Woman jailed after grooming vulnerable boy for sex – The Independent
‘A woman has been jailed for six years over a series of sex offences involving a vulnerable underage boy.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: sexual grooming
Courts could punish paedophiles on intent not harm – BBC News
‘The body overseeing criminal sentences in England and Wales is proposing treating paedophiles who are caught in stings the same as abusers who harm real children.’
BBC News, 13th May 2021
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Gaming paedophile groomed victim with cryptocurrency – BBC News
‘A paedophile who groomed an 11-year-old boy through online gaming has been told by a judge he may have to serve all of his eight-year jail sentence.’
BBC News, 6th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.com
Nottingham men jailed for abusing vulnerable teenage girls – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed for grooming and sexually abusing three vulnerable teenage girls.’
BBC News, 29th March 2021
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‘Very dangerous’ Plymouth man jailed for grooming girls on Snapchat – BBC News
‘A “very dangerous” man in his thirties who pretended to be 15-years-old to groom three young girls on social media, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th February 2021
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Abuse survivor calls for UK children born of rape to have ‘victim’ legal status – The Guardian
‘One of the survivors of the Rotherham grooming scandal has asked the government to give children born from rape legal “victim” status so they can receive specialist help and potentially prosecute their fathers.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
David Wilson: Sex offender who posed as girls online jailed for 25 years – BBC News
‘A man who posed as teenage girls online and blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images of themselves has been jailed for 25 years.’
BBC News, 10th February 2021
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Man, 19, who groomed and murdered schoolboy jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A 19-year-old man who groomed and then beat a schoolboy to death in some woods in Cheshire has been jailed for at least 28 years, for what the judge described as a carefully planned, premeditated murder.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Grooming gangs come from ‘diverse backgrounds’, says Home Office as review finally published – The Independent
‘Grooming gangs come from “diverse backgrounds”, a Home Office review has concluded. The research, originally promised by Sajid Javid in 2018, was published on Tuesday following a government U-turn. The Home Office previously said releasing the paper would not be in the “public interest”, in response to a Freedom of Information request by The Independent, but committed to making it public after a petition signed by more than 130,000 people.’
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The Independent, 15th December 2020
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Encrypted messaging putting children at risk of abuse, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘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
Lucy McHugh: Social workers caseload ‘too high’ before girl’s murder – BBC News
‘Social workers’ caseloads were “too high” in the months before a 13-year-old girl was murdered by a man lodging in her home, a council boss has said.’
BBC News, 6th December 2020
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How warnings about Heni and Jan’s killer were missed – BBC News
‘The bodies of Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa were discovered in the east London flat of Zahid Younis in April 2019. The BBC has investigated how the authorities cared for the women and dealt with their killer Younis – a convicted sex offender who has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 38 years.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abuse victim accused of ‘grooming’ teacher awarded £1m – BBC News
‘A man sexually abused as a schoolboy has been awarded more than £1m from his teacher’s employer.’
BBC News, 11th August 2020
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Mark Taylor: ‘Predatory paedophile’ jailed for 14 years – BBC News
‘A “predatory paedophile” described by police as “every parent’s nightmare” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fake casting agent Daniel Berry groomed young girls on Facebook – BBC News
‘A “cunning” paedophile who posed as a casting agent on Facebook to lure young girls into sending indecent videos of themselves has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th June 2020
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Most online grooming offences in UK committed on Facebook-owned apps – The Guardian
‘More than half of online grooming offences recorded under a law that made it illegal to send sexual messages to children were committed on Facebook-owned apps, figures reveal.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
How the net closed on Oxford’s grooming gang – BBC News
‘Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice?’
BBC News, 13th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Seven men convicted of grooming teenage girls in Huddersfield – The Guardian
‘Seven men convicted of sexually exploiting young girls in Huddersfield “robbed their victims of their childhood and abused them in truly appalling ways”, police have said.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oxford grooming trial: Three men jailed for sexually abusing girl – BBC News
‘Three men have been jailed for sexually abusing a schoolgirl in Oxford following an investigation into child sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher who raped 14-year-old boy blames ‘heavy workload’ – The Independent
‘A deputy headteacher who raped a 14-year-old boy and kept indecent images of children on his phone has blamed his heavy workload for turning him into a sexual predator.’
The Independent, 4th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
