Wayne Couzens loses appeal against whole-life sentence -Daily Telegraph
‘Wayne Couzens is still set to die in prison after he lost his bid to reduce his sentence at the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: sexual offences
Teen Snapchat hacker jailed after threatening to post nudes to make cash – Daily Telegraph
‘A teenage hacker has been jailed after threatening to post nudes stolen from women’s Snapchat accounts to make money, police have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2022
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Police officer who filmed woman getting changed in Primark avoids prison – Daily Telegraph
‘A Metropolitan Police officer caught spying on a woman in the changing room of a Primark store has avoided jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2022
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Record numbers of sexual offences reported in London – BBC News
‘A record number of reported rapes and sexual assaults in London will push the court system to “breaking point”, a victims commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK cybersecurity chiefs back plan to scan phones for child abuse images – The Guardian
‘Tech companies should move ahead with controversial technology that scans for child abuse imagery on users’ phones, the technical heads of GCHQ and the UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre have said. So-called “client-side scanning” would involve service providers such as Facebook or Apple building software that monitors communications for suspicious activity without needing to share the contents of messages with a centralised server.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fulbourn Hospital: CQC not told about alleged ward sex assault – BBC News
‘The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was not informed about an alleged serious sexual assault on a ward at a Cambridgeshire psychiatric unit, it has been revealed. Records relating to the alleged incident at Fulbourn Hospital had also gone missing, a CQC report said.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2022
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Forensic inquiry to examine UK rape case after man’s 17 years in jail – The Guardian
‘A new forensic investigation is under way into a rape case that led to a man spending 17 years in prison after DNA linked another unknown male to the crime.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reforming clergy discipline in the Church of England – Law & Religion UK
‘The General Synod of the Church of England has voted in favour of the first steps to legislate for a Clergy Conduct Measure which will replace the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003. The vote follows the publication of the report by the Clergy Conduct Measure Implementation Group, Under Authority Revisited, which sets out proposals for complaints to be allocated into three different tracks, depending on seriousness: “Grievance”, “Allegation of misconduct” and “Allegation of serious misconduct”.’
Law & Religion UK, 13th July 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Thames Lido sex assault masseur Toshihide Nukui jailed – BBC News
‘A masseur who felt “emboldened” to carry out increasingly serious sex attacks on clients has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th July 2022
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Rape victim support should be taken off Met, advocate says – BBC News
‘Rape victims should no longer be offered support by Met Police officers, London’s victims’ commissioner says.’
BBC News, 13th July 2022
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Over 1,000 children in Telford were sexually exploited, inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘More than a thousand children in Telford were sexually exploited over decades amid the failure of authorities to investigate “emboldened offenders”, an independent inquiry into the scandal has concluded.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rapist Luiz Da Silva Neto jailed for spiking men and sex attacks – BBC News
‘A “monster” who spiked two men with a drug before raping one and sexually assaulting the other has been jailed for 22 years.’
BBC News, 7th July 2022
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Warning of ‘tsunami of online child abuse’ as figures show grooming cases rise – The Independent
‘A “tsunami” of online child abuse is taking place in the UK, the NSPCC has said as it published data showing a more than 80% rise in online grooming crimes being recorded by police over the last four years.’
The Independent, 5th July 2022
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Oldham child sex abuse: Victim highlighted in report wants justice – BBC News
‘A woman who was repeatedly raped as a child has demanded justice after a report found that the police and a council failed her.’
BBC News, 4th July 2022
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Government To Partially Comply With Istanbul Convention Against Domestic Abuse And Sexual Violence – Each Other
‘In May, Home secretary, Priti Patel, announced that the UK will comply with the Istanbul Convention after a 10-year delay. The UK will now seek to ratify the Convention by 31 July. It is the first legally-binding treaty with minimum legal standards which governments must meet to combat violence against women. After a decade of waiting, concerns have been raised though that the government has and will continue to fail migrant and refugee women, as the government is ‘reserving their right‘ not to comply with article 59, which would end some migrants’ dependence on abusive partners for their immigration status.’
Each Other, 27th June 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Doctor accused of sex assaults in Oxford and Cambridge loses ban appeal – BBC News
‘A doctor who was struck off over accusations he stared at a patient’s breasts and sexually touched another has failed to have his ban overturned.’
BBC News, 24th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New pilots to boost support for rape victims in court – Ministry of Justice
‘Rape victims will receive enhanced support at 3 Crown Courts under a new pilot scheme launched by the government today (16 June 2022) as part of efforts to drive up prosecutions and convictions.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Woman jailed for using 15-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ – The Independent
‘A woman has been jailed after she made a schoolboy her “sexual plaything” and plied him with drugs.’
The Independent, 16th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
