Sex offenders to face lie tests – BBC News
“Sex offenders in some parts of England and Wales could be made to take compulsory lie detector tests to see if they are still a danger to the public.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sexual offences
Consultation: Rules for mandatory polygraph tests for sex offenders – Ministry of Justice
“The National Offender Management Service is proposing to operate a three-year pilot of mandatory polygraph tests to determine if the polygraph can help in the management of sex offenders.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
‘Sarah’s Law’ trial run prompts vigilante fears – The Observer
“Some mothers will be able to check from tomorrow whether their partners are convicted sex offenders. Under pilot projects being introduced in response to demands for a ‘Sarah’s Law’, individuals will be given greater information about paedophiles living in their area.”
The Observer, 14th September 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Paraplegic jailed for child abuse – BBC News
“A paraplegic has been jailed for five years after admitting sexual abuse involving children.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reflexologist jailed for sexually assaulting patients – The Independent
“A perverted reflexologist was jailed for eight years today for sexually assaulting four women during treatment sessions.”
The Independent, 11th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paedophile ‘schoolboy’ is jailed – BBC News
“A man who masqueraded as a schoolboy and abducted a young teenage girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is sex on the beach legal? – BBC News Magazine
“Two Britons have appeared in court in Dubai after allegedly having sex on a beach in the Muslim emirate. What would happen if a couple got frisky on a beach in the UK?”
Full story
BBC News Magazine, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophiles to be offered form of chemical castration – Daily Telegraph
“Convicted paedophiles are being offered chemical castration for the first time in the UK to help manage their sexual behaviour.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Salon manager ‘sexually harassed’ hairdresser, tribunal hears – Daily Telegraph
“The manager of a Toni & Guy hair salon sexually harassed a stylist by touching her inappropriately in front of customers, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Laws tighten on paedophile travel – BBC News
“Tighter controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Peeping Tom’ rapist imprisoned – BBC News
“A rapist who admitted spying on his neighbours by using a camera hidden in their bedroom has been sent to prison for an indefinite period.”
BBC News, 8th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Estate agent kills himself after sex harassment case – Daily Telegraph
“An estate agent has killed himself two weeks after being ordered to pay a former employee tens of thousands of pounds for sexual harassment.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A huge job for the boys – The Guardian
“The minister for police, security and community safety tells Julie Bindel how he wants men to take a more responsible attitude towards domestic and sexual violence against women – and to spread the word to others.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Patient’s sex attack carer jailed – BBC News
“A care worker has been jailed for nine years for carrying out a ‘vicious’ sex attack on an elderly patient at a nursing home.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Basil Fawlty’ groper leaves handprints on victim – Daily Telegraph
“Peter Notridge had been working on his car moments before he fondled a woman in the street, covering her top with evidence.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New Powers To Stop Sex Offenders – Home Office
“People who commit sex offences against children abroad will face prosecution in the UK, even if that offence is not illegal in the foreign country it was committed, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced today”
Home Office press release, 14th July 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Eating disorder manager escapes charges over sex with patients – Daily Telegraph
“The manager of an eating disorder clinic who abused more than 100 patients over twenty years has escaped charges after prosecutors decided a conviction was unlikely.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sex tourists face UK prosecution over abuse abroad – Daily Telegraph
“Sex tourists who abuse children abroad face prosecution in the UK. The new legislation, contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, will come into effect from Monday. It means that UK nationals who commit a specified sexual offence against a child overseas can expect to be prosecuted for the offence on their return to the UK.”
Daily Telegraph, 11July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A v Hoare (No 2) – WLR Daily
A v Hoare (No 2) [2008] EWHC 1573 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 230
“In considering the factors relevant to the exercise of the court’s discretion under s 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 to extend the limitation period beyond that specified in s 11 of the Act, the reasons for the delay in issuing proceedings, and its potentially prejudicial effect, mattered more than the length of the delay, and it was reasonable to delay on account of the defendant’s impecuniosity.”
WLR Daily, 9th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
