‘A criminal who used his notoriety to groom young boys for sex has been jailed for a further 11 years.’
BBC news, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A university student who blackmailed young girls and women into performing “depraved” sex acts online has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 1st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men have today jailed for sexually abusing young female members of the Salvation Army in Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A “change in culture” is needed within institutions and government if children are to be properly safeguarded, an interim report by the independent child sexual abuse inquiry has said.’
BBC News, 25th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to appeal a tribunal’s decision to suspend a solicitor found guilty of sexual assault as being too lenient, Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 25th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary David Gauke has signalled the Government could support creating a specific offence to deal with upskirting.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who sexually abused a 6 year old girl has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, appealed it for being too low.’
Attorney General’s Office, 20th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A police chief has been accused of performing a spectacular u-turn by failing to initiate a public inquiry into the controversial investigation of Sir Edward Heath.
Angus Macpherson, Wiltshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC), has repeatedly acknowledged the need for an inquiry amid claims that the force’s findings on historical child sex abuse allegations were uncorroborated and failed to justify the time and expense officers were afforded.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police investigation into former bishop of Chichester George Bell has been dropped amid criticism of the Archbishop of Canterbury for smearing his name.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four men jailed for child grooming and treating “teenage girls like trophies” have been banned from using Snapchat.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former church minister has been jailed for historical sex offences committed over a period of 22 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Rochdale’s recently resigned council leader is facing a possible police investigation after an official inquiry concluded that he lied under oath about child sexual abuse allegations.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘When South Yorkshire Police raided Sir Cliff Richard’s home in August 2014, he was in Portugal, but the BBC was outside, with a helicopter standing by.’
BBC News, 12th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile hunters helped convict 150 sex offenders, a seven fold rise in two years, despite police pleas for them to stop.
Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ex-football coach Barry Bennell is to appeal against his 31-year sentence for child sexual abuse.’
BBC News, 10th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost 20 years after going to the police, the men who attacked her as a young girl are convicted of offences from the 1970s.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 28th March 2018 a three-judge panel of the Divisional Court gave its decision in R (DSD and Ors) v The Parole Board of England and Wales [2018] EWHC 694 (Admin), ruling that the Parole Board’s decision to direct the release of John Worboys (the ‘black cab rapist’) should be quashed.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th April 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Universities must do more to address sexual harassment or face legal and reputational consequences, an employment law expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
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