‘An actor who accused former chancellor Ken Clarke of sexually assaulting him has been cleared of perverting the course of justice.’
The Independent, 30th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hundreds of sexual abuse victims have had their compensation payments reduced after committing crime themselves, according to figures.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Ali (Yasir) and another [2015] EWCA Crim 1279; [2015] WLR (D) 327
‘A car journey of a few miles constituted “travel”, within section 58(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, for the purposes of the offence of trafficking within the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation.’
WLR Daily, 17th July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A child sex abuse victim who was attacked by her sister’s fiancé when she was just 10 years old has started a campaign to change the legal system that saw her abuser walk free from court.’
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The Independent, 29th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In his latest case note, Richard Barraclough QC writes on the issues of paedophilia and child abuse and specifically genetic and family influences.’
Six Pump Court, 16th July 2015
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty of being at the centre of a paedophile ring which set children up as “sexual play-things” over more than a decade.’
The Independent, 27th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A paedophile was caught after he wrote to Home Secretary Theresa May asking for sex with children to be legalised.’
The Independent, 20th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police did not try to identify a child sex gang which exploited a 15-year-old girl for four years, a watchdog says. Despite more than 40 child protection forms being completed, South Wales Police did not investigate the men or protect other children.’
BBC News, 14th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Archbishop of Canterbury has promised to investigate sex abuse in the Church of England if the judge-led abuse inquiry does not look into it within six months.’
BBC News, 12th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Army chief General Sir Nick Carter says the level of sexual harassment being faced by female soldiers is “totally unacceptable”. In a survey commissioned by the Army, almost 40% of servicewomen said they had received unwanted comments of a sexual nature in the past year.’
BBC News, 12th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An environmental campaigner who had an intimate relationship with an undercover spy is suing a corporate security firm in what is believed to be the first legal action of its kind.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Individuals providing certain evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse can do so without fear of prosecution.’
Attorney General’s Office, 9th July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘The child sex abuse inquiry is set to last five years and cost up to £100 million, it has been confirmed, as it emerged the Royal Household will not be exempt from scrutiny over paedophile allegations.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The long-awaited independent inquiry into child sexual abuse opens on Thursday in London amid renewed warnings to the cabinet secretary, religious leaders and public bodies not to shred documents which might be needed in evidence.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Michael Barrymore is suing Essex police for arresting him after the incident in which a man was found dead in his swimming pool following a party.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in England and Wales will be formally opened next Thursday, it has been announced.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Yesterday’s U-turn concerning the decision to prosecute Lord Janner for alleged child sex offences has thrown a spotlight onto a procedure in English criminal law called the “trial of the act”. What is this procedure and what purpose does it serve? And why has its application to Lord Janner’s case proved controversial?’
Crimeline, 30th June 2015
Source: www.crimeline.info
‘A fifth man has been found guilty of historical sexual abuse in Wrexham during the 1980s.’
BBC News, 30th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father has been jailed for forcing his daughter to marry a 30-year-old man on her 14th birthday.’
The Independent, 1st July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judge’s decision to allow a man experiencing alleged harassment over the internet to serve legal claims to the person accused of the activity via Instagram “appears to be a practical solution” to the issue of online anonymity, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
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