Crime Agency (NCA) child abuse lead Rob Jones warned, if social media sites such as Facebook press ahead with further encryption of messaging services.’

The Guardian, 9th February 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Eton teacher jailed for sex offences against pupils – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2020 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, news, school children, sentencing, teachers by sally

‘A former Eton College teacher has been jailed for five years for a string of sexual offences against pupils during “nocturnal” visits to their bedrooms.’

BBC News, 17th December 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Encrypted messaging putting children at risk of abuse, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted December 9th, 2020 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

‘The children’s commissioner for England has warned that end-to-end encryption is putting children at risk of abuse, as a survey finds that most eight-year-olds are using messaging apps supposedly restricted to those aged 13 or older.’

The Guardian, 8th December 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Jonathan Maertens: Man who raped girls jailed – BBC News

Posted November 24th, 2020 in guilty pleas, indecent photographs of children, news, rape, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘A “prolific” sex attacker who raped and abused girls has been jailed for life.’

BBC News, 23rd November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Helen’s Law receives Royal Assent – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 6th, 2020 in bills, child abuse, criminal justice, disclosure, indecent photographs of children, murder, parole, press releases, prisons, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Killers who withhold information on their victims could spend longer behind bars.’

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2020

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Neo-Nazi teenager spared jail for encouraging terror attacks – The Independent

Posted November 3rd, 2020 in guilty pleas, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, terrorism, young offenders by sally

‘A neo-Nazi teenager who encouraged terror attacks and downloaded indecent images of young children has been spared jail.’

The Independent, 2nd November 2020

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Is there a different burden of proof in relation to misconduct cases in which there is a possibility that an employee who works with children may pose a danger? No, says the EAT in K v L UKEAT/0014/18/JW – 3PB

Posted October 30th, 2020 in appeals, burden of proof, chambers articles, child abuse, children, employment, employment tribunals, indecent photographs of children, news, school children, sexual offences, teachers, unfair dismissal, warrants by sally

‘The Claimant had been employed by the respondents for 20 years as a teacher. On 30th December 2016 the Police entered his property having been granted a warrant to search for and seize computers in the possession of the Claimant. The warrant was based on intelligence that indecent images of a child or children had been downloaded to an IP address associated with the Claimant. The Claimant lived at the address with his son. One of the computers was found to have data that was of interest to the Police.’

3PB, 2nd October 2020

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

Is there a different burden of proof in relation to misconduct cases in which there is a possibility that an employee who works with children may pose a danger? No, says the EAT in K v L UKEAT/0014/18/JW – 3PB

Posted October 29th, 2020 in burden of proof, disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, evidence, indecent photographs of children, news, teachers, unfair dismissal by sally

‘The Claimant had been employed by the respondents for 20 years as a teacher. On 30th December 2016 the Police entered his property having been granted a warrant to search for and seize computers in the possession of the Claimant. The warrant was based on intelligence that indecent images of a child or children had been downloaded to an IP address associated with the Claimant. The Claimant lived at the address with his son. One of the computers was found to have data that was of interest to the Police.’

3PB, 2nd October 2020

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

More than 500 child victims of ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year – The Guardian

Posted October 12th, 2020 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, pornography, sentencing, statistics, victims by sally

‘More than 500 children were victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year, according to new data shared with the Guardian.’

The Guardian, 9th October 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Scientist jailed for sending fake poison to Theresa May – BBC News

Posted September 4th, 2020 in child abuse, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, malicious communications, mental health, news, political parties, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A scientist has been jailed for sending fake poison to Theresa May in a letter criticising her policy on Russia.’

BBC News, 3rd September 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Eric Joyce: Ex-Labour MP sentenced for child sex offence – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2020 in child abuse, community service, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

‘A former Labour MP and ex-Army officer who admitted making an indecent image of a child has been sentenced.’

BBC News, 7th August 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former police chief convicted over child abuse video granted court of appeal hearing – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2020 in appeals, child abuse, disciplinary procedures, indecent photographs of children, news, police, professional conduct, sexual offences, telecommunications by sally

‘A decorated former police chief has won two key battles in her fight to overturn her conviction for possessing a child abuse video and get her job back, the Guardian has learned.’

The Guardian, 2nd August 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Law firm’s head of BD jailed over indecent images – Legal Futures

Posted July 21st, 2020 in indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing by sally

‘The former head of business development at a leading defendant law firm has been jailed for four years after a police raid discovered 6,000 indecent images of children on his computer and other devices.’

Legal Futures, 21st July 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Ex-Labour MP faces jail after admitting child abuse image offence – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2020 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, news, sexual offences by sally

‘The former Labour MP Eric Joyce is facing a prison sentence and has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register after he admitted to making an indecent image of a child.’

The Guardian, 7th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

When does a crime cause “serious harm”? Court of Appeal considers the application of Article 8 to foreign national offenders – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 16th, 2020 in appeals, deportation, guilty pleas, human rights, indecent photographs of children, news, possession of false identity documents by sally

‘This judgment concerns the definition of “an offence that has caused serious harm” for the purpose of an appeal against deportation on private and family life grounds under Article 8. In this set of cases, the Court of Appeal took a broad view as to the meaning of this provision, but also held that there must be evidence that the offender has actually caused serious harm.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 15th June 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Professional Regulation – Case Comment: Caroline Reilly V Teaching Regulation Agency and Secretary of State for Education (2020) EWHC 1188 (Admin) – Park Square Barristers

Posted June 1st, 2020 in chambers articles, child abuse, children, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, employment, families, fitness to plead, indecent photographs of children, news, professional conduct, teachers, unfair dismissal by sally

‘The appellant was the head teacher of a primary school in the West Midlands. She was dismissed from her post in July 2011 following disciplinary proceedings which arose in consequence of her failure to disclose the fact of her personal relationship with a man who had been convicted of offences involving the making and possessing of indecent images of children.’

Park Square Barristers, 15th May 2020

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

Watchdog reveals 8.8m attempts to access online child abuse in April – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2020 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, ombudsmen, statistics by sally

‘Nearly 9m attempts to access child sexual abuse material online were made in the UK last month during the coronavirus lockdown, according to an internet watchdog.’

The Guardian, 20th May 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Reilly v Secretary of State for Education – Blackstone Chambers

Posted May 15th, 2020 in appeals, child abuse, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, employment, employment tribunals, families, indecent photographs of children, news, professional conduct, Supreme Court, teachers, unfair dismissal by sally

‘This decision exemplifies the stricter approach the courts are now taking in disciplinary cases where the regulated person fails to attend a hearing.’

Blackstone Chambers, 13th May 2020

Source: www.blackstonechambers.com

Guy Delph: ‘Manipulative’ child rapist jailed for life – BBC News

Posted May 11th, 2020 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A “manipulative” child rapist who shared his abuse images with his uncle has been given a life sentence.’

BBC News, 7th May 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Coronavirus: Internet child abuse images ‘not being deleted’ – BBC News

Posted April 27th, 2020 in child abuse, children, coronavirus, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘Coronavirus has led to a “global slowdown” in the removal of internet child abuse images, say campaigners.’

BBC News, 27th April 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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