‘A judge investigating why Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit says she will be “fearless” in seeking the truth.’
BBC News, 26th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A predatory paedophile who incited more than 200 girls as young as 10 to send him explicit images and videos of themselves while he was a serving police officer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 30 police and support officers have been convicted of child sex abuse offences in England and Wales since January 2022, BBC research has revealed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who was raped by her former partner has told how her fight for justice in the family courts left her traumatised.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Drug-spiking incidents reported to the police have increased five-fold in five years, yet the proportion leading to a criminal charge is falling, freedom of information (FoI) requests show.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A fundamental shake-up of the justice system that takes dangerous offenders off the streets for longer while rehabilitating lower risk offenders has been outlined today by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Figures released as part the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme annual statistics for 2022 show there were 23 child sex offence sentence increases. This was followed by 10 sentences increased for rape offences and 7 for cases involving grievous bodily harm.’
Attorney General's Office, 17th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Twenty-three child sex offenders had their sentences increased in England and Wales last year, new figures show.’
BBC News, 18th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘“Guidance on Contested Heritage issued by the Church Buildings Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England [in 2021] emphasizes that it is of particular importance to the Church that its buildings should be welcoming to all, and that any symbols of injustice and sources of pain that they may contain are acknowledged and addressed“.
So noted Hodge Ch. in Re Removal of a Commemorative Plaque for Safeguarding Reasons [2023] ECC Oxf 9[*] in his determination on a petition to remove an unauthorized commemorative plaque from within a church.’
Law & Religion UK, 17th October 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The case of a sex offender who attacked a woman in her 70s just months after he was released from prison shows the parole system needs reforming, an MP said.’
BBC News, 12th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated – as Brian Buckle, who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child, discovered first-hand.’
BBC News, 6th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “predatory” police officer who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another has been jailed for 16-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 5th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer has been found guilty of raping a friend who accused him of abusing her “like an animal”.’
BBC News, 4th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nine former members of staff at a school for boys with behavioural difficulties have now been convicted of physically and sexually abusing pupils over four decades. The BBC spoke to 10 survivors of the defunct Berrow Wood School about their ordeals, with questions remaining over how the abuse was able to continue for so long.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A predatory paedophile responsible for a “campaign of rape against children” has been jailed for 27 years for abusing boys at a boarding school.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family law firm that disclosed personal data about a woman and children to her rapist ex-partner has been highlighted in a warning over how data breaches are putting domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk.’
Legal Futures, 28th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A sex offender has avoided jail after driving his car into the gates of Downing Street in what a judge described as an “attack on democracy”.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer has admitted to multiple sexual assaults on a night out.’
The Independent, 25th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who pretended to be a teenage girl on social media to blackmail young boys into sending him nude images has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd September 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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