A “manipulator and predatory” actor who starred in Netflix show Sex Education has been found guilty of more than two dozen sex offences, including against children.
The Independent, 10th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rape victims in England and Wales have echoed the message of Gisèle Pelicot in France that “shame belongs to perpetrators, not them”, in the largest ever survey of rape and sexual assault survivors, according to the government’s key adviser on the crime.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Twenty men have been jailed for raping and abusing four girls in Calderdale, West Yorkshire Police has said. The men have been sentenced to a combined total of 219 years in prison in relation to sexual abuse carried out between 2001 and 2010, against four girls aged 12 to 16.’
The Independent, 6th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A trainee police officer who joked about raping a colleague has been told he would have been sacked had he not already resigned.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two mothers who had children as a result of rape or coercion by former partners have been given permission to take the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to court for being denied exception to the two-child limit on universal credit.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A graphic design student used artificial intelligence to create child abuse images that he then sold to other paedophiles.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Parole Board has refused to overturn its direction to release a convicted murderer who stabbed a woman 60 times.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 250 people are settling compensation claims over alleged historic sexual misconduct by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three-quarters of survivors of sexual violence are subjected to rape myths during cross-examination, such as being asked what they were wearing or if they were out for revenge, according to research.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four police officers and a civilian employee are to face disciplinary action for alleged errors that helped leave the serial rapist David Carrick free to attack a string of women.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been imprisoned today (20 September 2024) for child sexual abuse of two young girls in Rotherham in the 2000s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th September 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Lawyers representing 37 women in a potential civil claim against Harrods over allegations involving former boss Mohamed Al Fayed have insisted that any non-disclosure agreements signed would “not preclude us from getting justice for these women.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said that it twice considered bringing charges against ex-Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed but concluded there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.’
BBC News, 22nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police inspectorate recently published its report on progress in delivering a new model for investigating rape and serious sexual offences, known as Operation Soteria.’
Each Other, 16th September 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A convicted rapist who was previously allowed to have unsupervised time with his child has been stripped of his parental responsibility.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women who were key to exposing the disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein have told of their frustration at the decision by UK prosecutors to discontinue two indecent assault charges against him.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman whose rapist has been caught nearly 50 years after she was attacked on her way home from Girl Guides has said she is still “going through hell”.’
BBC News, 12th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother found to have been raped by her ex-partner was “devastated” after the family court permitted the convicted sex offender to have contact with their child.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Half of staff on rape investigation teams are not fully qualified and are still training, police inspectors have warned. A progress review of nine forces who have adopted a new model to transform the way police respond to rape and sexual offences – known as Operation Soteria – found major changes are still needed to make it a success on a national scale.’
The Independent, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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