“There is ‘serious concern’ about the protection given by South Yorkshire Police to victims of child sexual exploitation, a watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 11th November 2013
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“A former BBC radio presenter has been jailed for 22 years for sex attacks on boys.”
BBC News, 31st October 2013
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“A man who posed as a teenager on the Facebook social network in a bid to contact schoolgirls has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 25th October 2013
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“Ten men have been jailed after a 13-year-old girl from North Yorkshire was sexually exploited by 30 different attackers.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
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“The Court of Appeal found that the 6 ½ yr sentence given to facebook groomer Husaini Master was unduly lenient and raised it to 9 yrs.”
Attorney General’s Office, 24th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“A man who was confronted by a vigilante paedophile-hunting group over abusive activities towards a child has been jailed for eight years.”
The Independent, 20th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber on the internet to target and blackmail young girls all over the world has been jailed in a case described as one of the worst the courts have ever seen.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Asian girls are the hidden victims of child grooming gangs, dipping under the radar of police or social services, according to a report released on Tuesday. Vulnerable girls and some boys are being sexually exploited by gangs of men but are being missed by the authorities because agencies are too focused on a model of grooming involving white victims, according to research from the Muslim Women’s Network UK.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2013
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“Charities and an MP are campaigning for tougher restrictions on sex offenders, saying the system is failing to stop grooming and exploitation of children.”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
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“A piano teacher who was jailed for 18 years for raping and abusing a young pupil committed ‘truly horrific crimes’ against the girl, her family has said.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2013
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“An inquiry has been launched into the contact the authorities had with a vulnerable family after a violent alcoholic man was jailed for at least 30 years for murdering his baby daughter, his girlfriend and her mother.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
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“A judge has allowed a paedophile to walk free from court and continue using Facebook for the second time despite him repeatedly accessing the site to groom children.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2013
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“Members of an Oxford gang who groomed vulnerable young girls for sex, repeatedly raping them and threatening to kill them if they told anyone, have been jailed for life.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2013
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“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
“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
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“A teacher has been jailed for five and a half years for abducting and having sex with a 15-year-old pupil he ran off with to France.”
BBC News, 21st June 2013
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“A teacher who had a relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl and went on the run with her in France is due to be sentenced at Lewes Crown Court.”
BBC News, 21st June 2013
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“A paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young boys has been jailed after posting an extreme image on Facebook.”
The Independent, 18th June 2013
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“A judge has demanded an inquiry into an ‘inexplicable’ decision to let a paedophile off with a caution.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2013
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“Former senior managers at Rochdale Borough Council did not do enough to stop the grooming and sexual abuse of children, a report has found.”
BBC News, 24th May 2013
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