“A teacher who had sexual intercourse with two pupils at Bishop Bell Secondary School in Eastborne, after ‘grooming’ them on social networking website Bebo has been jailed for seven years.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An investigation claimed at least 30 forces were failing to meet guidelines on the minimum number of home visits for sex offenders under their watch.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Queen’s Bench
“In the absence of any mechanism for review, placing an offender on the sex offenders register indefinitely was a disproportionate interference with the right to respect for private and family life.”
The Times, 23rd January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A 40-year-old Teesside woman who had sex with a 14-year-old boy has been jailed after her original non-custodial sentence was overturned.”
BBC News, 20th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two brothers from Kent who subjected young children to a catalogue of ‘grave’ sexual abuse over two decades have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 19th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The scale of child abuse in England and Wales was revealed today when figures showed that 53 children a day are subjected to sex crimes.”
The Guardian, 19th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A fertility doctor has been cleared of sexually assaulting one his long-term female IVF patients.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Proper criminal checks were not carried out on a convicted child sex offender who went on to film the abuse of boys on field trips, an inquiry has found.”
BBC News, 12th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A self-styled sex master who walked girlfriends around on a dog lead was jailed for three years for forcing a lover to have sex with other men.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former deputy mayor of Harrogate has been sentenced to eight months in prison for attempting to groom a 13-year-old girl for sex.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former outdoor pursuits instructor has been jailed for three years for sex attacks on two boys and three girls.”
BBC News, 27th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sex offender Gary Glitter is to appeal against a court order requiring him to notify police if he intends to travel abroad.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former RAF serviceman who sexually abused and raped a Lincolnshire girl has been sent to jail for 11 years.”
BBC News, 10th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A retired police officer has been jailed for four years after being convicted of a ‘systematic’ campaign of sex abuse against two young girls.”
BBC News, 10th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police officer who admitted having sex with one woman while on duty and propositioning another after she had been arrested was today jailed for four months.”
The Independent, 7th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teenager who sexually assaulted women in the street after spending hours playing the violent video game Grand Theft Auto has been jailed indefinitely.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A workman who rifled through his female customers’ drawers and stole their underwear was given a suspended jail sentence today.”
The Independent, 4th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Royal Navy officer, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a helpless partygoer, has failed to get his sentence cut.”
BBC News, 28th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former outdoor activities instructor convicted of sexually abusing children at youth camps has been jailed for 12 years at the High Court in Edinburgh.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A sex offender who fled to Brazil while facing a charge of assaulting a child has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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