‘Can a school be vicariously liable for abuse perpetrated against a pupil by an adult on work experience? The Court of Appeal addressed this question in the above case and, unusually, overturned some of the findings of fact of the trial judge.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Five men from Rochdale have been sentenced to between eight and 20 years in prison after being found guilty of grooming and abusing two girls between 2004 and 2006.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In the ever-increasing cases concerning grooming/abuse, the Court of Appeal’s decision provides helpful guidance in the context of work experience employment and vicarious liability.’
3PB, 5th September 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws.’
BBC News, 15th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who posed online as a scout for child models has admitted 88 sex offences against victims as young as six.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former deputy headmaster at a secondary school has been jailed for grooming two vulnerable female pupils before having sex with them.’
BBC News, 13th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police officer has been convicted of sexual abuse and misconduct in public office after running a police cadet scheme as a “grooming playground” to exploit children and young adults he was responsible for.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The prime minister says victims of grooming gangs have been ignored because of political correctness.’
BBC News, 4th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A rapist convicted as part of the Rotherham grooming scandal has been ordered to pay £425,000 in damages to his victim by the High Court.’
BBC News, 27th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for eight and a half years after being found guilty of lying about being raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang, and making false rape claims against a series of other men.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer has admitted sexual offences against a vulnerable 13-year-old girl he met online.’
BBC News, 31st January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 22-year-old woman from Barrow-in-Furness has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice by telling “malevolent” lies about being trafficked by an Asian grooming gang and making false rape allegations against a series of white men.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “manipulative” and “dangerous” man who repeatedly sexually abused a teenage boy has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Leeds city council letter accepting responsibility believed to be the first of its kind.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An ex-police officer has been jailed after he was caught by an undercover agent arranging to meet a 15-year-old girl at KFC with condoms and lube.’
The Independent, 18th November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An online predator who forced young girls to sign a sexual contract with him has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Two members of a Rochdale grooming gang are to be deported to Pakistan after losing a seven-year legal fight to remain in Britain.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former school teacher has been jailed for a string of historical sex offences against young girls after he handed himself into police 36 years later.’
The Independent, 16th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than a thousand children in Telford were sexually exploited over decades amid the failure of authorities to investigate “emboldened offenders”, an independent inquiry into the scandal has concluded.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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