Headteacher Andrew Wilkie jailed for £53k theft from school – BBC News

Posted March 23rd, 2012 in abuse of position of trust, news, sentencing, teachers, theft by tracey

“A headteacher has been jailed for 16 months after stealing more than £53,000 from his school to fund a gambling addiction. Andrew Wilkie, 41, admitted two charges of theft from Southdown Primary School in Buckley, Flintshire, after losing his life savings on online poker sites.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

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PC Hannah Quince guilty of illicit police computer search – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, computer crime, news, police, professional conduct by sally

“A policewoman who searched the force computer to look through confidential files on behalf of her boyfriend has been found guilty of misconduct.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2011

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UK Border Agency official faces jail – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, immigration, news, sentencing, visas by tracey

“Official admits he issued indefinite visas to people who should not have been allowed to stay in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

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Suspended sentence for nanny thief – The Independent

Posted November 4th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

” A nanny who stole more than £6,000 from an heiress has avoided an immediate jail sentence.”

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The Independent, 4th November 2011

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Music teacher Craig Parkin jailed for sex with pupil – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, news, teachers by tracey

“A West Yorkshire teacher has been jailed for four years after having a sexual relationship with a pupil.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2011

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Children’s charity fraudster Howard Rose jailed – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, false accounting, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A ‘heartless’ charity administrator who took more than £76,000 from a fund for sick children has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 6th October 2011

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Pastor to be extradited to Kenya accused of stealing babies – The Guardian

“A self-styled evangelical archbishop who claimed he could deliver ‘miracle babies’ to infertile women in Britain is to be extradited to his home country of Kenya to face accusations of child abduction.”

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The Guardian, 21st September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regulator to review care system after Winterbourne View abuse scandal – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, media, mental health, news, residential care by tracey

“Dame Jo Williams, chair of the Care Quality commission, pledges rethink of residential care for people with learning difficulties following exposé of abuse at Bristol hospital.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2011

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GP Antony Collis guilty of abusing girls in East Sussex – BBC News

“A former family doctor has been found guilty of indecently assaulting young girls at his surgery.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2011

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Lecturer jailed for student affair – The Independent

Posted May 16th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, news, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A college lecturer who had a six-month relationship with a teenage student was today jailed for eight months.”

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The Independent, 13th May 2011

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Teacher jailed for sex with pupils – The Independent

“A teacher who dubbed himself the ‘Salford Stallion’ as he slept with three of his high school pupils was today jailed for six years.”

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The Independent, 5th April 2011

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Nanny jailed for attempting to poison Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 4th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, news, poisoning, sentencing by sally

“The former nanny of Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold was jailed for 12 months today after admitting attempting to poison the lingerie tycoon with screen wash.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2011

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Milners lawyer Simon Morgan jailed for stealing £1.4m – BBC News

Posted January 28th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, news, sentencing, solicitors, theft by sally

“A solicitor who stole £1.4m from his firm to fund a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for seven years.”

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BBC News, 27th January 2011

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IT manager jailed for awarding himself 14 million Nectar points – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, computer crime, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“An IT manager at Sainsbury’s who awarded himself more than £81,000 worth of Nectar points has been jailed for 20 months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2011

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Ballet teacher sentenced for abducting boy – The Independent

Posted January 10th, 2011 in abuse of position of trust, kidnapping, news, sentencing, teachers by sally

“A ballet teacher who flouted a police order not to continue her inappropriate relationship with a talented and vulnerable 15-year-old boy dancer was handed a suspended jail term today.”

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The Independent, 7th January 2011

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Northumbria Police face Stephen Mitchell damages claims – BBC News

“A police force which admitted failings over its recruitment of an officer who raped and assaulted vulnerable women is facing damages claims from his victims.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2010

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Regina v Inglis – WLR Daily

Regina v Inglis [2010] EWCA Crim 2637; [2010] WLR (D) 289

“When determining the minimum specified term to be served by an individual who genuinely believed that the murder she had committed constituted an act of mercy, the facts that there had been a significant degree of planning or premeditation, that the victim had been particularly vulnerable because of disability and that there had been abuse of a position of trust should not be taken to be aggravating factors.”

WLR Daily, 15th November 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Priest jailed for 21 years on child abuse charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, clergy, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A former priest, James Robinson, who fled to the United States 25 years ago has been jailed for 21 years for the sexual abuse of young boys which began in the 1950s.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2010

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Police sergeant jailed for cell assault on woman – Daily Telegraph

“A police sergeant who injured a woman when he assaulted her in a cell has been jailed for six months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2010

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Police officer facing sack over cell assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2010 in abuse of position of trust, assault, closed circuit television, news, police by sally

“Sgt Mark Andrews is shown dragging Pamela Somerville, 59, across the floor of the police station in Wiltshire before shoving her into a cell. CCTV footage captured her lying on the floor for a minute before struggling to get up with blood pouring from a head wound. Former soldier Sgt Andrews, 37, was eventually convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm after a trial at Oxford Magistrates Court earlier this summer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk