‘A 74-year-old man jailed for raping a young woman has admitted sexually assaulting a woman with learning disabilities whom he had befriended.’
Full story
BBC News, 29th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A group of people who say they were abused by Lord Janner are seeking a formal review of the decision not to prosecute the former Labour MP following child sex abuse claims.’
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The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients in A&E has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.’
The Independent, 27th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Director of Public Prosecutions claims she made correct decision not to bring case against Labour peer as she urges critics to challenge her in court ‘
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A gang of paedophiles who raped and abused babies, toddlers and children under five in attacks that were streamed over the internet have been described by police as committing some of the most “vile and depraved” offences they had ever seen.’
The Independent, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The general election manifestos are in – here’s our quick-fire summary of their headline pledges on law and justice.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Alleged victims of child sex abuse by Lord Janner have been failed by the decision not to charge him, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.’
BBC News, 17th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Labour peer Lord Janner of Braunstone will escape charges for the second time over alleged historical child sex crimes, prosecution sources have confirmed.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Judge Sylvia de Bertodano launches a scathing attack against the CPS for bringing the case to court.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Home Office decision to exclude survivors of child sexual abuse from the advisory panel is ‘dangerous step backwards’ says new letter to Theresa May.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘There has been a 60% increase in child sexual abuse reported to the police over the past four years, according to official figures which make public for the first time the scale of the problem in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Military historian Kenneth Ward who was jailed in 2011 for exposing himself to a female neighbour is told he can move back to his former home after a restraining order is relaxed.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Twenty-five years after the first private facility opened in Britain, private jails are performing far worse than government-operated facilities on at least a dozen counts. They account for a higher proportion of fighting, sexual assaults, drug-taking, self-harming, hunger strikes, and prisoner escapes than public-sector prisons, according to an analysis by The Independent on Sunday of new government statistics.’
The Independent, 5th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Naseer Chawki, who was jailed for “revolting” sex crimes on a train, is in line for thousands of pounds after a judge ruled he had been unlawfully detained after completing a jail sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “manipulative and calculating” police officer who abused his position to have sex with vulnerable women he met while on duty has been jailed.’
BBC News, 30th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A black cab driver who sexually assaulted two women who fell asleep in his taxi has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 30th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog has taken charge of an inquiry into the handling of an alleged incident involving Cyril Smith.’
BBC News, 27th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “voyeuristic” Catholic priest who sexually assaulted a teenage boy at a children’s home in west London has been jailed for three years.’
Full story
BBC News, 27th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Child sex abuse victims should have the right to seek compensation from those found in possession of related images, say children’s charities.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Europe’s biggest prison for sex offenders is in Nottinghamshire. How does it try to rehabilitate the inmates, asks Rex Bloomstein.’
BBC News, 30th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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