‘A former Royal Ballet star who sexually abused three young girls he taught in private dance lessons has been jailed for 10 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Family Division judge has handed down his judgment in what is said to have been one of the largest public law children’s cases ever litigated.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Vatican’s repeated refusal to cooperate with official investigations into paedophile priests and its delay in stripping convicted offenders of their clerical status has been condemned by the UK’s child sexual abuse inquiry. In a highly critical attack on the papacy’s stonewalling response to decades of complaints, the lead counsel to the inquiry, Brian Altman QC, said it was “very disappointing” that significant evidence and statements had been withheld.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquiry has been launched into the police watchdog after its report on the investigation into false claims of a VIP Westminster paedophile ring was branded “a whitewash”.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People who are raped face a “culture of disbelief” when trying to obtain justice, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has said. Dame Vera Baird QC said a combination of myths surrounding rape and a drop in the number of prosecutions, despite record volumes of cases being reported to police, meant many victims feel like they were unsupported by the criminal justice system.’
The Independent, 27th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are forced to come face-to-face with their tormentors in court buildings while waiting for cases to be heard, a report has revealed.
Such shocks are among a host of failings by authorities and advisers that are regularly leaving people “at risk of being traumatised all over again” and feeling “discarded” by the justice system.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘MPs have accused aid organisations of “dragging their feet” over combating sexual exploitation and abuse in the sector, despite safeguarding pledges made in 2018 after the Oxfam abuse scandal. Work to improve protection and support for whistleblowers has “stalled”, and more needs to be done to protect survivors, a report by the UK international development committee (IDC) has said.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The clearest impact of the #MeToo movement on the British justice system has been a sharp rise in the number of complaints made to police of rape and sexual assault over the past two years.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In 2017, the government’s flagship treatment scheme for people convicted in England and Wales of rape or child sexual abuse was scrapped after it was shown to raise the risk of reoffending. Two sex offenders have told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme what it was like to take part in the rehabilitation programme.’
BBC News, 8th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dame Cressida Dick has apologised for the mistakes made during Scotland Yard’s disastrous Operation Midland investigation as a “whitewash” report from the police watchdog absolved all her officers involved of any wrongdoing.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Chapters 1 – 3 of Sir Richard Henriques’ Independent Review of the MPS’s handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations alleged against persons of public published following the conclusion of criminal proceedings against Carl Beech.’
Metropolitan Police, 4th October 2019
Source: www.met.police.uk
‘Five detectives were cleared of wrongdoing over their handling of bogus VIP sex ring allegations following a “lamentable and inadequate” inquiry by police watchdogs, a former High Court judge has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sexual violence and harassment cases at universities have trebled in three years, as victims reveal their claims are being investigated by novices.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Priti Patel is to order a third inquiry into the Met’s widely criticised investigation into allegations of a VIP paedophile ring.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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