‘Ministers have been accused of insulting victims after it emerged that half of convicted sex attackers, violent criminals and burglars are avoiding prison sentences.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Victims of Jimmy Savile have called for a single judge-led inquiry into how the former DJ was able to evade justice for so long.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A catalogue of police failures allowed sex-grooming gangs to flourish in Rochdale, according to a damning, leaked report that is published on Friday. Among the failings identified in the 300-page report, untrained detectives were used to investigate child exploitation and there was a lack of resources and oversight.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council has issued a new Guideline in relation to sexual offences this month. The aim: “to help ensure appropriate and consistent sentences for sex offenders”, says the accompanying press release.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Paedophile Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins is beginning a 35-year sentence for child sex offences, including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins will be sentenced today for a string of child sex offences – including the attempted rape of a baby.’
The Independent, 18th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who spent 17 years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of a sexual assault has been freed by the court of appeal after DNA evidence pointed to another man as the perpetrator.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who was caught masturbating in the meat aisle of a Sainsbury’s store has been banned from every supermarket in Britain – unless he is supervised by another adult.’
The Independent, 13th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council has published a new sentencing guideline for sexual offences which will help ensure appropriate and consistent sentences for sex offenders.’
Sentencing Council, 12th December 2013
‘Sex-offending celebrities could see their public image used against them when being punished as part of an overhaul of decade-old sentencing guidance for judges.’
The Independent, 12th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquiry into child sexual exploitation is to be held to assess improvements in protecting youngsters since the Rochdale grooming case.’
BBC News, 9th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A violent rapist has been jailed for life after a landmark legal ruling in which his original acquittal for the offence was quashed by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A primary school teacher who molested his pupils and filmed children’s genitals as they changed for swimming lessons has seen his six-month jail sentence more than doubled.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Seven men who say they were sexually abused while pupils at a former Cardiff school in the 1960s and 1970s have received about £350,000 in payouts since 2011, BBC Wales has learnt.’
BBC News, 4th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two “predatory” paedophiles, one of whom is HIV positive, have been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A watchdog is investigating South Yorkshire Police’s handling of complaints about a rock star who has admitted child sex offences.’
BBC News, 30th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sex offender should be jailed for allegedly defying the orders of a court to stay away from a former girlfriend who has a learning disability, a judge was told yesterday.’
The Independent, 29th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman who wrote to a man who abused her as a child called in the police when his reply showed no remorse.”
BBC News, 28th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Child sex abuse cases like Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins will slip through the net due to a lack of resources, a child protection expert has warned. Jim Gamble, ex-head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (Ceop), wants more money invested in regional child protection teams to catch online abusers.’
BBC News, 27th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ian Watkins, singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has pleaded guilty to a series of “depraved” child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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