‘Benjamin Mendy has won the majority of his £11m claim against Manchester City for unpaid wages after the club stopped paying his salary when he was charged with rape and sexual assault.’
The Independent, 6th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK asylum system is retraumatising women and girls who have fled rape and sexual abuse and putting them at risk of further harm, leading charities have said.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Twenty men have been jailed for raping and abusing four girls in Calderdale, West Yorkshire Police has said. The men have been sentenced to a combined total of 219 years in prison in relation to sexual abuse carried out between 2001 and 2010, against four girls aged 12 to 16.’
The Independent, 6th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two mothers who had children as a result of rape or coercion by former partners have been given permission to take the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to court for being denied exception to the two-child limit on universal credit.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former US Air Force pilot accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods and then sexually assaulting her has been found not guilty.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial catfish abuser from Northern Ireland who caused one of his victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.’
The Independent, 26th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Parole Board has refused to overturn its direction to release a convicted murderer who stabbed a woman 60 times.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 250 people are settling compensation claims over alleged historic sexual misconduct by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who used fake online profiles to talk to children and request indecent images from them has been jailed today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th October 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Sexual abuse victims believe they could have been saved from months of suffering after they claim a government scheme to allow them access to free court transcripts was “hidden” from them for months.’
The Independent, 13th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A GP has been jailed after being found guilty of a string of indecent assaults against seven female patients in Berkshire.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A GP who indecently assaulted women as he carried out routine medical examinations on them has been jailed for 22 years.’
BBC News, 7th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man charged with sexual assault has been advertising as a private tutor for children in maths and science, a BBC investigation has found. The man, who we’re not naming for legal reasons, left his job as a teacher last year. Bail conditions prevent him having any contact with children and he is due to stand trial in March.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “depraved and selfish” former councillor who filmed 28 women in bathrooms and bedrooms using hidden cameras over a period of almost 15 years has been jailed for six years and two months.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after a misconduct panel found he assaulted a 12-year-old child by “spanking her bare bottom on numerous occasions”.’
BBC News, 28th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “draconian” practice that stops crime victims challenging last-minute decisions to drop their cases is leading to miscarriages of justice and must urgently be reformed, campaigners say.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been imprisoned today (20 September 2024) for child sexual abuse of two young girls in Rotherham in the 2000s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th September 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Lawyers representing 37 women in a potential civil claim against Harrods over allegations involving former boss Mohamed Al Fayed have insisted that any non-disclosure agreements signed would “not preclude us from getting justice for these women.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said that it twice considered bringing charges against ex-Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed but concluded there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.’
BBC News, 22nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police inspectorate recently published its report on progress in delivering a new model for investigating rape and serious sexual offences, known as Operation Soteria.’
Each Other, 16th September 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
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