Rotherham child abuse: Eight jailed for rape and sexual abuse of three girls – BBC News
‘Eight men who sexually abused three teenage girls in Rotherham between 1999 and 2003 have been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sexual offences
Gordon Anglesea: Paedophile ex-police boss gets 12 years – BBC News
‘A former North Wales Police superintendent has been jailed for 12 years for historical child sex abuse.’
BBC News, 4th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Scotland Yard criticised in leaked report for spending ‘too long’ on £2m Operation Midland – Daily Telegraph
‘Scotland Yard has been criticized for spending too long investigating allegations that prominent establishment figures sexually abused and killed children.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Somali gang jailed for the systematic rape and abuse of vulnerable schoolgirls in Bristol – Daily Telegraph
‘A gang of Somali refugees have been jailed for their part in the systematic rape and abuse of teenage girls who were failed by police and told their “lifestyle choices” were to blame for their ordeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The aged accused – Counsel
‘Is it ever too late to prosecute historic allegations? Richard Jory QC and Sam Jones consider whether it’s time for a rethink.’
Counsel, November 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
As many as 10 sex offenders released into the community every day, new figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
‘As many as 10 sex offenders are released into the community everyday, according to new figures.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape suspects to lose right to know accuser’s identity under new bill – The Guardian
‘Rape suspects will lose the right to be told the names of their accusers in stranger cases under a move to change the law on sexual assaults. Campaigners claim victims of serious sexual crimes by strangers are frequently put in unnecessary danger by police officers disclosing the name of the accuser to the accused.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What if they are innocent? Justice for people accused of sexual and child abuse – OUP Blog
‘Many people watching the UK television drama National Treasure will have made their minds up about the guilt or innocence of the protagonist well before the end of the series. In episode one we learn that this aging celebrity has ‘slept around’ throughout his long marriage but when an allegation of non-recent sexual assault is made he strenuously denies it. His wife knows about his infidelities and chooses to believe him, but his daughter, who for years has struggled with mental ill-health, substance abuse problems and fractured relationships, seems to be troubled by memories from her childhood. As the episodes unfold, the series gives the audience chance to be judge and jury, employing whatever bits of information are available to them and, not least, their own prior assumptions about such cases.’
OUP Blog, 21st October 2016
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Abused woman ‘failed’ as imam Hifiz Rahman flees – BBC News
‘A woman who was abused as a child by an imam said she has been “failed by the justice system” after he was able to flee the country before being jailed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man banned from having sex without telling the police first – Daily Telegraph
‘A man dubbed a “sexual predator” has been banned from going into pubs after 9 pm or having having sex without informing the police.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-police chief found guilty of sexually abusing boys in 1980s – The Guardian
‘A former police superintendent has been found guilty of sexually abusing boys in the 1980s at a Home Office attendance centre for young offenders and at a children’s home.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Turing Bill’ for gay pardons fails in Parliament – BBC News
‘A bill that would have wiped clean the criminal records of thousands of gay men has fallen at its first parliamentary hurdle.’
BBC News, 21st October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalking victims backed in challenge to ‘disturbing’ lenient court sentences – The Guardian
‘Lenient sentences in cases involving stalking, terrorism and the sexual abuse of children could be challenged by victims under a law reform that is receiving cross-party support following a series of high-profile cases of so-called soft justice.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for impersonating man to trick friend into sex faces retrial – The Guardian
‘A woman who was jailed for eight years after being accused of impersonating a man to trick a female friend into sex has won a challenge against her conviction.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reported rapes double following high-profile police investigations into historic sex abuse – The Independent
‘The number of alleged rapes recorded by police has more than doubled in less than four years, figures show. A spike in reports of sexual offences has been seen following high-profile investigations including Operation Yewtree, which was launched in 2012 in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.’
The Independent, 13th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-BBC DJ Chris Denning jailed for child sex offences – BBC News
‘Former BBC DJ Chris Denning has been jailed for 13 years after admitting abusing 11 boys as young as eight.’
BBC News, 7th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
